徐翔鋼琴演奏會3/30喬丹廳

Saturday, 3/30/2019, 8 pm 

NEC's Jordan Hall

Daniel Hsu, 徐翔 piano

www.danielhsupiano.com

2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition:Bronze medal and best performance of both the commissioned work and chamber music

2016 Gilmore Young Artist Award

" A poet with an expressive edge to his playing that charms, questions, and coaxes,..."

- the Philadelphia Inquirer

   

Program

 Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp major from Book I, BWV 848 

 Rachmaninov: Etudes-tableaux, Op. 39, No. 5 

 Tchaikovsky: Dumka in C minor, Op. 59 

 Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 

 Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 8 in C minor, "Wilde Jagd" 

 Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

  TICKETS

音樂會門票分為$50 (貴賓保留區、可預先指定座位)及$30 (不對號自由入座) 兩種 , 學生票$15 (不對號自由座區)  。六歲以下兒童請勿入場。

購票:喬登廳票房: 617-585-1260。

網站購票: http://www.ChinesePerformingArts.net 無手續費。
$50: VIP Reserved Seats
$30: open seating at non-VIP section
$15: student open seating at non-VIP section

Children under 6 not admitted.

提供100張免費學生票 (14歲以上 , 每人一張) 請上贈票網頁索票  。 100 free student tickets available at www.ChinesePerformingArts.net only
(1 per request for age 14 and up)More details: 
http://www.chineseperformingarts.net/contents/season/20190330/index.html

Pianist Daniel Hsu was the bronze medal and best performance of both the commissioned work and chamber music at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Also a 2016 Gilmore Young Artist, and first prize winner of the 2015 CAG Victor Elmaleh Competition. 

A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Daniel Hsu made his concerto debut at age 8, and his recital debut at the Steinway Society at age 9, before being accepted into the Curtis Institute of Music at the age of 10, along with his two older siblings. Since then, he has made his debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra (2016) and Carnegie Hall (2017) as part of the CAG Winners Series at Weill Recital Hall. 

Daniel has collaborated with the Tokyo, North Carolina, Grand Rapids, New Haven, and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestras, working with conductors Leonard Slatkin, Nicholas McGegan, Cristian Măcelaru, Ruth Reinhardt, and Marcelo Lehninger. Daniel's chamber performance with the Brentano String Quartet earned him the Steven de Groote Memorial Award for the Best Performance of Chamber Music. He regularly tours the US with the Verona String Quartet and in duo piano with his brother, Andrew, and appears frequently in chamber music festivals.

Decca Gold digitally launched Daniel's first album featuring live recordings from the Cliburn Competition, as well as his award-winning performance of Marc-André Hamelin's Toccata on "L'homme armé."

Daniel is currently the Richard A. Doran Fellow at the Curtis Institute of Music, where he has studied with Gary Graffman, Robert McDonald, and Eleanor Sokoloff. He is also a Marvel film buff and enjoys programming. He contributed to the creation of Workflow, which won the coveted 2015 Apple Design Award and was acquired by Apple in March 2017.

鋼琴家徐翔, 2017年范克萊本(Van Cliburn)國際鋼琴大賽銅牌獲獎者，同時獲得了大賽委約作品和室內樂的最佳表現獎。他也是2016年 Gilmore青年藝術家，2015年CAG Victor Elmaleh比賽的一等獎，以及2015年濱松國際鋼琴比賽的銅牌得主。他的精湛琴藝和音樂才能受到音樂界的認可。費城 Philadelphia Inquirer將徐翔演出描述為" 如詩人般的演奏魅力，具有多方面表現力的優勢"。

徐翔出生在舊金山灣區，他8歲時與Fremont交響樂團合作首演協奏曲，在10歲時繼他的哥哥和姊姊之後，也被Curtis音樂學院錄取。先後跟隨三位顯赫的名鋼琴家學習。

徐翔在美國各地舉行獨奏和協奏曲表演。一起合作的管弦樂隊有：費城, 北卡，等等。指揮家有：Leonard Slatkin 等著名指揮家。他每年都會在中國, 日本和歐洲巡迴演出，與東京，多米尼加國家交響樂團合作。徐翔與Brentano 弦樂四重奏的室內樂表演贏得了Steven de Groote 室內樂最佳表演紀念獎。獲得The Dallas Morning News 高度讚揚。他也經常和他的哥哥徐鴻 (Andrew Hsu) 作雙鋼琴演奏，出現在許多室內音樂節上。徐翔的第一張專輯由Decca Gold推出，其中包括Mussorgsky's Pictures及Van Cliburn比賽的貝多芬鋼琴奏鳴曲的現場錄音，以及他獲獎的Marc-AndréHamelin的Toccata的表演。

現年21歲的徐翔，目前是 Curtis音樂學院的學員。他喜歡寫電腦程式。他的Workflow贏得了2015 Apple設計獎，並於2017年3月被Apple收購。 

FOURTEEN SPRINGFIELD POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH ASSAULT NEAR BAR AND COVER UP AFTERWARDS

FOURTEEN SPRINGFIELD POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH ASSAULT NEAR BAR AND COVER UP AFTERWARDS

Officers Indicted on Various Charges Including Assault, Perjury, Misleading, and Conspiracy; Bar Owner and Bar Manager also Charged

WORCESTER — Thirteen Springfield Police Department officers and one former officer have been indicted on various charges in connection with an assault on four victims and an attempt to cover up the details of the assault afterwards, Attorney General Maura Healey and FBI Boston Division Special Agent in Charge Joseph R. Bonavolonta announced today.

A specially-designated Statewide Grand Jury sitting in Worcester returned indictments against the following individuals today, in connection with the assault on the four alleged victims:

• Springfield Police Officer Daniel Billingsley, age 30, of Springfield
• Springfield Police Officer Anthony Cicero, age 29, of Hampden
• Springfield Police Officer Christian Cicero, age 28, of Longmeadow
• Springfield Police Officer Igor Basovskiy, age 34, of Springfield
• Springfield Police Officer Jameson Williams, age 33, of East Longmeadow

·         Springfield Police Officer Jose Diaz, 54, of Springfield

·         Nathan Bills Bar & Restaurant Owner John Sullivan, age 34, of Springfield

The above defendants are charged with Assault and Battery with a Dangerous Weapon, Shod Foot (4 counts each), Assault and Battery - Serious Bodily Injury (1 count each), Assault and Battery (3 counts each), and Conspiracy (1 count each).

The Statewide Grand Jury also returned indictments against the following individuals today, in connection with attempting to cover up details of the assault afterwards:

John Sullivan
Misleading a Federal Agent/Investigator

Springfield Police Officer Jose DiazMisleading a Police Officer/Investigator

Springfield Police Officer Darren Nguyen, age 40, of Holland
Perjury
Misleading a Police Officer/Investigator
Filing a False Police Report

Springfield Police Officer Shavonne Lewis, age 29, of Springfield
Perjury
Misleading a Police Officer/Investigator
Filing a False Police Report

Springfield Police Sergeant Louis Bortolussi, age 57, of East Longmeadow
Perjury
Misleading a Police Officer/Investigator
Filing a False Police Report

Springfield Police Officer Derrick Gentry-Mitchell, age 29, of Springfield
Perjury
Misleading a Police Officer/Investigator/Grand Jury
Filing a False Police Report

Springfield Police Officer James D’Amour, age 42, of Hampden
Perjury
Misleading a Police Officer/Investigator
Filing a False Police Report

Springfield Police Officer John Wajdula, age 34, of Springfield
Perjury
Misleading a Police Officer/Investigator/Federal Agent
Filing a False Police Report

Former Springfield Police Officer Nathaniel Perez, age 27, of West Springfield
Perjury
Misleading a Police Officer/Investigator
Filing a False Police Report

Springfield Police Officer Melissa Rodriguez, age 32, of Springfield
Perjury

Bar Manager Joseph Sullivan, age 42, of Hampden
Perjury
Misleading a Police Officer/Federal Agent/Investigator/Grand Jury

            All defendants will be arraigned in Hampden and/or Worcester Superior Courts at later dates.

These criminal charges are the result of a joint ongoing investigation by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Boston Division. The AG’s Office alleges that on April 8, 2015, off-duty Springfield Police Department officers Billingsley, Anthony and Christian Cicero, Basovskiy, Williams, and Diaz and bar owner John Sullivan, physically assaulted four victims after a confrontation at Nathan Bills Bar & Restaurant in Springfield. The victims had already left the bar when the defendants allegedly located them down the street and assaulted them. The victims were allegedly beaten and kicked, and sustained significant injuries as a result of the assault, some permanent. The AG’s Office and the FBI collected statements from victims and witnesses, phone records, and video evidence that led to the identification of the defendants and these charges. 

The AG’s Office also alleges that after the assault, nine Springfield Police officers as well as John Sullivan and Joseph Sullivan (no relation) were a part of a long-standing and ongoing cover up of the assault. John Sullivan allegedly misled the FBI during the course of the investigation, and Diaz gave misleading statements in an interview with the Internal Investigations Unit of the Springfield Police Department. Nguyen, Lewis, Bortolussi, Gentry-Mitchell, D’Amour, Wajdula, Perez, Rodriguez, and Joseph Sullivan all allegedly committed perjury by lying when testifying in front of the Statewide Grand Jury, and many of these defendants also misled authorities and/or filed false police reports during the investigation.

These charges are allegations, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

This matter is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Stephen Carley and Senior Trial Counsel Dean Mazzone, both of AG Healey’s Criminal Bureau, with assistance from the FBI Boston Division, Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG’s Office, and Victim Witness Advocate Ellen Davis of the AG’s Office.

波士頓公校2020年預算11.39億元

Approved FY20 Boston Public Schools Budget Increases Exam School Access, Funding For Schools

Budget Season Adjustments Provide MBTA Passes For Grade 7-12 Students, Additional $3.2 Million For Schools

BOSTON — Wednesday, March 27, 2019 — Tonight, the Boston School Committee passed the fiscal year 2020 (FY20) Boston Public Schools (BPS) budget of $1.139 billion in a unanimous vote. The BPS budget represents a $26 million increase over the current year and a $200 million increase since Mayor Martin J. Walsh took office in 2014. More information on the FY20 budget proposal is available online atbostonpublicschools.org/budget. The FY20 budget, which will be voted on by the Boston City Council in June, makes targeted investments that directly support students and families, increases per-pupil spending, supports critical academic investments, and expands access to exam school admissions. During public budget deliberations over the past two months, BPS distributed an additional $3.2 million — over the $1.139 billion allocation from the City — from reserve funds to further support budgets. “The City of Boston should be proud that despite declining state aid we continue to invest more money than ever in the education of our children,” said Mayor Martin J. Walsh. "Through this budget, we continue to increase funding for individual schools and students to support the enrichment of their academics. Our students deserve every opportunity to receive a high-quality education, and I am proud that our record investments in the Boston Public Schools reflect that commitment." This month, Mayor Walsh announced a partnership with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to provide free “M7” bus and subway passes for all Boston public, private, and charter students in grades 7-12. BPS is mandated to provide school transportation for all public, private, and charter students living in Boston outside of certain distances from their schools. Mayor Walsh and BPS Interim Superintendent Laura Perille joined numerous local and state leaders recently at the State House to advocate in support of comprehensive education finance reform. Despite the City of Boston’s continued commitment to invest in BPS, an ongoing decline in state funding leaves BPS at risk for receiving zero state funding within two years unless legislative changes are made. “In this budget, we are not only making strong investments in core teaching and learning work, but are equally deliberate in supporting strategies to close opportunity gaps,” said BPS Interim Superintendent Laura Perille. “We’re expanding supports for crucial initiatives such as science instruction, family engagement, exam school access, and supports for students deemed off-track to graduate. We must always keep make our most vulnerable learners a priority as we work to close persistent gaps.” The FY20 BPS budget reflects an increase in per-pupil spending by 25 percent over the past six years, from about $16,500 in FY14 to $20,700 in FY20. BPS is also allocating an additional $6 million for “soft landings” and items that serve high-need students. Soft landings are funds to support schools with declining enrollment. “I thank all of the community members who shared their priorities with us during the budgeting process,” said Boston School Committee Chairperson Michael Loconto. “With additional funds to support schools with large concentrations of students in need, increases in per-pupil spending, free MBTA passes to unlock access to the City for thousands of students, and targeted investments in initiatives like exam school access, this budget continues our efforts to provide students with the tools needed for educational success.”   There are numerous targeted investments in the FY20 budget that would directly benefit students and families in FY20, including: ●    $3.8 million in new City funding to sustain access to high-quality preschool (K1) classroom seats in Boston as part of the Universal Pre-K initiative; ●    $750,000 to facilitate improved outcomes for students in schools identified as needing the greatest amount of support; ●    $500,000 for the BPS Office of Engagement to support improvements to family engagement at schools and at BPS Welcome Centers, where families register students for schools and receive various services; ●    $375,000 to strengthen science instruction; ●    $364,000 to host the exam that students must pass to gain entrance into one of the district’s three exam schools — the ISEE — in students’ current schools. This is another tool aimed at closing opportunity gaps for students of traditionally underserved backgrounds. ●    And, $350,000 to strengthen high school pathways. (More information on key investments is found lower in this release.) In addition to new investments in the proposed FY20 budget, BPS would sustain the research-backed investments core to the district’s efforts to close opportunity gaps. Those include the expansion of pre-kindergarten seats (K1), the district’s hiring initiative to attract and retain the best educators, the Extended Learning Time (ELT) initiative that extended minutes in the school day, and the Excellence for All academic enrichment program in grades 4-6. Key Investments ●    Expanding access to the exam school entrance test: BPS is allocating $364,000 to provide easier access for students wishing to take the test to attend one of the district’s three exam schools: Boston Latin School, Boston Latin Academy, and the John D. O’Bryant School for Mathematics and Science. This fall, BPS will begin providing the test to sixth-grade students in the schools they are currently attending. For many years, students have had to travel to one of a handful of testing locations on a Saturday in November, which can pose barriers for students from disadvantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. This funding would help with family engagement and communication about the ISEE, and expanding test facilitation and the use of test proctors in conjunction with ERB, the company that provides the ISEE assessment. This investment follows multiple years of investment by BPS, Mayor Walsh, and partners to expand access to test preparation through the Exam School Initiative program. ●    Strengthening science instruction: BPS is investing $375,000 to ensure equitable access to Next Generation Standards-aligned science instruction in the elementary grades. The funding will also support professional development for teachers. This comes as BPS aims to improve the percentage of students scoring advanced or proficient in science on state assessments, and as the state accountability system begins putting the increased weight on science. ●    Strengthening high school pathways: BPS is allocating $350,000 toward efforts to assist high school students, including those who are not on track to graduate high school on time. This includes expanding the use of a technology-based system, Naviance, that provides interactive college- and career-readiness assessment tools and a data system to better identify “early warning indicators” for students who may be falling off-track for graduation. This $350,000 is in addition to $1.6 million provided to school budgets to support high school students and the expansion of vocational programming. ●    Assisting schools in greatest need of support: BPS will provide $750,000 to provide professional development and coaching focused on both improving instruction and providing appropriate supports for students in schools identified as having the greatest need for support toward student achievement. ●    Family Engagement Support: About $500,000 will be provided to the BPS Office of Engagement to support family engagement at schools across the district and improve services at BPS Welcome Centers. This includes the creation of a staff position to provide coaching and technical assistance to school administrators on improving family engagement efforts, along with funding to support increased customer service, quality control, and upgrades aimed at improving the experiences for families using Welcome Centers for registration and other purposes.