Soyoung Yoon Violin
The winner of the International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition 2011, Soyoung Yoon is recognized as one of the most outstanding young violinists.
Soyoung Yoon studied at the National University of the Arts with Kim Nam-Yun in South Korea and with Zakhar Bron at the Musikhochschule Köln and Zurich.
She started the competition circuit with an astonishing first prize at the 2002 Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition at the age of seventeen and is a prize winner of the top four violin competitions in the world, the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2007, the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2009, the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis in 2010 and the International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition in 2011 where she got the 1st prize.
Soyoung Yoon performs as a soloist with the Russian National Orchestra, Belgian National Orchestra, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, NDR North German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, National Radio Orchestra of Kiev, Euskadiko Bask National Orchestra, Bern Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonie der Nationen, Trondheim Soloists, Moscow Virtuosi, London Mozart Players, Vienna Chamber Orchestra and Zurich Chamber Orchestra. She works with conductors such as Maxim Vengerov, Krzysztof Urbanski, Krysztof Penderecki, Mario Venzago, Gilbert Varga, Muhai Tang, Justus Frantz, Gabriel Chmura and Saulus Sondetzki.
In recitals she was heard at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Musical Olympus St. Petersburg, Tokyo Santori Hall, Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center, Seoul Arts Center and the Moscow Rostropovich Festival.
Soyoung Yoon also currently serves as the First Concertmaster of Basel Symphony Orchestra.
Soyoung Yoon plays a J. B. Guadagnini violin (ex-Bückeburg, 1773).
Dasol Kim Piano
Hailing from his triumphant performance with the New York Philharmonic, Da Sol Kim is one of the most exciting pianists to emerge onto international spotlight. Widely lauded by the press for his astounding interpretations, he captivates the audience with remarkable one and utmost clarity. Praised for his splendid interpretations of solo piano works, in May 2015, the first CD of Da Sol Kim has been released on Deutch Grammophon. It features a piano solo works of R.Schumman.
He is the award-winning pianist of the Queen Elisabeth Competition, Géza Anda Competition, ARD International Music Competition and other renowned international competitions.
Da Sol has been acclaimed as a distinguished pianist at performances with various orchestras such as Kammerorchester Berlin, MDR Symphony Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, München Chamber Orchestra, Südwest-deutsche Philharmonie Konstanz as well as the leading Korean orchestras and chamber ensembles. In the summer of 2011, Da Sol played a recital at the La Roque d'Anthéron Piano Festival and made an appearance at the 2011 International Klavierfestival Junger Meister at Lake Constance. He gave a remarkable six concerts at Kumho Art Hall throughout the year 2013 with a wide range of music as the ‘Artist-in-Residence of Kumho Art Hall' in Korea.
2014/15 season includes numerous performances across the globe in Europe and Asia, one of which will be recorded live by North German Broadcasting station.
Da Sol was born in 1989 in Busan, South Korea, and he started playing the piano at the age of 11. By listening to the recording of Bartók's For Children and playing along, he taught himself to play. Later he graduated the Busan High School of Arts and moved to Germany for his further studies. Da Sol studied with Gerald Fauth and Karl-Heinz Kämmerling. He is currently living in Hannover and studying with Professor Arie Vardi at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover.
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonata for Violin and Piano No.8 in G Major, Op.30/3
Allegro assai
Tempo di Minuetto, ma molto moderato e grazioso
Allegro vivace
Johannes Brahms Sonata for Violin and Piano No.2 in A Major ‘Thun', Op.100
Allegro amabile
Andante tranquillo – Vivace
Allegretto grazioso (quasi Andante)
INTERMISSION
César Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major, M.8
Allegretto ben moderato
Allegro
Recitativo - Fantasia. Ben moderato - molto lento
Allegretto poco mosso