Olympic Music Festival: Classical Masterworks

• Wonhee Bae, violin
• Evan Johanson, violin
• Coco Mi, violin
• Vicki Powell, viola
• Luther Warren, viola
• Jennifer Culp, cello
• Annie Hyung, cello
• Amy Yang, piano

The Olympic Music Festival's 2024 summer season kicks off with masterworks from the Classical era! Haydn was the father of the string quartet and also Beethoven's teacher. His string quartets are full of daring textures in combination with often unexpected humor and intimidated Beethoven as he began his career as a composer.

About Olympic Music Festival

http://www.olympicmusicfestival.org

About Wonhee Bae, violin

https://sfcm.edu/study/faculty/wonhee-bae

About Evan Johanson, violin

https://www.kronbergacademy.de/en/person/evan-johanson

About Coco Mi, violin

http://sinfoniettanova.org/coco-mi/

About Vicki Powell, viola

http://www.vickipowellviola.com/

About Luther Warren, viola

Violinist and violist Luther Warren has received numerous awards and appeared as soloist with several orchestras. His playing has been featured on National Public Radio and at festivals including the Perlman Music Program's Chamber Music Workshop, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival, Taos School of Music,and Domaine Forget International Music Festival. He has performed with such artists as David Shifrin, Colin Carr, Ida Kavafian, Steven Tenenbom, and Hsin-Yun Huang. Luther has studied at the New England Conservatory in Boston with Donald Weilerstein, Miriam Fried, and Martha Katz.

About Jennifer Culp, cello

https://www.sfcm.edu/faculty/culp

About Annie Hyung, cello

https://www.yellowbarn.org/artist/annie-seeun-hyung

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.