Biographies & programs
26.5.24
12:00
Hyunseon Kang
South Korea
First Round
Hyun-hwa Park
South Korea
Program
Franz Schubert
Auf dem See, D 543 (J.W.v.Goethe) - 1R
Vedi quanto t´adoro D 510 (Pietro Metastasio)
Verklärung, D 59 (Alexander Pope / Johann G. Herder)
Gioacchino Rossini
Soirées musicales
La promessa "Ch´io mai vi possa amare" (Pietro Metastasio) - 1R
Franz Liszt
Tre Sonetti di Petrarca, S 270
1. Pace non trovo
Robert Schumann
Myrthen, Op.25
1. Widmung (Friedrich Rückert)
7. Die Lotosblume (Heinrich Heine)
Henri Duparc
Mélodies
9. Chanson triste (Jean Lahor)
Reynaldo Hahn
A Chloris (Theophile de Viau) - 1R
Hugo Wolf
Spanisches Liederbuch
Die ihr schwebet um diese Palmen (Lope de Vega/Geibel)
In dem Schatten meiner Locken (Anonymous/Heyse)
Goethe-Lieder
28. Die Bekehrte
Erich W. Korngold
Four Shakespeare Songs, Op.31
3. Blow, blow, thou winter wind - 1R
4. When birds do sing
Richard Strauss
Drei Lieder der Ophelia, Op. 67 (W.Shakespeare / K.J.Simrock)
3. Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloss
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Hyunseon Kang
Soprano
Year of birth:
1992
Soprano Hyunseon Kang comes from South Korea. She completed her second master's degree at the Mannes School of Music and the master's degree in song composition, singing/soloist examination at the University of Music in Karlsruhe. In 2023 she made her debut as “Queen of the Night” in The Magic Flute, as “La Fée” in Cendrillon in the USA and as “Susanna” in Le nozze di Figaro in South Korea. She was invited to concerts at Carnegie Hall and received awards at the International Robert Schumann Competition (1st place), Concours International Chant-Piano Nadia et Lili Boulanger (special prize) and the Karlsruhe International Competition for the Song of the 20th-21st . Century (1st place).
Hyun-hwa Park
Pianist
Hyun-hwa Park, internationally renowned pianist, began playing the piano at the age of 15 and studied in Seoul, Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe. She is a winner of the Mozart Prize in Lyon and the Hugo Wolf Competition in Stuttgart. Park is a sought-after soloist and chamber music partner, appearing on renowned stages around the world. In addition to classical music, she is passionate about contemporary compositions and has taken part in premieres. In the current season she has appeared several times in Duisburg and Essen as a chamber music partner for members of the Duisburg and Essen Philharmonic Orchestra, both in the Lehmbruck Museum, the Aalto-Theater and the Mercatorhalle.