August 8, 2004
Sunday, 8 PM
Recital
Wei-Han Su, piano
Program:
Klavierstücke, Op. 119
Johannes Brahms
I. Intermezzo: Adagio
(1833-1897)
II. Intermezzo: Andantino un poco agitato
III. Intermezzo: Grazioso e giocoso
Sonata
No. 10, Op. 70
Alexander Scriabin
(1872-1915)
(1862-1918)
Intermission
Rain
Tree Sketch II
Toru
Takemitsu
(1930-1996)
Sonata No. 2 in B-flat
Minor, Op. 35
Frédéric Chopin
Grave: Doppio movimento
(1810-1849)
Scherzo
Marche funèbre
Finale: Presto
Wei-Han
Su Bio
Taiwanese
pianist Wei-Han Su has appeared in solo, chamber and concerto performances in the major
cities of Europe,
Asia and the United States.
He
has performed in such prestigious venues as the Purcell Room at the South Bank Centre,
England, the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory and the Hall of Columns, Russia. In
1991, he made his orchestral debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, performing Beethoven’s
Third Piano Concerto under the baton of
internationally acclaimed conductor Sir Simon Rattle.
In
the United States Wei-Han Su has concertized extensively in the Midwest and Northeast.
Recent performances include a solo recital on the Kent Keyboard Series, Ohio, collaborative
performances in the Missouri Music Teachers Association State Convention, and Gershwin’s
Rhapsody in Blue with the Springfield Symphony
Orchestra. Wei-Han Su regularly presents duo performances with pianist Hye-Jung Hong. Most
recently they completed a highly successful tour of Korea and Malaysia.
The
recipient of numerous awards and honors including the 1995 Ian Fleming Education Award and
the 1996 Craxton Memorial Prize, Wei-Han Su received the Bachelor of Arts degree with
Honors from Cambridge University, the Master of Music degree and the Performer’s
Diploma from the Royal College of Music and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the
Peabody Conservatory. While attending the Royal College of Music, he won the prestigious
Chappell Gold Medal, the College’s
highest
honor
for pianists.
An
alumnus of the Ninth Summer Music Festival at Walnut Hill, Dr. Su is currently on the
piano faculty at Southwest Missouri State University, having previously taught at the
Peabody Conservatory and Peabody Preparatory. His
principal teachers have included Yonty Solomon, Yu Chun Yee and Boris Slutsky.