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Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 12:15 p.m.
Hahn-Bin, Violin
John Blacklow, Piano
Subito
Witold Lutoslawski (1913 – 1994)
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Allegretto – Andante
Blues: moderato
Perpetuum mobile
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
Meditation
from the opera Thaïs
Jules Massenet (1842 – 1912)
Tzigane
Maurice Ravel
Since his international debut at age eleven at the 42nd Grammy Awards®
Salute to Classical Music, violinist Hahn-Bin has received
worldwide acclaim for his distinctive artistry. A dazzling virtuoso of
the violin, Hahn-Bin's uniquely expressive performances have distinguished
him among today's rising stars.
Born in Seoul, Hahn-Bin moved to Los Angeles in 1999 and soon made debuts
with several major orchestras, including the Pacific Symphony under music
director Carl St. Clair and the San Diego Symphony under Murry Sidlin.
At age twelve, Hahn-Bin became the recipient of a 1735 Giuseppe Guarneri
del Gesu from the Stradivari Society of Chicago, valued at $3.5 million.
After hearing Hahn-Bin's first performance with the instrument, the New
City Chicago Magazine declared: "The music that the young boy coaxes
from the violin is a tour de force. For twenty minutes, the velvet sound
wallpapers the room, swelling ever more intense with each ensuing measure.
Eyes closed, [Hahn-Bin] is calling spirits." Shortly after his sixteenth
birthday, Hahn-Bin made his European debut in a four-city concert tour
of the Sibelius Violin Concerto under the direction of Klaus Arp with
the Landesjugendorchester Rheinlad-Pfalz of Germany, concluding with performances
in five cities across the U.S. with the orchestra later that year. In
2004, Hahn-Bin signed with Universal Music Ltd. and released his debut
recording 'HAZE' to immense critical acclaim.
Hahn-Bin moved to New York in 2004 after being invited by Itzhak Perlman
to join his teaching studio at the Juilliard School. As a full scholarship
student, Hahn-Bin currently studies with both Perlman and Catherine Cho
at Juilliard.
Hailed as “a brilliant performer—a gifted musical presence
with a high sense of pianistic fantasy” (Salzburger Nachrichten),
pianist John Blacklow has been presented on many of the world's most renowned
concert stages. In Europe, he has performed in many of the most prestigious
venues, including the Musikverein in Vienna, Wigmore Hall in London, and
the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. In the U.S., invited performances have
included appearances on Carnegie Hall’s “Distinctive Debuts”
series and at Merkin Hall in New York, and both the Kennedy Center and
the Phillips Collection in Washington D.C. Recent seasons have also included
performances in Athens, Birmingham (UK), Brussels, Chicago, Oakland, Palm
Beach, Pasadena, Memphis, Paris, Sarasota, Venice, Zurich, Seoul, and
Busan.
A Steinway Artist, Blacklow was born in Boston and studied with Tatiana
Yampolsky, graduating from Harvard University and The Juilliard School.
He currently serves on the piano faculty of the University of Notre Dame
and has recorded for Universal Music, Ltd. and Deutsche Grammophon/iTunes.
This year, EDI Records will be releasing “Prism”, a solo CD
featuring works of Berg, Bach, Schumann, and Chopin.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
Sep 3 Margarita Shevchenko, Piano
Sep 10 Alexander Fiterstein, Clarinet and Jennifer Lim, Piano
Sep 17 David Shimoni, Piano
Sep 24 Maya Hartman, Piano