The Shanghai Quartet, former quartet-in-residence at the University of Richmond and still a regular visitor to UR’s Modlin Arts Center, has accepted the immediate resignation of its second violinist, Yi-Wen Jiang.
Norman Lebrecht, on his Slipped Disc blog, writes that the violinist was dismissed because of “some offensive remarks he made online.” Jiang has apologized for his comments:
http://slippedisc.com/2020/03/quartet-fires-violinist-over-virus-comments/
This time, six performances of solo and chamber works:
J.S. Bach: “Overture in the French Style” in B minor, BWV 831
András Schiff, piano
(recorded June 11, 2010 at Bachfest Leipzig):
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Brahms: Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34
Nils Anders Mortensen, piano
Arvid Engegård & Liv Hilde Klokk, violins
Ida Bryhn, viola
Jan Clemens Carlsen, cello
(date & venue not listed):
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Bartók: “Contrasts”
Soovin Kim, violin
David Shifrin, clarinet
Gloria Chien, piano
(recorded July 2, 2019 at Chamber Music Northwest Festival, Portland, OR):
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Mendelssohn: Quartet in F minor, Op. 80
Shanghai Quartet
(recorded 2016 at Brevard College in North Carolina):
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Messiaen: “Quartet for the End of Time”
Israeli Chamber Project:
Daniel Baird, violin
Michal Korman, cello
Tibi Cziger, clarinet
Yael Kareth, piano
(recorded March 2017 at Elma Arts Center, Israel):
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Buxtehude: Toccata in D minor, BuxWV 155
Nathan Laube, organ
(recorded July 2, 2015 at Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA):
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