Les AMIS Concert: Yohali Montero, Samantha Yang, and Colin Chang

Les AMIS concerts- Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 3:00 pm

at TRINITY UNITED CHURCH

Program:

William Grant Still:

(1885-1978)Suite for Violin and Piano (1943)

II. Mother and Child Yohali Montero, violin Colin Chang, piano

Frédéric Chopin:

(1810-1849)Barcarolle, Op. 60, in F-sharp major

Colin Chang, piano

Antonin Dvořák:

(1841-1904)Silent Woods (Klid/Waldesruhe),

Op. 68 No.5, B.173

Samantha Yang, cello Colin Chang, piano

Dmitri Shostakovich:

(1906-1975)Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67 in E minor

II. Allegro con brio

III. Largo

IV. Allegretto - Adagio

Yohali Montero, violin Samantha Yang, cello Colin Chang, piano

1st prize winner of the YMoCA, Dominican violinist Yohali Montero is an engaging and exciting artist, celebrated for her captivating performances characterized by a "warm and luscious tone" and a remarkable ability to weave powerful storytelling into her music (Carmen Heredia). Her soloist journey has graced the stages of major orchestras in her homeland, including the Dominican Symphony Orchestra, Juan Pablo Duarte Symphony Orchestra, National Youth Symphony Orchestra, and UASD Chamber Orchestra.

Samantha Yang is a nineteen-year-old cellist living in Toronto, Canada. At the age of 12, she joined The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists, studying with David Hetherington. Samantha has since graduated from the program and is now pursuing her Bachelor of Music Performance at the Glenn Gould School under the tutelage of Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz.

Colin Chang is an avid pianist and musician from Toronto who has performed in several recitals in both Hong Kong and Canada. He was a finalist of the 5th Claudette Sorel Competition and the Music International Grand Prix, a bronze medalist in the Canada IPC festival, and was the recipient of the Consul General Award in the Chopin Avenue International Piano competition. In the 2021-2022 edition of the Sound Espressivo Competition, Colin received several awards including Laurate and First Place of his age category, and "Excellence in Piano Performance" by Brilliant Talent Discovery Awards. He also received 1st Place and the Grand Prize in the 2023 edition of the Golden Piano Talents Competition.

Tickets are $35 plus service fee and available at the Victoria Hall Box Office: 855-372-2210