Kumho Cultural Foundation Rising Star Recital... Four Selected Including Violist Kim Gyuri

Violist Kim Gyuri [Photo by Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation]

[Asia Economy Reporter Byunghee Park] The Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation has selected four new rising stars this year: violist Kim Gyuri, flutist Kim Yubin, pianist Lee Hyuk, and violinist Kim Donghyun. Their solo recitals will be presented sequentially starting from the 6th.

Violist Kim Gyuri will open the 2020 'Kumho Rising Star Series' as the first performer. On the 6th, Kim will perform Romantic-era music from different countries at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei. In the first half, she will play Brahms' 'Scherzo for Violin and Piano in C minor, F-A-E Sonata 3rd movement,' German composer Schumann's 'Kinderszenen,' and Violatien's viola solo piece 'Capriccio.' In the second half, she will perform excerpts from Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet Suite' and conclude with Piazzolla's tango.

Kim Gyuri (28) graduated from Yewon School and Seoul Arts High School, and entered Seoul National University College of Music as the top student, studying under Choi Eun-sik. She debuted through the 2008 Kumho Young Artist Concert and studied at the Berlin University of the Arts Hans Eisler from 2015. She won first prizes consecutively at the 2016 Johannes Brahms International Competition, Anton Rubinstein International Competition, and 2019 Beethoven Hradec International Music Competition. Currently, Kim is enrolled in the highest performance course at the L?beck Academy of Music. Since September last year, she has been selected for the Berlin Philharmonic Karajan Academy and continues active performance activities.

Flutist Kim Yubin [Photo by Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation]

The second star of the Kumho Rising Star Series, flutist Kim Yubin (23), will hold a solo recital on the 13th. Starting with a special prize at the 2013 Kobe International Flute Competition, Kim rose as a promising young talent in the global classical music scene by winning second place (no first prize awarded) at the 2014 Geneva International Competition flute category and first place at the 2015 Prague Spring International Competition flute category. In 2016, at the age of 19, she joined the prestigious Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra as the youngest principal flutist and was appointed permanent principal flutist within just 10 months, firmly establishing herself as a young flutist attracting attention in Europe. At this 'Kumho Rising Star' stage, she will perform Andr? Jolivet's 'Chants de Linos for Flute and Piano,' 'Five Incantations for Solo Flute,' C?cile Chaminade's 'Concertino for Flute and Piano,' and Prokofiev's 'Sonata in D major for Flute and Piano.'

Pianist Lee Hyuk and violinist Kim Donghyun are scheduled to perform on April 2nd and 9th respectively as part of the Kumho Rising Star series.

Since 2004, the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation has introduced promising rising stars in the Korean classical music scene annually through the 'Kumho Rising Star Series.' About 60 young masters who are now active as leading young musicians in Korea, including violinists Kim Dami, Yang Inmo, Lee Ji-hye, violists Lee Seungwon and Lee Hanna, cellists Kim Minji, Shim Junho, Lee Jeongran, pianists Kim Dasol, Kim Sunwook, Kim Taehyung, Sunwoo Yekwon, flutist Cho Sunghyun, clarinetist Kim Han, and oboist Ham Kyung, have grown through this series.

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