Program
Gabriel Fauré - "En Sourdine" from 5 Melodies de Venise, Op. 58
Frederic Chopin - "Posel" from 17 Polish Songs, Op. 74
Clara Schumann - Three Romances Op. 22
Johann Sebastian Bach - "Wie zweifelhaftig ist mein Hoffen" from Cantata BWV 109
Johann Sebastian Bach - Chaconne, Partita No. 2 BWV 1004
Chopin - "Wiosna" (Frühling/Spring) & "Smuta rzeka" (Trübe Wellen/Sad River) from 17 Polish Songs, Op. 74
Chopin - Cello Sonata, Op. 65
Zachary Mowitz, cello
Connie Kim-Sheng Fried, piano
A native of Princeton, NJ, cellist Zachary Mowitz made his solo debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in July 2018. An artist who wears many hats, Zachary co-founded ensemble132, Nodality Music, and Trio St. Bernard – the 2018 Gold Prize winner of the Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition. He has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony, and has played as Guest Principal Cello with the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra and Princeton Symphony Orchestra. In the summers of 2022 and 2023, he appeared at the Marlboro Music Festival. In Fall 2024, he will join the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Having played with artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Donald Weilerstein, Hsin-Yun Huang, Jonathan Biss, Ida Kavafian, and Peter Wiley, Zachary has an intense passion for chamber music. Zachary has appeared throughout the United States, visiting halls such as the Kimmel Center’s Verizon Hall and Perelman Hall, Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium, Alice Tully Hall, Columbia University’s Miller Theater, and Johns Hopkins’ Shriver Hall.
Zach attended the Curtis Institute of Music, Royal College of Music, and Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, where he worked with mentors such as Peter Wiley, Carter Brey, Richard Lester, and Gary Hoffman. Zachary was awarded First Prize in the 2020 World Bach Competition. He is currently an Associated Artist at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and he co-teaches a class at the Curtis Institute on music and climate justice. In his spare time, Zachary enjoys exploring the endless world of podcasts and tossing a frisbee.
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