Join us for an intimate concert at the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation featuring violist Junah Chung.
Tickets: $25
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Recognized for his inventive musicianship, Junah has established a dynamic international career as a chamber musician, soloist, and educator. He is currently the violist for Disney’s Broadway production of The Lion King and appears regularly with the American Ballet Theatre. He previously served as the Assistant Principal Violist of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Principal Violist of the Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed with the New York Philharmonic and Minnesota Orchestra.
Junah maintains an active recital schedule and has been featured in performances at Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Lincoln Center’s Paul Hall, and WNYC’s Meet the Composer. Recent solo appearances include the Musica Viva in New York City, the Yongin Symphony (Korea), regular recital performances at St. Paul’s Chapel of Trinity Church Wall Street and at Metropolitan Playhouse. He is currently a member of the Entartete Trio with Eric Heubner, piano, and Tim Reudeman, saxophone, and has collaborated with renowned musicians including violinists David Kim and Oleg Krysa, violists Roberto Diaz and Lawrence Dutton, and cellist Timothy Eddy.
In addition to his extensive performing career, Junah is on the faculty of the City University of New York’s Graduate Center, where he continues the legacy of his esteemed teachers, including Lillian and Joseph Fuchs, Felix Galimir, and William Lincer.
Program
J.S. Bach (1685–1750): Chromatic Fantasy, BWV 903 (c.1720; arr. Zoltán Kodály)
Paul Hindemith (1895–1963): Viola Sonata, Op. 25, No. 1 (1922)
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971): Elegy (1944)
Michael Kosch (b. 1959): Cimabue IV (2018)
Henri Vieuxtemps (1820–1881): Capriccio in C minor “Hommage à Paganini”, Op. 55 (c. 1877)
Upcoming Performances in the Fall Concert Series
November 18: Pauline Kim Harris, violin, with Natasha Nelson, mezzo-soprano
December 9: Eliana Razzino Yang, cello
Photo courtesy of Junah Chung.
