Event
Yeol Eum Son Plays Dvořák
Naples Philharmonic Wang Chamber Music
Musicians of the Naples Philharmonic
Yeol Eum Son, piano
Wild — Reminiscences of Snow White
Gulda — Play Piano Play No. 4 and 5
Reena Esmail — Khirkiyaan: Three Transformations for Brass Quintet
Dvořák — Piano Quintet, Op. 87
Yeol Eum Son, the South Korean pianist whose graceful interpretations and crystalline touch have captivated worldwide audiences, will make her Naples chamber music debut with musicians of the Naples Philharmonic in a program featuring four wildly different yet challenging compositions.
Often praised for her wide array of eclectic concerti repertoire that ranges from Bach and Mozart classics to more contemporary works, Yeol Eum Son made her recording debut in 2004 with a complete set of Chopin’s Études. A sensitive and powerful pianist, Yeol Eum Son’s versatility will be on full display as she captures the magic of the classic tale of Snow White, dazzles with the jazzy inspiration of Friedrich Gulda’s Play Piano Play and conquers the carefree tone of Dvořák’s Piano Quintet.
The Wang Chamber Music series is generously sponsored by David* and Cecile Wang.
* deceased
Naples Philharmonic
Naples Philharmonic
Founded in 1982, the Naples Philharmonic normally performs over 140 orchestral and chamber concerts, as well as opera and ballet, education, community and special event concerts from September through June each year.
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Manuel López-Gómez
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Alvin Ho
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Yeol Eum Son
Yeol Eum Son
Poetic elegance, an innate feeling for expressive nuance and the power to project bold, dramatic contrasts are among the arresting attributes of Yeol Eum Son’s pianism. Her refined artistry arises from breathtaking technical control and a profound empathy for the emotional temper of the works within her vast repertoire.
In high demand as a musician, Son has won critical praise for her interpretations. Her development as an artist is partly due to her work with a wide range of conductors, including Alexander Shelley, Joana Carneiro, Antonio Pappano and many more. She has collaborated or performed with dozens of orchestras around the world, including the Konzerthaus Orchestra Berlin, Oslo Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic and others.
Son was among the prize winners at the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in 1997 and won the 1999 Oberlin International Piano Competition. She attracted international attention at the 2009 Van Cliburn Competition and the 2011 International Tchaikovsky Competition. Her performance of Mozart’s Piano Concerto No.21 has received nearly 23 million views on YouTube.
In addition to Son’s performance schedule, she is an active recording artist.
