SCHUBERT & TCHAIKOVSKY
Presented in partnership with Flushing Town Hall and NYCP
Sunday, May 14, 2023, 2 PM
Flushing Town Hall
(137-35 Northern Blvd, Flushing, NY 11354)
Tickets: Free (Pre-registration is required)
*Information on Additional Concerts in Manhattan and NJ: http://www.nycpmusic.org/schubert-tchaikovsky
Friday, May 12, 2023 at 7:30 PM (NYC)
W83 Auditorium
(150 W 83rd St, New York, NY 10024)
Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 7:30 PM (NJ)
Chodae Community Church
(100 Rockland Ave, Norwood, NJ 07648)
◆Performers
Dongmin Kim, conductor
Hayoung Choi, cello
Rannveig Marta Sarc , violin
Brian Hong, violin
◆Program
TEXU KIM
Homage to Anonymous Ancient Fiddlers
SCHUBERT
Arpeggione Sonata for Cello and Strings (arr. Dobrinka Tabakova)
intermission
TCHAIKOVSKY
Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33 (arr. Yoomi Paick)
SCHUBERT
Quartettsatz in C minor, D. 703
Korean Cultural Center New York is honored to present brilliant young cellist Hayoung Choi, the most recent first place laureate of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth competition with Flushing Town Hall and NYCP.
Choi will partner with NYCP in two iconic works for cello - Schubert’s Arepreggione sonata, presented in an arrangement for cello and chamber orchestra by acclaimed composer Dobrinka Tabakova, and Tchaikovsky’s crowd-pleasing Variations on a Rococo Theme, as arranged by Yoomi Paick. Surrounding these works are pieces that highlight NYCP’s dynamic qualities - Homage to Anonymous Ancient Fiddlers by Texu kim and Schubert’s arresting Quartettsatz.
For more information: http://www.nycpmusic.org/schubert-tchaikovsky
◆ Hayoung Choi
South Korean cellist Hayoung Choi, born in Bielefeld (Germany) in 1998, is the First Prize Winner of the 2022 Queen Elisabeth Competition for Cello. She also won the First Prize and two special prizes at the 3rd Krzysztof Penderecki International Cello Competition in Poland 2018.
At the age of thirteen she already won the first prize at the Johannes Brahms International Competition in Austria, where she became the youngest winner in its history. Furthermore, Hayoung won the first prizes at the Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition in Croatia and Justus Dotzauer International Cello Competition in Germany. During the Kronberg Cello Masterclasses she was awarded the “Landgrave of Hesse Prize” and “Leyda Ungerer Music Prize”.
As a soloist, Hayoung Choi has performed with numerous orchestras such as Kremerata Baltica Orchestra, Camerata Salzburg, Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra, Barcelona Chamber Orchestra, London Trinity Labans Conservatoire Orchestra, Bucheon Philharmonic orchestra, Sungnam Philharmonic Orchestra and Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra. Hayoung Choi was invited to play at prestigious music festivals. Among them are the City of London Festival in England, Amsterdam Cello Biennale in Netherlands, Kronberg Cello Festival in Germany, Prades Pablo Casals Festival in France, Beijing Supercello Festival in China and Artdialog Festival in Switzerland. As a chamber musician, Hayoung Choi already has performed with many renowned musicians such as Gidon Kremer, Christian Tetzlaff, Kim Kashkashian, Jörg Widmann, Mitsuko Uchida, Antoine Tamestit, Elena Bashkirova and Martin Helmchen.
She has participated in masterclasses with Sir Simon Rattle, Christoph Eschenbach, Daniel Barenboim and Sir András Schiff. Hayoung Choi began her musical education at the pre-college of Korean National University of Arts and later on she studied at the Purcell School of Music in England. Between 2014-2017 she studied with Prof. Frans Helmerson at the Kronberg Academy in Germany where she gained her Bachelor´s and Master´s degree. Since 2017 she has been continuing her studies at the Kronberg Academy with Prof. Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. In the same year, Hayoung Choi became a faculty member at the Emanuel Feuermann Conservatory of Kronberg Academy in Germany.
Hayoung Choi performs on Giovanni Paolo Maggini, Brescia (c.1600) kindly loaned by Kumho Cultural Foundation and Asiana Airlines, Inc.
◆ About NYCP
New York Classical Players (NYCP) is an ensemble dedicated to the highest standards of artistry, collaboration, and virtuosity. Inspired by the belief that access to musical excellence is an essential human right, NYCP presents all concerts free of charge. NYCP is the region’s only professional orchestra sharing exclusively free performances. Comprised of creative and virtuosic young musicians, NYCP’s adventurous programming shares familiar masterpieces, bold new commissions, and unexpected musical treasures. Each season, thousands of NYCP concertgoers experience both the dynamic power of the orchestral repertoire and the versatile intimacy of chamber performance. NYCP is proud to collaborate with some of the world’s most renowned musicians, including KimKashkashian, Cho-Liang Lin, Stefan Jackiw, Sumi Jo, Alex Kerr, Donald Weilerstein, and Chee-Yun, and is under the baton of Music Director and Founder Dongmin Kim.