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CATEGORIES:Performing Arts (Dance, Music, Theatre,  ...)
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SUMMARY:The Muse: Dmitri Berlinsky (violin) and Jiarui Cheng (piano)
DESCRIPTION:
 Program\n
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 Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in 
 A minor, Op. 105 	Robert Schumann (1810-1856)\n
 I. 
 Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck\n
 II. Allegretto\n
 III. 
 Lebhaft\n
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 Three Romances for 
 Violin and Piano, Op. 22	Clara Schumann (1819-1896)\n
 I. 
 Andante molto\n
 II. Allegretto\n
 III. Leidenschaftlich schnell\n
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 Sonata for 
 Violin and Piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108	Johannes 
 Brahms (1833-1897)	\n
 I. Allegro\n
 II. 
 Adagio\n
 III. Un poco presto e con sentiment\n
 IV. Presto agitato\n
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 Performer bios\n
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 Dmitri 
 Berlinsky, violin\n
 Dmitri Berlinsky, professor 
 of violin and artist teacher at the Michigan 
 State University College of Music, has performed 
 in major venues such as Carnegie and 
 Avery Fisher Halls in New York, Kennedy Center 
 in Washington DC, Tokyo's Suntory Hall, Great 
 Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Mariinsky 
 Concert Hall. \n
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 Recent highlights include 
 appearances as a soloist in Berlin Philharmonie 
 Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus, Frankfurt Alte Opera 
 House, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Munich Philharmonic, 
 among others on European concert tour 
 "Paganini Night" with Russian Philharmonic 
 of St. Petersburg. \n
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 Last season Berlinsky 
 performed and taught at the Cleveland 
 Institute of Music, Royal Conservatory and 
 Glen Gould School in Toronto, Tel Aviv University, 
 Eastman School of Music, China Conservatory 
 in Beijing, Xiamen and Fujian Universities 
 in China, National University of Singapore 
 and Institute of Music in Thailand.\n
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 In high 
 demand as a teacher, Berlinsky has given Master 
 Classes at the University of South California 
 in Los Angeles, Menuhin School in London, 
 Manhattan School, Temple University in Philhadelphia, 
 DePaul and Roosevelt University 
 in Chicago and served on the jury of Paganini 
 International Competition, Washington International 
 Competition, YCA and Astral Auditions. 
 \n
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 Berlinsky is a founder of "Dorothy 
 DeLay MasterClass Series" and Artistic 
 Director of "International Chamber Soloists." 
 He is the co-founder of "Juventus 
 ProMusica" concert series in New York 
 City, providing chamber music experiences 
 for young students alongside distinguished guest 
 artists. \n
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 Berlinsky arrived on the international 
 scene as the youngest winner in the 
 history of the Paganini International Violin 
 Competition in Genoa, Italy. This victory led 
 to his performance on Nicolo Paganini's own 
 Guarneri del Gesú instrument, a privilege shared 
 by only a handful of artists in history. 
 Subsequent triumphs at the Montreal International 
 Violin Competition (Grand Prize), the 
 International Tchaikovsky Competition and the 
 Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels, led 
 to appearances with major orchestras in Europe, 
 Russia, the Far East, North and South America.\n
 \n
 Jiarui 
 Cheng, piano\n
 Jiarui Cheng, from 
 Nanjing, China, is known for his blend of 
 artistic nuance and bravura pianism. He is hailed 
 for his affinity for a wide range of stylist 
 traditions. Jiarui Cheng has performed 
 as concerto soloist and recitalist in China, 
 United States and Europe. He has been featured 
 as concerto soloist with the Shanghai Conservatory 
 of Music Symphony Orchestra for the Conservatory's 
 70th Anniversary Celebration Concert, 
 performing Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 
 4 in Shanghai Symphony Hall.  He subsequently 
 performed Beethoven No. 4 with the Grossetto 
 Symphony Orchestra in Italy. \n
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 Jiarui Cheng 
 has been a prizewinner in multiple competitions 
 including the Scriabin International 
 Piano Competition and the National Piano Competition 
 in Shanghai. In 2019 he performed Rachmaninoff 
 3rd Piano Concerto to great acclaim 
 with The Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra 
 as winner of the CIM Concerto Competition. 
 As recipient of the Niu Ende Piano Scholarship, 
 Jiarui Cheng studied at the Shanghai Conservatory 
 of Music with Professor Jin Tang. He 
 is currently studying with Stanislav Loudenitch 
 who was the Gold Medalist of eleventh Van 
 Cliburn international piano competition. He 
 was one of semi-finalists of Cleveland International 
 piano competition and Santander International 
 piano competition. In 2023 he performed 
 Grieg piano concerto with Aspen Conducting 
 Academy orchestra as winner of Aspen concerto 
 competition. He also performed Beethoven 
 piano concerto No.4 with Tongyeong Music Festival 
 Orchestra as prize winner of ISANGYUN International 
 Piano Competition. Jiarui Cheng has 
 studied piano with Margarita Shevchenko and 
 Eric Zuber at Michigan State University's College 
 of Music.\n
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 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: public\n
 Contact name: Bob Patterer\n
 Contact email: events@frib.msu.edu\n
 for more info visit the web at:\n 
 https://frib.msu.edu/gateway/events/concert-10feb2025\n
LOCATION:Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
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