March 9, 2004
| Newswire March 9, 2004 |
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The “Franklin Trio” to Perform
with Special Guest The trio includes SeongSoo Im, violin, Haiben Wu, viola, and Carol Redfield Vizzini, cello. The program will include Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G Minor, Op. 25 as well as other works. Born in Santiago, Chile, Ena Bronstein Barton has toured not only her native continent, but all over the world. After her critically acclaimed New York debut at Town Hall, her career as a pianist has taken her across the United States, back to South America, to Europe, the Near and Far East, Australia and New Zealand. Among her engagements abroad was an extended tour of Israel and Europe, highlighted by performances as soloist with orchestras in Jerusalem, Luxembourg and Rome. Not only has Barton performed around the world, but she has also received numerous honors throughout her career. Included in these prestigious honors was an invitation to attend the Casals Festival, a 1976 Martha Baird Rockefeller Grant that resulted in a solo recital at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, and the 1996 Distinguished Artists Piano Award by Artists International. Her chamber music performances have included appearances with violinist Jaime Laredo and the Guarneri Quartet. Ena Barton taught at California State University-Fresno for 13 years. She was artist-in-residence at Monterey Peninsula College in California and has conducted master classes at the University of Veracruz in Xalapa, Mexico, and in Santiago. Currently she is head of the piano department at the Westminster Conservatory of Music and she is also a member of the piano faculty of Westminster Choir College of Rider University. This spring, Ms. Barton will also present a recital and a master class as part of the centennial celebration of Claudio Arrau’s birthday being held in New York City at the Greenwich House Music School. Cellist Carol Redfield Vizzini has been active as a teacher, soloist, ensemble and orchestral musician in the New Jersey-New York area for over 30 years. Since graduating magna cum laude from the Philadelphia Musical Academy where she studied with Elsa Hilger of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Vizzini has performed outside of the United States in London; Amman, Jordan; and Cairo. She has appeared in recital at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and at Lincoln Center’s Bruno Walter Auditorium. Her solo appearances include performances of the Beethoven Triple Concerto and the Boccherini Concerto in B-flat with the Westminster Community Orchestra. Currently Vizzini heads the string department at Westminster Conservatory. She is a member of the adjunct music faculty of the Hun School, and serves on the coaching staff of the New Jersey Youth Symphony. Vizzini is also a member of the American String Teachers Association and is a founding member of the Franklin Trio. SeongSoo Im, violin, received a D.M.A. from Rutgers University and a master of music degree from the Manhattan School of Music. Im has studied with Arnold Steinhardt, Peter Winorgrad and Hyo Kang. He has appeared in various performances including the Aspen Music Festival, and as a soloist with the American Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leon Botstein. Im has been a member of the Westminster Conservatory faculty since 2000. Violist Haiben Wu, born in Shanghai, China, began his studies on the violin at the age of four with his father. After earning a bachelor of music degree from the Shanghai Conservatory, Wu served as the principal violist of the Conservatory Orchestra, which has performed in major cities and areas such as Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Wu participated in the Pacific Music Festival in Japan as a full-scholarship fellow in 1994, and also as an honor young artist. In 1995, he was invited to the Norfolk Music Festive in Quebec. In 1996, Wu was appointed principal violinist of the PMF Orchestra for Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin. In 1999, Wu participated as a fellowship student in the Tanglewood Music Festival and has been a member of the Rutgers Summer Festival Orchestra since 2000. Currently, Wu is pursuing an Artist Diploma at Rutgers University where he is studying with Paul Neubauer. He has also studied with Michael Tree while earning his Master of Music degree from Rutgers. Wu also has been teaching at the Westminster Conservatory since 2003. Westminster Conservatory is the community music school of Westminster Choir College of Rider University. Westminster is located at Hamilton Avenue and Walnut Lane in Princeton. Tickets for this recital are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Westminster box office weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 609-921-2663 or at the door. |