January 19, 2011
Concerto Competition winners to perform at UW Symphony concert
Winners of the School of Musics annual Concerto Competition are Brooks Tran, standing behind the piano seat, David Brooks, seated, Yesol Im and Jae-In Shin. | Photo by Mary Levin
When the University Symphony performs on Jan. 27, it will be a chance for the winners of the School of Musics annual Concerto Competition to show off what they can do. David Brooks, piano; Yesol Im, violin; Jae-In Shin, violin; and Brooks Tran, piano, won the opportunity after surviving two rounds of competition. Alternates Hunju Juno Lee and Maria-Alise Agrawal, both flutists, will also perform.
For the competition, each student prepares a 15-minute piece of music. Since concertos can run anywhere from 25 to 50 minutes, no one is playing a full concerto. Students consult with their teachers to choose, and if necessary, cut the music. The preliminary round of the competition is judged by UW music professors; the final round is judged by outside musicians. The winners play a solo at the UW Symphony concert.
At the concert, Brooks will play Piano Concerto #4 in D Minor, Op. 70, by Anton Rubinstein; Im will play Concerto for Violin, Op. 14 by Samuel Barber; Shin will play Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47 by Jean Sibelius; Tran will play Piano Concerto #1 in G Minor, Op. 25 by Felix Mendelssohn; Lee will play Concerto for Flute and Orchestra by Aram Khachuturian; and Agrawal will play Concerto for Flute and Orchestra by Jacques Ibert.
The orchestra will be conducted by Jonathan Pasternack.
The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, in Meany Theater. Tickets are $10, and can be purchased online or at the UW Arts Ticket Office, 206-543-4880.
