The highly acclaimed violinist PHILLIP LEVY, who has performed worldwide, will join as a featured soloist in Bach’s A minor Violin Concerto, the Fifth Brandenburg Concerto, and Erbarme dich” from the St. Matthew Passion in the Marathon’s Finale.
Mr. Levy is a former member and soloist with London’s Academy of St Martin in the Fields and English Chamber Orchestras and a professor of violin and chamber music at Stanford University.
Mr. Levy currently leads the Capitol Ensemble, artists in residence for LACMA’s Sundays Live performances broadcast on KUSC.

Dr. Kipp Cortez will perform a recital of organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach at Beckley Presbyterian Church in Beckley, West Virginia. The organ was built in 1979 by Noack Organ Company of Georgetown, Massachusetts as their opus 90. A native of the Chicago suburb of La Grange Park, Illinois, Dr. Cortez is on the music faculty at Concord University in Athens, West Virginia. He holds degrees in organ from Valparaiso University (B.M.) and the University of Michigan (M.M., DMA).

アマチュアチェリスト。室内楽演奏会の「休憩時間」を使って　バッハの楽曲を演奏して参加します。

Twin brothers Nathan and Henry Wu are ninth graders at Essex High School in Essex Junction, Vermont. They are both enthusiastic classical musicians. Henry plays cello and Nathan plays violin and viola. They started playing their string instruments in fourth grade. Nathan and Henry have participated in many music festivals and concerts in the northern United States, including the Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall and the Music Festival at Walnut Hill. They have also attended Kinhaven Music School and performed in the Next Generation concert series. They have performed in venues such as Carnegie Hall’s Stern-Perelman Auditorium, Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre, the Flynn Theatre in Burlington, the Vermont State House, and the Chandler Music Center. Henry and Nathan are also members of the Vermont Youth Orchestra.

Additionally, Henry and Nathan are both pianists. As a piano duet, they have won numerous prizes, including the grand prize at Vermont Has Talent 2015. They have guest performed at Bill Reid’s Voice Studio’s Senior Recital and the 2016 Miss Vermont Pageant Competition. Henry has also won numerous awards as a solo pianist, including first prize for the 2016 MTNA Vermont competition in the Junior Piano division and first prize in the 2016 St. Albans Maple Festival Talent Show.

Aside from music, Henry and Nathan enjoy mathematics and geography. In eighth grade, they were part of the Vermont Mathcounts team that went to the national competition. Their middle school Geography Bee team won back-to-back state championships. They are currently members of their school’s Scholars’ Bowl and Math League teams. Henry and Nathan both play soccer and run track. Nathan also plays hockey.

Henry and Nathan greatly enjoy giving back to the community through music. They have performed at senior homes, schools, and their local library, giving many people a rare opportunity to listen to live classical music, which can be difficult to find in today’s world. They look forward to sharing the gift of classical music with various audiences as part of the Bach in the Subways program.