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Bryant Bush, voice
Melivia Raharjo, piano
Due to safety and security considerations, please refrain
Zhiye Lin, piano
from standing in the aisles during the performance. If you
have any questions, the uniformed ushers are available to
The Belka Quartet
assist you.
Beatrice Hsieh and Charles Gleason, violins
Serena Hsu, viola
Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices
Daniel Blumhard, cello
during the performance.

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Trio Mirage
Alexander Beyer, Piano
Sasha Scolnik-Brower, Cello Tonight at the Kennedy Center
Somin Lee, Clarinet
7:00 PM Shear Madness Theater Lab

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 DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH
Program No. 2 Трудноисполнимое желание
“ A desire that is hard to fulfill”
LEOPOLD GODOWSKY Symphonic Metamorphosis on
(1870-1938) Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss I am a bachelor, and I need a lot of money.
Zhiye Lin, piano I cannot find a wife to provide me with money.
Therefore I expressly ask, send quickly,
and if it is in Moscow such
DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH Selections from “Five Romances on
who would provide me with food and drink
(1906-1975) Texts from the Magazine Krokodil,”
and not ask for money,
Op. 121, (1965)
then let me have her address quickly, please… please.
2. “A desire that is hard to fulfill”
3. “Common sense”
4. “Irinka and the Shepherd” No. 3 Благоразумие
Bryant Bush, bass “Common Sense”
Melivia Raharjo, piano
Although that hooligan Fedulov beat me,
I to the bodies of our wonderful police-force did not turn.
I decided to limit myself to received beating.
BEETHOVEN String Quartet No. 9 in C, Op. 59
(1770-1827) No. 3
No. 4 Иринка и пастух
I. Andante con moto –
“Irinka and the Shepherd”
Allegro vivace (C major)
She looks down the cliff at the cows grazing
Belka Quartet
by the water, and at the figure of the shepherd,
Beatrice Hsieh, violin
so small when seen from above that he looks
Charles Gleason, violin
like a little boy. Irinka has a sudden desire
Serena Hsu, viola
to squeeze him in her arms, and toss him
Daniel Blumhard, cello
up into the pure blue sky.
The shepherd cannot see Irinka.
Square-built, broad-shouldered,
He sits with his back to her,
shelling an egg.
And Irinka terribly wants him to squeeze.

Lyrics to “Five Romances on Texts from the Magazine About The Cleveland Institute of Music
Krokodil,” Op. 12, (1965)
A Message from the Dean
The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) is truly honored to
participate in the Kennedy Center’s 2018 Conservatory Project
Concert Series, which brings this nation’s best talent to our
capital. Our students aspire to careers on the musical stage,
and to perform at the nation’s capital fulfills a life-long dream.
We are grateful for the Kennedy Center’s commitment to arts
education and its willingness to nurture the next generation of
musicians.
The Cleveland Institute of Music, founded in 1920 with
composer Ernest Bloch as the founding director, is one of just
seven independent conservatories of music in the United States,
one of three devoted exclusively to classical music performance,
and the only one nestled in America’s heartland. CIM’s
campus—in the world-class center of innovation in healthcare,
education, and arts and culture known as University Circle—
offers an incomparable environment for learning, study, and
artistic development.
CIM’s graduates command the most celebrated and revered
stages in the world as soloists, chamber musicians, and
ensemble members; compose meaningful, award-winning new
repertoire; and are highly sought-after teaching artists,
administrators, and thought leaders. More than half of the
members of The Cleveland Orchestra are connected to CIM as
members of the faculty, alumni, or both. The Institute’s diverse
talent tapestry uniquely positions CIM as the future of classical
music.
All CIM students benefit from access to world-renowned visiting
artists and conductors, intensive study with CIM’s stellar faculty,
and the rich curriculum offered by CIM’s partner Case Western
Reserve University. CIM’s Center for Innovative Musicianship
(known as CIM²) embraces the school’s mission to empower the
world’s most talented classical music students to fulfill their
dreams and potential by offering extensive experiential
opportunities for students to foster the practical skills necessary
for a seamless transition into a professional career.
CIM is an integral part of Cleveland’s arts community, presenting
nearly 600 free performances and master classes on campus
each year, and hundreds more at locations throughout the
region, including Severance Hall, which is widely regarded as
one of the world’s finest concert halls. Students and faculty
engage with partners including The Cleveland Orchestra,
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Institute of Art, and other
cultural, educational, and community organizations to create
classical music that is as vibrant and varied as the city of
Cleveland.
We invite you to visit our school and Cleveland to experience the
uniquely supportive and engaging environment at the Cleveland
Institute of Music or find us online at www.cim.edu. Thank you,
and enjoy the performance!
Judy Bundra, Ph.D.
Dean and Chief Academic Officer
About the Performers
Pianist Zhiye Lin, born in Shantou, Canton Province in 1996,
began playing piano at age seven. In 2007, he entered the
middle school affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music and
studied with Ting Zhou, the chairman of the piano department.
He won numerous prizes in piano competitions. In
2009, Lin was selected to receive the Ende Niu
piano major Scholarship of Shanghai Music
Middle School affiliated with the Shanghai
Conservatory of Music. While at the middle school
in 2011, he won the excellent performance prize in
the concerto competition and first prize of the V
Category in the 3rd Piano Competition of NIHON
Piano Association. In 2014, he won the 2nd prize in the 2014
Spain 2nd Concurso Internatcional de Piano“Villa de Xabia.” In
2016, he won the Melvin Stecher and Norman Horowitz Second
Prize of One-Piano, Four Hands Ensemble in the 8th New York
International Piano Competition. He has performed at Shanghai
Oriental Art Center, He Lvding Hall, Shanghai Symphony
Orchestra Hall, and Ningbo Concert Hall, and he received the
2016 YAMAHA Scholarship. He has attended master classes
with Gray Graffman, Piotr Paleczny, Claudio Martinez-Mehner,
David Lively, Fumiko Eguchi, Alvin Chow, Matti Raekallio, John
Perry, and Stanislav Pochekin. Since 2015, he has been
studying at the Cleveland Institute of Music under the guidance
of Haesun Paik.
Bryant Bush, bass, is in his final year of the Cleveland Institute
of Music’s Master of Music degree, studying under the direction
of Dr. Dean Southern. Originally from Mobile, Alabama, Bush
attained his undergraduate degree in vocal performance from
The University of Alabama where he
performed the roles of Don Alfonso from
Cosí fan tutte and the Mikado from The
Mikado. As a graduate student of CIM, Bush
has performed the role of Figaro in Le nozze
di figaro as well as reprised his role of Don
Alfonso in Cosí fan tutte. In May 2017, Bush
made his professional debut with The
Cleveland Opera as Colline in their production of La bohème.
Following this, Bush traveled to Italy to participate in La Musica
Lirica, where he performed the roles of Colline, Alcindoro, and Il
Commendatore in La bohème and Don Giovanni respectively.
This March, Bush once again joined The Cleveland Opera for
their production of La Traviata as the Marchese d’Obigny. In
April, he will make his debut with Cleveland Opera Theater as
the Imperial Commissioner in Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. Bush
is an active member of the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus,
Cleveland Chamber Choir, and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Senior Choir, and he is a young artist for Cleveland Opera
Theater Outreach.
Pianist Melivia Raharjo was born in Indonesia and is currently
pursuing her Master degree in Collaborative Piano at the
Cleveland Institute of Music with Anita Pontremoli. She
discovered her passion in collaborative piano when she was
studying in Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of
Music in Singapore for her Bachelor’s degree.
Since then, she has performed in chamber
performances with renowned artists, such as
Takás Quartet and Roger Vignoles. Moreover,
she recently collaborated with her colleagues to
participate in the 5th Princess Galyani Vadhana
International Ensemble Competition and won 2nd
prize. Collaborating with other musicians who are
passionate about music always brings a great joy to her life.
Therefore, she hopes that their performances can inspire others
to play more chamber music in the future.
The Cleveland-based Belka Quartet (Beatrice Hsieh and
Charles Gleason on violin, Serena Hsu on viola, and Daniel
Blumhard on cello) was established in fall 2014 and welcomed
Hsu as violist in January 2018. In its first season together, the
Belka Quartet won Grand Prize in the 2015 Darius Milhaud
Performance Prize Competition. The Quartet
has since made appearances at various
venues throughout the Northeast Ohio
region, including at the Maltz Museum of
Jewish Heritage as part of the Violins of
Hope exhibition and at the Canton Museum
of Art, Cleveland Public Library, and
Cleveland Museum of Art, among others.
Outside the Cleveland area, the Quartet has
collaborated in performance with Roger Tapping, Geoff Nuttall,
and Andres Diaz, and it has held the Madeline Island Chamber
Music Twin Cities Artist Residency. The Quartet was also
recently named a semifinalist of the 2018 Coltman National
Chamber Competition and finalist of the WDAV Young Chamber
Musicians Competition, for which they will compete in April.
As Apprentice Quartet in the Cleveland Institute of Music’s
Intensive Quartet Seminar, the Quartet holds the Cleveland
Chamber Music Society Young Artist Residency and is closely
mentored by the Cavani Quartet and Peter Salaff. The Quartet
has also worked with the Takás, Emerson, Danish, Belcea, and
Casals Quartets, Amy Schwartz Moretti, Beth Oakes, Joel
Smirnoff, and Joan Kwuon. Outside studies include work with
the Juilliard Quartet at the JSQ Seminar, which the Belka has
attended twice, and Robert Mann and members of the
American, Tokyo, Brentano, and Mendelssohn Quartets at the
Robert Mann String Quartet Institute. Since its founding, the
Belka Quartet has been awarded several fellowships for
intensive study, including the Madeline Island Chamber Music
Fellowship, studying with the Pacifica, Brentano, Arianna, and
Dover Quartets, and the Centrum Port Townsend Chamber
Music Workshop Fellowship, working with the Miro Quartet and
Lucinda Carver.
Passionate about the exploration of both old and new music in
concert halls and community centers alike, the Belka Quartet
strives to actively engage in performances throughout the
community in a variety of traditional and non-traditional settings.
In the Northeast Ohio region, the Quartet is actively involved
with CIM Community Programs at retirement homes and care
facilities as a participating ensemble of the Sykora Outreach
Fund.
All members of the Quartet are pursuing undergraduate
performance degrees at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
New England Conservatory
Program
JOHANNES BRAHMS Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano,
(1833–1894) Op. 114
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Andantino Grazioso
IV. Allegro
About New England Conservatory
Celebrating its 150th anniversary, New England Conservatory
(NEC) is recognized internationally as a leader among music
schools, educating and training musicians of all ages from
around the world. With music students representing more than
40 countries, NEC cultivates a diverse, dynamic community for
students by providing them with performance opportunities and
high-caliber training by 240 internationally-esteemed artist-
teachers and scholars. NEC expands the boundaries of making
and teaching music through college-level musical education in
classical, jazz, and contemporary improvisation and unique
programs such as entrepreneurial musicianship and community
performances & partnerships that empower students to create
their own musical opportunities. As part of NEC's mission to
make lifelong music education available to everyone, the
Preparatory School and School of Continuing Education deliver
training and performance opportunities for children, pre-college
students, and adults.
Founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1867 by Eben Tourjée,
NEC created a new model of conservatory that combined the
best of European tradition with American innovation. NEC is at
the center of Boston’s rich cultural history and musical life
offering concerts performed in NEC’s renowned venue Jordan
Hall. Alumni go on to fill orchestra chairs, concert hall stages,
jazz clubs, recording studios, and arts management positions
worldwide.
A Message from the Interim President
On behalf of New England Conservatory, I wish to express my
sincere gratitude to the Kennedy Center for inviting NEC
 students to perform as part of The
Conservatory Project for you this evening.
It is an honor to be included on this series
with performers from conservatories and
music schools across the nation, and it
affirms the impact that audiences
experience with such talented musicians.
This evening’s NEC performers are graduate students, two of
whom are completing the final year of the NEC/Harvard dual
degree program. The trio is one of only five Honors Ensembles,
selected through a competitive process as amongst the most
advanced chamber music ensembles at the
Conservatory. Chamber music is a vital part of the NEC
curriculum with extensive coaching by dedicated faculty and
varied performance opportunities to hone their craft. All NEC
Honors Ensembles also perform throughout the greater Boston
community, sharing their musicianship within our city with
guidance from our Community Performances and Partnerships
program.
NEC is celebrating its 150th anniversary as a cultural treasure in
Boston, a city rich in history and a worldwide center of
innovation, by honoring the past and reimaging the future. With
the opening of the Student Life and Performance Center in
September 2017, the Conservatory nurtures exceptional talent
and imaginative creativity with a collaborative community,
shaping new careers in the arts and beyond.
Warm regards,
Thomas Novak
About the Performers
Trio Mirage was formed at New England Conservatory in the
fall of 2017. Under the guidance of Laurence Lesser, the group
has had the good fortune of playing masterpieces of Beethoven,
Brahms, Widmann, and Messiaen in performance and in
masterclasses for Thomas
Adès, Joel Krosnick, and the
Weilerstein Trio. Trio Mirage
is an Honors Ensemble at
NEC for the 2017–18
academic year and will
perform a recital in Jordan
Hall later this spring, after
several performances in the
Boston community during the
entire semester.
Pianist Alexander Beyer has received warm praise for his
performances nationally and internationally. In 2016, he received
Third Prize in the Queen Elisabeth Competition, and he was
named one of five finalists of the American Pianists Association
Awards. Recently, he has been a guest
soloist with the Indianapolis Symphony
Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, National
Orchestra of Belgium, Royal Orchestra of
Wallonia, and the Irish National Symphony
Orchestra. Recent performances have
brought him to Greece, Slovakia, Holland,
Belgium, and across the United States. Previously, he studied
with Yoshie Akimoto and Matti Raekallio. He is currently a
student of Wha Kyung Byun and Russell Sherman at New
England Conservatory through the NEC/Harvard dual degree
program; he earned an AB in Mathematics in 2017 from
Harvard.
Cellist and conductor Sasha Scolnik-Brower is currently
completing his final year of the joing NEC/Harvard dual degree
program in the studio of Paul Katz, having previously studied
with Natasha Brofsky and Andrew Mark. He was a first-place
winner of the Boston Symphony, Boston Youth Symphony, and
the New England Conservatory Preparatory competitions, as
well as a finalist in the Stulberg International String Competition.
He has performed as a soloist with orchestras including the
Boston Symphony, Boston Youth Symphony, NEC Youth
Philharmonic Orchestra, Wellesley Symphony, and the Nashua
Chamber Orchestra. He has played in masterclasses with Joel
Krosnick, Lynn Harrell, Alisa Weilerstein, Yo-Yo Ma, and
Menahem Pressler, among others. In addition, Scolnik-Brower
has attended festivals including Marlboro Music Festival, Kneisel
Hall, Yellow Barn, and the Perlman Music Program.

Somin Lee is an active clarinetist in both the United States and

South Korea. She has performed as a soloist with the Seoul
National University Orchestra, Prime Philharmonic Orchestra,
and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as with the New
England Conservatory Philharmonia. From 2015–2016, Lee was
a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center and was invited back
in 2017 to perform as a part of the contemporary music festival.
She has also performed as a member of such
ensembles as the Bucheon Philharmonic
Woodwinds Ensemble, Korean Symphony
Woodwinds Ensemble, Euro-Asian
Philharmonic Orchestra, New World Symphony,
and the Seoul National University Orchestra.
She has won first prizes in the New England
Conservatory Concerto Competition, Seoul
National University Woodwinds Competition,
Nanpa National Competition, and the Music Journal National
Competition. In 2014, her woodwind quintet was chosen as one
of the winners of the NEC Honors Competition. Lee studies with
Dong-jin Kim in Korea and is currently completing her Graduate
Diploma at NEC studying with Thomas Martin.