Faculty violinist plans
concert at Brechemin

Faculty artist Kyung Sun Chee, a member of the violin faculty at the UW School of Music, performs a special program with pianist Laurent Philippe at 8 p.m. Wed., Feb. 9 in the Brechemin Auditorium, Music 126. Admission is free.

The program includes: Mendelssohn’s “Sonata in F Major for Violin and Pianoforte”; Debussy’s “Sonata in G Minor for Violin and Piano”; and Strauss’s “Sonata in E-Flat Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 18.”

Faculty artist Kyung Sun Chee performs Feb. 9 with special guest pianist Laurent Philippe.

Chee, who performs in both chamber music and orchestral settings, often plays with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet and Auburn Symphony, and has been guest artist for the Second City Chamber Series in Tacoma and the University of Puget Sound’s Jacobsen Concert Series. Chee has performed as soloist with conductors Peter Eros, Milton Katims and Huw Edwards, and has collaborated with artists such as Glenn Dicterow, Dale Clevenger, Eric Wilson, Jeffrey Michaels, Toby Appel and Karen Dreyfus.

She holds her master of arts and doctor of musical arts degrees from the UW.

Philippe, a native of France, studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, and received his doctor of musical arts degree from the UW in 1993. Following two years here as guest lecturer, he joined the music staffs of the Academy of Vocal Arts and Temple University in Philadelphia. He has played piano across Europe, the Far East, and in many major North American cities. He has been recorded on numerous occasions by CBC Two New Hours and Arts National, Radio-Canada, KING-FM, WGUC, KBS, Danmarks Radio, Radio France, and for the recording labels JMP and EDS.

“I chose the Mendelssohn because it’s rarely played and it’s a gem,” Chee said. “The Debussy provides a ‘break for the ear’ and a nice contrast. The Strauss sonata is on the scale of a concerto - a huge piece for both violinist and the pianist.” ¶