Ravinia on Tour: Alumni of the Steans Music Institute
$39-$44
- Geneva Lewis, violin
- Miriam Fried, violin & director
- Maria Ioudenitch, violin
- Zhanbo Zheng, viola
- Gabriel Martins, cello
- Sahun Sam Hong, piano
Béla Bartók — String Quartet No. 2, Op. 17, Sz. 67, BB 75
Jessie Montgomery — Break Away
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet No. 6 in F minor, Op. 80
Ravinia Steans Music Institute presents alumni of its Piano and Strings program and violinist Miriam Fried, the program’s director, in works of intense contrast. From the folk-like patter and coiled-spring harmonies of Bartók to the quaking agony of sudden loss that filled some of Mendelssohn’s last writing, they highlight the 35 years the Steans Institute has advanced the artistry of prizewinning jazz and classical musicians on their way to global stages and leading roles.
About Geneva Lewis, violin
About Miriam Fried, violin & director
About Maria Ioudenitch, violin
About Zhanbo Zheng, viola
About Gabriel Martins, cello
About Sahun Sam Hong, piano
Praised as an "artist of enormous prowess" (Verbier Festival Newsletter) with "lots of clarity, confidence, and wisdom" (New York Concert Review), pianist Sahun Sam Hong brings his colorful style and energy to the solo, chamber, and concerto stage. A founding member of ensemble/132, Sam is a prolific arranger of chamber music and orchestral works. Hong was the winner of the 2017 Vendome Prize at Verbier, and received Second Prize at the 2017 International Beethoven Competition Vienna. He was also a recipient of a 2021 American Pianists Award, and finalist in the 2018 International German Piano Award and 2017 American Pianists Awards. Sam won 3rd Prize in the 2023 Naumburg International Piano Competition.
http://www.sahunhong.com/