Chee-Yun - Cadenza from the Sibelius Violin Concerto

This is a video clip from the rehearsal with Chee-Yun and the Symphony of Southeast Texas, Christopher Zimmerman, Conductor. The performance was September 17, 2005 at the Julie Rogers Theatre in Beaumont, TX.

Chee-Yun has received exceptional acclaim as a recording artist since the release of her debut album of virtuoso encore pieces in 1993. Her recent recording of the Penderecki Violin Concerto No. 2 on Naxos was acclaimed as "an engrossing, masterly performance" (The Strad Magazine) and "a performance of staggering virtuosity and musicality" (American Record Guide). Her releases on the Denon label include Mendelssohn's E Minor Violin Concerto, Vieuxtemps' Violin Concerto No. 5, Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole, and Saint-Saëns' Violin Concerto No. 3, with the London Philharmonic under the direction of Maestro Lopez-Cobos, a disc of three French violin sonatas (Debussy, Saint-Saëns and Fauré), and the violin sonatas of Szymanowski and Franck. Her most recent Denon disc features the violin sonatas of Brahms and Strauss. Two compilation discs, Vocalise d'amour, and The Very Best of Chee-Yun, feature highlights of Chee-Yun's earlier recordings. In May 2007, Chee-Yun recorded the Beethoven Triple Concerto with Camerata Ireland, pianist Barry Douglas and cellist Andrés Diaz, for release in December 2007. This season, Chee-Yun will record with guitarist Jose Maria Gallardo Del Rey for Universal/Korea.

Chee-Yun has been heard frequently on National Public Radio's Performance Today and on WQXR and WNYC radio in New York City. She has also been featured on KTV, a children's program on the cable network CNBC, Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion", on Public Radio International and numerous syndicated and local radio programs across the United States and abroad. She has appeared on PBS as a special guest on Victor Borge Then and Now 3, in a live broadcast at Spivey Hall in Atlanta concurrent with the Olympic Games, and on ESPN performing the theme for the X Games.

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[brother234]

oh my, what talent and thank you for posting this video, she has very few peers.

[jinglx]

Ah~ Chee Yun san! Wonderful violinist.

I have not heard her live performance for several years. I hope that she will visit Japan again.

Some of her CDs are produced by DENON label of Japan.

[wefasdf23]

@GrandmaGinnie I think greats should do that more often. Or else they'd be snobs in my book.

[6664818GGG]

Every sound that Chee Yun brings forth from the violin is exquisite. The beauty and nuance of the tone colors that flow from the instrument when she plays are unsurpassed. If you get a chance to meet her in person you will be surprised to find that she is even more lovely than she appears in these videos. A complete person - intelligent, warm, accessible, talented and a stunning beauty on top of it. What we might call a living treasure. May she live long and happily. Greg Gibbs of Portland

[GrandmaGinnie]

Superb. But what is she doing playing in a cultural backwater like Beaumont? It's like setting a flawless diamond in a ring made from an aluminum pop top. Makes no sense.

[Pr0m0m]

Saw her last week she was absolutely breathtaking!!! I'm her #1 FAN

[IslandFiddle]

strong but submissive its so nice

[ellegin88]

playing in high heels? talented. her sound is pretty good too.

[vlhere]

what a silky hair....cool..chee-yun...i love u

[elycopter71]

Great little musician!

Thanx for posted this talent!

[theviolinist19]

breath taking....:)