Phillips Collection: Danbi Um & Amy Yang
$45 ($25 member) | Stream: $15 ($10 member)
Ernest Bloch — Violin Sonata No. 2, B. 58 "Poème mystique"
Edvard Grieg — Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13
Maurice Ravel — Tzigane
Violinist Danbi Um's playing possesses a distinctly old-world sound reminiscent of early recordings by Jasha Heifetz and Fritz Kreisler, exhibiting an ability to deftly balance the emotional content of music with an impeccable sense of form and technique. Um makes her debut at the Phillips with returning-artist Amy Yang, a world class collaborative pianist who excels across all forms of the chamber music repertoire.
The duo presents a suite of iconic works from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. The first half features Bedřich Smetena's two-movement work for violin and piano, From the Homeland, and Ernest Bloch's Violin Sonata No. 2, Poème mystique. Um and Yang complete the program with Edvard Grieg’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 13, and Maurice Ravel's Tzigane, a tour de force that exemplifies the spirit of the violin and the instrument's roots in folk tradition.
This event will be broadcast live from the Music Room on Sunday, March 26 at 4pm Eastern. To reserve a ticket, follow the link above to register. All registered ticket holders will receive a link directing them to a livestream webpage where the performance can be accessed. Ticket holders will be able to watch this performance "On Demand" for 48 hours following the broadcast time.
About Danbi Um, violin
About Amy Yang, piano
Ms. Yang, winner of the Kosciuszko National Chopin Piano Competition, has toured with such notables as Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Tito Muñoz, and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, and collaborated with leading performers including Anne-Marie McDermott, Roberto Dian, Tessa Lark, and members of the Guarneri String Quartet. Ms. Yang’s discography includes her solo album 'Resonance' (MSR Classics); a world premiere recording of Ezra Laderman compositions; and albums with violinists Itamar Zorman, Tessa Lark, and Danbi Um, tubist Carol Jantsch, and clarinetist José Franch-Ballester.
http://www.amyjyang.com