About the Artist
20 year old Japan-born violinist Airi Ito is currently studying under Professor I-Hao Lee at DePaul University. Her previous teachers were Taka Matsunaga and Bernardo Arias. She made her solo orchestral debut with the Midwest Philharmonic Orchestra at age 12, and in 2022 and 2023 as a winner of the concerto competition. She performed solo in the Carnegie Weill recital hall as well as in the Chicago Symphony Hall, the Walt Disney hall, the New World Center and the Carnegie Stern Auditorium as part of various ensembles. She has received masterclasses from Pierre Amoyal, Arnold Steinhart, the Kronos Quartet and more.
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Airi Ito will be accompanied by pianist Ke Wang.
César Franck: Violin Sonata in A major
I. Allegretto ben moderato
II. Allegro
III. Recitativo-Fantasia ben moderato
IV. Allegretto poco mosso
Claude Debussy: The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Heifetz)
La plus Que Lente (arr. Roques)
Intermission-
Antonio Dvorák: Violin Concerto in A minor
I Allegro ma non troppo
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo
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