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May 21, 2023

For Immediate Release

June 7: Pianist Jeeyoon Kim at Carnegie Hall

Recital combines poetry with classic works by Debussy, Chopin, Scarlatti, and more

시음 /si-úm/ project includes full length album and 30-city national tour

Award-winning classical Pianist Jeeyoon Kim returns to Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall on June 7, 2023 at 8 pm with her new performance project 시음 /si-úm/ (pronounced shee-oom). The project is part of an album of the same title (more information here); its name is a blend of the words poetry and music in Korean. Jeeyoon debuted 시음 /si-úm/ in San Diego, and the Carnegie Hall performance is part of a 30-city tour across the United States this season.

What is it like to attend Jeeyoon's concert? (Audience's perspective)

The program features Chopin’s Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22 and a sparkling work by the late Ukrainian composer, Nikolai Kapustin. Other works include Romantic and Baroque classics from Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Handel, and Scarlatti.

Jeeyoon says: “As a pianist, one of my most rewarding moments is when I feel that I am deeply connected with listeners in the very moment of sharing music. My mission is to create a bridge between audiences and me as a performer, so they get to have a chance to discover the magic of music. I can’t think of a better way of spending my life. To me, music is poetic and poetry is music to my ear.”

In search of that special connection between music and words, Jeeyoon collaborated with established poets and writers, including South Korea’s Tae-Joo Na (나태주), the former world champion surfer and author Shaun Tomson, the president of Poetry & Art San Diego Michael Klam, and Rudy Francisco. Additionally, an extensive program booklet includes black and white photographs by Allen T. Brown that complement the music and poetry.

The performance is at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (154 West 57th Street) on June 7, 2023 at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $40 general admission, and are available at CarnegieHall.org | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 | Box Office at 57th and Seventh. Following the concert, the audience will have an opportunity to meet the artist in the Jacobs Room, just outside the recital hall. Cash bar will be available.

Jeeyoon Kim in the News

• Classical Post feature: "Jeeyoon Kim aims to play classical music for everyone. That’s a goal shared by a lot of musicians and projects, to extend the reach of classical music to listeners who don’t normally go to concert halls for symphony concerts or chamber music recitals."

• Insider Interview: "To me, music is like poetry with notes, and poetry is like music with words. These two vastly different yet similar art forms share many common grounds in which they both lie in a constant process of creating, searching, editing, polishing, and revisiting. Yet, both ultimately strive to communicate human emotions"

Jeeyoon Kim began studying the piano when she was just four years old, and her love of music and the piano propelled her through her undergraduate studies in piano performance in her native Korea. After moving to the U.S., she graduated with distinction with a Master’s Degree and a Doctorate Degree in Piano Performance with a full scholarship from Indiana University’s renowned Jacob School of Music.

Jeeyoon has inspired a dedicated and passionate fan base by defying conventional wisdom and expanding on the traditional classical concert experience. She is an art activist, educator, podcaster, award-winning performer, and author of “Whenever You’re Ready.”

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 8:00 pm

Pianist Jeeyoon Kim

시음 /si-úm/

Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

154 West 57th Street

New York, NY

Tickets are $40, and are available at CarnegieHall.org | CarnegieCharge 212-247-7800 | Box Office at 57th and Seventh.

PROGRAM

Debussy La Plus que lente

Scarlatti Sonata in E major, K.380

Scarlatti Sonata in D minor, K.1 (L. 366) 

Handel Chaconne in G major, HWV 435

Rachmaninoff Vocalise

Rachmaninoff Etude in E-flat minor, Op. 39, No. 5

Debussy Reflets dans l’eau (Reflections in the water) 

Debussy Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (Steps to Parnassus)

Kapustin Concert Etude, Op. 40, No. 6, "Pastoral" 

Chopin Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22

With poetry by Tae-Joo Na (나태주), Shaun Tomson, Michael Klam and Rudy Francisco. 

Following the concert, the audience will have an opportunity to meet the artist in the Jacobs Room, just outside the recital hall. Cash bar will be available.