Join us on Saturday, April 19 at 3:00 pm to hear a performance by violinist SooBeen Lee and pianist Albert Cano Smit.
Both artists are appearing by arrangement with Young Concert Artists, Inc.
Program
| Composer | Work | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Franz Schubert | Violin Sonata in A major, D. 574 “Grand Duo” | 1817 |
| Maurice Ravel | Violin Sonata No. 2 in G major, M. 77 | 1927 |
| Intermission | ||
| Béla Bartók | Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56 | 1915 |
| Richard Strauss | Violin Sonata in E-flat major, Op. 18 | 1888 |
About the Artists
SooBeen Lee
Violinist SooBeen Lee has been praised by The Washington Post for her “poised presence, luxurious sound, spot-on intonation, and a bow arm that surely will be the envy of her peers”. She has already appeared as soloist with every major Korean orchestra, including the Seoul and Busan Philharmonics and KBS (Korean Broadcasting System) Symphony Orchestra.
As First Prize Winner of the 2014 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, SooBeen was also honored with The Slomovic Soloist Prize for support for her Washington, D.C. recital debut at The Kennedy Center, and the Michaels Award, which provided support for her New York recital debut. SooBeen made her New York concerto debut performing the Chausson Poème with the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Alice Tully Hall.
SooBeen’s concerto appearances include the Detroit Symphony, Oregon Symphony, Rockford Symphony, Plymouth Philharmonic, Longwood Symphony, Palm Beach Symphony, and the Aiken Symphony. During the 24-25 season SooBeen will make appearances with the Brevard Philharmonic, Columbus Symphony, and the Southwest Florida Symphony.
At the 2022 Indianapolis Competition she was awarded the Special Prize “Best Performance of a Work by Paganini, Ernst or Milstein” for her performance of Milstein’s ‘Paganiniana Variations’. Following this success, SooBeen was a 3rd place laureate in the Concours musical international de Montréal. SooBeen was a student of Miriam Fried at the New England Conservatory, where she performed the Sibelius Violin Concerto as winner of their Concerto Competition.
SooBeen plays a Giuseppe Guadagnini Cremona 1794 on loan from Kumho Cultural Foundation.
Albert Cano Smit
A musician who has been praised as “a moving young poet” (Le Devoir), Spanish/Dutch pianist Albert Cano Smit enjoys a growing international career on the orchestral, recital, and chamber music stages. He has appeared as a soloist with the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the San Diego Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Montréal Symphony, the Colorado Music Festival Orchestra, Elgin Symphony, Orquesta Filarmónica de Boca del Río, Barcelona Symphony, Catalonia National Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, Nottingham Youth Orchestra, and American Youth Symphony.
Recital highlights have included his Carnegie Hall debut presented by The Naumburg Foundation, his Merkin Hall debut presented by Young Concert Artists, recitals at San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre, Paris’ Fondation Louis Vuitton, the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater in Washington, DC, Germany’s Rheingau Music Festival, and return performances at the Steinway Society in San Jose. He also tours extensively with flutist Anthony Trionfo and violinist William Hagen.
Albert was First Prize winner at the 2017 Walter W. Naumburg Piano Competition. Additional special prizes at the 2019 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions include The Paul A. Fish Memorial Prize, the Alexander Kasza-Kasser Concert Prize for support of his Kennedy Center debut, the Friends of Music Concert Prize (NY), and the Sunday Musicale Prize (NJ).
A polyglot who speaks five languages, Albert was born in Geneva, the son of a Dutch mother and Spanish father. He left home at 9 to join the Escolania de Montserrat choir school, where hours of rehearsal every day strongly affected his musical development. Albert recently completed an Artist Diploma and Masters Degree with Robert McDonald at the Juilliard School, where he was awarded the 2020 Rubinstein Prize for Piano. He also holds a BA in Piano Performance from the Colburn School with Ory Shihor, and studied at Chetham’s School of Music with Marta Karbownicka and Graham Caskie. He is an alum of the Verbier Festival Academy and Ravinia Steans Institute.
Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Albert holds a BA in Piano Performance from the Colburn School, as well as a MM and Artistic Diploma from the Juilliard School. He currently resides in New York City.
About the Concert
This performance begins at 3:00 pm. Join us an hour earlier for a pre-concert discussion about the music on the program. After the performance, you’ll have an opportunity to meet the artist(s) and learn about their backgrounds, interests, and career plans.
The address of the venue is 103 North Road, Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879. Driving time from Providence, Newport, Westerly, and southeastern Connecticut is under an hour, and Kingston Station is only five miles away.
Contributions
The suggested contribution for this concert is $40 per person, collected at the door. We accept cash, personal checks, and cards. Checks should be payable to “Core Memory Music”. All contributions go directly to our performing artists. To make your contribution in advance, click here.
Children under 18 are welcome to join us free of charge.
Reservations
If you’d like to attend this concert, send us an email with the full name of each person in your party. If seating is still available, we’ll confirm your reservation.
If you can’t attend the concert, we invite you to listen to the audio livestream (no reservation required).