Masterclass - Sunday, November 15, 2015
Recital - Monday, November 16, 2015
at the Riverside Church in NYC
490 Riverside Dr. New York, NY 10027
Masterclass
5pm - 8pm
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Room 411 at the Riverside Church
Program
Dutilleux - Sonatine
Mozart - Concerto in G Major, mvt. 2&3
Taffanel - Fantasie sur “Der Freischütz”
Hüe - Fantaisie
Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 3
Mahler - Symphony No. 9
Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf, Op.67
Doppler - Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, Op.26
Martin - Ballade
Nielsen - Flute Concerto, mvt. 1
Collaborator - Soyeon Kim
Sankyo Flutes will exhibit their instruments from 4pm.
Solo Recital
7:30pm
Monday, November 16, 2015
The Chapel at the Riverside Church
Program
Béla Bartók (1881-1945)
Romanian Dances for Flute and Piano
I. Jocul cu bâtă
II. Brâul
III. Pe loc
IV. Buciumeana
V. Poarga Românească
VI. Mărunțel
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
5 Lieder Arranged for Flute and Piano
Wer hat dies Liedel erdacht? aus “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”
Von der Jugend aus “Das Lied von der Erde”
Rheinlegendchen aus “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”
Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen! aus “Kindertotenlieder”
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Oboe Sonata Transcription for Flute and Piano
I. Elégie
II. Scherzo
III. Déploration
Franz Doppler (1821-1883)
Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy for Flute and Piano
Intermission
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Der Rosenkavalier Dance for Flute and Piano
Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Sonatina for Violin Transcription for Flute and Piano
I. Allegro risoluto
II. Larghetto.
III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
IV. Finale. Allegro
Collaborator - Hugh Sung
Sankyo Flutes will exhibit their instruments from 6pm.
Julien Beaudiment, flutist
After having hold the principal flute position of the prestigious Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel, Julien Beaudiment is now principal flute of the Lyon National Opera House and teacher at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Lyon. Brilliant representative of the French flute school, he studied 2 years at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Paul Edmund Davies and Averil Williams before completing his studies at the "Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris" where he received "Premire Prix" in Flute Performance and Chamber Music with Sophie Cherrier, assisted by Vincent Lucas and Michel Moraguès.
Soon after he finished his studies, his solo career expanded out from the Paris Conservatoire. He has been featured as soloist with with the Lyon National Opera Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy, the Cannes Symphony Orchestra, the Stuttgart Kammerorchester, the Deutsches Staatsphilharmonie am Rhein, the Deutsche KammerAkademie Neuss, the Varna Philharmonic, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, the Seoul Gangnam Philharmonic, the Chicago Philharmonic in such world renowned concert stages in major cities around the world including Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, the Seoul Art Center, the Tokyo Bunka Kaïkan and Casals Hall, the Palau de la Musica in Barcelona, the Berlin Konzerthaus, the Beijing National Center for the Performing Arts, the Chicago Symphony Center and the Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles among others.
As an orchestra musician, he has performed in the flute section of the Simon Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela, London Symphony Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, the Academy of Saint Martin in the fields, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the Paris National Opera Orchestra under the baton of such eminent conductors as Christoph Eschenbach, Sir Colin Davis, Michael Tilson Thomas, James Conlon, Yuri Temirkanov and Charles Dutoit.
As a chamber music enthusiast, he is a prize winner of the Barcelona International Competition for duo sonata with the pianist Laetitia Bougnol.
He has collaborated with members of the Vienna Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Psophos and Diotima Quartet, the flutists Maxence Larrieu, Philippe Bernold, Rachel Brown, Michel Moraguès and Sophie Cherrier.
He also enjoys working with dancers and singers which led to performances and recording engagements with the dancers and choreographers Regine Chopinot and Benjamin Millepied, singer John Legend and actress Julie Andrews. He has done studio works for the series Battlestar Galaktica and Doctor Who in Los Angeles.
In addition to teaching at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Lyon, he is in great demand for masterclasses worldwide, in USA, Europe and Asia. He regularly teaches at the Nice Summer Music Academy in France and "Les Arcs Summer International Academy" in the French Alps.
Hugh Sung, piano
Pianist Hugh Sung has been an active soloist and chamber musician ever since his debut with The Philadelphia Orchestra at the age of 11. Two years later, he was accepted for studies at the Curtis Institute of Music, where his principal teachers included Eleanor Sokoloff, Jorge Bolet, and Seymour Lipkin, along with Karen Tuttle and Felix Galimir for chamber music.
Throughout his studies and subsequent to graduating with a Bachelor of Music, Sung has performed in major cities throughout the Americas, England, Canada, South Africa, Japan, and Korea. Mr. Sung has been presented at some of the world's most prestigious venues, including Carnegie Hall, Weill Hall, Wigmore Hall, The National Gallery of Art, and The Ravinia Festival. He has made several guest appearances at radio stations throughout New York City, Rochester, Philadelphia, and New Zealand, and was featured on NPR's nationally syndicated "Performance Today" performing works by Clementi, Ravel, and Mussorgksy. His concerto engagements have included performances with the Concerto Soloists Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, annual appearances with the Masterworks Festival Orchestras since 1998, and extensive tours with the South Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Most recently, he was presented on Japanese National Television NHK in collaboration with violinist Aaron Rosand during a recital in the esteemed Ouji Hall in the Ginza district of Tokyo.
In addition to his solo endeavors, Sung has continued to receive critical acclaim for his work as an ensemble musician. He has been featured in the Philadelphia Orchestra's Chamber Music series, and has also collaborated with such distinguished groups and artists as The American Quartet, the Diaz Trio, Jeffrey Khaner, Julius Baker, Gary Schocker, Hilary Hahn, Leila Josefowicz, composers Jennifer Higdon, Robert Maggio, Harold Boatrite, and violinist Aaron Rosand, with whom he has recorded extensively under the Biddulph and Vox labels. His work can also be heard under the I Virtuosi, CRI, and Avie labels.
In 1993, Sung joined the staff of the Curtis Institute of Music and served as Director of Instrumental Accompaniment and its world-renown Student Recitals Series until his 2009 appointment as faculty Collaborative Pianist.
Sung was one of the founders of AirTurn, Inc. (www.AirTurn.com), a company that develops innovative technologies for musicians. He also maintains an active website (www.HughSung.com) and served as the VP of Communications at AirTurn, both of which combine his love of music and passion for technology, and serves as rich resources for musicians looking for a friendly place to learn more about adopting technology to enhance their art and lifestyle. He is an early adopter of technologies like the Tablet PC, which has enabled him to completely convert his paper music library into a digital format, and innovative new performance presentations like the Visual Recital (www.VisualRecital.com), which combines images, animation, and video clips in a live recital setting fully synchronized and controlled by the musician. Sample music and video clips can be found both on his website and on his YouTube channel (http://YouTube.com/hughsung).
In 2014, Sung joined the roster of ArtistWorks, an online music and art school that combines a video curriculum with a cutting-edge Video Exchange system, enabling him to personally teach students anywhere around the world at any time. For more information about Hugh's online piano school, visit http://hughsungpiano.com