Music on Thursdays
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Thursday
5th May 2022
12.30 lunchtime
Matthew Chin, violin
Eunji Han, piano
Programme
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sonata No 1 in G major for Violin and Piano, Op 78 Regensonata Rain Sonata (1878-79)
1 Vivace ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Violin Concerto in D Major op 61
2 Larghetto
3 Rondo. Allegro
Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
Sonata for Solo Violin, Op 27, No 2 Jacques Thibaud "Obsession”
1 Obsession; Prelude
2 Malinconia
3 Danse des Ombres; Sarabande
4 Les furies
Concert duration approx: 45-50 minutes
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Performers
Matthew Chin
Matthew Chin has recently graduated at the HEM-Geneve Switzerland under Svetlin Roussev. He has studied with Professor Pierre Amoyal in HEMU-Lausanne with support from the ‘Association des Amis du Conservatoire de Lausanne’, Max D Jost Foundation, and Lalive Foundation for his Bachelor studies in which he graduated with a perfect recital. He continued his studies at the Mozarteum University of Music, Salzburg, and at CNSMDP, France.
Matthew was recently a laureate and received awards in competitions such as the Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition 2021, Internationale Anton Rubinstein Wettbewerb 2019 (Germany), 1st CullerArts International Violin Competition 2019 (Spain), 8th International Arthur Grumiaux Violin Competition (Belgium), Concerto Competition Winner in Pablo Casals festival (France), Atlantic Coast International Young Soloist Competition, Portugal, Musicus Society Young Concert Artist Audition (HK), Helen Porthouse Paganini prize (UK), Ida Carroll Prize (UK), Thomas Edward Wilson Scholarship (UK) and has most recently been supported by grants from MBF (UK), and Tarisio (NY).
Recent selections for International Violin Competition have also included, Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, George Enescu International Violin Competition to name a few.
Performance highlights have included being Concertmaster for Moritzburg Festival Orchestra 2020, performing in Mayfield Festival UK, 2021 and performing Vivaldi Concerto and solo recital at Musicus 10th anniversary festival in Hong Kong, performing Haydn Violin Concerto with Artis Chamber Orchestra in Pablo Casals Festival 2018, recitals in the International Holland Music Sessions Festival 2019, Sevcik International Festival 2019 whilst appearing on La Radio Espace 2 (Switzerland) as well as appearances in Festival La Grange au Lac, Evian, UN Palais Geneva, Hong Kong City Hall to name a few.
Matthew was a member of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande from 2017-2020. He has also been Concertmaster with Aurora Chamber Orchestra in 2017, RCM Symphony Orchestra UK and have had experience with ensembles such as Sandor Vegh Chamber orchestra at the Salzburger Kammermusik Festival 2015-17 under Henrich Schiff, Wolfgang Redik, and Thomas Zehetmair.
Matthew is currently playing on a Michele Deconet violin made in 1750, kindly on loan from Tarisio.
Matthew was recently a laureate and received awards in competitions such as the Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition 2021, Internationale Anton Rubinstein Wettbewerb 2019 (Germany), 1st CullerArts International Violin Competition 2019 (Spain), 8th International Arthur Grumiaux Violin Competition (Belgium), Concerto Competition Winner in Pablo Casals festival (France), Atlantic Coast International Young Soloist Competition, Portugal, Musicus Society Young Concert Artist Audition (HK), Helen Porthouse Paganini prize (UK), Ida Carroll Prize (UK), Thomas Edward Wilson Scholarship (UK) and has most recently been supported by grants from MBF (UK), and Tarisio (NY).
Recent selections for International Violin Competition have also included, Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, George Enescu International Violin Competition to name a few.
Performance highlights have included being Concertmaster for Moritzburg Festival Orchestra 2020, performing in Mayfield Festival UK, 2021 and performing Vivaldi Concerto and solo recital at Musicus 10th anniversary festival in Hong Kong, performing Haydn Violin Concerto with Artis Chamber Orchestra in Pablo Casals Festival 2018, recitals in the International Holland Music Sessions Festival 2019, Sevcik International Festival 2019 whilst appearing on La Radio Espace 2 (Switzerland) as well as appearances in Festival La Grange au Lac, Evian, UN Palais Geneva, Hong Kong City Hall to name a few.
Matthew was a member of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande from 2017-2020. He has also been Concertmaster with Aurora Chamber Orchestra in 2017, RCM Symphony Orchestra UK and have had experience with ensembles such as Sandor Vegh Chamber orchestra at the Salzburger Kammermusik Festival 2015-17 under Henrich Schiff, Wolfgang Redik, and Thomas Zehetmair.
Matthew is currently playing on a Michele Deconet violin made in 1750, kindly on loan from Tarisio.
Eunji Han
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Eunji Han performs extensively throughout Europe in such prominent venues as Petit Palais, Paris, Opéra de Lyon, St Bride’s Church, London. She has been invited to festivals including Festival Culturel International de Musique Symphonique d’Alger (Algeria), Les Allées Chantent (France), A casa de Aldán (Spain) and Lavaux
Classic Off (Swizterland). Eunji has appeared on Radio Télévision Suisse for her constant research of French women composers, Lili and Nadia Boulanger. Her passion for contemporary music led her to found Ensemble Dimensions where she premiered young composers' works and held an education project for schools. Eunji is also a founding member of Hope Trio, which rediscovers classical Piano Trio repertoires with Oboe, Cello and Piano. She studied at Ewha Womans University (South Korea), Conservatoire de Lyon, Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et Danse de Lyon (France), Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (Switzerland), and Royal Academy of Music (UK), generously supported by Royal Academy of Music and ADAMI France and Mécénat Musical Société Générale. |
She has also taken opportunities for masterclasses with Graham Johnson, Helmut Deutsch, Jeff Cohen, Hartmut Höll, John Fiore, Billy Eidi, Anne le Bozec, Laurent Cabasso, Sontraud Speidel, Françoise Thinat and Sharon Boaz.
Eunji is the laureate of the Concours International de la Mélodie de Gordes and Young Artist Fellow at Aigues-Vives en Musique (France), Oxford Lieder and Leeds Lieder Young Artist.
Eunji is the laureate of the Concours International de la Mélodie de Gordes and Young Artist Fellow at Aigues-Vives en Musique (France), Oxford Lieder and Leeds Lieder Young Artist.
Recordings of the works in today's concert
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) (30m)
Sonata No 1 in G major for Violin and Piano, Op 78
Regensonata Rain Sonata (1878-79)
1 Vivace ma non troppe
as we are hearing only the first movement this week we can afford ourselves the privilege of this recording by Itzhak Perlmann with Daniel Barenboim at the piano
Sonata No 1 in G major for Violin and Piano, Op 78
Regensonata Rain Sonata (1878-79)
1 Vivace ma non troppe
as we are hearing only the first movement this week we can afford ourselves the privilege of this recording by Itzhak Perlmann with Daniel Barenboim at the piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Violin Concerto in D Major op 61 (19m)
2 Larghetto
3 Rondo. Allegro
and here they area again, this time with Barenboim conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker, in 1992, in the Konzerthaus, Berlin [to listen only to the 2nd & 3rd movements jump to minute 25]
Violin Concerto in D Major op 61 (19m)
2 Larghetto
3 Rondo. Allegro
and here they area again, this time with Barenboim conducting the Berliner Philharmoniker, in 1992, in the Konzerthaus, Berlin [to listen only to the 2nd & 3rd movements jump to minute 25]
Eugène-Auguste Ysaÿe (1858-1931)
Sonata for Solo Violin, Op 27, No 2 Jacques Thibaud "Obsession” (14m)
1 Obsession; Prelude
2 Malinconia
3 Danse des Ombres; Sarabande
4 Les furies
our recording is of the young violinist Kerson Leong playing for the 80th anniversary of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Waterloo, Belgium. Named after Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians, Elisabeth of Bavaria, in 1939.
Kerson Leong's note under the recording read: Worth mentioning the context behind this clip - this was a live-streamed recital I gave last summer [2018] of the complete Ysaÿe violin sonata cycle almost immediately after getting off a transatlantic flight after having performed at the G7 summit held in Charlevoix, QC, Canada. So in a way, probably the craziest thing I ever did. Good memories.
The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel was founded based on Ysaÿe's ideas on training musicians. It is one of three musical institutions founded in honour of the Queen.
Sonata for Solo Violin, Op 27, No 2 Jacques Thibaud "Obsession” (14m)
1 Obsession; Prelude
2 Malinconia
3 Danse des Ombres; Sarabande
4 Les furies
our recording is of the young violinist Kerson Leong playing for the 80th anniversary of the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, Waterloo, Belgium. Named after Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians, Elisabeth of Bavaria, in 1939.
Kerson Leong's note under the recording read: Worth mentioning the context behind this clip - this was a live-streamed recital I gave last summer [2018] of the complete Ysaÿe violin sonata cycle almost immediately after getting off a transatlantic flight after having performed at the G7 summit held in Charlevoix, QC, Canada. So in a way, probably the craziest thing I ever did. Good memories.
The Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel was founded based on Ysaÿe's ideas on training musicians. It is one of three musical institutions founded in honour of the Queen.
Previous concert
Lavinia Vlad, violin, Mark Kinkaid, piano, - click here
Next Thursday's concert
Kenny Fu, piano, - click here
