Chamber Music Hawaii Presents Mozart and Dohnányi - December Events

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Chamber Music Hawaii Presents Mozart and Dohnányi
Monday, December 4, 2006 7:30PM
Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts

Monday, December 11, 2006 7:30PM
Paliku Theatre, Windward Community College

Tickets are available online at
www.chambermusichawaii.com
or by phone at 489-5038

Single tickets are $20, $15 for seniors and military, students are free

Chamber Music Hawaii will present a program of great piano chamber music by Mozart and Dohnányi with guest pianist Thomas Yee, Assistant Professor of Piano at UH Manoa.

Three things to know about this program:

1. Legend has it that Mozart composed the "Kegelstatt" Trio, K. 498 while playing "Skittles", a game similar to bowling. The nickname "Kegelstatt" simply means Skittles Alley.

2. Mozart considered his Quintet in Eb Major, K. 452 one of his very best compositions even though, when it was completed and premiered in 1784, he had already composed nearly 40 symphonies and dozens of concertos.

3. Dohnányi's Piano Quintet in c minor, Op.1 was promoted in Vienna by none other than Johannes Brahms! Not a bad endorsement.

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Chamber Music Hawaii

Now in it's 24th season, Chamber Music Hawaii is made up of local resident professional musicians who also perform with the Honolulu Symphony. Chamber Music Hawaii ensembles have appeared throughout the Hawaiian islands, on the U.S. mainland, in Asia and Europe.

Chamber Music Hawaii's concerts and educational services in Hawaii schools are supported in part by grants from the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.

Dr. Thomas Yee, piano

Pianist Thomas Yee from Newfoundland, Canada has won First Prizes in over 20 national and international competitions. Most recently, he earned an unprecedented distinction from his alma mater, Memorial University of Newfoundland. In October 2005, Dr. Yee will be presented with the Horizon Award for Lifetime Achievement under the age of 35 for excellence in performance, teaching and community service. Highlights of his career include winning top prizes at the Josef Hofmann International Piano Competition where he was also awarded a special prize for the best performance of the imposed piece, Ludmilla Kneskova International Piano Competition where he also won a special prize for best etude, Le Tremplin International where he also won a special prize for best contemporary work, Canadian Federation of Music Teachers Association Schubert Recital Competition, Concours de Musique du Canada, Young Artists Concert Tour Series Competition and the Eastman-Hamamatsu Piano Competition among others.

Dr. Yee earned his Bachelor of Music degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland where he studied with Maureen Volk and received the University Medal for Academic Excellence. He received his Master of Music degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder studying with Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow. He earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance and Literature from the Eastman School of Music where he studied with and was teaching assistant of Nelita True. He has also studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London and Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Currently, he is enjoying his fourth year as Assistant Professor and Chair of Piano at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He has also served on the faculty at the State University of New York at Buffalo. As a chamber musician he is a member of a faculty trio, Trio Xia, with flutist Dr. Frederick Lau and cellist Dr. I-Bei Lin. Within the past year, Trio Xia completed two concert tours of Taiwan. He is also a member of Trio Benetri, in its 13th season, with violinist Lynn Kuo and cellist Rafael Hoekman.

Dr. Yee has performed as guest soloist with orchestras throughout Canada and the United States and has performed extensively as soloist, chamber musician and collaborative artist. He was Guest Artist and Juror at the Besparmak International Piano Competition and Festival in Cyprus. Notable past engagements included two performances of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue with the Honolulu Symphony. Dr. Yee has received generous financial assistance from the Liberace Foundation, Canada Council, Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council and University of Hawaii Research Council.

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