Guest Recital
Professor Andrii Isakov from The Ohio State University and pianist Li Wang present an eclectic program of Tartini, Szymanowski and Ravel.
Program
Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770)
Violin Sonata in G minor, "Devil's Trill"
I. Larghetto affettuoso
II. Allegro
III. Grave – Allegro assai – Adagio
Karol Szymanowski (1882–1937)
Mythes, Op. 30
I. La Fontaine d'Aréthuse
Myroslav Skoryk (1938 - 2020) - Melody
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, M. 77
I. Allegretto
II. Blues. Moderato
III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro
Andrii Isakov, violin
Li Wang, piano
The event is free and open to the public.
No tickets required.
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About Andrii Isakov
Ukrainian violinist Andrii Isakov has performed numerous solo and chamber music recitals in Europe, Asia, and the United States. He has appeared as a featured soloist with the National Ukrainian Philharmonic Orchestra, Lviv Symphony Orchestra, Khmelnytskyi Symphony Orchestra, Cremona Music Academy Chamber Orchestra, CCM Philharmonia Orchestra as a winner of the concerto competition, the Ohio State Symphony Orchestra, and other reputable ensembles.
Isakov is a laureate of diverse national and international competitions, including the Lewisville Lake Symphony International Competition for Strings and Harp, Francesco Forgione International Violin Competition, Cremona International Competition for Strings, Cliff Dwellers Club Competition for Strings, Croatian National Violin Competition, and many other competitions. He has additionally received the prestigious North Shore Music Award in Chicago as an acclaimed winner of the competition. Furthermore, Isakov has been a winner of two concerto competitions in the institutions where he attended: at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), as well as the Solomiya Krushelnytska Lviv Special School of Music.
Isakov serves as an Assistant Professor of Violin at The Ohio State University’ School of Music. Isakov has also taught at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and at the Starling Preparatory String Project. During summers, he enjoys teaching and performing at Cremona International Music Academy and Festival in Italy, at Sewanee Summer Music Festival in Tennessee, and at Varna International Music Festival in South Carolina. Additionally, Isakov is the founder, artistic director, and violin faculty of the Fiorito International Music Festival and Competition. Isakov’s students are recognized winners of international competitions, such as Leonid Kogan International Violin Competition, XII International Balys Dvarionas Competition, Cremona International String Competition, Marine Iashvili International Competition, King’s Peak International Competition, MAP International Music Competition, and others. His students have performed solos with orchestras and received scholarships for different music programs. Isakov has given masterclasses in the United States, in China, and in Europe.
Isakov holds his Doctor of Music Arts and master’s degrees from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Kurt Sassmannshaus, and his bachelor’s degree from the Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts, where he was a student of Mark Lakirovich.
About Li Wang
Pianist Li Wang, a native of Inner Mongolia, China, enjoys a vibrant international career that beautifully balances performance, collaboration, and education. She currently resides in Columbus, Ohio.
The 2025 season includes invited appearances at the Cremona International Music Festival in Italy, masterclasses at Xinghai Conservatory of Music and Sun Yat-Sen University, and a recording project with her husband, violinist Andrii Isakov, featuring the complete four sonatas for violin and piano by Allen Saap for release on Navona Records. In 2023, she gave the world premiere of Chen Yi’s "Spring in Dresden" for violin and piano at Tsinghua University.
An engaging and versatile performer, Ms. Wang has been heard across the United States, China, and Europe—with performances in Ukraine, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and South Korea. She made her orchestral debut in 2012 as soloist in the "Yellow River" Piano Concerto with the China National Opera & Dance Drama Theater Symphony Orchestra.
She is also a laureate of numerous international competitions, including the Wideman International Piano Competition, Clamo International Piano Competition (Spain), Cliff Dwellers Club Competition, MTNA-Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition, and J. Earl Lee Collaborative Piano Competition.
Chamber music lies at the heart of Ms. Wang’s artistic practice. She performs regularly in duo with violinist Andrii Isakov, and has collaborated with esteemed artists such as Yehuda Hanani, Vladimir Perlin, and Kurt Sassmannshaus.
Ms. Wang holds a Doctor of Musical Arts and an Artist Diploma from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM), where she studied with James Tocco. She earned her Master of Music from Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts under Adam Neiman, and her Bachelor of Music from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing under Professor Chun Pan.