Radio France Philharmonic Concertmaster Park Ji-yoon's 'Faur? Violin' Recital

February 24, Yesul-ui Jeondang IBK Chamber Hall

Violinist Park Ji-yoon, the first Asian concertmaster in the history of the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, will perform the complete violin works of French composer Gabriel Faur? (1845?1924) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his death.

Park Ji-yoon will hold a solo recital titled "After Dreaming" on February 24 at the IBK Chamber Hall in the Seoul Arts Center, according to a recent announcement by the performance planning company Mok Production.

Park Ji-yoon plans to perform all five of Faur?'s violin works that have officially assigned opus numbers. These include Violin Sonata No. 1 (Op. 13) and No. 2 (Op. 108), and the pieces for violin and piano: "Andante" (Op. 75), "Berceuse" (Op. 16), and "Romance" (Op. 28).

Faur?'s two violin sonatas were completed in 1876 and 1917 respectively, showing a significant time gap. The first sonata was composed in his youth and brought him success, while the second was completed in his later years amid the suffering of hearing loss (ear disease). The second sonata is also a piece rarely performed in Korea.

Park Ji-yoon has served as concertmaster of the Radio France Philharmonic since 2018, after working with the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire in France. Having lived in France since her teenage years, she has deeply absorbed the local culture and arts over a long period.

She won first place and the audience award at the 2004 Tibor Varga Competition in Switzerland, and placed in the prestigious Long-Thibaud Competition in France in 2005, as well as the Queen Elisabeth Competition in Belgium in 2009.

Park Ji-yoon has shown long-standing interest in Faur?'s music, including featuring his "Violin Sonata No. 1" on her 2014 album. Pianist Ilya Rashkovsky, who recorded the album with her, will join her on stage for this performance.

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