MSU Music
PRESENTS:
String Showcase
Featuring String Honors Competition Finalists
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 8:00pm
Fairchild Theatre, Auditorium Building
Program
Sonata No. 3 for Violin and
Piano in C minor, Op. 45
Allegro molto ed appasionata
Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza
Allegro animato
Edward Grieg
(1843-1907)
Daniela Alexandra Diaz Peter, violin
Marina Hwang, piano
Fantaisie Brillante on Themes
from Gounoud’s “Faust,” Op. 20
Henryk Wieniawski
(1835-1880)
SinYoung Kim, violin
Minjae Kim, piano
Intermission
Rondo Op. 94
Antonin Dvořák
(1841-1904)
Variations on a Slovak Theme
Bohuslav Martinů
(1890-1959)
Seunghyun Kang, cello
Soobin Lee, piano
Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Adagio di molto
Allegro, ma non troppo
Diana Moisejenkaite, violin
Minjae Kon, Piano
Jean Sibelius
(1865-1957)
Artist Bios
Daniela Diaz is a Venezuelan violin player. Diaz started her
musical career at the age of 7 as part of the Venezuelan network
of orchestras known as El Sistema. At the age of 17, Diaz is
admitted to the Simon Bolivar Orchestra of Venezuela, conducted
by Gustavo Dudamel, where she participated in tour with
renowned conductors such as Claudio Abaddo, Simon Rattle,
Christian Vazquez and Diego Matheus and performed alongside
soloists such as Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Emmanuel Ax, Alissa
Weilerstein, Martha Arguerich, Koljia Blacher and others. Daniela
continued her violin and chamber music studies with Simon Gollo
and Arnaldo Pizzolante at the Mozarteum Caracas School of
Music. She has participated in numerous music festivals and
master classes with renowned violinists such as Virginie Robilliard,
Kristof Barati, Giovanni Guzzo, Benjamin Sung, Dmitri Berlinsky,
Mikhail Bezverkhny and Markus Daunert. Ms. Diaz continues her
education with Professor Dmitri Berlinsky at Michigan State
University.
SinYoung Kim, a South Korean violinist, started playing violin at
the age of 4. She studied at arts middle and high school in Busan,
and went to Kyung-won University with full scholarship. She came
to the states for her Master’s degree at MSU back in 2011, and
currently is pursuing her doctoral degree with Dmitri Berlinsky.
Ever since she came to Michigan State, she has performed as a
concertmaster and principal in the MSU Symphony, as well as
performing with many orchestras all around Michigan.
Seunghyun Kang is currently pursuing D.M.A degree at Michigan
State University under Suren Bagratuni, working as a Teaching
Assistant. Ms. Kang received her Bachelor's degree in music from
Ewha Woman University in South Korea. When she studied for
Master's degree in music at Indiana University in Bloomington
under Sharon Robinson, she got Eva Heinitz scholarship from Ms.
Catherine Schatzel and Janos Starker, Artistic Excellence
Fellowship, and Jacobs School of Music Scholarship. She won
several national competitions in South Korea by Korean-German
Brahms Association, Eumakchunchoo, and Kyunghee University.
She also has played as a soloist with orchestra including Seoul
Philharmonic Orchestra and Millennium orchestra.
Diana Moisejenkaite is a first-year doctoral candidate and violinist
from Lithuania. She holds degrees from Lithuanian Academy of
Music and Theater and Norwegian Academy of Music. Diana
studies with Dr. Walter Verdehr.
Marina Hwang is currently pursuing her master’s degree in
collaborative piano at Michigan State University under Dr. Zhihua
Tang since Spring 2015. Now she is working in small ensembles
and MSU Concert Orchestra. Before entering to MSU, she pursued
her first master degree in piano performance at Eastern Illinois
University, where she has studied with Dr. Susan Teicher and Dr.
Jonathan Bowman. In addition to a busy performing career with
instrumentalists and vocalists as the university's graduate
collaborative pianist, she has performed in several theater
productions and orchestral performances, including Carmina
Burana. An active member of MTNA, she teaches at EIU's
Community Music Program. Her career goals are to be a versatile
pianist who enjoys musical life both as a solo performer, chamber
musician, and teacher.
Prior to coming to the US, Marina attended Hannam University in
Korea where she studied Communication Arts, specializing in
global communication and culture. She especially enjoyed
journalism, photography, and anthropology courses, which helped
her fall in love with the varied beauty of this world with its many
different cultures, people, and their stories.
Minjae Kim was originally born in South Korea. At the early age of
five, her love for the art of piano began. After her Bachelor’s
degree of music from Hanyang University, she advanced her
studies to Michigan State University where she received graduate
assistantship/scholarship throughout her Master’s and Doctoral
program.
Soobin Lee, born in 1988 in Seoul, Korea, studied piano
performance at Yewon school and Seoul Arts High school. She
pursued Bachelors and Masters degree at Indiana University
Bloomington. She is now pursuing Doctoral degree in piano
performance, and Masters degree in piano pedagogy at Michigan
State University, working as teaching assistant. She is studying
with Prof. Panayis Lyras.