Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2, Winner of the 2023 Mozart Concerto Competition, Liszt's Les Préludes, Berlioz's Hungarian March
2023-03-18 19:30 (America/Chicago) | MN
SOLOISTS

Andrew Staupe
Piano
Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2

André Peck
Piano
Winner of the 2023 Mozart Concerto Competition

CONDUCTOR

Yuri Ivan

REPERTOIRE

Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2nd and 3rd movements of Concerto in C Major, K. 467
Franz Liszt
Les Préludes
Hector Berlioz
Hungarian March

BIOS

Andrew Staupe

Pianist Andrew Staupe is emerging as one of the distinctive voices in a new generation of pianists. With a Concerto repertoire spanning over 70 works, Andrew has appeared as soloist with many of the top orchestras throughout North America and in Europe, including the Baltimore Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Houston Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony, Colorado Symphony, Maryland Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, the George Enescu Philharmonic in Romania, the Orquestra Filarmónica de Bogotá in Colombia, and many others. He has collaborated with distinguished conductors Osmo Vänskä, Cristian Macelaru, Jahja Ling, Gerard Schwarz, Andrew Litton, Lucas Richman, Rossen Milanov, Josep-Caballé Domenech, and Philip Mann. Andrew has performed recitals across the United States and extensively in Europe, appearing at Carnegie Hall, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Rachmaninov Hall in Moscow, the Schumann Haus in Leipzig, and the Salle Cortot in Paris. The New York Concert Review raved that in his 2012 Carnegie Hall debut “Mr. Staupe gave a brilliant performance, handling the virtuosic demands with apparent ease…I was stunned- this was one of the most incredible performances of this masterpiece I have ever heard, live or recorded. I wanted to shout out to the audience, “Wake up! Don’t you realize you have had the privilege of hearing a once-in-a-lifetime performance!”
An avid chamber musician, Andrew has jammed with legendary vocalist Bobby McFerrin, played Tangos with the Assad Brothers, and performed with legendary violinists Cho-Liang Lin, Chee-Yun, and Martin Chalifour, cellists Sharon Robinson and Desmond Hoebig, and soprano Jessica Rivera Schafer. Most recently, his debut recording of the complete works for piano and violin of Carl Nielsen, with Danish violinist Hasse Borup, has been released and critically acclaimed in October 2020 on the acclaimed Naxos label.
Andrew has a keen interest in performing new music and has collaborated with Academy-Award winning composer Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings), Lowell Liebermann, Augusta Read Thomas, Yehudi Wyner, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Libby Larsen, Pierre Jalbert, Richard Lavenda, Rob Smith, Anthony Brandt, Christopher Goddard, Karl Blench, and debuted Christopher Walczak’s Piano Concerto in August 2020. He will premiere renowned Norwegian composer Ketil Hvoslef’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in an upcoming 2023 concert.
Deeply committed to teaching, Andrew is an Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Houston, and formerly taught at the University of Utah. He is Artistic Director of the Young Artist World Piano Festival in Minnesota, and gives frequent master classes and lectures around the United States. A native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, he earned his Doctorate at Rice University with Jon Kimura Parker, and studied at the University of Minnesota with Lydia Artymiw.

André Previn Peck

André Previn Peck is a 13-year-old pianist from La Crosse, Wisconsin. Studying piano since the age of 4, he is currently a student of the internationally recognized Artist/Teacher, Dr. Joseph Zins of Crocus Hill Studios in St. Paul, Minnesota.
In June of 2021, as a winner of the Concerto Competition of the Piano Texas International Festival & Academy, André made his orchestral debut at the age of eleven with the Fort Worth Symphony conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. He was one of just 24 selected from around the world to attend the Academy in the Junior Category (17 and under). In June of 2022, André was once again selected for the Academy. For the second year in a row, he was a winner of the Concerto Competition and performed with the Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon. André has performed in Master Classes and private lessons with such international luminaries as Tamás Ungár, Asaf Zohar, Pascal Nemirovsky, Andrey Ponochevny, Igor Resnianski, and John Owings.
Most recently in February of 2023, André was named winner of the Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum (MMTF) Mozart Concerto Competition resulting in tonight’s performance with the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra. In November of 2021, André was named Alternate in the State Division of the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Competition in the Junior Level (ages 11-14). In December of 2020, Andre received Second Place in the St. Paul Piano Teachers Association Concerto Competition.
André is currently in eighth grade and his passions in addition to piano include sports, mathematics, cubing, chess, and friends. His interest in giving back to his community with his pianistic gifts includes organizing Kids Helping Kids concerts for the La Crosse Children’s Museum and the Memorial Pool. The spirit of philanthropy was instilled by his parents, Chris Peck and Chau Nguyen. His younger brother Stephen is a cellist and the two occasionally perform together.
Andre’s joie de vivre is exceptional and reflects a youth with enormous talent in a relationship-based life.

Hummel's Potpourri for Viola and Orchestra with Kenneth Freed, Saint-Saëns' Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Mozart's Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) Overture
2023-05-13 19:30 | MN
SOLOISTS

Kenneth Freed, viola
Franco Holder, organ

CONDUCTORS

Kenneth Freed
Yuri Ivan

REPERTOIRE

Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Potpourri for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 94
Camille Saint-Saëns
Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78, “Organ”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture

Summer Pops! At Maple Grove
2023-08-09 19:00 - 20:30 | MN
Summer Concert Series at Maple Grove’s Town Green Bandshell
In collaboration with the Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble
Featuring: 1812 Overture, music from Pirates of the Caribbean, music from How To Train Your Dragon, Overture from Orpheus in the Underworld (including the “Can-Can” theme), Bugler’s Holiday, Here’s to the Big Apple (including “New York, New York”), and more!

Summer Pops! At Lake Harriet Bandshell
2023-08-13 14:00 - 15:30 | MN
Summer Concert Series at the Lake Harriet Bandshell
In collaboration with the Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble
Featuring: 1812 Overture, music from Pirates of the Caribbean, music from How To Train Your Dragon, Overture from Orpheus in the Underworld (including the “Can-Can” theme), Bugler’s Holiday, Here’s to the Big Apple (including “New York, New York”), and more!
NOTE: Lake Harriet concert is CANCELLED due to rain forecasted during the concert.

Summer Pops! At Como Lakeside
2023-08-14 19:00 - 20:30 | MN
Summer Concert Series at Como Lakeside Pavilion
In collaboration with the Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble
Featuring: 1812 Overture, music from Pirates of the Caribbean, music from How To Train Your Dragon, Overture from Orpheus in the Underworld (including the “Can-Can” theme), Bugler’s Holiday, Here’s to the Big Apple (including “New York, New York”), and more!

Berlioz Roman Carnival, Dvořák Symphony No. 7, Glazunov Grand Adagio, Bach Double Concerto
2023-10-28 19:30 | MN
SOLOISTS

Adam Han-Gorsky, violin
Ian Snyder, violin

CONDUCTORS

Yuri Ivan

REPERTOIRE

Hector Berlioz
Roman Carnival
Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No. 7
Alexander Glazunov
Grand Adagio
Bach
Double Concerto

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker in partnership with the Metropolitan Ballet
2023-12-16 19:30, 2023-12-17 14:00 | MN
THE NUTCRACKER

Saturday December 16th at 7:30 pm
Sunday December 17th at 2:00 pm

Purchase tickets at metroballet.org

The Power of Storytelling through Music
2024-01-27 16:00 | MN
In partnership with the Wildwood Artist Series

CONDUCTOR

Yuri Ivan

REPERTOIRE

Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf
Julie Conzemius, narrator
Bach
Concerto for Two Violins, m
Artrio Bassoon Trio
Classical, jazz, and contemporary music
Peter Douglas, Ellen Maas Pratt, and Gene Scholtens

Music for a Midwinter Afternoon
2024-01-28 15:00 | MN
SOLOISTS

Helen Chang Haertzen, violin
Anna Ainomäe, viola

CONDUCTOR

Yuri Ivan

REPERTOIRE

Prokofiev
Peter and the Wolf
Julie Conzemius, narrator
Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante
Helen Chang Haertzen, violin
Anne Ainomäe, viola

Adolphe Adam: Giselle in partnership with the Metropolitan Ballet
2024-03-23 19:30, 2024-03-24 14:00 | MN
In partnership with the Metropolitan Ballet

CONDUCTORS

Yuri Ivan

REPERTOIRE

Adolphe Adam
Giselle

Gershwin Rhapsody No. 2, Dvorak Slavonic Dance No. 8, de Falla Three Cornered Hat Suite No. 2, Mozart Piano Concerto No. 15
2024-05-17 19:30 | MN
SOLOISTS

Timothy Lovelace, piano
William Feng, piano
Minneapolis Music Teachers’ Forum Mozart Contest Winner

CONDUCTORS

Yuri Ivan, Artistic Director

REPERTOIRE

George Gershwin
Rhapsody No. 2
Timothy Lovelace, piano
Manuel de Falla
Three Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 8 (Op. 46)
Mozart
Concerto No. 15 in B-flat Major, K450, mvmt 1
William Feng, piano

Summer POPS! - Lake Harriet Bandshell
2024-08-11 17:30 | Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Join us for an evening of open-air music on beautiful Lake Harriet.

The Pink Panther by Henry Mancini, arr. Calvin Custer
Orpheus in the Underworld Overture by Jacques Offenbach
Symphonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Howard Shore, arr. John Whitney
with Momoko Tano, soprano
“Interméde et Barcarolle” from The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
An American in Paris Suite by George Gershwin, arr. John Whitney
“Procession of Bacchus” from Sylvia by Léo Delibes
Chariots of Fire by Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, arr. Henrik Torolphi
“Hungarian March” from The Damnation of Faust by Hector Berlioz
Olympic Fanfare and Theme by John Williams, arr. Donald Riggio
Carmen Prelude by Georges Bizet
Why Couldn’t It Be Poor Little Me? arr. T Unseth

Summer POPS! - Como Lakeside Pavilion
2024-08-12 19:00 | Como Lakeside Pavilion, 1360 Lexington Pkwy N, St. Paul, 55103, United States
Join us for an evening of open-air music on beautiful Lake Como.

The Pink Panther by Henry Mancini, arr. Calvin Custer
Orpheus in the Underworld Overture by Jacques Offenbach
Symphonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring by Howard Shore, arr. John Whitney
with Momoko Tano, soprano
“Interméde et Barcarolle” from The Tales of Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach
An American in Paris Suite by George Gershwin, arr. John Whitney
“Procession of Bacchus” from Sylvia by Léo Delibes
Chariots of Fire by Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, arr. Henrik Torolphi
“Hungarian March” from The Damnation of Faust by Hector Berlioz
Olympic Fanfare and Theme by John Williams, arr. Donald Riggio
Carmen Prelude by Georges Bizet
Why Couldn’t It Be Poor Little Me? arr. T Unseth

Telychko Suite of Carpatho-Rusyn Songs, Janáček Sinfonietta, Silvestrov Symphony No. 7
2024-11-02 19:30 | Concordia Buetow Music Auditorium, 300 Hamline Ave N, St Paul, MN, MN, 55104, United States
SOLOISTS

Folk Artists via, Timo Foundation
Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble

CONDUCTOR

Yuri Ivan, Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Telychko
Suite of Carpatho-Rusyn Songs

Leoš Janáček
Sinfonietta

Valentin Silvestrov
Symphony No. 7

The Nutcracker - Live in Concert
2024-12-08 15:00 | Masonic Temple Association, 200 East Plato Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN, 55107, United States
Enjoy an afternoon of selections from Tchaikovsky’s beloved holiday classic.
CONDUCTOR

Yuri Ivan, Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker in partnership with the Metropolitan Ballet
2024-12-21 19:30, 2024-12-22 14:00 | Hopkins High School, 2400 Royals Dr, Minnetonka, Minnesota, 55305, United States
THE NUTCRACKER

Saturday December 21st at 7:30 pm
Sunday December 22nd at 2:00 pm

Purchase tickets at metroballet.org

Beethoven Triple Concerto, Brahms Symphony No. 3
2025-02-23 15:00 | Roseville Lutheran Church, 1215 Roselawn Ave W, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
SOLOISTS

Silver Ainomae, Yi Zhao, and Timothy Lovelace

CONDUCTOR

Yuri Ivan, Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Beethoven
Triple Concerto

Brahms
Symphony No. 3

Josef Mysliveček: The Miller Who Inspired Mozart
2025-03-22 19:30 | Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 285 Dale St N, St. Paul, MN, 55103, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Mysliveček
Symphony No. 31 in G Major
Adriano in Siria Overture
Octet No. 3 in B-flat Major
Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20, K466, Mvt 1
Soloist: Adam Khan Ngo
FEATURING
Professor Emeritus Daniel Freeman
Mysliveček scholar, University of Minnesota

Adam Khan Ngo

Minneapolis Music Teachers Forum Mozart Piano Concerto Competition Winner

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2, Dvorak: Vodnik (The Water Goblin), Lalo: Cello Concerto in D Minor
2025-05-17 19:30 | St Albert the Great Church, 2836 33rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Soloists: Corey Hamm, Piano
Dvořák
Vodnik (The Water Goblin) Symphonic Poem, Op.107/B.195
Lalo
Cello Concerto in D Minor, Mvt-1 Prelude, Allegro maestoso
Soloists:Summer Liu, Cello
SOLOISTS
Corey Hamm
Pianist Corey Hamm is establishing a unique musical profile. In recent years, he has toured and recorded Frederic Rzewski’s monumental The People United Will Never Be Defeated! His CD won Spotify’s Best Classical Recording 2014. Further recording plans include a CD of works written for him and the complete piano works of Henri Dutilleux.

Corey Hamm has premiered over 400 solo, chamber, and concerto works including for PEP (Piano and Erhu Project), The Nu:BC Collective, and for Hammerhead Consort. His three chamber music initiatives have received praise both for their recordings and their artistry.

Dr. Hamm is an award-winning Professor of Piano at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver.

Summer Liu
Summer Liu, a 12-year-old 7th grader at Lake Middle School in Woodbury, has been studying
cello with Andrea Glass at the MacPhail Center for Music for six years.

She won the 2025 MacPhail Concerto & Aria Competition, having also won it in 2024 (duo) and
2023 (solo). She earned First Prize in the 2024 Chicago International Music Competition, the
2024 Minnesota Sinfonia Young Artist Competition (Junior Division), and was a finalist in the
2023 Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies Concerto Competition. She also placed Second in
the 2023 American Classical Young Musician Award and Third in the 2022 American Music
Talent Competition and received the 2023–2024 MacPhail Bjork-Pederson Suzuki Scholarship.

Summer is a cellist in the Symphony Orchestra of the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies,
the MacPhail Chamber Orchestra, and the MacPhail Cello Rock Band. She also plays
percussion in her school band and enjoys reading, biking, skiing, rock climbing, video games,
and spending time with friends and pets.

Summer POPS! - Como Lakeside Pavilion
2025-08-05 19:00 | Como Lakeside Pavilion, 1360 Lexington Pkwy N, St. Paul, 55103, United States
Join us on beautiful Lake Como for an evening of open-air music.
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Coming soon…

Summer POPS! - Lake Harriet Bandshell
2025-08-10 14:00 | Lake Harriet Bandshell, 4135 W Lake Harriet Pkwy, Minneapolis, MN, 55409, United States
Join us on beautiful Lake Harriet for an evening of open-air music.

CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE

Movie music
How to Train Your Dragon Medley by John Powell
“Adventures on Earth” from E.T. by John Williams
Highlights from Jurassic Park by John Williams

Patriotic music

“Stars and Stripes Forever” by Sousa
“Armed Forces Salute” arranged by Bob Lowden

Plus a variety of our favorite summer classical music

“Dance Baccanale” from Samson and Delilah by Saint-Saëns
Finlandia by Sibelius
“Nimrod” from the Enigma Variations by Elgar
“Radetzky March” by Strauss
“Blue Tango” by Leroy Anderson
“España Cañi” by Marquina Narro

Dvořák Symphony No. 6, Bartók Piano Concerto No. 3, Haydn Sinfonia Concertante
2025-10-19 15:00 | St Albert the Great Church, 2836 33rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, 55406, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Dvořák
Symphony No. 6
Bartók
Piano Concerto No. 3
Soloist: Andrew Staupe, Piano
Haydn
Sinfonia Concertante
Soloists:Yi Zhao, Kate Wegener, Erik Wheeler, Chris Marshall

Holiday Concert: Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker and Holiday Classics
2025-12-07 15:00 | Masonic Temple Association, 200 East Plato Boulevard, Saint Paul, MN, 55107, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Tchaikovsky
Selections from The Nutcracker
Other Holiday Classics

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker in partnership with the Metropolitan Ballet
2025-12-20 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-12-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Hopkins High School, 2400 Royals Dr, Minnetonka, Minnesota, 55305, United States
Purchase tickets at metroballetacademy.org

Don’t miss Metropolitan Ballet’s 19th annual production of the traditional Nutcracker!

Saturday December 20th at 7:00 pm

Mozart Piano Concerto MMTF Winner, Elgar Enigma Variations, Delius Summer Evening, Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
2026-03-01 15:00 | Roseville Lutheran Church, 1215 Roselawn Ave W, Roseville, MN, 55113, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Elgar
Enigma Variations
Delius
Summer Evening
Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466, mvt 1
Soloist:Marius Kleinhuizen, MMTF winner
Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, mvt 3
Soloist: Jessica Schao

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suites Nos. 1, 2 & 3
2026-05-09 19:30 | Concordia Buetow Music Auditorium, 300 Hamline Ave N, St Paul, MN, MN, 55104, United States
CONDUCTOR
Yuri Ivan
Artistic Director
REPERTOIRE
Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet, Suites Nos. 1, 2 & 3
