About this Event
Opening our Winter 24' Series, we welcome Steinway Young Artist Yoon Seok Shin, who makes his Brixton debut performing works by Rameau, Handel, Bach, Mozart, Chopin and Kapustin.
Programme
W. A. Mozart Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330 (1783)
F. Chopin Mazurka in G sharp minor, Op. 33 No. 1 (1837-38)
Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4 (1837-38)
Nocturne in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 (1837-38)
Nocturne in B major, Op. 32 No. 1 (1837-38)
G. F. Handel (arr. Wilhelm Kempff) Minuet in G minor, HWV 434 (1717)
J. Rameau (arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) Les Boréades: "The Arts and the Hours" for Piano (1763)
J.S. Bach (arr. August Stradal) Organ Sonata No.4, BWV 528: II. Andante (1727-1730)
Nikolai Kapustin Sonatina, Op. 100 (2000)
Doors open at 12pm for a 12:15pm start.
Website: www.music.brixtonunitarians.org
Limited onsite parking bookable at: www.justpark.com/uk/parking/london/s/effra-road-london-sw2/
Yoon Seok (John) Shin (piano)
“His tone’s big, bold and dynamically sensitive. But he has terrific address and panache.” Simon Jenner (Brighton Fringe Review) read full review
Following success at several major international and national competitions, notably the 3rd Prize in the 2nd Manchester International Concerto Competition (2009), South Korean-born British pianist Yoon Seok (John) Shin is much in demand. With over 50 performances per year across Europe, Asia and the UK, Mr. Shin has developed a busy international career as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. Praised by many acclaimed critics with his poised, polished and innovative performances, Mr. Shin is currently a Young Steinway Artist and an official artist of T&B Entertainment (South Korea), as well as a member of the Independent Society of Musicians.
Mr. Shin has made concert appearances at Steinway Hall, St. John’s Smith Square, Southbank Centre, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Regent Hall, The Reform Club, Foundling Museum in London, Cheltenham Town Hall, Master Musicians International Recital Series in the North East UK, Konserthuset - The Nobel Prize Award Hall in Sweden, Korean Catholic Concert Hall in Moscow, Russia, Seoul Sejong Center Chamber Hall and Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall in South Korea.
Mr. Shin graduated from the Royal College of Music after completing the prestigious Artist Diploma Performance Doctorate and the Master of Music in Advanced Performance, under the tutelage of Professor Andrew Ball. Previously, he gained his Bachelor of Music in Performance at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance where he studied with Professor Philip Fowke, and was awarded 1st Class Honours as well as being the recipient of the City Livery Club Prize (2009).
Alongside his performing career, Mr. Shin has also been much in demand as a highly reputed teacher and regularly gives workshops and master classes. Many of his students have excelled in both exams and competitions and currently holds a teaching post at The Holy Cross School in New Malden, as well as a staff member for Chetham’s International Piano Summer School in Manchester. He is also an official Ballet Repetiteur (in collaboration with the Royal Academy of Dance) at Thomas’s London Day Preparatory Schools, where members of the British royal family, namely Prince George & Princess Charlotte, children of William, Prince of Wales, were former students.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Brixton Unitarian Church, 63 Effra Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 6.00 to GBP 12.00