Classical on Broadway presents Kim-Choi Duo with Co-Artistic Directors Eunhye Grace Choi and Wonkak
Schedule
Sun, 07 Jan, 2024 at 03:00 pm
Location
The Jazz Station | Eugene, OR
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Welcome in the New Year with Classical on Broadway's Co-Artistic Directors Eunhye Grace Choi and Wonkak Kim for a program entitled Brahms, Bernstein and Beyond featuring Johanne Brahm's sublime Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano, Leonard Bernstein's youthful but charming Sonata for Clarinet and Piano and more quintessential American new works specifically written for the Kim-Choi DuoEunhye Grace Choi piano
Wonkak Kim clarinet
Steven Pologe cello
Korean pianist Eunhye Grace Choi is an active pianist and chamber musician and is currently Artistic Director of Chamber Music Amici (Eugene, OR). She has performed extensively throughout the United States, France, Belgium, the UK, and South Korea, and has recorded for Naxos, Emeritus, and Origin Classical. Her performances have also been broadcast on NPR’s Performance Today. A versatile keyboardist, she was harpsichord soloist for J. S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto cycle and collaborated with Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. As a collaborative pianist in great demand, Choi regularly performs with musicians from the major symphony orchestras, including Cleveland, Philadelphia, St. Paul, Dallas, Chicago, and San Francisco Symphony as well as many of the world’s most prestigious music schools and conservatories.
Choi is frequently invited as a resident pianist at competitions and conventions, including the International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest and the Meg Quigley Vivaldi Competition and Bassoon Symposium. Choi served as Collaborative Piano Faculty for six years at Eastern Music Festival, where she was the principal keyboardist of the Festival Orchestra with conductor Gerard Schwarz. She has also served as music faculty and collaborative pianist at the Interlochen Summer Arts Camp, The University of Oregon (2017-2018) and Tennessee Tech University (2013-2017). Here in Oregon, in addition to Amici, Grace performs regularly with the Eugene Symphony, Microphilharmonic, and Oregon Bach Festival. Choi holds degrees from the University of Minnesota (D.M.A.), Florida State University (M.M.), and Yonsei University (B.M. Composition).
Korean-born clarinetist Wonkak Kim has captivated audiences around the world with his “excellent breath control” (The Washington Post) and “exuberant musicianship” (Fanfare). Kim appeared as a soloist and chamber musician at major venues throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. A Naxos Recording Artist, he has garnered international acclaim with his extensive discography: Gulfstream, a collection of new American chamber music, received many distinctions, including“Music US Choice” (BBC Music Magazine), “Recording of the Month” (MusicWeb International), and American Record Guide Critic’s Choice, and was praised for its “very highest quality” (Gramophone, UK). The International Clarinet Association Journal lauded Kim’s “sensitive playing, a lovely sound and consummate facility” in François Devienne: Clarinet Sonatas. On his most recent Naxos release of Stephen Krehl’s Clarinet Quintet, American Record Guide wrote: “Kim renders the Clarinet Quintet with a clear and nicely rounded timbre…with seamless blend and excellent legato.” Kim’s live and recorded performances have been featured on Radio France, BBC Radio 3, Swedish Radio, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, CJPX Radio Classique Québec, Hong Kong RTHK-HK, Korean Broadcasting System, and NPR stations around the US. Kim is Associate Professor of Clarinet at the University of Oregon and a performing artist/clinician for Buffet Crampon, Silverstein, and Vandoren. He is regularly invited as a guest artist and teacher at world’s renowned institutions, including the Juilliard, Yale, and Manhattan School of Music. To learn more about Wonkak Kim, please visit his website: www.wonkakkim.com.
Online ticket purchases close one hour before showtime. If the show is NOT sold out, and tickets remain, they can be purchased directly at the box office door.
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The Jazz Station, 126 W Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401-3004, United States,Eugene, OregonEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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