McKee Masterclass: Gwendolyn Mok Coaches Karina Tseng in Ravel's Jeux d'eau скачать в хорошем качестве

McKee Masterclass: Gwendolyn Mok Coaches Karina Tseng in Ravel's Jeux d'eau

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Jeux d'eau Karina Tseng, piano Guest Artist Gwendolyn Mok, piano Born in New York City, Ms. Mok has appeared in many of the world's leading concert halls, including the Barbican, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Davies Symphony Hall, and the Hong Kong Performing Arts Center. She is frequently invited to play and record with major international orchestras, such as the London Symphony, the Philharmonia, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra and the Residency Orchestra of the Hague. Ms. Mok is a recording artist for Nonesuch/Elektra, Musical Heritage Society, Musician Showcase Recordings, Cala Records, and EMI. Her highly acclaimed debut CD with the Philharmonia of Ravel's “Piano Concerto in G Major” on the Cala label was nominated for an Alternative Edison award. A second Cala recording of Saint-Saëns’s “Africa—Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra” with the London Philharmonic has been equally applauded. Three solo CDs, “Ravel Revealed” (Ravel’s piano works) and “Brahms: Late Piano Works,” and “Legacy, The Spirit of Beethoven” were recorded on historic pianos for the Musicians Showcase Recording label. All (3)CDs received outstanding reviews and are broadcast frequently around the world. Recently two new CDs have been released: Poldowski Art Songs with soprano Angelique Zuluaga and pianist Gwendolyn Mok on the Delos label and EKTA Trilogy, featuring Mok as soloist on EKTA II, a concerto written for her by composer Brent Heisinger. As a chamber musician, Ms. Mok appears regularly in the San Francisco Symphony Chamber Music Series, as well as in the San Jose Chamber Society and the Sacramento Chamber Society series. She collaborates often with members of the New York Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra. A popular soloist with the Symphony Silicon Valley, Ms. Mok co-produced and appeared in four sold-out performances of The Gershwin Radio Hour. In 2016 Ms. Mok was named President’s Scholar by San Jose State University, the highest honor given to an outstanding faculty member for their scholarship and research. Mok was also presented with the Artistic Acheievement Award by the College of Humanities & the Arts in 2008. Ms. Mok began her studies at the Juilliard School of Music, completed her undergraduate work at Yale University, and earned her Masters and Doctorate at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is currently Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at San Jose State University and maintains a busy performing and recording schedule. Karina Tseng, piano Pianist KARINA TSENG is a San Francisco Bay Area native and graduate of the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. She was the youngest finalist at the 2023 Bösendorfer USASU International Competition and winner of the 2022 Marian Garcia International Competition. Karina has appeared alongside orchestras such as the Seattle Festival Orchestra, Palo Alto Philharmonic, and New Millennium Chamber Orchestra, and performed in venues including Weill-Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Leighton Hall, Merrill Auditorium, and the Mondavi Center. She is a top prizewinner of the Kaufman International, Arthur Fraser International, National YoungArts, Pacific Musical Society, Enkor International, Ross McKee, and Junior Steinway competitions, among others. In 2020, Karina was inducted into the distinguished MTAC (Music Teachers Association of California) Young Artist Guild, through which she is offered semi-professional recital opportunities throughout California. As an artist who cherishes connecting and engaging with her audience, she continues to build a diverse solo and chamber repertoire throughout her pianistic studies with Alexander Kobrin and previously, Olya Katsman and Sujeeva Hapugalle. Karina will continue to study under Mr. Kobrin this fall as she begins graduate studies at the Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana in Lugano, Switzerland. In addition to her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance, Karina holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems with a minor in Computer Science from the University of Rochester, alongside Certificates of Excellence in Chamber Music and Arts Leadership. More information can be found online at karinatseng.com.