InterHarmony International Music Festival
Well-known soloists and chamber players from around the globe perform and teach talented young musicians.
The free concert series includes performances by cellist Misha Quint, founder and director of InterHarmony, and other renowned musicians, culminating in an orchestral concert conducted by Sidney Harth, former Chicago Symphony concertmaster and former Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor.
The festival at SF State is one of three InterHarmony sessions this year. The others are in Germany. Quint modeled InterHarmony after his well-established Soesterberg Festival in the Netherlands.
Concerts
July 1, 8pm: An Evening of Cello Music: Misha Quint in Recital (with Leslie Amper, piano)
- Fauré: Elegy (1880)
- Locatelli: Sonata for Cello and Piano (1744)
- Schubert: Arpegggione Sonata for Cello and Piano (1824)
- Paganini: Variations on One String on a Theme from ‘Moses’ by Rossini (1807)
July 3, 8pm: Student Festival Showcase
July 5, 3pm: Faculty Chamber Music Concert
- Beethoven: Ghost Trio No. 5 in D major (1808)
Shirley Givens, violin; Harry Wimmer, cello; Eduard Laurel, piano - Glen Cortese: Elegy (San Francisco premiere) (2008)
- Schumann-Liszt: Three Song Transcriptions (1839)
- Der Muller und der Bach (The Miller and The Brook)
Fruhlingsnacht (Spring Night)
Widmung (Dedication)
Liszt: Rhapsodie Espagnole (1863)
Tien Hsieh, piano - Brahms: Piano Quartet in G minor, Op. 25 (1859)
David Yonan, violin; Claudia Lazareff-Mironoff, viola; Misha Quint, cello; Tien Hsieh, piano
July 7, 8pm: Faculty Chamber Music Concert
- Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor (1917)
David Yonan, violin - Shostakovich: Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, Op. 40 (1934)
Misha Quint, cello - Peter Klatzow: Sonata for Solo Viola (USA premiere) (2009)
Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff, viola - Wieniawski: Theme Original Varié, Op. 15 (1870)
David Yonan, violin - Rachmaninoff: Piano Trio élégiaque No.1 in G minor (1892)
David Yonan, violin; Misha Quint, cello; Tien Hsieh, piano
July 9, 8pm: Student Festival Showcase
July 10, 3pm: Student Festival Showcase
July 11, 3pm: InterHarmony Festival Orchestra
- Handel: Concerto Grosso No. 1 (1710)
- Sibelius: Three Pieces (1905)
Romance in C
Canzonetta
Andante - Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins in A minor (1729)
- Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme (1877)
- Rachmaninoff: Vocalise (1912)
- Bizet: Galop (1865)
Sidney Harth, conductor; Misha Quint, violoncello; Jassen Todorov, violin; Carmen Balthrop, soprano
Master Classes/Lectures
- July 2, 4pm: “The Evolution of the Violin Bow: 400 Years of Bows and Bowing.”
Using bows from her own collection, including the long and short Baroque bows, transitional Classical bow and Tourte bow, Janet Packer explains and demonstrates the fascinating interdependence of technology, musical style and bow technique in music from the 17th to the 20th century. Audience members will have the opportunity to try out the bows. - July 6, 4pm: Shirley Givens, violin, presents an informal class on stage presence and projection of ideas.
- July 7, 4pm: “The Art of Auditioning.”
Cyrus Ginwala and Sidney Harth present a master class for young string players who wish to audition for major orchestras. - July 8, 4pm: Harry Wimmer, cello, presents An informal class on his six-part technique book series, “The Joy of Cello Playing.” Audience participation is encouraged.
Faculty
- Sidney Harth, conducting/violin
- Cyrus Ginwala, conducting
- Carmen Balthrop, voice
- Svetlana Filippova, violin
- Shirley Givens, violin
- Claudia Lasareff-Mironoff, viola
- Vadim Mazo, violin/viola
- Janet Packer, violin
- Eduard Schmeider, violin
- Jassen Todorov, violin
- David Yonan, violin
- Lei Zhang, violin
- Misha Quint, violoncello
- Javier Arias, violoncello
- Harry Wimmer, violoncello
- Leslie Amper, piano
- Tien Hsieh, piano
- Sergei Krivonos, piano
- John Owings, piano
