Dong-A University Professor Lee Myungjin to Hold 'ROMANTIC SPRING' Concert on the 28th

Cellist Lee Myungjin, Violinist Yoon Sungwon, and Pianist Cho Jihyun Trio
to Perform at GoEun Museum of Photography

Dong-A University (President Lee Hae-woo) announced on the 17th that cellist and Music Department professor Lee Myungjin will hold the “ROMANTIC SPRING” concert on the 28th.

This performance, part of the “Small Concert with Photographs” series at the GoEun Museum of Photography in Haeundae-gu, Busan, will take place at 7 p.m. on the 28th. The trio concert will feature Professor Lee Myungjin (cello), Professor Yoon Sungwon (violin) from Konkuk University, and Professor Cho Jihyun (piano) from Dankook University.

The highlight of this concert, filled with romance, is expected to be Mendelssohn. The program builds up to Mendelssohn’s “Piano Trio No. 2,” a piece lasting about 30 minutes, with a selection of shorter yet exquisite works by Saint-Saens, Popper, Shostakovich, and Piazzolla.

The trio of Lee Myungjin, Yoon Sungwon, and Cho Jihyun will first present Saint-Saens’ “The Swan for Cello & Piano” from The Carnival of the Animals, Popper’s “Hungarian Rhapsody Op. 68 for Cello & Piano,” Shostakovich’s “Romance from the Gadfly Op. 97 for Violin & Piano,” and Piazzolla’s “Le Grand Tango for Violin and Piano.”

The finale, Mendelssohn’s “Piano Trio No. 2 in c minor, Op. 66,” will be performed in four movements over 30 minutes. Composed in 1846, just one year before Mendelssohn’s death at the age of 37, this piece is considered one of the most important chamber works by Mendelssohn, a genius often compared to Mozart and a central figure of Romanticism.

Cellist and Dong-A University professor Lee Myungjin graduated at the top of the string department from the Essen Folkwang University of the Arts in Germany and completed the highest performer’s course at the Stuttgart University of Music. She made history by winning the top prize in the cello division at the Folkwang Competition in Germany for the first time in 16 years and also received an award at the Canals International Competition in Barcelona, Spain.

Renowned cellist Natalia Gutman praised Professor Lee Myungjin as “a cellist with jewel-like technique and powerful musicality,” recognizing her as one of Korea’s top cellists. Professor Lee has performed not only in Korea but also in Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, the United States, Japan, and China. She has released a variety of repertoire albums and has also received the “Artist of the Year Award” in the music category from the Korea Arts & Culture Committee.

Professor Myungjin Lee of Dong-A University 'ROMANTIC SPRING' Concert Announcement. Provided by Dong-A University

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