Chee-Yun, String Program Artistic Advisor / Violin & Chamber Music
Chee-Yun's
visit to the Big Island this past summer left colleagues, students and
audiences raving about her wonderful playing, artistry and engaging
teaching personality. Reciprocally, the Avery Fisher career grant
recipient fell in love with the festival's enthusiasm, high quality and
gorgeous scenery.
Chee-Yun's
flawless technique, dazzling tone and compelling artistry have
enraptured audiences on five continents. Charming, charismatic and
deeply passionate about her art, Chee-Yun continues to carve a unique
place for herself in the ever-evolving world of classical music. Winner
of the 1989 Young Concert Artists International Auditions and the 1990
Avery Fisher Career Grant, Chee-Yun performs regularly with
the world's foremost orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic,
the Philadelphia Orchestra, the London Philharmonic, and the Dallas
Symphony Orchestra. She has performed with such distinguished conductors
as Michael Tilson Thomas, Pinchas Zukerman, Neeme Järvi, Jaap van
Sweden, James DePriest, Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Hans Graf, Krzysztof
Penderecki, among numerous others.
Ms.
Chee-Yun studied at the Juilliard School with Dorothy DeLay. In August
2007, she was appointed Artist-in-Residence and Professor of Violin at
Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Chee-Yun plays the Stradivarius
"Ex-Strauss" (Cremona, 1708), which is on loan through the generous
efforts of the Samsung Foundation of Culture of Korea and the Stradivari
Society of Chicago, Illinois.
Eugene Chukhlov, String Program Assistant Director / Violin, Viola & Chamber Music
Eugene Chukhlov has over 24 years of performance and teaching experience. As a member of the Arlekin String Quartet, he has been affiliated with the chamber music program at San Francisco State University for many years. In addition to his quartet duties, Eugene is applauded regularly as a soloist, chamber and orchestral player. Eugene Chukhlov was born into a family of musicians —his father was concertmaster of an opera company in Russia. After winning his first competition at the age of thirteen, Chukhlov moved from Central Asia to Moscow to further his studies, earning degrees in psychology and pedagogy at Gnesin College and a Masters from the Moscow Conservatory.His teaching commitments at Crowden School and San Domenico have earned him high praises from faculty peers, parents and students alike. He also manages private studios in the East Bay and Marin County, and plays with the New Century Orchestra, Opera, San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, and the Berkeley Symphony. With whatever is left of his day, he cherishes the time with his wife, also a violinist, two lovely children and an impeccably well behaved Russian doberman.
Ignace “Iggy” Jang, String Program Director / Violin & Chamber Music
The concertmaster of the newly formed Hawaii Symphony Orchestra, Ignace
“Iggy” Jang is a committed teacher for all levels, for all ages. He has
performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia in concert
halls such as the Théatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Merkin Hall in
New York, the Seoul Arts Center, the Sejong Cultural Arts Center in
South Korea and Bunkamura Hall in Tokyo, Japan. As a soloist he has
performed with such orchestras as the Colorado Symphony, the Versailles
Chamber Orchestra, l’Orchestre Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur, and the
Honolulu Symphony.
In
addition, his extensive work as a chamber musician includes invited
performances at the Colorado Music Festival, the Jeju Isle Music
Festival in South Korea, the Maui Chamber Music Festival, Harvard
University, the Modern Music Festival in Boulder, Colorado, Britt
Festival in Oregon, and numerous festivals in his native France,
including the Berlioz, Trièves, and Chirens Festivals, as well as the
1992 Albertville Winter Olympics Music Festival.
He
is also a founding member of two chamber ensembles, Trio Manoa, a group
comprised of faculty members from the University of Hawai’i, where he
teaches violin and chamber music, and the Equinox Duo, with harpist
Şirin Pancaroğlu. The Washington Post praised the duo for its “excellent
sense of style and impressive musicianship.” Recent appearances include
tours to China, Turkey and Brazil.
Parry Karp, Cello & Chamber Music
Cellist Parry Karp is Artist-in Residence and Professor of Chamber
Music and Cello, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he is
director of the string chamber music program. He has been cellist of the
Pro Arte Quartet for the past 36 years, the longest tenure of any
member in the quartet's 100 year history.
Parry Karp is a active solo artist, performing numerous recitals
annually in the United States, and has recorded six solo CDs. He is
active as a performer of new music and has performed in the premieres of
dozens of works, many of which were written for him, including
concerti, sonatas and chamber music. Unearthing and performing unjustly
neglected repertoire for cello is a passion of Mr. Karp's. In recent
years he has transcribed for cello many masterpieces written for other
instruments. This project has included performances of all of the Duo
Sonatas of Brahms.
As
cellist of the Pro Arte Quartet he has performed over 1000 concerts
throughout North, Central and South America, Europe, and Japan. His
discography with the group has been extensive (over two dozen
recordings) and includes the complete string quartets of Ernest Bloch,
Miklos Rosza, and Karol Szymanowski . Many of these recordings received
awards from Fanfare and High Fidelity Magazines.
Former students of Mr. Karp's are members of professional string
quartets, major orchestras, and teachers in North America. In 2012 he
was a recipient of the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Michael Isaac Strauss, Viola & Chamber Music
Known
for his “rich tone and lyrical acumen” (Chicago Tribune), violist
Michael Isaac Strauss has performed around the world as a soloist, in
chamber music and symphonic settings.
As a member of the distinguished Fine Arts Quartet, Strauss performed
at the Schleswig-Holstein, Bayreuth and Montpellier festivals in Europe.
In North America Strauss appears on annual chamber music series
throughout the United States, making regular appearances on Cincinnati’s
Linton Music series, St. Petersburg (FL) Encore Series, University of
Indianapolis’s Faculty Artist Series, and on his own Music@Shaarey
Tefilla series.
Strauss’s recordings can be found on the labels of I Virtuosi (debut of
Jennifer Higdon’s Viola Sonata), CRI, Lyrinx and Centaur. He is also
the featured recording artist on the Suzuki® Viola School Volume 8.
A sought-out teacher, Strauss was recently named Associate Professor of
Viola and Chamber Music at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He also
teaches graduate level students at the Chicago College of Performing
Arts at Roosevelt University. He previously has held faculty positions
at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, DePauw University,
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Butler University, University of the
Arts in Philadelphia, and Swarthmore College.
Strauss’s work has been honored with the National Foundation for
Advancement in the Arts Cinnamon Award, First Prize of the WAMSO
Competition of the Minnesota Orchestra, Ealing prize at the Tertis
International Viola Competition, Artist Fellowship Awards from South
Carolina and Indiana, and a Creative Renewal Fellowship Award from the
Arts Council of Indianapolis.
