The IDHA 45 Concert

Monday, June 8th, 2015 | 6:00 p.m. Paul Hall | The Juilliard School

155 West 65th Street New York City

Chamber Music from Juilliard

The Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (IIHA) was created at Fordham University in December 2001 to forge partnerships with relief organizations, offer rigorous academic and training courses at the graduate and undergraduate level, host symposia, and publish books relating to humanitarian affairs.

IIHA Staff: Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., University Professor and Director Brendan Cahill, Executive Director Larry Hollingworth, C.B.E. Humanitarian Programs Director Alexander van Tulleken, M.D., Helen Hamlyn Senior Fellow Alexandra DeBlock, International Programs Coordinator Kasia Laskowski, Program Officer Peter Hansen, Diplomat-in-Residence H.E. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, Diplomat-in-Residence IDHA 45 Administrative Staff and Tutors: Suzanne Arnold; Rick Fernandez; Angela Jackson; Vincent Kenny, Ph.D.; Anthony Land, Ph.D.; Mark Little, M.D.; Gonzalo Snchez-Tern

Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs | Fordham University 33 West 60th St., Suite 804 | New York, NY 10023

Phone: 212.636.6294 | Fax: 212.636.7060 Email: iiha@fordham.edu

Deborah Song, violin Yin Xiong, cello

Han Chen, piano

The International Diploma in Humanitarian Affairs (IDHA) is the IIHAs flagship program an intensive four-week course designed to accommodate the demanding schedules of working humanitarian professionals. The course provides aid workers with extensive knowledge and training on how to handle the needs of refugees and internally displaced people and equips students with the awareness, understanding, and skills that are essential for effective service in humanitarian crises. The course encompasses over 200 hours of lectures, projects, and case studies. The intensity of the course mimics the taxing hours humanitarian workers will face in the field, and trains them to function effectively, both as individuals and members of a team, in acute and chronic situations of conflict and disaster. All humanitarian training courses offered by the IIHA are made accessible to aid workers around the world through the generous support of our donors. To learn more and to support the work of the IIHA, please contact IIHA@fordham.edu.

Fantasiestucke, op.73 Robert Schumann

I. Zart und mit Ausdruck II. Lebhaft, leicht III. Rasch und mit Feuer

Adagio and Allegro, op.70

Robert Schumann

Yin Xiong, cello Han Chen, piano

A three minute surprise in four movements

Han Chen, piano

Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, op.49 (27')

Felix Mendelssohn I. Molto allegro ed agitato II. Andante con moto tranquillo III. Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace IV. Finale: Allegro assai appassionato

Deborah Song, violin Yin Xiong, cello

Han Chen, piano

Artist Biographies Deborah Song is a second-generation Korean American violinist based in New York. At the age of 12, she was accepted into the Juilliard Pre-College Division, where she studied with Shirley Givens. She won top prizes at the Associated Music Teachers Association Competition, the European Division of the Queens College Competition, the Yonkers Philharmonic Competition and the New York Music Competition of Flushing, Queens. Deborah has performed with the Westchester Mentoring Orchestra, the Yonkers Philharmonic Orchestra and the Merrick Chamber Symphony Orchestra. One of her greatest passions is playing chamber music. In fact, it was her discovery of the late Beethoven string quartets as a teen that first drew her interest in pursuing music. At her graduation from the Eastman School of Music, she was awarded the John Celentano Award for Excellence in Chamber Music. She recently graduated with a Master of Music degree from Juilliard, where she studied with the late Stephen Clapp and Laurie Smukler. Born in Shanghai, China, XIONG Yin studied piano and later switched to cello. Studying at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and later, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, she won prizes including the 4th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians and the 4th and 5th National Cello Competitions. Principal cellist of the Pacific Music Festival from 2006 to 2009, she played under Valery Gergiev, Ricardo Muti, Christoph Eschenbach and Michael Tilson Thomas. She has attended Germanys Kronberg Academy and the Aspen Music Festivals prestigious Finckel-Wu Han Chamber Studio program. She has been a soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Xiamen Symphony Orchestra, CISMA Symphony Orchestra and the Academy Symphony Orchestra under Jnos Frst, Franois Xavier Roth, Alexander Shelley and Edo De Waart. She earned an Artist Diploma in cello performance from the Oberlin Conservatory and is currently in Juilliards accelerated BM/MM program, where she studies with Darrett Adkins and Joel Krosnick. Hailed by the New York Times as a pianist with "a graceful touch . . . rhythmic precision . . . hypnotic charm Han Chen is a distinctive artist whose credentials at a young age already include important prizes in competitions of traditional music as well as increasing respect in the avant-garde. Mr. Chen recorded his debut CD with Naxos Records, which consists of all-Liszt operatic transcriptions, as the first prize winner of the 6th China International Piano Competition. Britains International Piano magazine praised Mr. Chens performance in that competition, noting that [Chen] displayed extraordinary strength, talent and flair. As an enthusiastic advocate for modern music, Mr. Chen actively performs both 20th-century classics and works by emerging composers. His close collaboration with the Juilliard modern music ensemble AXIOM has led to the performance of music by composers Pierre Boulez and Steve Reich. He was also soloist in works by John Adams and John Cage. Mr. Chen graduated from Juilliard in May 2015, receiving his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Juilliards accelerated program, under the guidance of Professor Yoheved Kaplinsky.

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