CMNZ Series - The Young Virtuosi
MTG Century Theatre, 9 Herschell Street, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Tuesday 29 October 2024 7:30pm – 9:30pm
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Programme
Giuseppe Tartini | Devil’s trill sonata
Camille Saint-Saëns | Violin Sonata No 1 in D minor, Op 75
Eugéne-Auguste Ysaÿe | Sonata No 5
Henryk Wieniawski | Polonaise de Concert Op 4
Béla Bartók | 3 Burlesques op. 8
Frédéric Chopin | Andante spianato and grande polonaise brillante op. 22
Michael Norris | Waipounamu
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Gillian Whitehead | Bright Silence
Artists
Yeyeong Jenny Jin, Violin
Jeonghwan Kim, Piano
Presented in Association with the Michael Hill Violin Competition
Having started her violin studies at the age of two, South Korean born Yeyeong Jenny Jin is the winner of many awards including the 2020 Stulberg International String Competition, 2022 Zhuhai International Violin Competition, and most recently, the 2023 Michael Hill International Violin Competition.
At age 9, she was admitted to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia to study with renowned pedagogue Ida Kavafian.
Currently, Jenny is enrolled at the Juilliard School, studying with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin.
Also from South Korea, 2023 Sydney International Piano Competition winner, Jeonghwan Kim will be joining Jenny on this 10-centre tour.
Winner of a vast array of national competitions, Jeonghwan moved to Berlin at 11 years old, where he continued to earn extensive recognition. Since 2017, he has been studying at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in the class of Professor Konrad Maria Engel.