Event
Son Plays Dumky
Naples Philharmonic Wang Chamber Music
Yeol Eum Son, piano
Musicians of the Naples Philharmonic
Debussy — String Quartet
Dvořák — Piano Trio in E Minor, “Dumky”
In high demand around the world as recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician, critically acclaimed South Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son joins musicians of the Naples Philharmonic for a performance that showcases her refined artistry and remarkable control. The Wang Chamber Music Series opens with members of the orchestra performing Debussy’s groundbreaking String Quartet, a colorfully rich, shimmering work partially influenced by Javanese gamelan. Son then joins the ensemble for Dvořák’s Dumky Piano Trio, a work that highlights her gift for delicate nuance and sharply drawn contrasts, shifting from dark, introspective lyricism to bursts of Bohemian fire, often in the blink of an eye.
The Wang Chamber Music series is generously sponsored by David* and Cecile Wang.
* Deceased
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. She is known for her refined artistry and breathtaking technical control as well as her strikingly wide-ranging repertoire, from Bach and Mozart to Shchedrin and Kapustin. In high demand around the world as recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician, she continues to deepen her artistry through frequent collaborations with many of today’s leading conductors, including Antonio Pappano, Roberto González-Monjas, Alexander Shelley, Joana Carniero and Anja Bihlmaier, among others.
Over the past few seasons, she has debuted with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra and São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra. Some of Son’s numerous orchestral collaborations in North America and Canada include the Los Angeles and Naples Philharmonic; Baltimore, Colorado, Detroit and St. Louis Symphonies; Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra and the NAC Orchestra in Ottawa. Internationally, she has appeared with, among others, the London Symphony Orcehstra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Finnish Radio Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, and Oslo Philharmonic. As a recitalist, Son’s recent appearances include the Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland and the International Chopin Festival at Duszniki-Zdrój in Poland, among others.
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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