Program:

L'isle joyeuse (1904) - C. Debussy

Satoko Hayami - piano

Sonata for Cello and Piano (1915) - C. Debussy

I Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto

II Sérénade: Modérément animé

III Finale: Animé, léger et nerveux

Satoko Hayami - piano and Magdalena Sas - cello

Sonata for Violin and Piano (1942-43) - F. Poulenc

1. Allegro con fuoco

2. Intermezzo

3. Presto tragico

   Satoko Hayami - piano and Evgeny Zvonnikov - violin

Piano Trio (1986) - J. Françaix

I.

II. Scherzando

III. Andante

IV. Allegrissimo

Satoko Hayami - piano, Evgeny Zvonnikov - violin, Magdalena Sas - cello

Guest artist:

Satoko Hayami - piano

A native of Japan, Satoko Hayami (she/her), DMA, is an active pianist and educator/teaching artist, whose works explore music as an act of empowerment and empathy. Satoko regularly collaborates with diverse partners including vocalists and instrumentalists, composers, interdisciplinary artists, and community organizations. A versatile pianist, also performing on harpsichord and toy piano, Satoko has performed and taught solo and chamber music all over the world, most notably, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, and Canada. In the United States, Satoko has performed at venues such as the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in D.C.; Millers Outdoor Theater in Houston, TX; Harris Hall in Aspen, CO; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH; Shannon Hall of Memorial Union in Madison, WI. A passionate performer of new music, she co-founded Sound Out Loud Collective, a contemporary chamber ensemble, which won the first prize in Chamber Music Performance, American Prize in 2018.

She serves as a Lecturer in Collaborative Piano at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is on the piano faculty at Beloit College. Satoko is also an interdisciplinary artist-teacher at Madison Japanese Language School, and Community Engagement Coordinator at LunART Inc. in Madison, Wisconsin.

She received her master's degrees in Collaborative Piano from Cleveland Institute of Music and Rice University, and Doctorate of Musical Arts in Collaborative Piano from University of Wisconsin-Madison as a recipient of the Paul Collins Distinguished Wisconsin Fellowship.