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1ST PRIZE WINNER OF THE 2015 INTENATIONAL PAGANINI COMPETITION PERFORMS SOLO RECITAL FRESH FROM VICTORY

7:30 pm on Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 at Nichols Concert Hall 1490 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IL

Continuing their acclaimed Chicago concert series, Lisker Music Foundation presents 19 year old South Korean violinist, In Mo Yang, on the heels of receiving 1st Prize at the career-changing 2015 International Paganini Violin Competition in , . Alongside pianist Alex Beyer, Mr. Yang will be performing a brilliantly eclectic program featuring works by Grieg, Ysaye, Ravel, Milstein, Mozart, and of course, Paganini.

“One of the new generation’s most talented young string virtuosi” (The Violin Channel), Korean violinist In Mo Yang is the First Prize Winner of the 2014 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition. In March 2015 he earned First Prize at the 54th International Violin Competition “Premio Paganini” in Genoa, Italy, marking the first time since 2006 that the Paganini Competition jury has awarded the First Prize. In Mo also won the following special prizes: Youngest finalist; Best performance of the contemporary original piece; and Performance most appreciated by the audience. Subsequent to winning the CAG competition, In Mo was the winner of the Boston Classical Orchestra’s inaugural Young Artists Competition, leading to a December 2014 performance with the BCO in Boston’s Faneuil Hall. During 2015-16, he makes his Carnegie Hall debut at Weill Recital Hall on the CAG Winners series, and he also performs a special recital in Genoa, Italy, using Paganini’s own Guarneri Del Gesu violin. Anticipated appearances next season include the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Danish National Orchestra, Philharmonia Zurich, and the Austin Symphony Orchestra, among many others. Born in Seoul in 1995, In Mo Yang gave his debut recital at age 11 at the Kumho Prodigy Series in Seoul, followed by his concerto debut two years later. He graduated from the Korean National Institute for the Gifted in Arts in February 2011 and was then admitted into the Korean National University of Arts as a prodigy in music. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree at New England Conservatory, where he studies with Miriam Fried as a recipient of the Laurence Lesser Presidential Scholarship.

Heralded as a “sensation” with “formidable technique” by the Hartford Courant, pianist Alex Beyer has acquired an impressive array of prestigious concert appearances nationally and internationally. He has been a guest soloist with the Milwaukee, Charlotte, Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury, and Bridgeport Symphony Orchestras, among others. First prize awards came in the Renee Fischer Competition and MTNA State and Regional Competitions. He was a finalist in the 2012 Gina Bachauer International Competition, a 2011 MTNA national finalist and a prizewinner in the 2010 PianoArts Competition. Beyer received the Jeniam Foundation Scholarship from the Stamford Symphony in 2012 and in the same year was a US Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Alex has studied with Yoshie Akimoto, Dr. Matti Raekallio, and Melvin Chen. He is currently studying with Russell Sherman and Wha Kyung Byun at the New England Conservatory, and studying mathematics at Harvard. He has recently played in master classes for Richard Goode, Menahem Pressler, Angela Hewitt, and Kirill Gerstein.

This event is made possible by the Lisker Music Foundation, a passionate nonprofit organization that strives to support musicians through its acclaimed Chicago concert series, scholarships, and outreach programs.

Tickets: $30-$40 For tickets and additional information call 847-272-7003 or visit www.liskermusicfoundaiton.org

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