Thursday August 4, 2022
Online Master Classes by Yakov Kasman, Thomas Sauer
Morning Master Classes by Alexander Kobrin, Arthur Greene
1:00PM Starting New Repertoire with Jason Kwak
@Thalian Hall Ballroom
How does one start new repertoire on the piano? While the approach is different for many, pianist Jason Kwak, throughout his life, has asked many experts their own specific approach to new repertoire. Furthermore, Jason has now created his own approach combining many of the skills he has learned from others.
Afternoon Master Classes by Dmitri Vorobiev, Sasha Starcevich, Gregg Pauley
7:30PM Vivace on the Road – PARTICIPANT SHOWCASE
@Thalian Hall Ballroom
Friday, August 5, 2022
Online Master Classes by Dmitri Vorobiev, Sasha Starcevich
Morning Master Classes by Arthur Greene, Alexander Kobrin, Thomas Sauer, Gregg Pauley
Afternoon Master Classes by Richard Goode, Yakov Kasman, Jason Kwak
7:30PM A Metamorphic Journey
Marina Lomazov & Joseph Rackers
@Wilson Center
Vivace Music Foundation artistic directors Marina Lomazov and Joseph Rackers kick off Vivace’s second season in Wilmington with Brahms’ mammoth sonata for two pianos (which would later become his famous piano quintet). A North Carolina premiere, iconic works by Rachmaninoff, Bach and Scriabin, and Kapustin’s thrilling variations make this a concert you cannot miss.
Saturday, August 6 2022
Online Master Classes by Alexander Kobrin
Morning Master Classes by Movses Pogossian, Sasha Starcevich, Jason Kwak, Haewon Song, Robert Shannon
1:00PM Emotions and Our Music with Arthur Greene
@Thalian Hall Ballroom
Of all the essential aspects of music interpretation and performance, emotional meaning, although universally acknowledged, is one of the most difficult to think of in other than the most vague terms. Arthur Greene will explore ways of approaching it, and in the process will introduce you to some beautiful Ukrainian repertoire that you probably don’t know.
Afternoon Master Classes by Yakov Kasman, Gregg Pauley, Thomas Sauer, Marina Lomazov, Joseph Rackers, Bonnie Thron
7:30PM Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations
Richard Goode
@Wilson Center
One of the world’s greatest pianists visits Wilmington and Vivace Music Foundation to present Beethoven’s grandest set of variations: the Diabelli. According to Gramophone, “Every time we hear him (Richard Goode), he impresses us as better than we remembered, surprising us, surpassing our expectations and communicating perceptions that stay in the mind.”
Sunday, August 7, 2022
Online Master Classes by Hannah Roberts, Rosemary Elliott, Haewon Song
Morning Master Classes by Richard Goode,
2:00PM You be the Judge! with Marina Lomazov and Joseph Rackers
@Thalian Hall Ballroom
One of the highlights from Vivace, the Mock Jury makes a return with different repertoire! Want to know what it is like to sit on a competition jury? Join us as Marina Lomazov and Joseph Rackers chair our jury to choose a winning performance! Audience participation and voting REQUIRED!
Afternoon Master Classes by Solomia Soroka, Michelle Cann, Yakov Kasman, Thomas Sauer, Alexander Kobrin, Arthur Greene, Jason Kwak, Marina Lomazov, Robert Shannon, Joseph Rackers, Movses Pogossian, Colin Carr
Vivace Prep Lessons by Nuoya Zhang, Alex Kim, Sophia Steger
7:30PM The Master Trio of Our Time
Bonnie Thron, Axel Strauss, Jason Moon, Jennifer Frautschi & Dmitri Vorobiev
@Wilson Center
Principal cellist of the North Carolina Symphony, Bonnie Thron, joins Naumburg Violin Award winner Axel Strauss and virtuoso pianist Dmitri Vorobiev in a performance of Mendelssohn’s thrilling C minor piano trio, once referred to by Robert Schumann as “the master-trio of our time.” Additional works by Shostakovich and Strauss kick off Vivace’s string festival in grand fashion.
Monday August 8, 2022
Online Master Classes by Joseph Rackers, Natasha Brofsky
Morning Master Classes by Michelle Cann, Haewon Song, Alexander Kobrin, Sasha Starcevich, Solomia Soroka, Marina Lomazov, Robert Shannon, Axel Strauss, Colin Carr
1:00PM Orchestra Cello Excerpts with Bonnie Thron
@Thalian Hall Ballroom
North Carolina Symphony principal cellist Bonnie Thron guides Vivace cello participants into the world of orchestra auditions.
Afternoon Master Classes by Jennifer Frautschi, Arthur Greene, Gregg Pauley, Dmitri Vorobiev, Movses Pogossian, Seth Parker Woods
Vivace Prep Lessons by Jason Moon, Nuoya Zhang
9:30PM All Aboard The Concert Truck! – Participant Showcase
@Downtown Wilmington, Market Street & North Water Street
Tuesday, August 9, 2022
Online Master Classes by Hannah Roberts, Marina Lomazov
Morning Master Classes by Colin Carr, Arthur Greene, Bonnie Thron, Michelle Cann, Joseph Rackers, Axel Strauss, Seth Parker Woods
1:00PM Beethoven Violin and Piano Sonatas: Balancing Sound and Character with Thomas Sauer and Jennifer Frautschi
@Thalian Hall Ballroom
Violinist Jennifer Frautschi and pianist Thomas Sauer explore the different ways Beethoven writes for their instruments, treating the composer’s distribution of material as one basis for an interpretation of the Sonata in A Major, Op. 12, No. 2.
Afternoon Master Classes by Sasha Starcevich, Haewon Song, Jennifer Frautschi, Solomia Soroka, Dmitri Vorobiev, Robert Shannon, Ani Kavafian, Natasha Brofsky
6:00PM All Aboard The Concert Truck! at FBCW Tuesday Night Ministry
@First Baptist Church of Wilmington
Featuring Nick Luby, Susan Zhang and the Vivace Junior Faculty!
7:30PM Vivace on the Road – Participant Showcase!
@Frank H. Kenan Chapel at Landfall
9:30PM Vivace on the Road – Participant Showcase!
@Downtown Wilmington, Market Street & North Water Street
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Online Master Classes by Steven Doane, Christopher Guzman
Morning Master Classes by Marina Lomazov, Joseph Rackers, Gregg Pauley, Haewon Song, Robert Shannon, Dmitri Vorobiev, Seth Parker Woods, Natasha Brofsky
2:00PM Vivace on the Road – Participant Showcase!
@Brightmore of Wilmington
Afternoon Master Classes by Axel Strauss, Arthur Greene, Marina Lomazov, Joseph Rackers, Alexander Braginsky, Sasha Starcevich, Solomia Soroka
Vivace Prep Lessons by Jason Moon, Sophia Steger, Alex Kim, Nuoya Zhang
7:30PM Grandly Heroic
Thomas Sauer and Colin Carr
@Wilson Center
British cellist Colin Carr has appeared throughout the world as a soloist, chamber musician and recitalist. Colin and his longtime duo partner Thomas Sauer join Vivace to present one of the most beautiful pieces ever written: the Rachmaninoff Cello Sonata. Recent performances have brought the Carr-Sauer duo to venues throughout the United States and Europe, including on major concert series in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Amsterdam and London. The Calgary Herald says of Carr: “Colin Carr has provided some of the most memorable performances we will ever likely hear…”.
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Online Master Classes by Astrid Schween, Steven Doane, Alexander Braginsky
Morning Master Classes by Arthur Greene, Marina Lomazov, Joseph Rackers, Sasha Starcevich, Gregg Pauley, Solomia Soroka,
2:00PM Vivace on the Road – Participant Showcase!
@Carolina Bay at Autumn Hall
Afternoon Master Classes by Haewon Song, Dmitri Vorobiev, Robert Shannon, Christopher Guzman, Gregg Pauley, Axel Strauss
6:00PM Summer Community Concert with The Concert Truck
@Harrelson Center
Featuring Nicky Luby, Susan Zhang and the Vivace Junior Faculty
7:30PM Hats off Gentlemen, a Genius!
Ani Kavafian, Movses Pogossian, Jason Moon, Jennifer Frautschi, Natasha Brofsky, Seth Parker Woods, Alexander Kobrin
@Wilson Center
Violinist Ani Kavafian has performed as soloist with virtually every major orchestra in the world. Join us as she performs Schumann’s best work with an all-star cast, featuring Vivace artistic advisor Jennifer Frautschi, 2021 Vivace Award Winner Jason Moon, cellist Natasha Brofsky and pianist Alexander Kobrin.
Schumann’s piano quintet highlighted his year of chamber music, in which he composed three string quartets, several pieces for piano trio and a piano quartet. The quintet, however, defined the genre that would later be championed by Brahms, Shostakovich, Franck and Dvorak. The work was premiered by Clara Schumann (and published on her birthday!).
Friday, August 12, 2022
Online Master Classes by Steven Doane, Hannah Roberts, Astrid Schween
Morning Master Classes by Ani Kavafian, Dmitri Vorobiev, Alexander Braginsky, Haewon Song, Robert Shannon, Ursula Oppens, Christopher Guzman, Natasha Brofsky
1:00PM Ask the Faculty!
@Thalian Hall Ballroom
The esteemed Vivace faculty joins festival participants for an open session of question and answer! Have questions about specific fingering in a complicated passage? Questions about preparation for a major competition? Join the Vivace faculty and ask them anything!
1:30PM All aboard The Concert Truck
@Dreams of Wilmington
Featuring Nicky Luby and Susan Zhang
Afternoon Master Classes by Seth Parker Woods, Gregg Pauley, Joseph Rackers, Marina Lomazov, Arthur Greene, Jerry Lowenthal, Sasha Starcevich, Movses Pogossian
Vivace Prep Lessons by Jason Moon, Sophia Steger, Alex Kim, Nuoya Zhang
7:30PM Vivace on the Road – Participant Showcase
@First Baptist Church
9:30PM All Aboard The Concert Truck!
Faculty Showcase
@Downtown Wilmington, Market Street & North Water Street
Saturday, August 13, 2022
Online Master Classes by Astrid Schween, Arthur Greene
Morning Master Classes by Natasha Brofsky, Ursula Oppens, Gregg Pauley, Joseph Rackers, Marina Lomazov, Christopher Guzman, Jerome Lowenthal, Sasha Starcevich, Ani Kavafian, Seth Parker Woods
1:00PM Extended Techniques and Embodiment with Seth Parker Woods
@Thalian Hall Ballroom
Afternoon Master Classes by Alexander Braginsky, Haewon Song, Robert Shannon
4:00PM Vivace on the Road – Participant Showcase
@Thalian Hall Ballroom
7:30PM Alexander Kobrin: The Van Cliburn of Today
@Wilson Center