Today on Introductions, we hear from the Winner and First Alternate of this year’s Crain-Maling CSO Young Artists Competition, a prestigious concerto contest held at Symphony Center. Hear violinist Esme Arias-Kim and cellist Jan Vargas Nedvetsky with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago, plus a look back at their past radio recitals.
See more: Esme Arias-Kim, 17, Wins 2023 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artist Competition (news story from January 25, 2023).
Franz Joseph Haydn: Cello Concerto in D:
I. Allegro moderato
Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, 16, cello; Civic Orchestra of Chicago; Andrew Grams, conductor
Performed January 21, 2023 at Symphony Center.
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suite No. 3 in C, BWV 1009:
I. Prelude
IV. Sarabande
Jan Vargas Nedvetsky, cello
First broadcast on Introductions January 16, 2021.
Ernest Chausson: Poème
Esme Arias-Kim, 17, violin; Civic Orchestra of Chicago; Andrew Grams, conductor
Performed January 21, 2023 at Symphony Center.
Eugène Ysaÿe: Solo Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, “Ballade”
Esme Arias-Kim, violin
First broadcast on Introductions November 21, 2020.
