Principal Guest Conductor | Christoph Poppen |
Piano | Sunwook Kim |
Composer | Anna Clyne |
Programme
Anna Clyne | Sound and Fury (2019) (Asian première) |
Beethoven | Piano Concerto No 4 in G, Op 58 |
Beethoven | Symphony No 3 in E-flat, Op 55, “Eroica”
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BEETHOVEN ARTWORK COURTESY OF OZAWA KAZUO
Sunwook Kim (Piano)
“Refreshingly sensitive playing.”The Times
“Sunwook Kim brings some splendid pianism and conceptual thinking.”BBC Music Magazine
“Sunwook Kim himself was a vibrant, subtle and personable soloist throughout Beethoven’s miraculous music.”Classical Source
- 1st Prize, Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006 (at the age of 18)
- Has performed with top orchestras such as London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Berlin Radio Symphony, NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Myung-Whun Chung, Daniel Harding and Paavo Järvi
- Festival appearances included BBC Proms, Beethovenfest Bonn, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, La Roque d’Anthéron
Anna Clyne (Composer)
“Composer of uncommon gifts and unusual methods.”The New York Times
- Best Contemporary Classical Composition nominee, 2015 Grammy Award
- Associate Composer, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
- Composer-in-Residence, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (2015-2016)
- Mead Composer-in-Residence, Chicago Symphony Orchestra (2010-2015)
- Has been commissioned by BBC, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Kremerata Baltica, Southbank Centre, etc