Georgia Tech Symphony: Heimweh
Free
- Alice Y Hong, violin
- Joanna Cheng, piano
Alice Y Hong — Violin Concerto
Sergei Prokofiev — Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Antonín Dvořák — Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World"
The Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra presents a concert with two Georgia Tech Commissions by composer Alice Hong, who will also perform her own violin concerto as the featured soloist. Joanna Cheng, winner of the 2023 GTSO Concerto Competition is also featured in Prokofiev's second piano concerto. This concert concludes with Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, "From the New World."
Free seating by general admission.
About Georgia Tech Symphony Orchestra
The advanced ensemble GTSO performs 4-6 concerts in an academic year. Concerts and repertoire expose participants to a variety of orchestral literature from the Classical through Contemporary periods, including operatic, popular and film music. Participation in the Orchestra broadens students’ skills and experience in performing, understanding and appreciation of great music.
https://music.gatech.edu/orchestrasAbout Alice Y Hong, violin
Currently based in Atlanta, Georgia, Alice Hong is an international award-winner both as a violinist and composer. She was featured on CBC's 2018 edition of "30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30" and has appeared as a composer-performer for the Atlanta Symphony’s Conversation of Note series with Robert Spano.
As a violinist, Alice has toured with Lincoln Center Stage, with which she has performed in 28 countries, and has performed in the violin sections of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Buffalo Philharmonic and The Atlanta Opera, among others. In the summer, she performs as a section violinist of the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra. Alice has also performed her own compositions at venues and events such as the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, Spoleto Festival USA, and Heifetz on Tour. As an avid chamber musician, Alice has performed alongside esteemed musicians such as James Ehnes, Frans Helmerson, Mihaela Martin, Jonathan Crow, New Orford String Quartet, and Barry Shiffman, among others. Her performances have been featured on CBC Radio, WABE 90.1 Atlanta, and WSMR 89.9 Tampa.
Alice earned her Doctorate of Musical Arts at the University of Toronto, as well as a Master of Music degree from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music as a Dorothy R. Starling Foundation Scholar studying and a Bachelor of Music degree from the Cleveland Institute of Music.
https://www.aliceyhong.com/