On Sunday, September 15, 2019 at 5pm, violinist Kristin Lee and pianist Kwan Yi return to the Florence Henry Memorial Chapel for a duo recital. This performance begins the 2019-2020 season of The Highlands Concert Series, featuring lauded classical performers of voice, strings, woodwinds, brass, and keyboards.
The six-concert series provides a rare opportunity to experience the gifts of today's leading musicians in an intimate setting with amazing acoustics.
Lee and Yi’s program features celebrated works for the violin and piano: Tartini/Kreisler’s Violin Sonata in G minor, “Devil’s Trill”; Mendelssohn’s Violin Sonata in F major; Gluck’s Melodie; and Ravel’s Tzigane.
Lee is a violinist of remarkable versatility and impeccable technique who enjoys a vibrant career as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, and educator. “Her technique is flawless, and she has a sense of melodic shaping that reflects an artistic maturity,” writes the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
She has appeared as a soloist with leading orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, and many others. An accomplished chamber musician, Lee is a member of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, performing at Lincoln Center in New York and on tour with CMS throughout each season.
Recent and upcoming highlights include concerts presented by the San Francisco Symphony with Itzhak Perlman.
Yi has been praised as a pianist of "lyrical elegance" and "ravishing, pitch-perfect clarity". He has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kimmel Center, Kennedy Center.
In recent seasons, Yi has performed concerti with the Russian National Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, Sendai Philharmonic, and the Brevard Festival Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has frequently collaborated with Itzhak Perlman, and Roberto Diaz on national tours.