Juilliard String Quartet to Perform at Oakland University 10/9

The Chamber Music Society of Detroit at Oakland University series welcomes the Juilliard String Quartet on Sunday, October 9, 2016 at 3 p.m. to the Varner Recital Hall at Oakland University
371 Varner Drive in Rochester, MI.
The incomparable Juilliard String Quartet returns with its newest member, cellist Astrid Schween, and a collaborative performance with OU faculty member and Juilliard graduate Tian Tian performing Brahms' beloved Piano Quintet.

Program:
String Quartet in F minor, op. 95, "Serioso" by Beethoven
String Quartet in A minor, op. 13 by Mendelssohn
Piano Quintet in F minor, op. 34 by Brahms

Pianist Tian Tian began her piano training at the age of four in her native China. Upon arriving in the United States, she studied with Logan Skelton and quickly began amassing top prizes at national and international competitions. These included 2nd prize at the MTNA Baldwin Junior High school Piano Competition, 2nd prize at the Cooper International Piano Competition (Oberlin), 1st prize at the Idyllwild Arts Academy Young Artist Competition, 2nd prize at the Missouri Southern International Competition, and 3rd place at the Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition.

She continued her training at the Juilliard School, where she received B.M. and M.M. degrees under the tutelage of Robert McDonald. In the fall 2011 Tian completed a D.M.A. in Piano Performance and Literature with a minor in Chamber Music and Accompanying at the Eastman School of Music where she was a student of (and served as teaching assistant to) Nelita True. Dr. Tian maintains a busy performance schedule in the U.S and abroad. Solo appearances have included music festivals such as Piano Texas, the Gilmore Festival, and Summer Courses with Arie Vardi (Germany). Recent concerto appearances included the Windsor Symphony and the Idyllwild Chamber Orchestra. As a member of the Studzinsky Trio, she has recently performed in the U.S., China, and Korea.

Dr. Tian is Assistant Professor of Piano at Oakland University in Rochester, MI. Prior to that, she was on the faculty of the University of Missouri. Her students have repeatedly performed well in competitions and festivals. Since 2008, she has returned to China annually to present concerts, lectures and masterclasses, which have earned her the title of Honorary Professor at Shandong Normal University and Yunnan Institute for the Arts (in 2008), Shaoxing Academy of the Arts (2009), Weifang Academy, Mudanjiang Teacher's University, Ludong University, Qufu University (2010), Qingdao University (2012), and Shandong University of Technology (2015).

Visit tiantianpiano.com for more information.

Founded in 1946, the ever-evolving Juilliard String Quartet has become a living American legend. Widely known as the "quintessential American string quartet," the Juilliard has been recognized for the boldness of its interpretation of the classics, with an equal and parallel tradition of championing the new - a vibrant combination of the familiar and the daring. The Quartet's sound is famously characterized by clarity of structure, compelling rhythmic drive and an extraordinary unanimity of purpose, no matter the work at hand.

In its milestone 2016/17 season, the Juilliard String Quartet welcomes its new cellist, Astrid Schween, and celebrates the Quartet's 70th anniversary with return engagements in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Detroit, Toronto, Louisville, Cleveland, Tucson, and New York's Alice Tully Hall. The JSQ premieres Fragments, String Quartet No. 6 by renowned Argentine-American composer Mario Davidovsky, jointly commissioned by the Arizona Friends of Chamber Music and the Juilliard School. In January, the Quartet tours Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Turkey, including appearances at the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam, the Musikverein in Vienna, and the Berlin Konzerthaus.

Last season, a yearlong celebration of Joel Krosnick's remarkable 42-year tenure as cellist of the JSQ, featured tours of Asia and Europe, concerts throughout the US and Canada, as well as special performances of the Schubert Cello Quintet with Astrid Schween in Detroit, New York City, and at the Ravinia Festival. In 2015 the Quartet was featured in the groundbreaking interactive app on Schubert's "Death and the Maiden" Quartet, released by the innovative app developer, Touchpress, in collaboration with the Juilliard School. In addition to the app, the JSQ's new audio recording of the "Death and the Maiden" is available on iTunes.

For more information, visit juilliardquartet.org.

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