PIMF July 2025 Solo Hour (SPPP + Piano)

Philadelphia International Music Festival

July 2025 Solo Hour

Solo Performance Preparation Program

Piano Studies Program with Neal Kurz, piano

Marina Iwao, piano

Rachel Anemone, piano

Thursday, July 20, 2025 Freeman Auditorium 6:30 PM Valley Forge Military Academy & College

Meditation from “Thaïs”

Violin Concerto, Op.64

Melinda Regotti, violin

Neal Kurz, piano

Jules Massenet (1842–1912)

Felix Mendelssohn

I. Allegro molto appassionato (1809–1847)

Oregon Thia Gerrits, violin

Neal Kurz, piano

Violin Concerto No.3, Op.61

Camille Saint-Saëns

I. Allegro non troppo (1835–1921)

Clara Thomas, violin

Marina Iwao, piano

Violin Concerto, Op.47

Jean Sibelius

I. Allegro moderato (1865–1957)

Ishaan Hannenhalli, violin

Marina Iwao, piano

Symphonie espagnole, Op.21

Édouard Lalo

V. Rondo (1823–1892)

Wing Ki “Rio” Chung, violin

Marina Iwao, piano

Romanian Folk Dances, Sz.56

Béla Bartók

I. Jocul cu bâtă Bot tánc (1881–1945)

II. Brâul

III. Buciumeana Bucsumí tánc

IV. Poarga românească Román polka

V. Mărunțel Aprózó

Stephanie Suedbeck, violin

Marina Iwao, piano

Reminder: Please silence cell phones and other electronic devices for all performances. PIMF is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc.

INTERMISSION

Cello Concerto in B-flat Major, G.482

Luigi Boccherini

I. Allegro moderato (1743–1805)

Wendell Robinson, cello

Rachel Anemone, piano

Cello Concerto No.1, Op.33

Camille Saint-Saëns

I. Allegro non troppo―Animato―Allegro molto―Tempo I (1835–1921)

Abby Tannacore, cello

Rachel Anemone, piano

Fantaisie-impromptu, Op.66

Siddhant Sharma, piano

Invention in C Major, BWV 772

Damian Theodoridis, piano

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

Reminder: Please silence cell phones and other electronic devices for all performances. PIMF is a program of Sandy Marcucci International Camps, Inc.

PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ITALY

July 28 - August 7, 2025 | Cremona, Italy

FACULTY

Kimberly Fisher

Principal Second Violin

The Philadelphia Orchestra

John Koen Cello

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Mark Livshits

Faculty Pianist

Curtis Institute of Music

The Philadelphia International Music Festival – Italy (July 28 – August 7, 2025) is designed for string musicians and pianists 13-19 years of age preparing for upcoming solo performances and competitions. This exciting new program will include: three private lessons, daily 30-minute workout sessions with an assigned faculty accompanist, daily hour-long solo performance classes, five hours of required daily private practice, and a week-ending Grand Finale Recital in one of the stunning performance halls in Cremona.

Students and families will both reside in Cremona, Italy, enjoying authentic Italian-style meals throughout the week-long program. While students are in training, guests attending the “Family & Friends” program will tour the surrounding towns via Luxury Motorcoach. Destinations include Venice, Milan, Verona, Lake Garda, Bologna and Parma! Students will join the traveling adventures at the conclusion of the Grand Finale performance on August 4th, 2025.