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Wednesday,
April 30, 2008, 12:15 p.m.
Minsoo Sohn, Piano
Sonata in E Major, Op. 109
Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio esspressivo
Prestissimo
Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)
La valse
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
Pianist Minsoo Sohn “…is an artist, a man
who will create a life in music, find listeners, and reward them,”
says The Boston Globe’s Richard Dyer. First Laureate of the 2006
Honens International Piano Competition, Sohn’s masterful technique
and astonishing artistic expression create performances rich in deep emotion
and musical intelligence. His notable interpretation of Bach’s Goldberg
Variations from the Honens Competition has been broadcast numerous times
on CBC and across the United States on NPR’s Performance Today.
Minsoo Sohn was born in Korea and began piano studies at age three. One
of his earliest inspirations was Henryk Szeryng’s legendary recording
of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin. While the violin
first captured his attention, he grew to appreciate the piano’s
many voices and tonal colors. It wasn’t until Sohn moved to Boston
to study with Russell Sherman and Wha Kyung Byun at the New England Conservatory
of Music that he was reassured of his career as concert artist. “I
just wasn’t sure I would be a musician,” he says. “I
had interests in many fields and stopped playing for a few years.”
In addition to his win at the Honens Competition, he was a top prize winner
at the Rubinstein, Cleveland, Busoni and Hilton Head International Piano
Competitions, and received laureate prizes at Belgium’s Queen Elisabeth
and Santander’s Paloma O’Shea Competitions. He has performed
at recital halls and festivals across North America and has appeared with
orchestra across the United States and Europe. Sohn makes his first CD
recording in early 2008. When not sitting at the piano, Sohn can be found
watching his beloved Red Sox.
UPCOMING
CONCERTS
May 7 Benjamin Wager, Bass-baritone and Scott Gilmore, Piano
May 14 Baroque Band
May 21 Inna Faliks, Piano
May 28 Johanna Franzon, Violin and Kuang-Hao Huang, Piano