Latest News
First Review for Clavier Companion!
Posted on 02. Mar, 2012 by admin in News
Check out the March/April 2012 edition of piano magazine Clavier Companion for Sang Woo Kang’s review of pianist Solungga Fang-Tzu Liu’s recording The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan! Read it in the digital edition now or subscribe to the print magazine here. Stay posted for more reviews!
News for Fall 2011
Posted on 30. Oct, 2011 by admin in News
This fall, Sang Woo Kang will be performing the Carnival of the Animals with fellow pianist Ms. Rosalind Chua and conductor Alexey Shabalin in November! Also, be sure to check out the latest Blogcritics.org reviews in the articles section! Two have recently been published, one about a visit to the historical Frederick Piano Collection with concert pianist Junghwa Lee, and another spotlighting a recording, The Pleasure-Dome of Kubla Khan, by pianist Solungga Fang-Tzu Liu.
Costa Rica Tour
Posted on 10. Aug, 2011 by admin in News
Sang Woo Kang is pleased to announce that the School of Music of the National University of Costa Rica has invited him to hold a concert tour to Costa Rica in August. He will be hosting a master class on the 19th as well as performing a solo piano recital on the 20th.
Latest Blog Posts
The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Posted on 24. Oct, 2011 by admin in Blog
Perhaps readers will not be too familiar with enigmatic classical composer Charles Tomlinson Griffes (1884-1920). This comes as no surprise, because though Griffes was a brilliant Impressionist composer with a unique musical language, he composed only a handful of pieces during his short life. He could count among his influences French Impressionism, contemporary European music with its bitonality and tonal ambiguity, and Asian music, a compositional influence that was relatively new at the time. His music is therefore a dynamic and distinct blend of these influences [...]
A Visit to the Frederick’s Historical Piano Collection
Posted on 14. Oct, 2011 by admin in Blog
On October 2, 2011, at 4:00 PM, the Frederick’s Historical Piano Collection hosted a concert at the Ashburnham Community Church. Concert pianist Junghwa Lee, who is currently an active soloist and associate professor of piano at the Southern Illinois University, beautifully performed from memory a program of Fauré, Ravel, and Liszt. Lee, a native of Korea, who has upcoming concerts in Missouri, Illinois, London, Paris, and Amsterdam, has been described by various sources as a pianist of “acute intelligence,” with “flawless technique” and “masterful artistic control.” Lee is also an old friend – she and I actually went to school together at Eastman School of Music. This was her first appearance in the concert series, and it was a superb one as Lee skillfully blended historical authenticity on the centuries old piano she performed on along with dynamic interpretations. [...]
A little more friction, please.
Posted on 03. Aug, 2011 by admin in Blog
It seems that talk of innovations in classical music and the production of dynamic new performances is a frequent theme in my blogging. It seems that more often these days, I am writing about interesting things other people are doing that work, interesting things people are doing that don’t work as well but still have plenty of value, or even things that I am trying to do to engage the audience a little bit better.
And these are all questions that are definitely fascinating [...]
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August 13 – 27, 2012: Luxembourg
Vianden International Music Festival
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