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Wed, Apr 2, 2025


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7:00pm
String Quartet and String Trio Concert  (Performing Arts (Dance, Music, Theatre, ...))

Program

String Quartet in F minor, Op. 20 No. 5 by Joseph Haydn
I. Allegro moderato
II. Menuetto
III. Adagio

Yulin Zhou, violin
Fanghong Jiang, violin
Mengyuan Song, viola
Lauren McKague, cello

Trio in A major for two violins and viola by Mykola Lysenko
I. Andante. Allegro animato
II. Romance
III. Scherzo
IV. Finale

Lyudmila Gofurova, violin
Min-Han Tsai, violin
Mengyuan Song, viola

Selections from 44 Duos for two violins by Bela Bartok

Lyudmila Gofurova, violin
Min-Han Tsai, violin


Performer bios

Lyudmila Gofurova, violin
Lyudmila Gofurova is a violinist from Tashkent, Uzbekistan. She is currently pursuing a master's degree in violin performance at MSU under the guidance of Professor Yvonne Lam. She earned her bachelor's degree in Tashkent. As a member of the Uzbekistan Youth Symphony Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan, she has performed in over 10 countries. Lyudmila is an active performer, chamber musician, and dedicated educator in Michigan.

Fanhong Jiang, violin
From 2012 to 2016, Fanhong Jiang studied musicology at Nanchang University, receiving National First-Class, Second-Class, and Special Awards Scholarships. From 2022 to 2024, Fanhong pursued a master's degree in music performance at Western Michigan University with a full scholarship. In 2024, Fanhong began doctoral studies in music performance at MSU under the guidance of Professor I-Fu Wang.

Lauren McKague, cello
Lauren McKague is in her final year at Eastern Michigan University, where she studies under Deborah Pae. While working toward a degree in Cello Performance at EMU, she is a guest student at MSU for chamber music to gain invaluable experience collaborating with a wide range of other students. Outside of her studies, she works as the orchestra librarian for the EMU Symphony Orchestra, a private teacher at Michigan Music Academy, and as a freelance cellist. Post-undergraduate, she hopes to pursue a Master of Music in Performance and a career as an orchestral musician. Her mission as a musician is to explore the depth of artistic expression and bring music to communities in the form of performance, collaboration, and education.

Mengyuan Song, viola
Mengyuan Song is a violist from China. She is currently a first-year Doctor of Musical Arts student at MSU, studying viola performance with Professor Mike Chen. She previously completed a master's degree from The University of Northern Colorado and completed a Graduate Professional Diploma from The Hartt School.

Min-Han Tsai, violin
Min-Han Tsai is a violinist from Taiwan. He is currently a first-year Doctor of Musical Arts student at MSU, studying violin performance with Professor I-Fu Wang. He previously completed a master's degree and a performance certificate from Bowling Green State University, and he was the concertmaster of the BGSU Philharmonia and performed in the Graduate String Quartet. Min-Han is currently an active performer in Michigan.

Yulin Zhou, violin
Yulin Zhou graduated from the Xinghai Conservatory of Music in 2018, serving as the associate concertmaster of the orchestra and receiving an annual scholarship for outstanding performance. In 2022, Yulin completed a master's degree at the Manhattan School of Music under Violin Professor Curtis Macomber and was awarded the Presidential Scholarship. In 2024, Yulin successfully completed a professional diploma at the Manhattan School of Music. Yulin is currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at MSU under Violin Professor Dmitri Berlinsky.

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Location: Facility for Rare Isotope Beams [map]
Price: free
Sponsor: public
Contact: Bob Patterer
email pic events@frib.msu.edu