Washington Conservatory of Music to feature prize winners in 2024 Bach Room Concert Series

GLEN ECHO, Md. - Jan. 17, 2024 - PRLog -- Washington Conservatory of Music to host Bach Room Concerts
In the Back Room of the Spanish Ballroom
Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd
Glen Echo, MD 20812

Free. Suggested donation of $25

January 28 at 3 pm
SoHui Yun, viola with Yejin Lee, piano

Winner 2022 Washington International Viola Competition Born in South Korea, violist SoHui Yun is currently in her Artist Diploma in Chamber music at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. She attended the Korea National Institute for the Gifted in Arts and earned her bachelor's degree from the Korea National University of Arts (KNUA) with a full scholarship.and graduated with highest honors. She earned her Master's degree at New England Conservatory with post-graduate studies at Curtis Institute of Music. She has participated in the Bowdoin International Music Festival Fellowship Program, Olympic Music Festival, Perlman Music Program, Great Mountains International Music Festival and School (GMMFS), Tongyeong International Music Festival and Ravinia Steans Music Institute. She has also won awards, including the Special Prize at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and First Prize at the GMMFS Concerto Competition.

Sunday, February 25 at 3 pm
Jaewon Wee, violin
with Michael Adcock, piano

Winner of the 2022 Washington International Violin Competition South Korean violinist Jaewon Wee recently won the First Prize & the Audience Choice Award at the Dallas International Violin Competition 2023, performing Sibelius' Violin Concerto with the Dallas Chamber Symphony. She has been awarded the First Prize at the YSAYE Senior 2022 International Violin Competition and the First Prize (Eleanor Woods Memorial Award) as well as the Audience Prize (Viola Musher and Amelia Stieglitz Wishner Award) at the 2022 Washington International Competition.

Sunday, April 28 at 3 pm
Pressenda Chamber Players
with Sydney Lee, cello

Winner 2022 Washington International Cello Competition Korean-American cellist Sydney Lee has established herself as an artist of refined elegance and profound sincerity. She garnered recognition when she claimed both 1st prize at the 2022 Washington International Competition and 2nd prize at the 2022 Classic Strings International Competition. Additional accolades include 1st prize at the International Antonio Janigro Cello Competition in Croatia, where she subsequently debuted with the Zagreb Soloists.

Pressenda Chamber Players

Founded by Artistic Director and cellist Tobias Werner, is the Ensemble-in-Residence at the Washington Conservatory of Music. It was formed in 2016 and made its debut on the Washington Conservatory concert series that same year.

Washington Conservatory Ensemble in Residence

Upcoming Concerts

Sunday, March 24 at 3 pm
Sunday, April 28 at 3 pm
Sunday, June 23 at 3 pm

VISIT:  https://www.washingtonconservatory.org/concerts/