Rockport Chamber Music Festival: Sirena Huang & Drew Petersen

Praised by The Baltimore Sun for her “impeccable technique…deeply expressive phrasing…and poetic weight,” Sirena Huang is one of her generation’s most celebrated violinists. She brings not only technical brilliance and powerful artistry to the stage, but also a profound sense of connection to her audience.

Sirena has received numerous accolades and awards, including Gold Medalist of the 2022 Indianapolis Violin Competition, and was also awarded eight of the eleven special prizes, First Prize at the 2017 Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition, Gold Medalist of the 2009 Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, to name a few.

Acclaimed young American pianist Drew Petersen is a sought-after soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. He has been praised for his commanding and poetic performances of repertoire ranging from Bach to Zaimont. He is the recipient of the 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant and winner of the 2017 American Pianists Awards and Christel De Haan Classical Fellowship.

As a previous prizewinner of the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, he will return in spring 2024 for the closing concert of the Bravo Piano! Festival. Recent appearances include numerous orchestral and recital appearances throughout the U.S. His 2018 Steinway & Sons release of his first solo recording included music of Barber, Carter and other American composers which brought acclaim by BBC Music Magazine.

PROGRAM
BEETHOVEN: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
DEBUSSY: Sonata in G minor, L.140
CHEN GANG: Sunshine on Tashkurgan
Intermission
GRANT STILL: Suite for violin and piano
YSAŸE: Sonata No. 4
PAGANINI: Moses Variations