Semifinals Performances
May 15, 2026
Semifinals (4 blocks): 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m. EST
Dalton Center Recital Hall, WMU, Kalamazoo, Michigan
WHEN: Friday, May 15, 2026 | See Schedule Below…
WHERE: Dalton Center Recital Hall, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
SEMIFINALS: Tickets are free and the event is open to the public.
The semifinals will take place across four blocks, with three semifinalists performing in each block. Please view the schedule below for the full program.
2026 COMPETITION PROGRAM BOOK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xIdfIttwt37cTJWLuFDB4D6RoxYNm03N/view?usp=sharing
2026 Semifinals LIVESTREAM: https://www.youtube.com/live/KsBuObRzPpo
SEMIFINALS PROGRAM
| 9:00 a.m. | Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 I. Grave Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112 I. Allegro non troppo Ella Eom, violin Alicja Basinska, piano | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Béla Bartók 1881-1945 |
| Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 I. Prelude Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 IV. Allegro-moderato-allegro, ma non troppo-poco piu lento-adagio Daniel Yoonsuh Lee, cello | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Edward Elgar 1857-1934 | |
| Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 II. Fuga: Allegro Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 I. Moderato nobile Eisun Hong, violin | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Erich Korngold |
| 10:30 a.m. | Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 I. Prelude Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat Major, Op. 107 III. Cadenza. IV. Allegro con moto Eiline Tai, cello Elizabeth DeMio, piano | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Dmitri Shostakovich 1906-1975 |
| Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 I. Prelude Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85 I. Adagio-Moderato II. Lento-Allegro Molto Oliver Mar, cello Alicja Basinska, piano | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Edward Elgar 1857-1934 | |
| Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 II. Fuga: Allegro Carmen Fantasie Jayden King, violin Elizabeth DeMio, piano | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Franz Waxman 1906-1967 |
| 1:00 p.m. | Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 I. Prelude Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb:2 I. Allegro moderato Ray Gu, cello Alicja Basinska, piano | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Joseph Haydn 1732-1809 |
| Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 II. Fuga: Allegro Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 I. Allegro molto appassionato Chanhee Jin, violin Alicja Basinska, piano | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Felix Mendelssohn | |
| Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009 I. Prelude Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat Major, Op. 107 III. Cadenza IV. Allegro con moto Jesse Krentz, cello Elizabeth DeMio, piano | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Dmitri Shostakovich 1906-1975 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001 II. Fuga: Allegro Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219 I. Allegro aperto Mingzhe Ye, violin | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756-1791 |
| Cello Suite No. 4 in E flat Major, BWV 1010 I. Prelude Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191 I. Allegro Katarina Kenney, cello Alicja Basinska, piano | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Antonín Dvořák 1841-1904 | |
| Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003 I. Grave Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 I. Allegro ma non troppo James Birch, violin | J.S. Bach 1685-1750 Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827 |
