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Unfortunately, I don't have a piano at home :( but I'll make do with what I have...
Social distancing and self-isolation might be making us all a little more creative... or a little more crazy?? :) (Watch till the end and you decide. :) )
Let us not forget that it is the arts that makes us human, makes our hearts sing, crave, bleed, and burn.
When the world gets back to normal, please remember the artists who are giving so much of their work free online during this time. Support them any way you can, and when it comes time to buy a ticket to their concert or their album, I hope you will not forget them.
Today, I was inspired to record some Bach as I had just given an (online) violin lesson to one of my university students on the Bach G minor Fugue. All semester, I have required my students to submit weekly progress videos. I thought it was time I create - and post - one myself. :)
Bach is alway a work in progress...
It is with sadness that Kevin Lau and I have to cancel our 'If Life Were A Mirror Concert' concert tour.
Stay happy. 💜 Love your neighbours. Wash your hands. 🧼🤲
COBOURG — This February, renowned violinist Lynn Kuo will bring some of Canada’s most established concert artists to town.
Kuo was just in Cobourg, as the Les AMIS Concert series opened with a bang in 2019 and with a full orchestra honouring Les AMIS founder Michael Pepa. She’s now gearing up to return, with a few musical friends, to form the TakeFive Ensemble.
The Assistant Concertmaster of the National Ballet Company and her musical friends will host their concert at the Loft on Sunday, Feb. 3, starting at 3 p.m.
“It’s a program that is sure to be entertaining for both classical music newbies, as well as veteran music lovers,” says Kuo.
The TakeFive Ensemble is comprised of “five of Canada’s most established concert artists from Canada’s top symphony orchestras.”
Alongside Kuo, performers include violinists Csaba Koczó and Theresa Rudolph, as well as cellist Emmanuelle Beaulieu Bergeron, all from the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Also taking the stage is renowned pianist Shoshana Telner, who is said to have made her solo orchestral debut with the National Arts Centre Orchestra at just 16 years old.
The selections this Feb. 3 will offer “a variety of musical genres, as the musicians explore a range of styles with different combinations of players.”
Kuo says, “We will be presenting a veritable iPod shuffle, shuffling both repertoire, as well as personnel onstage.”
In other words, the TakeFive Ensemble program will include chamber music’s greatest hits.
After presenting the program at the TakeFive’s inaugural concert to a capacity audience of 500 at the Orillia Concert Association, Kuo said the group received “rave reviews.” .......
Prue’s equally as “delighted” to welcome back Kuo.
“Anyone who thinks that chamber music is proper and stuffy needs to see violinist Lynn Kuo in action,” he said.
For tickets, call Victoria Hall at 905-372-2210 or visit www.concerthallatvictoriahall.com/VHshow_takefive.html.
“We’re very much looking forward to presenting this unique concert program to Cobourg audiences,” said Kuo.
by Sarah Hyatt
Email: shyatt@northumberlandnews.com
Lynn Kuo (violin) captivated her audience in an April concert in Cobourg, and returns with pianist Marianna Humetska to perform some of the most well-loved music ever written.
"An unusual but enjoyable recital from a Toronto-based violinist"
Music will include Piazzolla and Frolov 'Porgy and Bess' Concert Fantasy from our LOVE CD
A fun trailer video link is below.
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Join violinist Lynn Kuo on a musical time-travelling adventure to 17th century Germany, 19th century France, 20th century Argentina, Croatia 1988, and California 2012.
With guest artists Shoshana Telner, piano; Jason Nett, guitar; Austin Hitchcock, horn
Heliconian Club, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto
Violinist Lynn Kuo has appeared as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across Canada, United States, Wales, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Ukraine, China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. As guest soloist, she has performed with the Tainan Symphony Orchestra, Quebec Symphony Orchestra, Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, Thirteen Strings, Canadian Sinfonietta, Brandon Chamber Players, Nexus percussion ensemble, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra (Bulgaria), Cantus Ensemble (Croatia), Lviv Philharmonic, Lviv Virtuosi (Ukraine), and as guest soloist with Hungary’s gypsy orchestra, Rajkó Band.
In demand as an interpreter of new music, Lynn has given numerous world premieres in North America, Europe, and Asia of acoustic and electroacoustic solo and chamber works written by international composers. These works have been written for her and various ensembles that have included the Les AMIS Ensemble, Duo Vita, and for the Kuo-Humetska duo with Ukrainian-Canadian pianist, Marianna Humetska.
Maintaining a busy performance schedule, Lynn regularly performs for Les AMIS Concerts and has led the Les AMIS Ensemble in five European concert tours. Lynn continues to collaborate with leading artists, having performed solo and chamber works with such artists as the Fitzwilliam String Quartet, the Penderecki String Quartet, Christoph Eschenbach, the Gryphon Trio, and with other eminent artists at the University of Toronto New Music Festival, Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Music Biennale Zagreb Festival (Croatia), Kiev Music Fest, and Lviv “Contrasts” Festival (Ukraine).
Lynn’s performances have been broadcast on Canadian, Serbian, and Hungarian radio and television. In 2010, Lynn recorded music of Nino Rota for the NAXOS label, recording with pianist Mary Kenedi. With pianist, Marianna Humetska, Lynn also released their debut CD, LOVE: Innocence, Passion, Obsession in April 2014.
Based in Toronto, Lynn is the Assistant Concertmaster of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra, in addition to performing with the Canadian Opera Company and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Lynn has also performed as guest concertmaster of orchestras that have included the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Opera Hamilton, Ontario Philharmonic, and the Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra. Lynn has also served as adjudicator, guest artist, teacher, and lecturer at Canadian festivals and universities.
Having completed studies with Lorand Fenyves, Mayumi Seiler, Erika Raum, and post-doctoral studies with Burton Kaplan, Lynn holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Toronto, having dedicated her research to the subject of holistic health and injury prevention in orchestral string musicians. www.lynnkuo.com
Updated 04/23/19
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"...the musicians were...stellar." "They included violinists: COC concertmaster Marie Berard, her assistant Benjamin Bowman and Lynn Kuo."John Terauds The Toronto Star, October 4, 2006
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‘Colours of Music’ Festival in Barrie, Ontario – September 25, 2007:
"NEXUS presented the world premiere of ‘PHOENIX’ by Canadian composer, Elizabeth Raum.
Scored for solo violin and five percussion, this lush composition overflows with romanticism and effectively merges the sonic worlds of strings and percussion. The solo violinist for this premiere performance was Lynn Kuo, a native of St. John’s, Newfoundland, whose virtuosity and musicianship were readily apparent throughout. "Nexus Percussion.com Nexus Percussion
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"NEXUS presented the world premiere of ‘PHOENIX’ by Canadian composer, Elizabeth Raum.
Scored for solo violin and five percussion, this lush composition overflows with romanticism and effectively merges the sonic worlds of strings and percussion. The solo violinist for this premiere performance was Lynn Kuo, a native of St. John’s, Newfoundland, whose virtuosity and musicianship were readily apparent throughout. "
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“…we were both blown away by Lynn Kuo and her classical violin…”
…“Ms. Kuo was a delight right from the start”…Louise Daymond Pinawa Life, January 2006
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…“Ms. Kuo was a delight right from the start”…
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”It was as though Ms. Kuo and her instrument became one…”
“She (and the music) were mesmerizing, and accompanist Marianna Humetska only emphasized the imagery. So captivating…”Louise Daymond Pinawa Life, January 2006
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“She (and the music) were mesmerizing, and accompanist Marianna Humetska only emphasized the imagery. So captivating…”
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"Technically she is a highly-endowed performer. She has mastered her instrument and can make it do just about anything she wants."The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton
"Her charm shone through in something as simple as a carefree twirl of her bow in anticipation of a difficult entry. In fact, both Yee and Kuo radiate a great degree of confidence and warmth on stage."The Telegram, St. John's, Canada
"I liked Humetska’s rolling storms and Kuo’s total commitment to the music..."
"I never expected a made-in-Russia arrangement of Gershwin melodies to raise the roof in a classical concert, but that’s what happened. Igor Frolov’s (b.1937) Concert Fantasy on Themes from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Op. 19, for violin and piano,(1991) seemed to free the duo from their classical corsets and got the joint jumping. Maybe it was Lynn Kuo’s banjo sounding pizzicato on “I’ve Got Plenty of Nothing,” or Marianna’s bluesy “Summertime” riffs that made this part of the concert take off into the blue. But there it went. Or maybe it was the complete relaxation into love of “Porgy, I’s yo’ woman now.” That too. "Stanley Fefferman Showtime Magazine, 2011
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"I never expected a made-in-Russia arrangement of Gershwin melodies to raise the roof in a classical concert, but that’s what happened. Igor Frolov’s (b.1937) Concert Fantasy on Themes from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Op. 19, for violin and piano,(1991) seemed to free the duo from their classical corsets and got the joint jumping. Maybe it was Lynn Kuo’s banjo sounding pizzicato on “I’ve Got Plenty of Nothing,” or Marianna’s bluesy “Summertime” riffs that made this part of the concert take off into the blue. But there it went. Or maybe it was the complete relaxation into love of “Porgy, I’s yo’ woman now.” That too. "
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"Michael Parker's In Memoriam is a modern elegiac work which is eloquent in the extreme and brought out Kuo's finest playing of the evening, as she conveyed the sorrow and loss with deep throbbing notes and telling phrases."The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton
"Schubert's Trout Quintet...displayed some fine lyricism from violinist Lynn Kuo..."The Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton
"...and the highlight of the concert appears: the world premiere of Michael Pepa’s “ISOMORPHE” for mezzo-soprano, violin, accordion, and ensemble (2008). The soloists are outstanding. Lynn Kuo’s violin is dramatic, both rousing and melancholy..."Stanley Fefferman Showtime Magazine
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"I am beyond thrilled by what you did with Dance Music. No wonder why it was a success--your performance was absolutely stunning! ... you have elevated this piece far beyond the source material. Every single interpretative choice you made is dead-on, musical, driven and created an exciting performance."David Smooke, composer of 'Dance Music'
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"Kuo has a rich full tone in the lowest octave and her bowing arm has considerable strength, qualities which became apparent in this work."The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton
"...a touchingly intense In Memoriam by Cornerbrook [sic] composer Michael Parker." "The ending, a series of long notes ascending to the highest pitches on the instrument, require a steady hand, a good ear and nerves of flint, and Kuo, as cool as a bird on a wire, played it flawlessly."The Chronicle-Herald; Halifax, Canada
“Throughout the recital, Kuo demonstrated the kind of confidence and control a soloist needs."
“She demonstrated throughout the recital an ability to draw rich draperies of tone from the lowest strings, surprising us with the roundness of her resonance, as well as an extraordinarily and meticulously clean technical command...”The Chronicle-Herald; Halifax, Canada
“She demonstrated throughout the recital an ability to draw rich draperies of tone from the lowest strings, surprising us with the roundness of her resonance, as well as an extraordinarily and meticulously clean technical command...”
"An unusual performance was from violinist Lynn Kuo, who performed the work «Squamish» for violin and electronics by Michael Pepa and Dennis Patrick (Canada). She then played the violin ... and pinched the strings, while in the background, speakers projected sounds characteristic of the city streets or rain."Svetlana Sokolova www.composersukraine.org; Kiev, Ukraine
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"Both Kuo and Yee have garnered an impressive wealth of accolades... As a duo, they're dynamite."The Telegram, St. John's, Canada
"I can't imagine my Sonata being better played than it was with Lynn Kuo and Gregory Oh."Elizabeth Raum, composer
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All three soloists played with beautifully rounded phrasing, and marked dynamic contrasts, but if I had to say where Trio Benetri excels, what sets them apart from other trios, it is the strong mental line each of them showed in the cascading runs that took them down to the bottom range of their respective instruments. The audience loved the performance and could hardly wait to leap to its feet for a standing ovation. [Beethoven Triple Concerto with Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra, September 20, 2014]Jean Snook The Telegram, September 22, 2014
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An unusual but enjoyable recital from a Toronto-based violinist...She has a natural way of sustaining a note across its entire length – even at the quietest end of the spectrum, as she displays vividly at the end of the third movement, which fades seamlessly into nothing..
Canadian composer Michael Pepa’s Fantaisie bohémienne of 2004 deftly combines folk material with a sometimes post-tonal idiom and Kuo is a passionate advocate....The other highlight, along with the Pepa, is Frolov’s Porgy and Bess Fantasy, with both musicians yielding naturally to the jazz idiom. Close your eyes and you can almost hear the clinking glasses through the cocktail-bar conversation.Edward Bhesania The Strad Magazine (September 2014)
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Canadian composer Michael Pepa’s Fantaisie bohémienne of 2004 deftly combines folk material with a sometimes post-tonal idiom and Kuo is a passionate advocate....The other highlight, along with the Pepa, is Frolov’s Porgy and Bess Fantasy, with both musicians yielding naturally to the jazz idiom. Close your eyes and you can almost hear the clinking glasses through the cocktail-bar conversation.
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LOVE CD review:
Michael Pepa’s Fantaisie bohémienne lives up to its title, giving Kuo the opportunity to shine and to display a wide range of technical skills in a bravura, almost improvisatory gypsy-flavoured fantasia.Terry Robbins The Wholenote Magazine
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Michael Pepa’s Fantaisie bohémienne lives up to its title, giving Kuo the opportunity to shine and to display a wide range of technical skills in a bravura, almost improvisatory gypsy-flavoured fantasia.
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LOVE CD review:
The main work on the CD is the always-popular César Franck Sonata in A Major, which is given a solid performance highlighted by Humetska’s expansive and passionate keyboard work. Astor Piazzolla’s Milonga en re is a short, haunting piece given a sensitive, tender reading here. Nino Rota’s Improvviso en re minore is another short but passionate offering.
The final track is the Concert Fantasy on Themes from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Op.19 by the Russian violin virtuoso Igor Frolov, who died just last summer. It’s a colourful portrait that captures the range and passion of one of Gershwin’s most popular works, and gives Humetska in particular the chance once again to display the full power of her technical and interpretive skills.Terry Robbins Wholenote Magazine, June 2013
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The main work on the CD is the always-popular César Franck Sonata in A Major, which is given a solid performance highlighted by Humetska’s expansive and passionate keyboard work. Astor Piazzolla’s Milonga en re is a short, haunting piece given a sensitive, tender reading here. Nino Rota’s Improvviso en re minore is another short but passionate offering.
The final track is the Concert Fantasy on Themes from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess, Op.19 by the Russian violin virtuoso Igor Frolov, who died just last summer. It’s a colourful portrait that captures the range and passion of one of Gershwin’s most popular works, and gives Humetska in particular the chance once again to display the full power of her technical and interpretive skills.
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"And what better way to sample some of his non-commercial output than through this fine Naxos recording with music performed by some of Toronto's top musicians? Among the pieces presented here are the... Improvviso... admirably performed by Mary Kenedi, piano, Lynn Kuo, violin..."
"This is a charming disc, its appeal not only in the high level of performance, but in the inherent contrasts found within the music."
"This collection is a most welcome addition to the catalogue, and ample proof that there is much more to Nino Rota than what we've heard on the big screen during the last 45 years. Bravo to all performers involved for some fine music making."Richard Haskell Wholenote Magazine, June 2013
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"This is a charming disc, its appeal not only in the high level of performance, but in the inherent contrasts found within the music."
"This collection is a most welcome addition to the catalogue, and ample proof that there is much more to Nino Rota than what we've heard on the big screen during the last 45 years. Bravo to all performers involved for some fine music making."
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“Kuo's technique appears flawless, and she has the ability to extend a note from one end of her bow to its very tip, all the while maintaining a clear, strong tone. Beethoven was followed by Fantaisie bohemian [sic] by Canadian composer Michael Pepa.”
“The high notes pierced the air with beautiful clarity, and the music was filled with tension that held your attention throughout, the trickling notes of the piano adding to the drama. At times the violin sounded like a flute, and Kuo's command of both the lower and higher octaves was very impressive.”
“Intermission was followed by work from another Canadian composer, Winnipegger Sid Rabinovitch ]. … This contemporary number was very dramatic, showcasing the deft piano stylings of Ms. Humetska.”Louise Daymond Pinawa Life, January 2006
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“The high notes pierced the air with beautiful clarity, and the music was filled with tension that held your attention throughout, the trickling notes of the piano adding to the drama. At times the violin sounded like a flute, and Kuo's command of both the lower and higher octaves was very impressive.”
“Intermission was followed by work from another Canadian composer, Winnipegger Sid Rabinovitch ]. … This contemporary number was very dramatic, showcasing the deft piano stylings of Ms. Humetska.”
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Thirteen Strings Chamber Orchestra; Kevin Mallon, conductor
"The meat of the program was a pair of pieces by the Chinese-Canadian composer Alice Ping Yee Ho.
Capriccio Ballo for violin, piano and strings is a longish work built upon the repetition and evolution of a few basic figures. It is a strong piece and would probably seem stronger still on a second hearing. It takes a few minutes to acquire the score's vocabulary.
The soloists were violinist Lynn Kuo and pianist Marianna Humetska. Humetska's playing was especially important since the piano part is responsible for much of the music's pulse and motion. But everyone pulled together and rendered a persuasive account of the score.
The other Ho piece was the world premiere of a Thirteen Strings commission, The Four Arts for violin, piano, Yangqin and strings. In four movements, it is a more immediately engaging piece than the Capriccio, and was undoubtedly the highlight of the evening."Richard Todd Ottawa Citizen, March 4, 2012
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"The meat of the program was a pair of pieces by the Chinese-Canadian composer Alice Ping Yee Ho.
Capriccio Ballo for violin, piano and strings is a longish work built upon the repetition and evolution of a few basic figures. It is a strong piece and would probably seem stronger still on a second hearing. It takes a few minutes to acquire the score's vocabulary.
The soloists were violinist Lynn Kuo and pianist Marianna Humetska. Humetska's playing was especially important since the piano part is responsible for much of the music's pulse and motion. But everyone pulled together and rendered a persuasive account of the score.
The other Ho piece was the world premiere of a Thirteen Strings commission, The Four Arts for violin, piano, Yangqin and strings. In four movements, it is a more immediately engaging piece than the Capriccio, and was undoubtedly the highlight of the evening."
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"A collaboration between Michael Pepa and Dennis Patrick led to the composition Squamish, whose name is adapted from the Coast Salish word ‘Sko-mish’, which translates to ‘Strong Wind’ or ‘Birthplace of the Winds’. It refers to the constant wind from the Pacific Ocean.
The wind voice of the Great Spirit was played by violinist Lynn Kuo, creating a rainy atmosphere by means of bells."Music Biennale Zagreb website
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The wind voice of the Great Spirit was played by violinist Lynn Kuo, creating a rainy atmosphere by means of bells."
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“I found the violin playing of Lynn Kuo very expressive, her violin adding a vocal quality to the music. ”Bert Rowson Lake Superior News, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
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Violinist Lynn Kuo, pianist Marianna Humetska to join Thirteen Strings March 2 for concert including Corelli, Warlock, and a world premiere by Alice Ping Yee Ho
February 29, 2012Ottawa Citizen
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February 29, 2012
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Canadian Violinist and Ukrainian Pianist Give a Concert for Valentine's Daywww.mukachevo.net
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World-Famous Duo "Les AMIS" Performs in Mukachevowww.mukachevo.net
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Violinist Lynn Kuo, pianist Marianna Humetska to join Thirteen Strings March 2 for concert including Corelli, Warlock, and a world premiere by Alice Ping Yee Ho.
"The concert will include ... two works by Hong Kong-born Canadian composer Alice Ping Yee Ho, whose music is described as combining “Chinese and classical influences in an intoxicating blend.”
The concert will include her Capriccio Ballo, a double concerto that will feature the Toronto duo of violinist Lynn Kuo and pianist Marianna Humetska. Ho wrote the piece for the two musicians. Kuo and Humetska will also be featured in the premiere of Ho’s The Four Arts for violin, piano and strings, commissioned by Thirteen Strings and including Anna Guo on the Chinese hammered dulcimer known as the Yangqin."
This piece is written especially for violinist Lynn Kuo, pianist Marianna Humetska, Yangqin player Anna Guo, commissioned by Ottawa Thirteen Strings with conductor Kevin Mallon—(Alice Ping Yee Ho)"Ottawa Citizen
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"The concert will include ... two works by Hong Kong-born Canadian composer Alice Ping Yee Ho, whose music is described as combining “Chinese and classical influences in an intoxicating blend.”
The concert will include her Capriccio Ballo, a double concerto that will feature the Toronto duo of violinist Lynn Kuo and pianist Marianna Humetska. Ho wrote the piece for the two musicians. Kuo and Humetska will also be featured in the premiere of Ho’s The Four Arts for violin, piano and strings, commissioned by Thirteen Strings and including Anna Guo on the Chinese hammered dulcimer known as the Yangqin."
This piece is written especially for violinist Lynn Kuo, pianist Marianna Humetska, Yangqin player Anna Guo, commissioned by Ottawa Thirteen Strings with conductor Kevin Mallon—(Alice Ping Yee Ho)"
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Violinist Lynn Kuo Returns To Her Roots
"Premiering works, especially ones that have been specifically composed for me in mind, is always thrilling."Heidi Wicks The Telegram; St. John's, Canada; 2008
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"Premiering works, especially ones that have been specifically composed for me in mind, is always thrilling."
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Bach - Violin Sonata No. 2 in A minor, III. Grave, BWV 1003
Kreisler Schoen Rosmarin (Social-Distancing Version)
Unfortunately, I don't have a piano at home :( but I'll make do with what I have.
If Life Were a Mirror... Concert tour promo (Lynn Kuo, violin; K
Concert tour
Lynn Kuo, violin; Kevin Wilks Lau, piano
What does one see in the world when looking from within?
Lynn Kuo, Assistant Concertmaster of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra is joined by Canadian composer Kevin Wilks Lau on piano in a program for violin and piano featuring a world premiere composition by Kevin Lau (If life were a mirror...).
Special thanks to the Ontario Arts Council for their support of this commission.
Program:
Aaron Jay Kernis Air for violin and piano
Beethoven Sonata No. 7 in c minor, Op. 30, No. 2
Michael Pepa Sonata for Solo Violin
Kevin Wilks Lau If life were a mirror... (WORLD PREMIERE)
Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel
Sunday, March 22, 2020, 7:30pm
D.F Cook Recital Hall; Memorial University of Newfoundland, School of Music
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
More info and tickets: https://www.mun.ca/music/musicatmemorial/concertnotes.php#Kuo
Saturday, March 28, 2020, 7:00pm
House Concert at 27 Sherbourne Street North
Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2T3
More info and tickets: https://www.lynnkuo.com/#events
Sunday, March 29, 2020, 3:00pm
Les AMIS Concerts
The Loft
201 Division Street, Cobourg, Ontario
More info and tickets: https://lesamisconcerts.org/chamber-music-series/43-les-amis-concert-march-29-2020
http://www.kevinlaumusic.com
Violinist Lynn Kuo: National Ballet of Canada interview
Claude Debussy - Sonata for violin and piano, I. Allegro vivo
Recorded at Gallery 345; Toronto, Canada; 2010
Audio engineer: Dennis Patrick
Videography and video editing: Jasper Hitchcock
Symon Henry - Mâ'lesh I - leurs étreintes bouleverseraient la
World premiere, March 23, 2018, Montreal, Canada
For Joseph Petric, accordion; Lynn Kuo, violin
Commissioned by the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ)
Karol Szymanowski - La Fontaine d'Aréthuse, from Mythes, Op. 30
Elements of Essence concert
Les AMIS Concerts
Toronto, December 2012
Claude Debussy (arr. Roelens) - Clair de lune
Thomas Yee, piano
Debussy (arr. Roelens) Clair de lune
Live recording by CBC Radio
Francesca Swann, producer
August 30, 2008
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Fritz Kreisler - Recitativo and Scherzo Caprice (Taiwan)
Tainan Cultural Center
Tainan, Taiwan
May 8, 2016
Dark by Five - Shostakovich Symphony #10, 2nd Mvt, arr. Fadoul
Dark by Five were in Woody Point, Newfoundland and Labrador to be part of the Gros Morne Summer Music Festival. http://www.gmsm.ca.
Recorded on July 20, 2015. Video by Tom Cochrane, audio assistance from Michael Moulton.
Dark by Five:
Lynn Kuo, violin
Diederik van Dijk, cello
Kate Read, viola
Elizabeth Janzen, flute
Christine Carter, clarinet
David Maggs, piano
Paul Fadoul, percussion
Dark by Five - Copland Appalachian Spring, arr. Nett
Recorded on July 20, 2015. Video by Tom Cochrane, audio assistance from Michael Moulton.
Dark by Five:
Lynn Kuo, violin
Diederik van Dijk, cello
Kate Read, viola
Elizabeth Janzen, flute
Christine Carter, clarinet
David Maggs, piano
Paul Fadoul, percussion
Frederic Chopin (arr. Milstein) - Nocturne in C sharp minor
Thomas Yee, piano
Frederic Chopin Nocturne in C sharp minor, arr. Nathan Milstein
CBC Radio Live Recording
Produced by Francesca Swann
August 30, 2008
D.F. Cook Recital Hall
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Jason Nett - California Blue for violin and guitar - 360 degrees
Jason Nett, guitar/composer
Videography by Vidium Media Production/Austin Hitchcock
Fritz Kreisler - Recitativo and Scherzo-Caprice (Newfoundland)
How to Strengthen Your Pinky (6 Ways You Can Improve Your Fourth
Violin with Dr. Lynn - Tutorial Series
Astor Piazzolla - Milonga en re
Recorded at Gallery 345; Toronto, Canada; 2014
From LOVE: Innocence, Passion, Obsession CD
Videography and video editing: Austin Hitchcock
Gabriel Prokofiev - Sleeveless Scherzo for solo violin and solo
Angela Blumberg, dancer/choreographer
Filmed in Toronto, December 29, 2013
Videography and video editing by Augusto Monk.
Astor Piazzolla - Tango Etude No. 6 on Rogers TV Newfoundland
Out of the Fog, Rogers TV Newfoundland
April 10, 2014
Debut CD: LOVE: Innocence, Passion, Obsession
Interview on Out of the Fog, Rogers TV Newfoundland
Johann Sebastian Bach - Sonata in A minor for solo violin
"Out of the Fog" Rogers TV
Newfoundland, Canada
September, 2012
Lynn Kuo & Rajkó Band: Reményi - Fly My Swallow
Canadian violinist Lynn Kuo makes a surprise appearance with the Rajkó Band, Hungary's renowned 55-member gypsy orchestra and national treasure.
Hungarian television broadcast
Les AMIS European Tour 2009
Budapest, Hungary
Michael Pepa, Artistic Director
Michael Pepa/Dennis Patrick - Squamish for violin and electroaco
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Toronto, Canada
Aram Khachaturian - Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano, I. And
Lynn Kuo, Violin
Anna Petrova, Piano
Opera America Recital Hall
New York, USA
December 2013
Aram Khachaturian - Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano, II. Al
Lynn Kuo, Violin
Anna Petrova, Piano
Opera America Recital Hall
New York, USA
December 2013
Aram Khachaturian - Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano, III. M
Lynn Kuo, Violin
Anna Petrova, Piano
Opera America Recital Hall
New York, USA
December 2013
David Smooke - Dance Music for violin and guitar
February 17th, 2009
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
David Smooke:
"I am beyond thrilled by what you did with Dance Music. No wonder why it was a success--your performance was absolutely stunning! ... you have elevated this piece far beyond the source material. Every single interpretative choice you made is dead-on, musical, driven and created an exciting performance."
"How the Hell Are You Feeling?" Ontario Tour
February 10-17, 2009
Michael Pepa / Dennis Patrick - Squamish for violin and electroa
Recorded at Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, Canadian Opera Company
October 12, 2007
Ernest Chausson - Concerto for violin, piano, and string quartet
Marianna Humetska, piano
Penderecki Quartet: Jeremy Bell, Jerzy Kaplanek, violins; Christine Vlajk, viola; Simon Fryer, cello
Les AMIS Tour 2009
Michael Pepa, Artistic Director
Timisoara Filarmonica Banatul Hall; Timisoara, Romania
April 25, 2009
Mario Davidovsky - Synchronisms No. 9 for violin and tape, 1 of
Mario Davidovsky Synchronisms No. 9 for violin and tape (1988)
Les AMIS Concerts
Toronto, Canada, 2006
Mario Davidovsky - Synchronisms No. 9 for violin and tape, 2 of
Mario Davidovsky Synchronisms No. 9 for violin and tape (1988)
Les AMIS Concerts
Toronto, Canada, 2006
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons, "Spring", I. Allegro with Orphe
Raitcho Hristov, conductor
Les AMIS European Tour 2007
Michael Pepa, Artistic Director
Sofia, Bulgaria
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons, "Spring", II. Largo with Orpheus
Raitcho Hristov, conductor
Les AMIS European Tour 2007
Michael Pepa, Artistic Director
Sofia, Bulgaria
Antonio Vivaldi - Four Seasons, "Spring", III. Allegro pastorale
Raitcho Hristov, conductor
Les AMIS European Tour 2007
Michael Pepa, Artistic Director
Sofia, Bulgaria
Michael Pepa - Fantaisie bohémienne (2005) - 1 of 3
Nadja Leonidova, piano
Raitcho Hristov, conductor
Les AMIS European Tour 2005
Michael Pepa, Artistic Director
Pernik, Bulgaria
Michael Pepa - Fantaisie bohémienne (2005) 2 of 3
Nadja Leonidova, piano
Raitcho Hristov, conductor
Les AMIS European Tour 2005
Michael Pepa, Artistic Director
Pernik, Bulgaria
Michael Pepa - Fantaisie bohémienne (2005) - 3 of 3
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Nadja Leonidova, piano
Raitcho Hristov, conductor
Les AMIS European Tour 2005
Michael Pepa, Artistic Director
Pernik, Bulgaria
Gabriel Prokofiev - Sleeveless Scherzo for solo violin and solo
Lynn Kuo, violin & Angela Blumberg, dancer/choreographer
University of Toronto New Music Festival
Toronto, January 2014
Solo Violin
Sonata No. 2 in A minor
Partita No. 1 in B minor
Partita No. 2 in D minor
Partita No. 3 in E major
Caprice No. 8 (Élégie)
Sonata No. 4
Electrocacoustic
with Orchestra
Concerto in A minor
Concerto in D minor for violin and strings
Concerto No. 4 in D major, K.218
Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Metamorphose (2003) - WORLD PREMIERE
Musical Offering (2013) - WORLD PREMIERE
ISOMORPHE for violin, accordion, mezzo-soprano, and ensemble (2008) - WORLD PREMIERE
Havanaise
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
with Piano
No. 2 in A major (Op. 12, No. 2)
No. 3 in A minor (Op. 23)
No. 5 in F major (Op. 24), "Spring"
No. 7 in C minor (Op. 30, No. 2)
No. 8 in G major (Op. 30, No. 3)
Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108
Sonata
Liebesleid
Tambourin Chinois
Sonata in F major, K. 376
Sonata in B flat major, K. 378
Sonata in B flat major, K. 454
Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
La Fontaine d'Aréthuse, from Mythes, Op. 30
Chamber Music
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 60
Piano Trio No. 1 in B major. Op. 8b
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 101
Horn Trio in E flat major, Op. 40
Trio: I. Gypsies (2009), III. Unorthodox Obsession (2012) for violin, cello, piano
Piano Quartet in E flat major, Op. 87
Bass Quintet in G major, Op. 77
Trio for violin, clarinet, piano (1994)
Duo for two violins (2010) - WORLD PREMIERE
String Quartet
Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 49
Duet No. 1 and No. 2 for violin and guitar
Moldovenesca for violin, clarinet, piano
Duo for Violynn and Winoncello (for violin and cello) (2009) - WORLD PREMIERE
Duo for violin and cello
Octet in F major, Op. 166
String Quartet No. 3 in F major, Op. 73
String Quartet No. 8 in C minor, Op. 110
Piano Quintet, Op. 57
Tumblers for violin, marimba, and computer (1989)
Cuaderno del Ritmo for nine players and conductor (2000-1)