A Spring ‘Schubertiade’
Friday, April 4th at 6:30pm, Berkeley Piano Club
Join us for a free community event at the historic Berkeley Piano Club, held in the spirit of Romantic composer Franz Schubert's storied 'Schubertiades' – intimate Viennese gatherings where fellow artists and friends shared in inspired evenings of music, art and conversation! Featuring pianist Audrey Vardanega and violinist Lun Li, who will present three rarely-performed Schubert Sonatinas for violin and piano.
Doors open at 6pm, concert beings at 6:30pm
The Program
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
3 SONATINAS, OP. 137
No. 2 in A minor, D 385
1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante
3. Menuetto: Allegro
4. Allegro
No. 3 in G minor, D 408
1. Allegro giusto
2. Andante
3. Menuetto: Allegro vivace
4. Allegro moderato
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Featured Artists
Lun Li, Violin
Lun Li is a violinist committed to creating thought-provoking, boundary-pushing concert experiences for contemporary audiences around the world. A native of Shanghai, China, Lun won First Prize in the 2021 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, The Paul A. Fish Memorial Prize, the Buffalo Chamber Music Society Prize, and was named John French Violin Chair at YCA. Additionally, he is also the recent joint winner of First Prize at the Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition.
Lun made his NYC recital debut at Merkin Concert Hall and his Washington, DC recital debut at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. He also made his concerto debut at Lincoln Center last season.
He has appeared on major musical stages throughout the world including Konzerthaus Berlin, Kulturpalast Dresden, and Wiener Konzerthaus. He has appeared on tour with Curtis Institute of Music and Musicians from Marlboro, bringing him to Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, and 92Y.
Lun plays on the Stradivarius “Samazeuilh” 1735 violin, on generous loan from the Nippon Music Foundation.
Audrey Vardanega, Piano
Praised as a “[musically] eloquent” (San Francisco Classical Voice) player “with the kind of freedom, authority, and strength…that one expects from the world’s finest pianists” and a “bewitching musical presence” (The Piedmont Post), American pianist and arts entrepreneur Audrey Vardanega (b.1995) has performed as a solo and collaborative pianist across Europe, China, and the United States. In response to her passion for bringing artists together for opportunities for performance, the creation of new work, and interdisciplinary collaboration, Audrey founded Musaics of the Bay in 2019.
Musaics is a nonprofit chamber music series dedicated to connecting musicians, composers, and visual artists for collaborations, residency programs, mentorship, and the creation of new work in the Bay Area and beyond. From March 2020 to April 2021, Musaics of the Bay presented "The Stay-at-Home Symposium," commissioning over 75 new works of music inspired by community-submitted artwork. The Symposium involved over 100 artists from around the world, including performers, composers, poets, filmmakers, painters, photographers, and more, for virtual collaboration.