This Sunday, join us for an afternoon of an afternoon of shimmering, yearning, profoundly heart-centered music performed by a star-studded cast of artists! At 2 PM on Sunday, April 13, our Musician Series will present a truly special "friends recital" at Cabrillo College's Samper Hall.
Featuring:
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Sara Couden, contralto
In Sun Jang, violin
Jonah Kim, cello
Daniel Stewart, viola/piano
And a special guest appearance by multi-instrumentalist Jaron Lanier
In a program of:
Two Songs for Alto voice, Viola, & Piano by Johannes Brahms
Duet for Heart & Breath by Richard Reed Parry
Improvisation by Jaron Lanier & Daniel Stewart
Tribeca Triptych for String Trio by Daniel Stewart
Quartet for Piano & Strings in G minor by Johannes Brahms
WHEN: Sunday, April 13 at 2 PM
WHERE: Samper Recital Hall at Cabrillo College
TICKETS: 831-479-6154 or cabrillo.edu/vapa
Jon Nakamatsu, piano
Now in his third decade of touring worldwide, Jon Nakamatsu continues to draw critical and public acclaim for his intensity, elegance, and electrifying performances. The 1997 Gold Medalist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition—the only American to achieve this distinction since 1981—Mr. Nakamatsu's career encompasses recording, education, arts administration, and public speaking in addition to his vast concert schedule. Click here to learn more.
Sara Couden, contralto
Praised by Opera News for her “unusually rich and resonant” voice, contralto Sara Couden is a premiere interpreter of operatic, chamber, and song repertoire. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera, the Seattle Symphony, St. Petersburg Opera, and many more venues around the world. As one reviewer said, "Sara Couden possesses an uncommonly powerful instrument that absolutely fills a theater. Each time she sang, the audience was rapt in awe.” Click here to learn more.
In Sun Jang, violin
A violinist with the San Francisco Symphony and a graduate of Julliard School and the New England Conservatory, In Sun Jang was the top prize winner at the International Henryk Szeryng Violin Competition. She made her sold-out Japanese recital debut in 2004, and has featured as a soloist with several leading orchestras and a concertmaster with New World Symphony. Isaac Stern invited her to perform at Carnegie Hall in the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshop. Click here to learn more.
Jaron Lanier, multi-instrumentalist
A visionary and tech guru who coined the term "virtual reality," Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist, visual artist, computer philosopher, technologist, futurist—and a composer of contemporary classical music. He is obsessed with musical instruments and has collected about 2000, which he likes to play, including a Taiwanese harp, a Japanese flute, a Turkish clarinet, and many others. Click here to learn more.
Jonah Kim, cello
Jonah Kim is an artist of great charisma and originality whose beauty of tone is immediately distinguishable by its signature sweetness. Born in South Korea, Jonah Kim taught himself to play the cello watching VHS tapes of Pablo Casals. He “dives into the music with courage underpinned by formidable technical prowess, with which he achieves a dazzling performance” (All About the Arts) and has been described as "one of the very finest American cellists" (Art Music Lounge). Click here to learn more.
Daniel Stewart, viola/piano
We know him as Maestro of our Santa Cruz Symphony, but Daniel Stewart’s history is impressive. He was the Metropolitan Opera’s assistant conductor, winner of the Conlon Conducting Prize, and guest conductor in Boston, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Houston, and more. He has performed with renowned symphonies as conductor, composer, and violist. As Performing Arts Monterey Bay described it: "Clearly, he’s the real deal…the quality of great music here is almost beyond belief." Click here to learn more.