Sophia Ro, violin, and Keisuki Nakagoshi, piano
Sophia Ro
Born in Seoul, Korea, Sophia Ro has held teaching assistantship positions at University of North Texas as a member of the Conductors’ Quartet and the Nova Quartet ensemble, where she premiered numerous contemporary works and was selected to perform on a CD by composer Adriana Manas.
Keisuke Nakagashi
Keisuke Nakagashi has received training from Emanuel Ax, Gilbert Kalish, Menahem Pressler and Paul Hersh — and enjoys collaborating with other accomplished musicians such as Lucy Shelton, Ian Swensen, Jodi Levitz, Gary Schocker and conductors such as Alasdair Neale, Michael Tilson Thomas and Herbert Blomstedt. Nakagoshi is Pianist-in-Residence at San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the award-winning Opera Parallele. Keisuke and Swiss pianist Eva-Maria Zimmermann formed ZOFO duet in 2009, commissioning and performing music for piano four hands, and their first CD was nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for best chamber music/small ensemble.
Program
- Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Sonata for violin and piano No. 4, Op. 23 (1800 – 1801)
- Faure (1845 – 1924): Sonata No. 1, Op. 13, A major (1875 – 1876)