Ray Ushikubo

Violinist Ray Ushikubo gives a thrilling recital performance in conjunction with Sounding Point Academy, Colburn’s summer program for advanced violinists.

Ushikubo, praised for his “disciplined focus and clarity… and marvelous dynamic nuance” (Arts Knoxville), is a Japanese-American pianist and violinist who has performed as soloist with major orchestras across the United States. Recent highlights include performing selections from Piazzolla’s Four Seasons with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and I Got Rhythm Variations with the orchestras of Kansas City, Oregon, and Rochester; and Sibelius’s Violin Concerto with the Colburn Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor
VITALI Chaconne for Violin and Piano in G minor
ESA-PEKKA SALONEN Lachen Verlernt
WAXMAN/BIZET Carmen Fantasie