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Horszowski Trio
4/6/25 at 3:00 pm Jesse Mills, violin; Ole Akahoshi, cello; Rieko Aizawa, piano Piano Trio Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) I Moderato ma appassionato II Andante molto semplice III Allegro vigoroso Six little pieces, Op. 19 Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951) Arr. Aizawa I Leicht, zart II Langsam III Sehr langsam IV Rasch, aber leicht V Etwas rasch VI Sehr langsam Intermission Piano Trio No. 2 in Eb Major, D. 929 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) I Allegro II Andante con moto III Scherzo: Allegro moderato IV Allegro moderato 
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CONCERT LOCATION:
Bunker Hill Presbyterian Church 330 Greentree Road Sewell, NJ 08080 CONCERT TIME: 3:00 pm Doors open at 2:30 pm PLEASE PLAN AHEAD To guarantee your seat, purchase online by Saturday night of concert week. On concert day, ticket purchases at the door can be made by cash, check or credit card. Call 856-494-6077 to leave a request for information before concert day. Phone line is not manned on concert day. If you have a problem with ticket purchase, please call (856) 494-6077 and leave a voicemail or send email to [email protected] for assistance. This program is made possible in part by funding from The Gloucester County Cultural and Heritage Commission at Rowan College of South Jersey, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State and the National Endowment for the Arts. |
Since his concerto debut at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago, two-time Grammy-nom-
inated violinist Jesse Mills has established a unique career, performing music from clas-
sical to contemporary, as well as composed and improvised music of his own invention.
The Washington Post claimed, “Mills played [Messiaen] as if he'd just received it from
some distant, vast and magnificent reach of the cosmos."
As a founding member of the Horszowski Trio, he has concertized throughout the
US, Europe, and Asia, including a sold-out debut at Wigmore Hall in London in 2019.
Mills, as a member of the FLUX Quartet, performed music composed during the last
50 years, including frequent world premieres. As a composer and arranger, he has been
commissioned by Columbia University in NYC and Chamber Music Northwest in Or-
egon.
A co-founder of Duo Prism, with pianist Rieko Aizawa, they earned 1st Prize at the
2006 Zinetti International Competition in Italy, and they are co-artistic directors of the
Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival in Colorado. Mills studied at the Juilliard School
with Dorothy DeLay, Robert Mann, and Itzhak Perlman. He lives in New York City,
and he is on the faculty at the Longy School of Music of Bard College and Brooklyn
College.
Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, Ole Akahoshi is known for the rare combi-
nation of musical sensitivity and technical mastery, which has earned the admiration of
musicians and critics across the globe.
As a soloist he has performed with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s under the direction
of Yehudi Menuhin, Symphonisches Orchester Berlin, and the Czechoslovakian Radio
Orchestra, among others. The Los Angeles Times praised his performance of the Haydn
Concerto: “Akahoshi made a large and edgeless tone of a buttered-rum quality, and
conquered all the many hurdles of his assignment with panache.”
He was the youngest cellist to be accepted as a student of the legendary Pierre
Fournier at the age of eleven. Later, he continued his studies with Aldo Parisot at the
Juilliard School and at the Yale School of Music, and with Janos Starker at Indiana Uni-
versity. He is now the director of the Yale Cellos, a Grammy-nominated ensemble, and
is Assistant Professor of Cello at the Yale School of Music. He is also on the faculty at
Manhattan School of Music and at Longy School of Music of Bard College. Akahoshi
joined the Horszowski Trio in 2020.
Praised by the NY Times for an “impressive musicality, a crisp touch and expressive
phrasing,” Japanese pianist Rieko Aizawa has performed throughout the U.S., Canada
and Europe, including New York City’s Lincoln Center, Boston's Symphony Hall, Chi-
cago’s Orchestra Hall, Vienna’s Konzerthaus, and Wigmore Hall in London.
At age thirteen, Ms. Aizawa was brought to the attention of conductor Alexander
Schneider on the recommendation of pianist Mitsuko Uchida. Schneider presented her
in United States début concerts at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall with his New
York String Orchestra. She has since established her own unique musical voice.
The youngest-ever participant at the Marlboro Music Festival, she has performed as
a guest with string quartets such as the Guarneri Quartet and the Orion Quartet. She is a
founding member of the Horszowski Trio and the prize-winning Duo Prism. Ms. Aizawa
became artistic director of the Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival in Colorado in 2010.
Ms. Aizawa was the last pupil of Mieczyslaw Horszowski at the Curtis Institute and
she also studied with Seymour Lipkin and Peter Serkin at the Juilliard School. Ms. Aiza-
wa lives in NYC, and she is on the faculty at Bard College and Brooklyn College. Ms.
Aizawa is a Steinway Artist.
inated violinist Jesse Mills has established a unique career, performing music from clas-
sical to contemporary, as well as composed and improvised music of his own invention.
The Washington Post claimed, “Mills played [Messiaen] as if he'd just received it from
some distant, vast and magnificent reach of the cosmos."
As a founding member of the Horszowski Trio, he has concertized throughout the
US, Europe, and Asia, including a sold-out debut at Wigmore Hall in London in 2019.
Mills, as a member of the FLUX Quartet, performed music composed during the last
50 years, including frequent world premieres. As a composer and arranger, he has been
commissioned by Columbia University in NYC and Chamber Music Northwest in Or-
egon.
A co-founder of Duo Prism, with pianist Rieko Aizawa, they earned 1st Prize at the
2006 Zinetti International Competition in Italy, and they are co-artistic directors of the
Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival in Colorado. Mills studied at the Juilliard School
with Dorothy DeLay, Robert Mann, and Itzhak Perlman. He lives in New York City,
and he is on the faculty at the Longy School of Music of Bard College and Brooklyn
College.
Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, Ole Akahoshi is known for the rare combi-
nation of musical sensitivity and technical mastery, which has earned the admiration of
musicians and critics across the globe.
As a soloist he has performed with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s under the direction
of Yehudi Menuhin, Symphonisches Orchester Berlin, and the Czechoslovakian Radio
Orchestra, among others. The Los Angeles Times praised his performance of the Haydn
Concerto: “Akahoshi made a large and edgeless tone of a buttered-rum quality, and
conquered all the many hurdles of his assignment with panache.”
He was the youngest cellist to be accepted as a student of the legendary Pierre
Fournier at the age of eleven. Later, he continued his studies with Aldo Parisot at the
Juilliard School and at the Yale School of Music, and with Janos Starker at Indiana Uni-
versity. He is now the director of the Yale Cellos, a Grammy-nominated ensemble, and
is Assistant Professor of Cello at the Yale School of Music. He is also on the faculty at
Manhattan School of Music and at Longy School of Music of Bard College. Akahoshi
joined the Horszowski Trio in 2020.
Praised by the NY Times for an “impressive musicality, a crisp touch and expressive
phrasing,” Japanese pianist Rieko Aizawa has performed throughout the U.S., Canada
and Europe, including New York City’s Lincoln Center, Boston's Symphony Hall, Chi-
cago’s Orchestra Hall, Vienna’s Konzerthaus, and Wigmore Hall in London.
At age thirteen, Ms. Aizawa was brought to the attention of conductor Alexander
Schneider on the recommendation of pianist Mitsuko Uchida. Schneider presented her
in United States début concerts at the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall with his New
York String Orchestra. She has since established her own unique musical voice.
The youngest-ever participant at the Marlboro Music Festival, she has performed as
a guest with string quartets such as the Guarneri Quartet and the Orion Quartet. She is a
founding member of the Horszowski Trio and the prize-winning Duo Prism. Ms. Aizawa
became artistic director of the Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival in Colorado in 2010.
Ms. Aizawa was the last pupil of Mieczyslaw Horszowski at the Curtis Institute and
she also studied with Seymour Lipkin and Peter Serkin at the Juilliard School. Ms. Aiza-
wa lives in NYC, and she is on the faculty at Bard College and Brooklyn College. Ms.
Aizawa is a Steinway Artist.