International prize-winning violinist Francesca dePasquale is an emerging star in the classical music world, having been awarded the highly prestigious Lenore Annenberg Fellowship for the Performing and Visual Arts just last year. The Philadelphia native’s PCMS debut recital has her partnering with Meng-Chieh Liu, a versatile pianist who has been praised for his “mature, profound, direct, and technically immaculate playing” (Boston Musical-Intelligence).

Bach: Violin Partita in D Minor, BWV 1004
Schumann: F.A.E. Sonata, Intermezzo
Prestini: Violin Fantasy [Philadelphia Premiere]
Messiaen: Theme and Variations
Bartók: Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Piano