Overview

Known as an eloquent communicator, pianist Russell Sherman is an insightful master who performs with a poetic grace. With recital engagements and orchestral performances around the world, Sherman is also a prolific recording artist. “…by any measure one of the truly extraordinary pianists before the public.” The New York Times Pianist Wha-Kyung Byun is a professor at New England Conservatory and performed as a soloist with numerous major orchestras in Korea and the U.S. Flutist Sooyun Kim, winner of a Georg Solti Foundation Career Grant, made her prize-winning debut at age ten with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2010, she won top prize at the ARD International Music Competition. A member of Chamber Music Society Two, Kim studied with flutist Paula Robison and is praised as a “rare virtuoso of flute.” (Libération) Pre-Concert Talk, 7 PM Lecture: Dr. Elizabeth Seitz