Courtroom Concerts
Thursday, February 22, 2007 Program
Rolf Haas, violin
Kerri LeJeune, piano
Leon de Saint-Lubin (1805-1850)
- Fantasia on the Sextet from Lucia di Lammermoor
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Romance, Op. 50
Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908)
- Introduction and Tarantella, Op. 43
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Horacio Nuguid, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
- Sonata in C Minor (Pathétique), Op. 13
I. Grave-Allegro molto e con brio
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
- Grande Polonaise Brillante précédée d'un
Andante spianato, Op. 22
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Artist Bios:
Rolf Haas, of Minneapolis, MN, made his debut with the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra under conductor Lynn Harrell at age 14. He has won numerous awards including winner of the Schubert Club Strings competition, MNSOTA State Solo competition, and Thursday Musical strings competition. He has been a three time winner of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony’s Concerto Competition and has been National finalist for the MTNA string competition in Washington D.C., Kansas City M.O., and Austin T.X. Currently at age 21, Rolf is studying at the University of Minnesota with Professor Sally O’Reilly.
Horacio Nuguid learned to read music as a fifth-grade student in his native Philippines. Soon after, with the help of his mother, he was able to tackle piano music of advanced difficulty. Formal training began at age fourteen. The young pianist attended the conservatory of Music of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, where he studied piano with Milagros de Ocampo and Stella Goldenberg Brimo. After receiving his diploma, he went to the United States and pursued graduate degrees in piano performance. Among his renowned teachers in America were Howard Aibel and Ian Hobson.
Nuguid has developed a fine technical command of the instrument. Critics and audiences have been inspired and captivated with the digital precision, elegance, and beautiful tone of this pianist. His performances in a number of national and international piano competitions in the United States and the Philippines garnered prizes and commendations. Since then, Nuguid has performed concertos with various orchestras and has appeared in solo and chamber music recitals in many cities in the US, Philippines, Austria, and Switzerland.
Nuguid currently serves as Artistic Director of the Rochester Chamber Music Society, which he founded in 2003. He also serves as clinician at The Young Artist Piano Camp at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Nuguid maintains an active schedule of performing and teaching while residing in Rochester with his wife and son, also musicians.
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