Artists

Alexei Lubimov

Born in Moscow Russian pianist Alexei Lubimov today belongs to the most original musicians. His wide repertoire, dedication to principles and musical morals make him a most welcome exception and addition in today´s music scene. Studying with Heinrich Neuhaus Alexei Lubimov established an early passion for both baroque music, particularly when performed on traditional instruments and 20th century composers such as Schönberg, Webern, Stockhausen, Boulez, Ives, Ligeti, Schnittke, Gubaidulina, Silvestrov and Pärt. He premiered many contemporary pieces in Russia and founded a festival “Alternativa”. He also established a quartet dedicated to baroque music during the years in the 70ties when travel limitations stopped his international career. Playing old and new music well however never stopped Alexei Lubimov from being an outstanding performer of classical and romantic repertoire as his many recordings prove.

Anthony Newman

Anthony Newman is without question America's foremost Baroque interpreter. Described by Wynton Marsalis as "The High Priest of Bach", and by Time Magazine as "The High Priest of the Harpsichord," Newman has maintained a 40 year career as America's leading organist, harpsichordist and Bach specialist. His prodigious recording output include more than 170 cds on such labels as CBS, SONY, Deutsche Grammaphon, and Vox Masterworks. In 1989 Stereo Review voted his original instrument recording of Beethoven's 3rd Piano Concerto as "Record of the Year." His collaboration with Wynton Marsalis on Sony's "In Gabriel's Garden" was the best selling classical CD for 1997. As keyboard artists he has performed more than 60 times at Lincoln Center in NYC, and has collaborated with many of the 'greats' of music: Kathleen Battle, Itzhak Perlman, Eugenia Zukerman, John Nelson, Jean-Pierre Rampal, James Levine, Lorin Mazel, and Leonard Bernstein.

Teachers

HaeSun Paik (1st week)

HaeSun Paik has performed throughout the world, following triumphs at major international piano competitions such as 1989 William Kapell(Maryland), 1990 Leeds(England), 1991 Queen Elisabeth(Belgium), and 1994 Tchaikovsky(Russia) International Competition.

Ms. Paik has appeared with leading orchestras including the Boston Symphony, London Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, Radio France Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, and Russian National Orchestra to name few. She has also appeared frequently in recitals in the major cities of Europe, North America, South America and Asia. Ms. Paik records exclusively for EMI Korea since1997 and her debut recording was released internationally. Her third recording, of an all-Liszt program, was released recently.

HaeSun Paik studied with Russell Sherman and Wha Kyung Byun at New England Conservatory. Ms. Paik was appointed as the youngest music professor at Seoul National University in Korea where she taught for 10 years. She is invited to give master classes and recitals frequently, most recently at the International Keyboard Institute & Festival in New York and Beijing International Music Festival & Academy. Currently Ms. Paik divides her time between the U. S. and Korea where she is the artistic director of the Busan Music Festival.

Robert Roux (2nd week)

Pianist Robert Roux began his career at age 10 with a performance on the nationally televised  Lawrence Welk Show.  Since that time, he has been a winner of several piano competitions in the United States, including the United States Information Agency's Artistic Ambassador Competition and the International Piano Recording Competition.  A Steinway Artist, Roux's performances include appearances at the White House, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Library of Congress in Washington, DC., Merkin Concert Hall in New York, Stude Concert Hall in Houston on the Horowitz Steinway, St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, and Villa Pignatelli in Naples.  Dr. Roux's students have been frequent prizewinners and award recipients internationally.   He has been chair of the keyboard department at Rice University's Shepherd School of Music since 1990.  He is listed in Who's Who in America (2003) and is also interviewed  as one of the top teachers in Benjamin Saver's publication,  The Most Wanted Piano Teachers in the USA.

 

Yong Hi Moon (3rd week)

Yong Hi Moon is currently a member of the piano faculty at Peabody Conservatory of Music. Prior to coming to Peabody, she taught at Michigan State University for 15 years.

She was among the top prize winners at the Vercelli International Piano Competition in Italy, the Vianna da Motta in Portugal and the Geneve International Competition. She has performed throughout the United States, Europe and Asia as a recitalist, concerto soloist and as a part of the Moon & Lee Piano Duo. She has performed the complete solo piano works of Schubert in Korea and at Michigan State.

She makes regular appearances at numerous summer festivals such as The Bowdoin Summer Festival, Aria International Festival, Shandelee Summer Piano Festival and Prague Piano Master Classes. Her CD of Czech four-hand piano music with her husband Dai Uk Lee was acclaimed internationally.  This season, she will be joined by her husband again in performing Messiaen’s Visions de l’amen in Seoul and at Peabody as a part of its Adalman Artist Series.