HKS Recital Series: Sunwook Kim Piano Recital

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Three spellbinding works by Austro-German giants Haydn, Schumann and Schubert illuminate this recital by Korean piano virtuoso Sunwook Kim, prior to his concert with Hong Kong Sinfonietta on 28 Sep.

A frequent guest of such prestigious orchestras and venues as the Berlin Philharmonic, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Seoul Arts Centre, Sunwook Kim has established himself as one of the finest pianists in today’s music scene since winning the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006, as the competition’s youngest ever and first Asian winner.

He will open this recital with Haydn’s sparkling Piano Sonata in E-flat, before presenting Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze – an intimate collection of 18 riveting character pieces juxtaposing voices of impetuousness and poeticism. Schubert’s extraordinary Piano Sonata in B-flat – the last piano work he ever completed – will conclude the evening.

Programme

Haydn
Piano Sonata in E-flat, Hob XVI:49

Schumann
Davidsbündlertänze, Op 6

Schubert
Piano Sonata in B-flat, D960

ABOUT THE ARTIST / ORGANISER

One of Hong Kong’s flagship orchestras, Hong Kong Sinfonietta has brought music closer to the community, and achieved significant local and international recognition for its passionate performances and innovative programming. The orchestra has collaborated with an illustrious array of international musicians and groups, including in recent years Ilya Gringolts, Martin Helmchen, Sergei Nakariakov, Jean-Guihen Queyras, Krzysztof Penderecki, The Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet and Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch.

Hong Kong Sinfonietta is a regular guest at international arts festivals and has toured 46 cities around the world. As an avid believer of keeping music alive and contemporary, the orchestra commissions and performs new works every year and ventures into new initiatives, recently receiving wide acclaim for its Back On Stage concert film series and becoming the first local orchestra to appear in cinemas. Following the success of the first edition in 2018, the orchestra organised the 2nd Hong Kong International Conducting Competition in 2023, attracting applications from 45 countries/regions around the world and providing an invaluable platform for young conductors to establish their careers.