Virtual Masterclass Series: Nobuko Imai (Viola) (4 Oct 2021) | YST Conservatory

PROGRAMME ARNOLD BAX Viola Sonata I. Molto moderato – Allegro HUANG WANXINYI (B.Mus4), viola LIU JIA, piano BRAHMS Viola Sonata in F Minor I. Allegro appassionato CAO LAN (B.Mus4), viola LIU JIA, piano VIEUXTEMPS Viola Sonata in B-flat Major I. Maestoso – Allegro ZENG ZIYAN (B.Mus3), viola LIU JIA, piano BARTOK Viola Concerto I. Allegro moderato JOELLE HSU MIN (B.Mus3), viola LIU JIA, piano ------------------------------- ABOUT THE ARTIST With her exceptional talent, musical integrity, and charisma, Nobuko Imai is considered to be one of the most outstanding violists of our time. She began her training at Tokyo’s Toho Gakuen School of Music and soon after went to the United States, where she studied at the Juilliard School and Yale University. She won the highest prize at both the Geneva International Music Competition and the ARD International Music Competition in Munich. As a chamber musician, Nobuko Imai has worked with artists such as Martha Argerich, Kyung-Wha Chung, Heinz Holliger, Mischa Maisky, Midori, Murray Perahia, Gidon Kremer, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, András Schiff, Isaac Stern, and Pinchas Zukerman. She has appeared with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She is a former member of the Vermeer Quartet and is the founder and a member of the Michelangelo String Quartet, where she performs together with Mihaela Martin, Daniel Austrich, and Frans Helmerson. Between 1983 and 2003 Nobuko Imai taught at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold. She is currently teaching at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Queen Sofia College of Music in Madrid, Ueno Gakuen University in Tokyo, and as a principal professor at Kronberg Academy. Nobuko Imai is Ong Teng Cheong Professor in Music at YST Conservatory. ------------------------------- ABOUT THIS EVENT Nobuko Imai conducts a virtual Masterclass with YST violists. This event will be livestreamed on the Conservatory’s YouTube channel. Follow and subscribe to be notified of upcoming streams. 4 October 2021 Steven Baxter Recital Studio #ystmusic #ystconservatory