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WIPF is proud to present internationally acclaimed pianists as part of its concert series. The cost of tickets is included in the participants’ tuition.  All concerts take place in Ward Recital Hall on campus of The Catholic University of America.

Note: The concerts are open to the community, and tickets to individual concerts may be purchased online at Eventbrite.com or at the door.

Ticket Prices:
  • Adults: $30
  • Children and students: $10
  • CUA’s students with a valid student ID: Free admission.

Note: There will be an after-concert WIPF opening reception on July 26, 2025. The reception admission is $50 (including the concert ticket).

Saturday

Young Pianists Showcase Concert
Winners of the 40th International Young Artist Piano Competition: Beatrice Deng, Vacheron Li, Michael Nguyen, Luna Liu, Yu Xian Zhang, and Gloria Ouyang

When: 5:00pm 

 
Brian Ganz, piano

When: 6:00pm

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5 Preludes from Op. 28
  No. 1 in C major
  No. 4 in E minor
  No. 7 in A major
  No. 8 in F-sharp minor
  No. 15 in D-flat major
 
Ballade No. 1 in G minor
 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
2 Mazurkas, Op. 67
No. 2 in G minor
No. 3 in C major
 
3 Etudes from Op. 10
  No. 3 in E major
  No. 9 in F minor
  No. 12 in C minor (“Revolutionary”)
  
Intermission
3 Mazurkas, Op. 63
  No. 1 in B major
  No. 2 in F minor
  No. 3 in C-sharp minor

 

 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Barcarolle, Op. 60

Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 1
Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 

  

Sunday

Young Pianists Showcase Concert
Jared Alan Yoakem (piano) the First Prize and Grand Chinese prizewinner of the 40th International Young Artist Piano Competition (College group)

When: 6:45-7:15pm

 
Joint piano recital with Alexander Tutunov and Francesco Cipolletta

When: 7:30pm

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Sonata No. 23 “Appassionata”, Op. 57
  • Allegro assai
  • Andante con moto
  • Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
  Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83
  • Allegro inquieto
  • Andante caloroso
  • Precipitato
 Sergei Prokoviev  (1891-1953)
Alexander Tutunov, piano
Intermission
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31

Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54

 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Sonata No. 2, Op. 36 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) 
Francesco Cipolletta, piano

Monday

Joint piano duo recital 
Suk-rahn Kwon & Laehyung Woo
Nikita Fitenko & Katerina Zaitseva

When: 7:30pm

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From Petite Suite
  • En bateau
  • Cortège
 Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Petrushka
  • The Shrovetide Fair
  • Petrushka’s Room
  • Moor’s Room
  • The Shrovetide Fair and the Death of Petrushka
 Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Nikita Fitenko & Katerina Zaitseva
Intermission
Salut d’Amour Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Fantasy in F minor, D. 940  Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Variations on a theme by Paganini  Witold Lutoslawski (1913-1994)
Suk-rahn Kwon & Laehyung Woo
 

Tuesday

Young Pianist Showcase Concert
Antoni Kleczek (piano) the First Prize winner of the 9th CUA Piano Competition

When: 6:45pm 

Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53
Ballade No. 3, in A-flat major, Op. 47
Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42
Polonaise-Fantasy in A-flat Major, Op. 61

 

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Joint piano recital with Mary-Victoria Voutsas and Marie Kiyone

When: 7:30 pm

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Rhythmology Op. 28
1. 5/8
2. Hasapiko to Aries
3. 7/8
4. Hasapiko to Taurus
5. 9/8
6. Hasapiko to Gemini in the manner of Erik Satie
7. 11/8
8. Hasapiko to Aquarius
9. 13/8
10. Hasapiko to The Moon
11. 15/8
12. Hasapiko to Virgo

 

 

Manos Hadjidakis (1925-1994)
For a Little White Seashell, Op. 1
1. March
2. Syrtos
3. Conversation with Sergei Prokofiev
4. Tsamikos
5. Mantinada
6. Ballos
7. Nocturne
8. Kalamatianos
9. Pastorale
10. Big Sousta

 

 

Manos Hadjidakis (1925-1994)
“Fragment for Cavafy” Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896-1960)
Mary-Victoria Voutsas, piano
Intermission
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
From “A Diary of The Sea”

24. Sound of The Sea Picked Up

28. Arabesque of Waves

 Akira Miyoshi (1933-2013)
“Apple Seed Dance” from Pleiades Dances I, Op. 27
 Takashi Yoshimatsu (1953-
Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
 Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Vingt regards sur l’enfant Jésus”
XV. Le baiser de l’enfant Jésus		 Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Marie Kiyone, piano

Thursday

Young Pianist Showcase Concert
Matthew Chang (piano) the First Prize winner of the 9th CUA Piano Competition

When: 6:45pm

From Transcendental Etudes, S. 139 

  • No.1, Preludio
  • No.2, Molto vivace
  • No.3, Paysage
  • No.5, Feux follets
  • No.6, Vision
  • No.9, Ricordanza 
  • No.12 Chasse Neige 

 

 

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

 

Joint piano recital with Misha Tumanov and Martin Labazevitch

When: 7:30pm

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Sonata in D minor, K. 32
Sonata in G major, K.210
Sonata in C minor, K. 56

 Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
Fantasy in C minor, K. 475 W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
Totentanz Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Misha Tumanov, piano
Intermission
Arabeske, Op. 18 Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Widmung Robert Schumann/Franz Liszt
Mazurka
3 Preludes, Op. 2 (World Premiere)		 Feliks Rybicki (1899-1978)
Mazurka, Op. 33 No.4
Prelude, Op. 28 No. 6
Scherzo No. 1, Op. 20		 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Martin Labazevitch, piano