[KALLOS in Residence] Concert II: Tell Me A Story!

[KALLOS in Residence]

This concert is presented through the New Haven Lawn Club Preservation Trust (501(c)(3)). In partnership with the Trust, Kallos is pleased to make the club its new home in their concert series.

Concert II

[TELL ME A STORY]

Compelling storytelling involves a deep understanding of human emotions, motivations, and psychology. Kallos’s exciting trio of musicians hopes to broaden the horizon of musical storytelling by exploring five distinct narratives: Gershwin’s first trip to France;  a mythological and elusive creature living in air’s labyrinth; a ball hosted by a disapproving brother; a soldier with amnesia; and, closing the concert, a tale of a young lad who makes a deal with the devil.

WEDNESDAY, NOV 3, 2021

AT 7:30PM

New Haven Lawn Club

(193 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511)

PROGRAM

George Gershwin/arr. Michele Mangani         Blues from "An American in Paris"   

TŌRU TAKEMITSU (1930-96)                              Distance de fée for Violin and Piano(“fairy’s distance”)

Francis Poulenc(1899-1963)                                 Suite from L'Invitation au château for Clarinet, Violin and Piano

Darius Milhaud(1892-1974) Suite op.157b  for Clarinet, Violin and Piano 

Igor Stravinsky(1882-1971)                                    L'Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier's Tale) for Trio (1918) 

TICKETS

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kallos-chamber-music-series-tell-me-a-story-tickets-181934439807

This event offers general admission seating in the New Haven Lawn Club Ballroom. Doors open for a pre-concert reception at 6:45 PM and general admission ticket holders are welcome to claim an unreserved seat in the ballroom at this time. In addition to the pre-concert reception, refreshments will also be available during intermission. All refreshments and off-street parking in the New Haven Lawn Club lot are complimentary.

There will be limited reserved seating in front for concert series sponsors and their guests. To inquire about sponsorship and reserved seating please email the New Haven Lawn Club Preservation Trust (nhlcptrust@gmail.com).

COVID-19 POLOCIES

COVID-19 Vaccination (minimum 14 days past second shot) is required for entry. Please bring your vaccination card or clearly legible photo of your vaccination card on your phone and a valid photo ID. All staff at the New Haven Lawn Club are vaccinated. Masks are required for all ticket holders and staff despite vaccination status. You may pull your mask down when eating or drinking only. These policies will remain in place until further notice.

ABOUT THE MUSICIANS

SIWOO KIM, VIOLIN

SIWOO KIM is an “incisive” and “compelling” (Zachary Woolfe, The New York Times) violinist who plays with “stylistic sensitivity and generous tonal nuance” (John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune). Siwoo performs as soloist and chamber musician, and he is the co-founding artistic director of VIVO Music Festival in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.

Siwoo gave the world premiere performance of Samuel Adler’s violin concerto which was written for him. He recorded the work on Linn Records to commemorate the composer’s 90th birthday, and the BBC Music Magazine praised his “notable fire & impassioned playing.” Siwoo made his Carnegie Hall concerto debut in Stern Auditorium with the Juilliard Orchestra. He has since performed with orchestras around the world including the Staatsorchester Brandenburgisches Frankfurt, Columbus Symphony, Gangneung Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, Johannesburg Philharmonic, Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic, Orchestre Royal de Chambre, Seongnam Philharmonic, Springfield Symphony, and Tulsa Symphony in venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall and Lotte Concert Hall.

To learn more about him, please visit his website at http://www.siwookim.com/about

GRAEME STEELE JOHNSON, CLARINET

Winner of the Hellam Young Artists' Competition, the Yamaha Young Performing Artists Competition and the Center for Musical Excellence's inaugural Lee Memorial Scholarship, Graeme Steele Johnson has established a multifaceted career as a clarinetist, writer, arranger and performance designer. He has appeared recently as a TEDx speaker, in recital at The Kennedy Center and Chicago's Dame Myra Hess series, and as a chamber musician at the Ravinia Festival, Phoenix Chamber Music Festival and Chamber Music Northwest. As a concerto soloist, he has performed with the Vienna International Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Caroga Lake and Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestras, and the CME Chamber Orchestra, led by Metropolitan Opera concertmaster Benjamin Bowman. Upcoming engagements include performances with the Miró Quartet, David Shifrin, Valerie Coleman and the Vienna International Orchestra, as well as at the Yellow Barn festival.

To learn more about him, please visit his website at https://www.graemesteelejohnson.com/about.html

MIN YOUNG KANG, PIANO

Korean-born pianist Min Young Kang enjoys a versatile career as a chamber musician, collaborative pianist, and music director. For the past ten years, Min Young has performed in concerts and recitals throughout the United States, France, and South Korea, at venues that include Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Château de Fontainebleau, and the Sejong Center M Theater. A prize winner at both the J.C. Arriaga Chamber Music Competition and Artur Balsam Duo Competition, Kang has also been recognized with numerous awards and scholarships, including the Talisman Energy Emerging Artist Award, Kraeuter Musical Foundation Award, Prix special du Directeur and Prix de Musique de chambre from Ecoles D’Art Americaines de Fontainbleau, the Renee and Richard Hawley Scholarship and the Manhattan School of Music’s President’s Award Scholarship.

Min Young will be releasing her first record “The Russian Album” with PENTATONE with Spanish Violist Jesus Rodolfo in Oct 2021.The album includes works for viola and piano by Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev. She is a Founder/Artistic Director of Kallos Chamber Music Series.

To learn more about her, pleaese visit her website at https://www.minyoungkang.com/