Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Chul Hee Yoon in concert at UW

Korean pianist Chul Hee Yoon will perform a guest artist recital Sunday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the University of Wyoming Fine Arts Center concert hall in Laramie.

Tickets cost $7 for adults and $5 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased at the Fine Arts Box Office or through its Web site at http://www.uwyo.edu/finearts.

A native of Ulsan, Korea, Yoon made his public concert debut at the age of 10 with the Pusan Philharmonic Orchestra. He later earned his concert diploma in Germany and then his master's and performer's certificates at the Trossingen School of Music.

Yoon gained public recognition in 1994 by winning both the Ibla Grand International Competition with the Ginastera Prize and the Le Muse International Competition in Italy. He now appears as a soloist at more than 50 concerts a year across the world, playing solo recitals, chamber music concerts and with major orchestras. Yoon recorded a CD of Chopin Etudes, which was widely praised by reviewers.

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