Corvallis-OSU Piano International: The Viennese Romantic Piano with David Hyun-Su Kim

• David Hyun-Su Kim, fortepiano

In this concert with commentary, David Hyun-Su Kim presents a rare opportunity to hear a beautiful Viennese fortepiano (a Graf) as well as the Steinway concert grand. Much of today's commonly heard repertoire, by composers such as Schubert, Beethoven, Schumann, etc., was conceived and intended to be performed on such an instrument, and its radically different qualities shed new light on familiar compositions.  

The concert will feature a performance of Schubert's magnificent Sonata in B-flat major, Opus Posthumous.

About Corvallis-OSU Piano International

Building a culture of piano in Corvallis – through performance, outreach, and education, we broaden the appreciation and celebration of piano music in our community.

About David Hyun-Su Kim, fortepiano

Regarded "as among the finest pianists of his generation" (WholeNote), David Hyun-Su Kim has been acclaimed as a musician who "rivals Golden Age pianists. [His playing is]
brilliant artistry indeed, … nuanced and naturally phrased, clear and poetic… A performer of artistry, integrity, and interest" (Early Music America).

David has performed in Australia, South Korea, Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Italy, Germany, the UK, and throughout North America. He has conducted residencies at Stanford, Bucknell, Indiana-Bloomington, Duke, and Pennsylvania State Universities, the Universities of Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and Colby, and Bowdoin Colleges, as well as serving as guest speaker and performer at the University of Michigan Piano Festival and the University of California-Berkeley's Piano Institute, and appearances at the Banff, Orvieto, and Norfolk Music festivals.