Hae-Sun Kang - violin
Hae Sun Kang's supernatural stamina and precision, together with her spotless intonation, an exquisite, crystal-clear sound, and a phenomenal musical creativity, is a revelation for me.
Unsuk Chin
Hae Sun Kang is one of the most sought-after violinists on the international contemporary music scene. She is held in high regard by audiences and composers alike, as evidenced by the ever-growing number of works that have been dedicated to her.
Hae Sun Kang began playing the violin at the age of three in her native South Korea. At the age of 15, she moved to Paris to continue her studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, where she teaches today. Inspiring figures in her musical development included Yfrah Neaman, Franco Gulli, Wolfgang Schneiderhahn, Herman Krebbers, Josef Gingold and Yehudi Menuhin. She has won prizes at several major international violin competitions, including Rodolfo Lipizer (Italy), the ARD Music Competition Munich, Carl Flesch (London) and Yehudi Menuhin (Paris).
In 1993, she was appointed concertmaster of the Orchestre de Paris, where her playing caught the attention of Pierre Boulez. The following year, she joined Ensemble InterContemporain as a solo violinist.
Hae Sun Kang has premiered many important works for her instrument, including violin concertos by Pascal Dusapin, Ivan Fedele and Michael Jarrell (Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra). She is regularly invited to perform the violin concerto by fellow Korean Unsuk Chin and has played the violin concertos of Matthias Pintscher and Beat Furrer with the Orchestre National de Belgique and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. In 1997, she premiered Pierre Boulez' Anthèmes II for solo violin and electronics in Donaueschingen. Since then she has performed the work, which she also recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, in concert halls and at festivals all over the world, including Salzburg, Helsinki, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Cité de la Musique Paris and New York's Carnegie Hall.
In her solo recitals, Hae Sun Kang frequently performs new pieces written especially for her. The most recent of these works include Marco Stroppa's Hist Whist for violin and chamber electronics (Printemps des Arts de Monaco, 2008), a piece by Beat Furrer for solo violin (Ultraschall Festival Berlin, 2007), Unsuk Chin's Double Bind? (Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord Paris, 2007) and, in two solo concerts in the series Festspiel+ at the Munich Opera Festival 2008, Georges Aperghis' solo work The Only Line. Hae Sun Kang also often performs new works written for her at the Messiaen Festival. In 2009, she premiered Bruno Mantovani's All'ungarese with Florent Boffard (piano) and in 2010 she premiered Samarasa, a work for solo violin by Dai Fujikura.
This season, Hae-Sun Kang takes to the stage for a number of concerts with orchestra, as well as solo recitals. Highlights include György Ligeti's violin concerto together with the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève at the Gaîté Lyrique in Paris in November 2011 and the German premier of Matthias Pintscher's second violin concerto with the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, conducted by the composer at Berlin's Ultraschall Festival. At the Messiaen Festival, she will perform the world premiere of Philippe Manoury's Partita II for solo violin and live electronics.
Unsuk Chin
Hae Sun Kang is one of the most sought-after violinists on the international contemporary music scene. She is held in high regard by audiences and composers alike, as evidenced by the ever-growing number of works that have been dedicated to her.
Hae Sun Kang began playing the violin at the age of three in her native South Korea. At the age of 15, she moved to Paris to continue her studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique, where she teaches today. Inspiring figures in her musical development included Yfrah Neaman, Franco Gulli, Wolfgang Schneiderhahn, Herman Krebbers, Josef Gingold and Yehudi Menuhin. She has won prizes at several major international violin competitions, including Rodolfo Lipizer (Italy), the ARD Music Competition Munich, Carl Flesch (London) and Yehudi Menuhin (Paris).
In 1993, she was appointed concertmaster of the Orchestre de Paris, where her playing caught the attention of Pierre Boulez. The following year, she joined Ensemble InterContemporain as a solo violinist.
Hae Sun Kang has premiered many important works for her instrument, including violin concertos by Pascal Dusapin, Ivan Fedele and Michael Jarrell (Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra). She is regularly invited to perform the violin concerto by fellow Korean Unsuk Chin and has played the violin concertos of Matthias Pintscher and Beat Furrer with the Orchestre National de Belgique and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. In 1997, she premiered Pierre Boulez' Anthèmes II for solo violin and electronics in Donaueschingen. Since then she has performed the work, which she also recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, in concert halls and at festivals all over the world, including Salzburg, Helsinki, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Cité de la Musique Paris and New York's Carnegie Hall.
In her solo recitals, Hae Sun Kang frequently performs new pieces written especially for her. The most recent of these works include Marco Stroppa's Hist Whist for violin and chamber electronics (Printemps des Arts de Monaco, 2008), a piece by Beat Furrer for solo violin (Ultraschall Festival Berlin, 2007), Unsuk Chin's Double Bind? (Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord Paris, 2007) and, in two solo concerts in the series Festspiel+ at the Munich Opera Festival 2008, Georges Aperghis' solo work The Only Line. Hae Sun Kang also often performs new works written for her at the Messiaen Festival. In 2009, she premiered Bruno Mantovani's All'ungarese with Florent Boffard (piano) and in 2010 she premiered Samarasa, a work for solo violin by Dai Fujikura.
This season, Hae-Sun Kang takes to the stage for a number of concerts with orchestra, as well as solo recitals. Highlights include György Ligeti's violin concerto together with the Orchestre de Chambre de Genève at the Gaîté Lyrique in Paris in November 2011 and the German premier of Matthias Pintscher's second violin concerto with the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin, conducted by the composer at Berlin's Ultraschall Festival. At the Messiaen Festival, she will perform the world premiere of Philippe Manoury's Partita II for solo violin and live electronics.
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