Violinist Jennifer Koh Coming to The Ware Center, 2/19

World-renowned violinist, Jennifer Koh, will perform at Millersville University's Ware Center on February 19, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. located at 42 North Prince Street, Lancaster. Jennifer Koh is recognized for her intense, commanding performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance. With an impassioned musical curiosity, she is forging an artistic path of her own devising, choosing works that both inspire and challenge. She is dedicated to performing the violin repertoire of all eras from traditional to contemporary, believing that the past and present form a continuum.

Koh's performance at the Ware Center will introduce the final recital in her three part "Bach and Beyond" series, which has been central in her recital programming for more than 6 years. This project has been her way of showing the history of solo violin rep over time, and enforcing the idea that classical music is still relevant by presenting Bach's work paired with music by Bartok, Carter, Saariaho, Ysaÿe, Salonen, Mazzoli, Phil Cline, and Zorn.

The exploration of Bach's music and its influence in today's musical landscape has played an important role in Ms. Koh's artistic journey. In 2009, she introduced Bach and Beyond, a series of three recitals that explore the history of the solo violin repertoire from Bach's Six Sonatas and Partitas to modern day composers including newly commissioned works. Koh's performance, Bach and Beyond Part 3, explores the idea of development. The program comprises Bach's Sonata Nos. 2 and 3, Berio's Sequenza VIII, and John Zorn's Passagen (later to include a new work by John Harbison). The second recital program performed during the 2011-13 seasons, concentrated on "firsts and beginnings" and included Bach's Sonata No. 1 and Partita No. 1, Bartók's Sonata for solo violin and a newly commissioned partita by Phil Kline titled Dead Reckoning. The first recital in the series, performed from 2009-11, featured Bach's Partitas Nos. 2 and 3 and works by Ysaÿe, Saariaho, Carter, and Salonen with a video commission by Tal Rosner. Mr. Rosner's short film, a dynamic interpretation of Salonen's work, Lachen Verlernt, was presented at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival and is included as a visual component on her recording Rhapsodic Musings: 21st Century Works for Solo Violin, released on the Cedille label in 2009.

Tickets for this performance are $18 general admission, $15 senior, & $5 for students. For tickets, please visit ArtsMU.com or call (717)871.7600.

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