Program:
Paul Desenne Sonata No. 2 for solo violin World Premiere
Pablo Ortiz Five Little Milonguitas
Errollyn Wallen For Airi
Gabriela Lena Frank Sueños de Chambi: Snapshots for an Andean Album
Roberto Sierra Fanfarria, Aria y Movimiento Perpetuo
Yoshioka has played concerts throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Canada as a recitalist, soloist, and chamber musician. A passionate advocate for chamber music, she is a founding member of the Damocles Trio and Modigliani Quartet and has performed and recorded with the members of the Emerson, Brentano, and Arditti Quartets. Damocles Trio’s debut disc of the complete Piano Trios and Piano Quartet of Joquín Turina won a four-star rating from the BBC Music Magazine, Le Monde de la Musique and Diapason. Her orchestral credits include performances with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, American Sinfonietta, as well as engagements as concertmaster and soloist with the Manhattan Virtuosi and concertmaster of one of the festival orchestras at the Aspen Music Festival. An enthusiastic performer of new music, she was one of the original members and concertmasters of the New Juilliard Ensemble and performed annually in Juilliard’s FOCUS! Festival. She is currently a member of Continuum, ModernWorks!, RUCKUS, Son Sonora, and Azure Ensemble. Yoshioka has premiered dozens of works and her latest recording project of works for violin and electronics includes commissions from such prominent women composers as Tania León, Linda Dusman, Alice Shields, and Milica Paranosic.
Joining Yoshioka will be pianist John Novacek, who regularly tours the Americas, Europe and Asia as solo recitalist, chamber musician and concerto soloist, presenting over thirty concerti with dozens of orchestras. John’s major American performances have been heard in New York City’s Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and others, and he is frequently sought out as a guest and collaborative artist for festivals and performances worldwide.
New York City, NY; NYC