선우예권 마네스 섬머 피아노 페스티벌 개막 콘서트

7월 15일 맨해튼 뉴스쿨 앨빈존슨/J.M. 캐플란 홀 

Photo: Bic Banana/NYCultureBeat 

2017 한인 최초로 반 클라이번 콩쿠르에서 우승한 피아니스트 선우예권(Yekwon Sunwoo)이 7월 15일 맨해튼 뉴스쿨 앨빈 존슨/J.M 캐플란홀에서 리사이틀을 열었다. 

이 콘서트는 뉴스쿨 퍼포밍아트 칼리지가 주최하는 제 1회 마네스 섬머 피아노 페스티벌(Mannes Summer Piano Festival, 7/15-27)의 개막 연주회였다. 선우예권은 진은숙 작곡 '피아노 연습곡 제5번 "토카타"로 시작, 슈베르트의 "피아노 소나타 18번 G장조 D.894", 진은숙의 스승인 리게티 작곡 "연습곡 13번 (악마의 계단)"과 슈만의 "다비드 동맹 무곡" 작품번호 6번을 연주했다. 그리고 앙콜로 슈만의 "트로이메라이"를 선사했다.

연주 후엔 마네스 섬머 피아노 페스티벌의 파블리나 도코프스카(Pavlina Dokovska) 디렉터가 선우예권에게 꽃다발을 안겼다. 청중 속에는 선우예권의 마네스 음대(전문연주자 과정) 스승인 리처드 구드(Richard Goode) 교수의 모습도 보였다.   

마네스 섬머 피아노 페스티벌의 디렉터 파블리나 도코프스카(Pavlina Dokovska)가 선우예권에게 꽃다발을 주고 있다. 

Yekwon Sunwoo Piano Recital

Mannes Summer Piano Festival (July 15–27, 2024)

Monday, July 15, 2024, 8PM

@Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Hall, The New School

We are thrilled to open the Mannes Summer Piano Festival with a recital by acclaimed pianist, Yekwon Sunwoo. 

Program

Unsuk Chin: Étude No. 5 (“Toccata”) from 6 Piano Études

Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G Major, D. 894

Intermission

Ligeti: Étude No. 13, L'escalier du diable (“The Devil's Staircase”)

Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6

*Encore: Schumann-Kinderszenen-No.7 Op.15-"Dreaming" ("Träumerei")

About Yekwon Sunwoo

Yekwon Sunwoo has been hailed for his “unfailingly consistent excellence” (International Piano) and celebrated as “a pianist who commands a comprehensive technical arsenal that allows him to thunder without breaking a sweat” (Chicago Tribune). A powerful and virtuosic performer, he also, in his own words, “strives to reach for the truth and pure beauty in music”.

The first Korean Gold medallist of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Yekwon’s 23/24 season includes appearances with the Macao, Armenian, Kalamazoo & Victoria Symphonies, Slovak Philharmonic, Orchestre de Chambre de Paris as well as a US tour with the Esme String Quartet.

In previous seasons, he has performed as soloist with the Munich Philharmonic and Valery Gergiev, Royal Danish Orchestra with Thomas Søndergård, Fort Worth and Tucson Symphonies, Washington Chamber Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Houston Symphony, National Orchestra of Belgium, Sendai Philharmonic and Royal Scottish National Orchestra amongst others. Recital appearances include Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie, Salle Cortot, Hong Kong Arts Festival and a tour of Japan.

Photo: Young Hae Kang(홍영혜)

An avid chamber musician, Yekwon’s collaborators include Benjamin Beilman, Linus Roth, Andrei Ioniță, Sebastian Bohren, Isang Enders, Tobias Feldmann, Gary Hoffman, Anne-Marie McDermott and the Jerusalem and Brentano Quartets. He has also toured Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama with the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation and performed at Chamber Music of Lincoln Center’s Inside Chamber

Music Lectures.

In addition to the Cliburn Gold Medal, Yekwon won first prizes at the 2015 International German Piano Award, the 2014 Vendome Prize held at the Verbier Festival, the 2013 Sendai International Music Competition and the 2012 William Kapell International Piano Competition.

모차르트와 베토벤 해석자로 널리 알려진 피아니스트 리처드 구드 교수(갈색 셔츠에 멜빵).

Born in Anyang, South Korea, Yekwon began learning the piano at the age of 8 and made his recital and orchestral debuts in Seoul at 15. His teachers include Seymour Lipkin, Robert McDonald, Richard Goode and Bernd Goetzke.

In 2017, Decca Gold released Cliburn Gold 2017 two weeks after Yekwon was awarded the Gold Medal and includes his award-winning performances of Ravel’s La Valse and Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Sonata. In 2020 Yekwon went on to release his first studio album for Decca Universal Music Korea featuring an all-Mozart programme. His second album featuring Rachmaninov solo works will be released in September 2023. 

Photo: Young Hae Kang(홍영혜)

Mannes Summer Piano Festival

The New School

July 15–27, 2024

Mannes School of Music, an all-Steinway school, is thrilled to launch its inaugural Mannes Summer Piano Festival under the artistic direction of Pavlina Dokovska, Chair of the Mannes Piano Department!

This exciting program will welcome students from around the world to study with esteemed international guest faculty from Europe and Asia and members of the celebrated Mannes piano faculty. The program includes private lessons, seminars and workshops, master classes, performance opportunities, a concert series, and a piano competition.  Students have the option of attending for one or two weeks. One-week enrollment is available July 15 - 20 OR July 22 - 27, and two-week enrollment is from July 15 - 27.

Experienced young artists interested in auditioning for conservatories or launching performance careers, as well as student pianists seeking concentrated mentorship to enhance their studies, will benefit tremendously from the program.  

https://event.newschool.edu/mannessummerpianofestival