ALLEN PROGRAM

WONG YU Jean-Philippe RAMEAU Les Boréades: Entrée de Polimnie

(1683 – 1764)

piano Pièces de Clavecin, Suite in E minor

Rigaudons 1er, 2me, et Double

Johann Sebastian BACH Organ Sonata No. 4, BWV 528 (arr. by August Stradal)
(1685 – 1750) II. Andante

A Partita No. 3 in E major for solo violin, BWV 1006

(arr. by Sergei Rachmaninov)
III. Gavotte

RECITAL VI. Gigue

at home Felix MENDELSSOHN

(1809 – 1847)
Drei Phantasien oder Capricen, op. 16
I. Andante con moto – Allegro vivace
II. Scherzo: Presto
III. Andante

Friday, 28 August 2020 Franz LISZT Paraphrase de concert sur Rigoletto

4:00pm EDT (1811 – 1886)
 COVID-19 is perhaps the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time. For my friends and
loved ones who have been affected by the pandemic, especially those in Italy, China,
and here in the States, you are all in my prayers.

I am incredibly fortunate to be able to work and socially distance from home, but even
so, this pandemic has deprived me of two of my greatest joys – live performances and
traveling. Today, through the music of some great eighteenth and nineteenth century
masters, I hope to virtually share a journey with you as we travel through some of my
favorite places – from the elegant streets of Paris and the bustling marketplace of
Leipzig, to the serene countryside of Wales and the lavish court of Mantua.

I hope that, before long, we will see each other in person once again. Until then, be well!

Pianist Allen Wong Yu is an acclaimed performer, recognized for his mature

musicianship, elegant tone, and charismatic stage presence. Since his debut on the solo
stage at age twelve and his critically acclaimed appearance as a soloist with the
Schenectady Symphony a year later, his musical journey has taken him to major venues
across the country, including two appearances on National Public Radio’s From the Top,
where he performed as a Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist.

Allen graduated cum laude from Bowdoin College with an AB in Government & Legal
Studies and Music, where he studied with pianist George Lopez. At Bowdoin, he was a
Sarah & James Bowdoin Scholar, the recipient of the Sue Winchell Burnett prize for ALLEN
contributions to music, and one of only two recipients of the President’s Award for his
WONG YU
“exceptional personal achievements and uncommon contributions to the College.”
piano
In 2014, he began his career as a strategy consultant with Monitor Deloitte in New York.