Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
Masterworks V - Schumann in Spring
Friday, April 17
7:30pm
Capitol Theater
Runtime
Approximately 1 hour, 45 minutes with an intermission
Age Recommendation
6 & up
Closing the 25/26 Masterworks season is an evening of works known for their virtuosic demands and lush expressive beauty. We open with Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte, a captivating work inspired by a single, unexpected shift in harmony from a Haydn string quartet, blending classical sensibilities with modern flair. Joining the orchestra is guest pianist Ying Li to perform Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, a true showcase of the piano's power and elegance. The program concludes with the exuberant Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, often dubbed “the cheerful sibling” to Beethoven’s more dramatic symphonies, offering a light, playful contrast to the intensity of his other works.
Soloist: Ying Li, piano
REPERTOIRE
Shaw | Entracte
Schumann | Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54
Beethoven | Symphony No. 4 in B flat Op. 60
*Please note, this concert program has been updated from the original title, repertoire, and soloist. Due to a delay in the processing of an expedited visa application, pianist Salome Jordania will be unable to appear as scheduled. In her place, we are delighted to welcome award winning Young Concert Artist Ying Li to perform Schumann's Piano Concerto in A Minor.
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Fri, Apr 17, 2026
7:30 PM
Piano
Ying Li
Chinese pianist Ying Li is a winner of the 2021 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, as well as recipient of The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Prize and the Tri-I Noon Recitals Prize. She has also received top awards at the Antonio Mormone International Prize, Sarasota Artist Series Piano Competition, International Liszt Piano Competition for Young Pianists, and was a finalist at Concours musical international de Montréal.
She has performed with leading orchestras including The Philadelphia Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, L’Accademia Orchestra del La Scala, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland Pfalz, and the Stuttgart Philharmonic, with conductors Lina Gonzalez-Granados, Xian Zhang, Dan Ettinger, Eric Jacobsen, Jonathon Heyward, Dame Jane Glover, and Leslie Suganandarajah. Her recent highlights include concerto appearances with the Minnesota Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, Eugene Symphony, Aiken Symphony, and the Salisbury Symphony, along with festival
performances as a Bravo! Vail Piano Fellow, her debut at La Jolla SummerFest, and a return to the Nantucket Musical Arts Society.
This season she will appear with the Chattanooga Symphony, Carolina Philharmonic, Kiel Philharmonic at Sala Verdi in Milan, Chamber Orchestra Aquila, Anchorage Symphony, Loudoun Symphony, and the Maryland Symphony. Recital engagements include the Milano Torino Festival Internazionale della Musica, Laguna Beach, The 222 in Healdsburg, and Hayden’s Ferry Chamber Music. She will also be featured on the YCA Season Finale at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall in May 2026.
A dedicated chamber musician, Ying has performed at the Verbier Festival Academy, Ravinia’s Steans Institute, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, and the Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival. After earning her Bachelor of Music from the Curtis Institute in 2019, Ying completed both her Master of Music and Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School under the guidance of Robert McDonald. Ying Li’s place on the YCA roster in 2025-2026 is generously sponsored by the Alan and Li Colberg Family Foundation.
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