MTD Events
Guest Artist Recital: Sahun Hong, piano
Date and Time
Friday, March 15, 2024 7:30 PM
Location
Sherman van Solkema Recital Hall
Description
Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
Beethoven, Sonata Op. 111
This event is organized in collaboration with Grand Valley Piano
Chamber Series (www.gvpcs.org).
Praised as an ýartist of enormous prowessý (Verbier Festival
Newsletter) with ýlots of clarity, confidence, and wisdomý (New York
Concert Review) and a ýwide range of rich colorsý (San Diego Story),
pianist Sahun Sam Hong brings his colorful style and riveting energy
to the solo, chamber, and concerto stage.
Hong was the winner of the 2017 Vendome Prize at Verbier, and
received Second Prize at the 2017 International Beethoven Competition
Vienna. He was also a recipient of a 2021 American Pianists Award, and
finalist in the 2018 International German Piano Award and 2017
American Pianists Awards.
On the roster of Young Steinway Artists since 2010, Hong has been
featured as a guest soloist with orchestras including ORF-Vienna,
Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Camerata New York, Fort Worth, Richardson,
Racine, Waco, Galveston, and Brazos Valley Symphony. He has performed
in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hallýs Weill Hall, Lincoln
Centerýs Alice Tully Hall, the Vienna Musikverein, Eýglise de Verbier,
Merkin Hall, and the Kennedy Center.
A sought-after interpreter of the duo and chamber repertoire,
Hong has been invited to perform at major chamber music festivals
including Marlboro, Music@Menlo, Raviniaýs Steans Institute, Taos, and
Four Seasons. He is an artist at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
In addition to performing, Hong is a prolific arranger of chamber
music and orchestral works, and his innovative transcriptions are
performed all over the world. The New York City-based chamber music
collective ensemble132 presents Hongýs creative transcriptions on
annual tours throughout the United States. Highlights include new
chamber music versions of Schumannýs Carnaval, Stravinskyýs
Petrouchka, and an upcoming new arrangement of Straussý Death and Transfiguration.
At the age of 16, Hong graduated magna cum laude from Texas
Christian University (TCU) with a Bachelor of Music degree in Piano
Performance, studying with John Owings. He also studied for six years
with Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins
University. Hong is currently based in New York City, and continues
his studies with Yong Hi Moon at Peabody.
This event also appears on the main events calendar tagged as arts, concert, music, and performance.
Contact
Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance
(616) 331-3484