Joseph Skerik
Chamber Music Connects the World, junior
The US-American violist Joseph Skerik studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Yale School of Music. He won the third prize at the Oskar Nedbal Viola Competition 2022 and was a semifinalist at the Cecil Aronowitz Viola Competition 2021. Since 2023, he has been the violist of the Vega String Quartet at Emory University.
Previously, Joseph Skerik gained orchestral experience with ensembles including the Yale Philharmonia, Warren Philharmonic, New York String Orchestra Seminar, and Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he collaborated with artists such as Edward Aaron, Margaret Batjer, Andrew Shulman, Erin Keefe, Colin Carr, Ilya Kaler, and Ani Kavafian. Performances have taken him to events such as the Vivace Foundation Festival, Ravinia Steans Institute, Heifetz Hear and Now Series, Lake George Festival, Highlands/Cashiers Festival, and Aspen Music Festival. Additionally, he is the founder of the chamber music ensemble Viridian Strings.
Moreover, Joseph Skerik is committed to sharing his knowledge and passion for music through teaching. After serving as a teaching assistant at the Interlochen Viola Institute and as a junior faculty member at the Vivace Music Foundation, he is currently an Artist in Residence at Emory University.
LIEBESERKLÄRUNG
Participants
- Gidon Kremer violin
- Miklós Perényi cello
- Leonhard Baumgartner violin
- Sarah Jégou-Sageman violin
- Yeyeong Jin violin
- Seohyun Kim violin
- Leanne McGowan violin
- Jason Moon violin
- Oliver Neubauer violin
- Guido Sant’Anna violin
- Michael Shaham violin
- Marija Strapcāne violin
- Eike Coetzee viola
- Toby Cook viola
- Edgar Francis viola
- Laura Liu viola
- Joseph Skerik viola
- Otoha Tabata viola
- Maxim Calver cello
- Sebastian Fritsch cello
- Chase Park cello
- Macintyre Taback cello
- Alexander Warenberg cello
- Arne Zeller cello
- Dominik Wagner double bass
- Itai Navon piano
Programme
Anton Bruckner (1824–1896)
Intermezzo in d minor for string quintet WAB 113
Gidon Kremer, Seohyun Kim (violin)
Laura Liu, Joseph Skerik (viola)
Chase Park (cello)
Gustav Mahler (1860–1911)
Adagio from Symphony No. 10 (Arr. Stadlmayr for 16–21 string players)
Gidon Kremer, Leanne McGowan, Oliver Neubauer, Guido Sant’Anna, Sarah Jégou-Sageman, Yeyeong Jin, Marija Strapcāne, Jason Moon, Leonhard Baumgartner, Michael Shaham (violin)
Edgar Francis, Otoha Tabata, Joseph Skerik, Toby Cook, Eike Coetzee (viola)
Macintyre Taback, Sebastian Fritsch, Maxim Calver, Alexander Warenberg, Arne Zeller (cello)
Dominik Wagner, Iurii Gavryliuk (double bass)
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Piano quartet No. 1 in g minor op. 25
Leanne McGowan (violin)
Eike Coetzee (viola)
Miklós Perényi (cello)
Itai Navon (piano)
Subject to change.
SPIELRÄUME
Participants
- Lawrence Power viola
- Miklós Perényi cello
- Enrico Pace piano
- Yeyeong Jin violin
- Jason Moon violin
- Chiara Sannicandro violin
- Marija Strapcāne violin
- Katie Liu viola
- Joseph Skerik viola
- Maxim Calver cello
- Chase Park cello
Programme
Gideon Klein (1919–1945)
String trio
Jason Moon (violin)
Lawrence Power (viola)
Maxim Calver (cello)
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809)
String quartet in F major op. 77 No. 2 Hob III:82
Yeyeong Jin, Marija Strapcāne (violin)
Joseph Skerik (viola)
Miklós Perényi (cello)
Intermission
Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924)
Piano quartet No. 1 in c minor op. 15
Chiara Sannicandro (violin)
Katie Liu (viola)
Chase Park (cello)
Enrico Pace (piano)
Subject to change.
SERENADE
Participants
- Leonhard Baumgartner violin
- Seohyun Kim violin
- Jason Moon violin
- Oliver Neubauer violin
- Chiara Sannicandro violin
- Guido Sant’Anna violin
- Marija Strapcāne violin
- Lawrence Power viola
- Joseph Skerik viola
- Macintyre Taback cello
- Alexander Warenberg cello
- Arne Zeller cello
- Sir András Schiff piano
Programme
Zoltán Kodály (1882–1967)
Serenade for two violins and viola op. 12
Marija Strapcāne, Guido Sant’Anna (violin)
Lawrence Power (viola)
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
Two octet movements op. 11
Seohyun Kim, Chiara Sannicandro, Leonhard Baumgartner, Jason Moon (violin)
Lawrence Power, Joseph Skerik (viola)
Arne Zeller, Macintyre Taback (cello)
Intermission
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano trio in B flat major op. 97 „Erzherzogtrio“
Oliver Neubauer (violin)
Alexander Warenberg (cello)
Sir András Schiff (piano)
Subject to change.