Gueorgui Mouchel - 5 pieces on folk Uzbek tunes
I. Mvt. 1
Felix Mendelssohn - Trio No. 1
II. Andante con moto tranquillo
Sergei Rachmaninov - Trio No. 1
Jennifer Higdon - Fiery Red
About the Artists:
Violinist Anna Luebke is a performer and teacher based in the DC area. She has performed in the sections of various ensembles including The Apollo Orchestra, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, and New World Symphony (FL), and has held concertmaster or assistant roles in the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Anne Arundel Community College Orchestra, La Musica Lirica Opera Orchestra, University of Maryland Symphony Orchestra and Opera, Brevard Music Center Sinfonia and Opera, and University of Wisconsin-Madison Symphony Orchestra and Opera. She appeared as a violin fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center in 2022 and 2023, where she was mentored by members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Juilliard String Quartet.Luebke also enjoys performing as an opera orchestra musician and won a position with Des Moines Metro Opera in 2023. Her most recent opera engagements include performances of Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges, Bartok’s Bluebeard’s Castle, and Bizet’s Carmen with Des Moines Metro Opera; Barber’s Vanessa with Spoleto Festival USA; and a concert on the National Mall with Opera Italiana. She is also an active recording musician and can be heard on albums including the 2021 jazz release Elegy for an Undiscovered Species and new chamber music works soon-to-be released by Centaur Records in 2024.
Luebke received a Master of Music Performance degree from the University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts in Violin Performance degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has performed in masterclasses hosted by prominent solo, chamber, and orchestral musicians including David Kim, Vadim Gluzman, Stephanie Chase, Ioana Cristina Goicea, Gary Levinson, Lisa-Beth Lambert, and members of the Harlem Quartet, Brentano Quartet, Escher Quartet, The Knights, and Decoda.
Cellist Wesley Hornpetrie enjoys diving into chamber music and interarts collaboration as a performer and improviser. She is most energized developing works with friends who feel the same urgency that concerts should infuse feelings of place, community, and belonging for all folks present. A native of Oklahoma City, cellist Wesley Hornpetrie now enjoys performing, collaborating, and teaching around the Washington D.C. region. She is mostly active as a member of Virago, a mixed quartet that melds free improvisation and contemporary chamber music into a contagious headspace of out-of-the box expression. She was the inaugural cellist for Candlelight Concert Series, performing over 100 pop and classical programs in historic locations around Detroit during the 20-21 season. Additionally she is the cellist of the Kennedy String Quartet in D.C. She also plays in her chamber ensemble, Girlnoise and her new music cello quartet, Hole in the Floor. As an arts administrator, she is the founder and executive director of Michigan-based music festival, Third Place [MusicFest]. As a performer, Wesley has most recently collaborated with composers including Bryce Dessner, Annika Socolofsky, Tanner Porter, among others, and ensembles including Roomful of Teeth, JACK Quartet, and the Grand Rapids Ballet. She has been coached in chamber settings by yMusic, Harlem quartet, and International Contemporary Ensemble. She is pursuing a DMA at the University of Maryland, studying with Dr. Eric Kutz, and has played in masterclasses For Lynn Harrell and Alisa Weilerstein.
Uzbekistani pianist Guzal Isametdinova is pursuing a DMA in Collaborative Piano from the University of Maryland. She is the first prize winner of the Pro Romania (Bucharest) International Piano Competition; 2nd prize recipient of the International French Rubinstein Competition, and 3rd prize recipient of both the Russian Musica Classic Festival and Uzbekistan Sanat Gunchalari piano competitions. She holds her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan where she twice won the chamber music competition and was featured with the orchestra in Mozart’s Piano Concerto in d minor, K.466. She also holds a Professional Performance Certificate from the Lynn University Conservatory of Music. Guzal has performed in masterclasses for Leon Fleisher, Irena Gulzarova, Jean Pierre Collot, Emanuele Torquati, Juris Kalnciems, Daniel Grimwood, Allison Gagnon, and Margaret McDonald. Her previous teachers include Honored Teacher of Uzbekistan Alla Kim, Ofeliya Yusupova and Anna Gringof.
