The Ruth Widder String Quartet Competition, funded by the Widder Foundation in consultation with faculty member Laurie Carney, honors the memory of Ruth Widder, whose lifetime of generosity to Manhattan School of Music, the American String Quartet, and other arts institutions has had a lasting effect on the cultural life of New York.
“Thank you to all who participated and to the judges, the American String Quartet,” writes MSM Executive Vice President and Provost Joyce Griggs in a message to the MSM Community. “While this competition usually only awards two prizes, the judges felt there should be an honorable mention as there was a third group that demonstrated a high level of study and performance, and their efforts should not go unnoticed.”
THE JUDGES
MSM Artists in Residence: American String Quartet
Peter Winograd and Laurie Carney, violin Daniel Avshalomov, viola Wolfram Koessel, cello
Honorable Mention (no prize/performance)
D. Shostakovich – String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110 I. Largo II. Allegro molto III. Allegretto IV. Largo V. Largo
Carolyn Carr (BM ’24), violin Nini Giorgadze (BM ’24), violin Oryann Tsaig (MM ’23), viola Rahel Lulseged (MM ’24), cello
Coached by Peter Winograd
J. Brahms – String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 51, No. 2
I. Allegro non troppo II. Andante moderato III. Quasi Minuetto, moderato IV. Finale. Allegro non assai
Christophe Koenig (MM ’23), violin Thu-Duong (Exchange Student), violin Jack Rittendale (BM ’23), viola Jessamyn Fry (MM ’24), cello
R. Schumann – String Quartet No. 3 in A major, Op. 41 No. 3
I. Andante espressivo – Allegro molto moderato II. Assai agitato III. Adagio molto IV. Finale. Allegro molto vivace – Quasi Trio
Jihyeon Kim (MM ’23), violin Yunjung Ko (PS ’23), violin Kunbo Xu (PPD ’24), viola Sam Chung (MM ’23), cello
Coached by David Geber
The Ruth Widder String Quartet Competition, funded by the Widder Foundation in consultation with faculty member Laurie Carney, honors the memory of Ruth Widder, whose lifetime of generosity to Manhattan School of Music, the American String Quartet, and other arts institutions has had a lasting effect on the cultural life of New York. The competition was created in 2015 to encourage high-level study of the string quartet literature by MSM students, and is open to quartets of current students who have played together for at least two semesters. The two winning quartets, selected by a jury comprising members of the American String Quartet and other MSM chamber music faculty, receive cash prizes and are showcased in the annual winners’ concert.
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