Fine Arts Chamber Players will present the 2017 Basically Beethoven Festival. Every program starts with a Rising Star Recital followed by a feature performance. Rising Star Recitals present local, gifted young musicians, while feature performances showcase professional musicians from the area.

Schedule of events

July 9: Dances & Romances

Rising Star Recital:

• Marlon Eliat Flores Dovales, cello
• Regina Lin, piano

Feature Performance:

• Chloe Trevor, violin
• Jonathan Tsay, piano

July 16: A Spirited Afternoon

Rising Star Recital:

• Yong Ha Jung, viola
• Patrick Magee, piano

Feature Performance:

• Sean Riley, violin
• Grace Kang Wollett, violin
• Rachel Li McDonald, viola
• Imelda Tecson, viola
• Jonah Kim, cello
• Joseph Kuipers, cello
• Alex McDonald, piano

July 23: Stephen Nielson and Friends

Rising Star Recital:

• Daniel Che, piano
• Alice Zhang, piano

Feature Performance:

• Steinway Artist Stephen Nielson, piano
• Motoi Takeda, violin
• Caroline Nielson, mezzo soprano

July 30: Americana!

Rising Star Recital:

• Subin Cho, flute
• Hannah Kim, flute
• Lizhen Wu, piano

Feature Performance:

• Dallas and Ft. Worth Symphony members
• Jennifer Higdon’s Piano Trio
• Lucas Aleman, violin (DSO)
• Mariana Cottier-Bucco, violin (DSO)
• Shu Lee, violin (DSO)
• Grace Kang Wollett, violin (Dallas Opera)
• Christine Hwang, viola (DSO)
• Rachel Li McDonald, viola
• Lesley Cleary, cello (FWSO)
• Craig Leffer, cello (faculty, UT Arlington)
• William Clay, bass (FWSO)
• Margaret Shin Fischer, flute
• Jonathan Jones, clarinet (DCS/LCS)
• Peter Unterstein, bassoon (FWSO)
• Buddy Bray, piano, (FWSO)
• Daniel Black, conductor (FWSO)