Sunday, February 16, 2025, at 3 PM
Ventura First United
Methodist Church
Five concertos are showcased in this, our third concert of this season. Following an opening performance of Prokofiev’s remarkable Symphony No. 1, popularly known as the “Classical,” the talented Ventura County winners of this year's Young Artists Series perform movements from concertos by Haydn, Mozart, Vieuxtemps, and Rachmaninoff. The earliest work performed by our young artists is Mozart’s Oboe Concerto in C major, written in 1777 when the composer was 21, while the newest work is Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise,” composed in 1912. Also on the program are Haydn’s Piano Concerto No. 11, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 19, and Vieuxtemps’ Violin Concerto No. 4. The concert concludes with Rachmaninoff’s magnificent Piano Concerto No. 3.
KuanFen Liu, Conductor
Ryan Shen, Piano
Juliana Wu, Piano
John Wu, Violin
Qizhen Guo, Oboe
Eric Zhang, Piano
Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 3 PM
Rancho Campana High School Performing Arts Center, Camarillo
KuanFen Liu, Conductor
Guest Soloists: TBA
CSU Channel Islands University Chorus