Um [Sprouting]
- 7pm
Tickets
About this event:
- Category:
- Classical Music | New Music
- Event type:
- Booking required | In-person
- Admission:
- £15 (£8 concessions)
- Location:
- Milton Court Concert Hall
Event information
Um [Sprouting] is a project of original works by pianist, composer, improviser and winner of the Guildhall Gold Medal 2018, Yeonjoon Yoon. Fusing his deep understanding of Western classical music with his native Korean roots, Yeonjoon’s work draws inspiration from the sounds and sights of South Korea.
The concert begins with pieces for solo piano spanning from the Baroque era to the contemporary, featuring composers from Bach to Brad Mehldau, and Chopin to Philip Glass. The profound influence of these composers on Yoon’s artistic journey is demonstrated in the final piece of the first half, his original composition Etude No 1, Recursion.
After the interval, Yeonjoon takes centre stage to showcase his original compositions and improvisations, accompanied by Korean traditional musicians Yeji Kim on Haegeum (string) and Hannah Kim on percussion and voice. The performance concludes with a tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto, a rendition of his exquisite Thousand Knives.
This concert is supported by Arts Council Korea.
Programme & Performers
Yeonjoon Yoon composition, piano
Yeji Kim haegeum
Hannah Kim percussion, voice
Bach The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I, BWV 848: Prelude No 3 in C sharp major
Brad Mehldau After Bach: Rondo
Schönberg Sechs kleine Klavierstücke, O. 19
Isang Yun Fünf Stücke für Klavier
Chopin Etude Op. 10, No 1
Philip Glass Etude Book 1, No 2
Yeonjoon Yoon Etude No 1, Recursion
Yeonjoon Yoon Um [Sprouting]
Mu-ak [Shaman Dance]
Improvisation
Kiwa Underwater
Jak-dal [Downpour]
San-myeong [Trembling Peaks]
Sakamoto (arr Yeonjoon Yoon, Yeji Kim, Hannah Kim) Thousand Knives
Venue information
Milton Court, based across the road from our Silk Street building, provides the School with world-class performance and training spaces, including a state of the art concert hall, a lyric theatre, a studio theatre and several major rehearsal rooms.
- Milton Court, 1 Milton Street, London, EC2Y 9BH
