The Olivier Music Barn, 11:00 AM
Program
OTTORINO RESPIGHI: Six Pieces
Caressing waltz
Canon
Nocturne
Minuet
Study
Intermezzo-Serenata
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Six moments musicaux, Op. 16
FRANZ LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Cadenza by Rachmaninoff)
Yekwon Sunwoo, piano
Hailed by Chicago Tribune as "a pianist who commands a comprehensive technical arsenal that allows him to thunder without breaking a sweat," Yekwon Sunwoo is a powerful and virtuosic performer who, in his own words, "strives to reach for the truth and pure beauty in music.”
The first Korean gold medalist in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Sunwoo's 2025–26 itinerary features appearances with Baltimore Symphony, New York Philharmonic, NSO of Uzbekistan, Korean American Music Supporters' Association, and many others.
Other recent career highlights include concertos with the Ann Arbor Symphony, New York Classical Players, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Armenian Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony, Macao Symphony, Victoria Symphony, Slovak Philharmonic, and Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, as well as recitals at the University of Michigan, Bechstein Hall, and Carnegie Hall.
An avid chamber musician, Sunwoo's collaborators include Clara Jumi Kang, Sebastian Bohren, Benjamin Beilman, Linus Roth, Andrei Ioniță, Sebastian Bohren, lsang Enders, Tobias Feldmann, Gary Hoffman, Anne-Marie McDermott, and the Jerusalem and Brentano quartets.
Born in Anyang, South Korea, Sunwoo began learning the piano at age eight and made his recital and orchestral debuts in Seoul at 15. His teachers include Seymour Lipkin, Robert McDonald, Richard Goode, and Bernd Goetzke.
In September 2023, Sunwoo released his second album for Decca Universal Music Korea, featuring works by Rachmaninoff.
Caressing waltz
Canon
Nocturne
Minuet
Study
Intermezzo-Serenata
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Six moments musicaux, Op. 16
FRANZ LISZT: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Cadenza by Rachmaninoff)
Yekwon Sunwoo, piano
Hailed by Chicago Tribune as "a pianist who commands a comprehensive technical arsenal that allows him to thunder without breaking a sweat," Yekwon Sunwoo is a powerful and virtuosic performer who, in his own words, "strives to reach for the truth and pure beauty in music.”
The first Korean gold medalist in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Sunwoo's 2025–26 itinerary features appearances with Baltimore Symphony, New York Philharmonic, NSO of Uzbekistan, Korean American Music Supporters' Association, and many others.
Other recent career highlights include concertos with the Ann Arbor Symphony, New York Classical Players, Colorado Springs Philharmonic, Armenian Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony, Macao Symphony, Victoria Symphony, Slovak Philharmonic, and Orchestre de Chambre de Paris, as well as recitals at the University of Michigan, Bechstein Hall, and Carnegie Hall.
An avid chamber musician, Sunwoo's collaborators include Clara Jumi Kang, Sebastian Bohren, Benjamin Beilman, Linus Roth, Andrei Ioniță, Sebastian Bohren, lsang Enders, Tobias Feldmann, Gary Hoffman, Anne-Marie McDermott, and the Jerusalem and Brentano quartets.
Born in Anyang, South Korea, Sunwoo began learning the piano at age eight and made his recital and orchestral debuts in Seoul at 15. His teachers include Seymour Lipkin, Robert McDonald, Richard Goode, and Bernd Goetzke.
In September 2023, Sunwoo released his second album for Decca Universal Music Korea, featuring works by Rachmaninoff.