ChangYong Shin to Make New York Debut at Carnegie Hall This November
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 16, 2016
Dr. Douglas Humpherys, the 2016 HHIPC Jury Chair (as well as Chair of the Piano Department at the Eastman School of Music and Artistic Director of the Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition), said about Mr. Shin, "He is a pianist with passionate expression and profound artistry, representative of the best among his generation!"
Robert McDonald, Mr. Shin's teacher at the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School, said, "ChangYong Shin is a young artist of exceptional gifts-a brilliantly complete instrumentalist whose playing is always at the service of the music and its expressive possibilities."
The Hilton Head International Piano competition is among the top five international competitions in the United States. The HHIPC enjoys a strong reputation for musical quality and professionalism throughout the world. Demonstrating its international appeal over the past 22 years, the competition has attracted applicants from 53 countries and judges from 22 countries; the prize winners have come from 27 countries. Prize winners at the Hilton Head International Piano Competition, such as Lukas Vondracek, Leonardo Colafelice, Fei-Fei Dong, Charlie Albright and Steven Lin, have gone on to win prizes at all major competitions including the Cliburn, Cleveland, Bachauer, Queen Elisabeth, Leeds, Arthur Rubinstein and others.
IF YOU GO:
ChangYong Shin, Piano
Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
57th Street and 7th Avenue, New York
Program:
Bach: Toccata in D major, BWV 912
Unsuk Chin: Piano Etudes No. 4 (Scalen); No. 5 (Toccata); No. 6 (Grains)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
Intermission
Granados: Goyescas Op. 11, No. 1, Los requiebros
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major, Op. 83
Tickets: $40 ($15 students, at Box Office only), available August 19, 2016, at carnegiehall.org; by calling CarnegieCharge (212) 247-7800; or by visiting the Carnegie Hall box office: 57th Street and Seventh Avenue.
Program is subject to change.
ChangYong Shin was the First Prize winner of the 2016 Hilton Head International Piano Competition. He also has earned First Prize at the Kookmin Ilbo & Hansei University Music Competition, the C. Bechstein & Samik Music Competition, the Hankook Ilbo Competition (2006), the CBS Competition, and at the Ewha & Kyeonghyang Competition. In 2010, Mr. Shin won Third Prize and two special prizes (Romantic period and Master Class) at the Eastman Young Artists International Piano Competition.
Mr. Shin has performed in prestigious venues, including two solo recitals and a chamber concert at Kumho Art Hall, a "Young Mozart Concert" at The Mozart Hall, the Young Musicians Festival at Youngsan Art Hall, the Korean traditional music festival at the Recital Hall of The Seoul Arts Center, and the Gala concert of the Ewha & Kyeonghyang Competition at the Baroque Chamber Hall. He has also been invited several times to perform at the UJung Art Center in Korea. Mr. Shin's calendar includes performances at Salle Cortot in Paris, in Prague, China and London during the 2016-17 season. He will present a recital and master classes at the Evelyn Miller Young Pianist Series (Chattanooga, TN) in January, 2017 and at the Green Lake Festival of Music (Wisconsin) in summer, 2017.
In addition to performing as soloist, Mr. Shin is an accomplished chamber musician. He has given a chamber music recital at the invitation of the Kumho Art Hall, and joined the Young Artist Festival of Chamber Music as a member of a Korean chamber group. Additionally, he performed recitals with his Curtis Institute of Music colleagues in Paris, Sarasota, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Until 2011, Mr. Shin studied with Choong-Mo Kang at The Juilliard School and Mari Kwon, a graduate of the Curtis Institute, at the Dankook University in Korea. ChangYong Shin received his Bachelor of Music from the Curtis Institute of Music in May, 2016 where he studied with Robert McDonald. He will continue his studies with Mr. McDonald in the Masters program at The Juilliard School where he was awarded a full scholarship.
The mission of the Hilton Head International Piano Competition is to encourage and support excellence in the performance of classical piano music by showcasing the talents of young pianists on the threshold of their careers. The competition is adjudicated by internationally acclaimed judges, and offers important performance opportunities.
Competitors stay in the homes of host families who provide lodging, meals, transportation and access to a competition-quality grand piano for practice. Over 200 volunteers staff all Competition events.
Most of the twenty competitors serve as Ambassadors to local schools, performing and talking with students about life in their home countries. Several thousand students in the area have benefited from, and are inspired by, this outreach program. The HHIPC also provides the opportunity for students from local schools to attend the competition. For many of them, this is their first exposure to a live performance.
Special events during the week, which are open to the public, include Master Classes given by the competition judges to competitors who do not advance beyond Round II, and a special Lecture/Recital by the Jury Chairman.
The HHIPC will present its 22nd competition, March 6-11, 2017. Twenty promising young pianists, ages 13 to 17, from around the world, compete before an international panel of jurors in three rounds for $21,500 in cash prizes, a return engagement as soloist with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, and other performance opportunities. The HHIPC for ages 18 to 30 will be held in March, 2019, when pianists will compete in four rounds for $34,000 in cash prizes. The First Prize winner will also be awarded a solo recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in 2017, a CD recording on the Steinway & Sons label, a return performance with the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, and other performance engagements.
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