of Sound and Song 4

"of Sound and Song" is a piano concert series presented by The Merchant House, a contemporary art gallery, and Tomoko Mukaiyama in a historical canal house in Amsterdam. For this fourth edition, we invite talented Canadian-American-Dutch violinist Shannon Lee. The program includes a seldom-played Sonata for Violin and Piano by Galina Ustvolskaya, dubbed 'the lady with the hammer.'

Program
John Cage: Six Melodies for Violin and Piano (1950)
J. S. Bach: Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor. BWV 1003 (1720)
Galina Ustvolskaya: Sonata for Violin and Piano (1952)

Violin Shannon Lee
Piano Tomoko Mukaiyama

Duration ca. 60 min

Dates and Times
18th (Fri) October 2024, 20:00
19th (Sat) October 2024, 16:00
Location
The Merchant House (Herengracht 254, Amsterdam)

Supported by Fonds Podiumkunsten

Graphic design: Simo Tse

The venue can host a maximum audience of 30 individuals – creating an intimate and personal setup. If you plan on joining one of the performances, please reserve at your earliest convenience to secure a seat.

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(Violinist)

Violinist Shannon Lee has been praised for her “remarkable fire, impeccable intonation, and big, vibrant tone” (Gramophone). She has appeared as soloist with orchestras such as the Tokyo Symphony, Antwerp Symphony, Belgian National Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, and New York String Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. Currently based in Amsterdam, Shannon is active as a soloist and chamber musician across multiple continents. In 2023 the Fontec label in Japan released a CD of Shannon's dynamic recital program with pianist Jessica Osborne, with works by composers including Bartók, Takemitsu, and Brahms.
https://www.shannonleeviolin.com/

(Pianist/Artist/Director)

The Japanese-Dutch pianist and artist Tomoko Mukaiyama is praised for her multimedia performances in which she embarks on the sensory adventure together with her audience. Different disciplines, their forms and styles, are used and traversed on equal footing. Recurring themes in her work are gender inequality, the female body and the relationship with our natural environment, often elaborated from the possibilities and frictions of a local situation. In addition to regular art centers such as the Lincoln Center New York, the Paris Opera, museums, her work is performed via online platforms, on streets and squares, private homes up to and including the Seto fish market (JP).
https://tomoko.nl/

The Merchant House (TMH) presents contemporary art to discover, immerse oneself in, and collect. Each project seeks to address pressing questions in art and brings together an extended exhibition, event series, and publication. Founded by Marsha Plotnitsky in 2013 in a 17th-century canal house in Amsterdam, TMH stands for a new reflection on the art-in-the-city traditions. In curating the art projects in the Amsterdam canal house, Marsha Plotnitsky, our Founding Artistic Director, explores the artistic, spatial, and organisational possibilities of an art merchant construct.
https://merchanthouse.nl/

Host or Publisher Tomoko Mukaiyama Foundation