Violinist Suyoen Kim has returned to the classical music scene with the works of Beethoven.
Her latest album, "Beethoven: Violin Concerto, 2 Romances," released by Deutsche Grammophon, hit the shelves on March 16.
The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, is Beethoven's only violin concerto. It's considered to be one of the three most famous violin concertos, alongside those composed by Mendelssohn and Brahms. When the Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) performed the concerto in 1844 at the age of 13, it became one of the best-known violin concertos in the world, and a touchstone of virtuosity for the world's greatest violinists. Austrian-born violinist Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) released the first recording of Beethoven's concerto in 1926, and since then many other artists have followed in his footsteps.
Suyoen Kim has been lauded by critics as having "musical lyricism beyond her years." After her last performance with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, she was praised for her ability to "draw out the instrument's full range of tonal variation." Kim's tone is crisp and elaborate, but also rich and dense. Her playing at full power can dominate an entire orchestra, but in her latest album she chooses to take a step back and to focus instead on playing with "a full yet soft and warm sound." The enormous effort the violinist puts into creating her sound is likely the reason why she is able to forge the climactic splendor of Beethoven's only violin concerto, composed during his prime years.
Adding to the grandeur of her performance, the Wuttemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, a German chamber orchestra led by Armenian conductor Ruben Gazarian, provides a rich and harmonious arc to Kim's solos.
Suyoen Kim started playing the violin at age five and studied under Helge Slaatto at the University of Munster (Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster) for eight years, from age 12 to 20. She then became a student of Ana Chumachenko at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (Hochschule für Musik und Theater München).
She currently performs as a soloist with major orchestras throughout Europe.
By Wi Tack-whan, Lee Hana
Korea.net Staff Writers
Photo: Universal Music
whan23@korea.kr
Her latest album, "Beethoven: Violin Concerto, 2 Romances," released by Deutsche Grammophon, hit the shelves on March 16.
The Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, is Beethoven's only violin concerto. It's considered to be one of the three most famous violin concertos, alongside those composed by Mendelssohn and Brahms. When the Hungarian violinist Joseph Joachim (1831-1907) performed the concerto in 1844 at the age of 13, it became one of the best-known violin concertos in the world, and a touchstone of virtuosity for the world's greatest violinists. Austrian-born violinist Fritz Kreisler (1875-1962) released the first recording of Beethoven's concerto in 1926, and since then many other artists have followed in his footsteps.
Violinist Suyoen Kim releases her latest album 'Beethoven: Violin Concerto, 2 Romances' on March 16 (top). Starting last year and with sponsorship from a Japanese music foundation, she has played on the 1702 Stradivarius 'Lord Newlands.'
Suyoen Kim has been lauded by critics as having "musical lyricism beyond her years." After her last performance with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, she was praised for her ability to "draw out the instrument's full range of tonal variation." Kim's tone is crisp and elaborate, but also rich and dense. Her playing at full power can dominate an entire orchestra, but in her latest album she chooses to take a step back and to focus instead on playing with "a full yet soft and warm sound." The enormous effort the violinist puts into creating her sound is likely the reason why she is able to forge the climactic splendor of Beethoven's only violin concerto, composed during his prime years.
Adding to the grandeur of her performance, the Wuttemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, a German chamber orchestra led by Armenian conductor Ruben Gazarian, provides a rich and harmonious arc to Kim's solos.
Suyoen Kim started playing the violin at age five and studied under Helge Slaatto at the University of Munster (Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster) for eight years, from age 12 to 20. She then became a student of Ana Chumachenko at the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (Hochschule für Musik und Theater München).
She currently performs as a soloist with major orchestras throughout Europe.
By Wi Tack-whan, Lee Hana
Korea.net Staff Writers
Photo: Universal Music
whan23@korea.kr
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