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Foundation for Chinese
Performing Arts Summer FREE Concert @ NEC 2022 夏日系列音樂會 at New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts August 11 - 27, 2022 All concerts Admission Free, suggested donation $10 at door Age 6 and under not admitted |
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Sahun Sam Hong, piano http://www.sahunhong.com/  Praised as an “artist of enormous prowess” (Verbier Festival
Newsletter) with “lots of clarity, confidence, and wisdom” (New York
Concert Review), pianist Sahun Sam Hong brings his colorful style
and riveting energy to the solo, chamber, and concerto stage. Hong was the winner of the 2017 Vendome Prize at Verbier, and received Second Prize at the 2017 International Beethoven Competition Vienna. He was also a recipient of a 2021 American Pianists Award, and finalist in the 2018 International German Piano Award and 2017 American Pianists Awards. On the roster of Young Steinway Artists since 2010, Hong has been featured as a guest soloist with orchestras including ORF-Vienna, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Camerata New York, Fort Worth, Richardson, Racine, Waco, Galveston, and Brazos Valley Symphony. He has performed in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall’s Weill Hall, Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, the Vienna Musikverein, Église de Verbier, Merkin Hall, and the Kennedy Center. In addition to performing, Hong is a prolific arranger of chamber music and orchestral works. His creative transcriptions are performed all over the world, and have been described by renowned musicians as “superb” (Yong Hi Moon, pianist), and “fresh, witty and intelligent” (Herbert Greenberg, violinist). The chamber music collective ensemble132 presents Hong’s virtuosic chamber music arrangements on annual tours throughout the United States. At the age of 16, Hong graduated magna cum laude from Texas Christian University (TCU) with a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance, studying with John Owings. He also studied for six years with Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. Hong continues his studies with Yong Hi Moon at the Peabody Institute. |
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Inmo Yang, violin First Prize, XII International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition 2022 https://www.inmoyang.com/  Korean violinist Inmo Yang is the first prize winner of the 2022
Jean Sibelius Violin Competition. He was also awarded a prize for
the best performance of the commissioned work written by Magnus
Lindberg. Sakari Oramo- the chair of the jury- commented: “The
winner was overwhelming. There is so much great about Inmo’s
playing, both musically and violinistically. There is never anything
extra involved in changing the spring, which produces singing and
ease.” In March 2015, Inmo won the 54th International Violin Competition “Premio Paganini” in Genoa, Italy, marking the first time since 2006 that the Paganini Competition jury awarded First Prize. Fabio Luisi, the chair of the jury at the time, commented: “Inmo is an intuitive musician. His Paganini is captivating and exquisite.” He also garnered the following special prizes: youngest finalist, best performance of the contemporary original piece, performance most appreciated by the audience, and a special recital in Genoa using Paganini’s own Guarneri Del Gesu violin. Inmo made his Carnegie Hall debut at the Weill Recital Hall as a winner of the Concert Artists Guild competition, and went on to receive invitations to the Boston Symphony Hall, the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, the Ravinia Music Festival and the Marlboro Music Festival. Inmo has performed with many renowned conductors such as Fabio Luisi, Neeme Järvi, Myung-whun Chung, James Gaffigan, and Osmo Vänskä. His concerto appearances include Orchestre National de France, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Philharmonic Orchestra, Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, and Orchestra del Teatro Carlo Felice. Notable engagements for the upcoming season include a tour with Orchestre national de Metz, a concerto appearance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Ravinia Festival, and performances of Unsuk Chin’s first violin concerto with Busan Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the orchestra’s residency program. In 2021, Inmo released his second Deutsche Grammophon album [The Genetics of Strings]. His debut album - 24 Caprices by N. Paganini - was recorded live as part of the Kumho Art Hall residency and released under the same label in 2019. Inmo studied with Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, where he was the only violinist in its highly selective Artist Diploma program. Inmo is currently based in Berlin, where he is pursuing a master’s degree under Antje Weithaas at Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler”. Inmo plays on the c. 1718 “Bostonian” Stradivarius on loan from a private donor. |
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Yuchen Lu, viola  Yuchen
Lu, violist, was recently received his Masters of Music at the
Juilliard School with Carol Rodland, and he is a teaching assistant
of Rodland’s studio. Previously, he studied at the New England
Conservatory with Kim Kashkashian. Yuchen won the first prize at
Klein International String Competition, second prize at the Lionel
Tertis viola competition, and third prize in Johansen International
competition for young string players. Yuchen has attended the
Marlboro music festival, Bowdoin music festival, Yellow Bran,
Morningside Music Bridge, and was a member of the Seiji Ozawa
Orchestra Academy and New York String Orchestra Seminar. He will be
performing with Peninsula and Santa Cruz Symphonies, Gualala Arts
Chamber Music Series in 2022.
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Zachary Mowitz, cello  A
native of Princeton, NJ, Zachary Mowitz made his solo debut
with the Philadelphia Orchestra in July, 2018. Having played with
artists such as Robert McDonald, Ida Kavafian, Ettore Causa, Donald
Weilerstein, and Hsin-Yun Huang, Zachary has an intense passion for
chamber music. As a member of Trio St. Bernard, he was awarded Gold
Prize at the Chesapeake Chamber Music Competition. Zachary has also
performed at festivals such as the Gstaad Menuhin Festival String
Academy, IMS Prussia Cove, the Perlman Music Program, and Music from
Angel Fire; and he will attend the Marlboro Music Festival in 2022.
During the 2018/19 season, he performed as a member of the
Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra and appeared as Guest Principal
Cello for the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra. In 2018 he
graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with
Carter Brey and Peter Wiley. He subsequently studied at the Royal
College of Music in London with Richard Lester and the Queen
Elisabeth Music Chapel with Gary Hoffman, where he is now an
Associated Artist. In 2020 Zachary was awarded First Prize in the
first World Bach Competition. |
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generous contribution to
Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts
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中華表演藝術基金會 Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts Lincoln, Massachusetts  |