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Presented by Piano+ in collaboration with the Michael Hill International Violin Competition, two phenomenal young prize-winning soloists, Jeonghwan Kim (piano) and Yeyeong Jenny Jin (violin), will delight Sydney and Melbourne audiences in November with The Young Virtuosi.
This concert brings together two virtuosic soloists of bright subtlety and emotional depth in a concert centred around one of the most beloved instrumental combinations in music.
The duo will set the stage alight in a night of mesmerising works by Bartok, Chopin and Tartin, along with the Australian premiere of Waipounamu by New Zealand composer Michael Norris.
The Young Virtuosi will tour across Aotearoa/New Zealand from 27 October through to 10 November, before heading to Verbrugghen Hall at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music on 16 November and to the Primrose Potter Salon at Melbourne Recital Centre on 18 November.
The musicians were 2023 winners of two of the most prestigious and celebrated international competitions in the Southern Hemisphere — the Michael Hill International Violin Competition (NZ) and the 50-year-old Sydney International Piano Competition. 2023 was a big year for both artists receiving huge critical acclaim through both competitions’ reach with national live audiences and international broadcasting.
About the artists
Yeyeong Jenny Jin began her violin studies at the age of two in her hometown of Seoul, South Korea. At 9 years old, she was admitted to The Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she studied with the renowned pedagogue, Ida Kavafian. Jenny is currently enrolled at The Julliard School in New York City, studying with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin. She plays on a violin by Domenico Montagnana, Venice c1735, which is on loan from Rare Violins In Consortium, Artists and Benefactors Collaborative.
Also from South Korea, pianist Jeonghwan Kim was the winner of a vast array of national competitions before moving to Berlin at 11 years of age where he continued to earn extensive recognition. He has performed in some of the most prestigious concert halls around the globe, including the Berlin Philharmonic and the Sydney Opera House. Since 2017, Jeonghwan has been studying at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler in the class of Professor Konrad Maria Engel.
The Young Virtuosi
SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER, 7.30PM
Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney: Tickets
MONDAY 18 NOVEMBER, 7PM
Primrose Potter Salon, Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne: Tickets
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