Cliburn Concerts—2009 Gold Medalist Yeol eum Son

“…a consummate virtuosic technician, but also one driven by emotion. She also possesses the uncanny ability to transform complex, intricate passages into simple, uncomplicated elegance.” – Metro Pulse (Knoxville)

Yeol eum Son’s graceful interpretations, crystalline touch, and versatile, thrilling performances have caught the attention of audiences worldwide since her 2009 triumph at the Thirteenth Cliburn Competition, where she claimed both the Silver Medal and the Steven De Groote Memorial Award… Show more for the Best Performance of Chamber Music. Most recently, she took second prize at the XIV International Tchaikovsky Music Competition in Moscow, where she also received awards for Best Chamber Concerto Performance and Best Performance of a Commissioned Work.

Program:
WEBER-LISZT Overture from the Opera Der Freischutz
SCHUBERT-GODOWSKY Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D. 343; Wiegenlied
MENDELSSOHN-RACHMANINOFF Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
STRAUSS-TAUSIG Man lebt nur einmal, Op. 167
BEETHOVEN 33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli, Op. 120

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