Saturday, Aug 17, 2013
2:00 pm PST - 4:00 pm PST
William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art
160 Overton Court
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Saturday August 17, 2013 2-4 pm
Performance by New West Symphony musicians Ellen Jung, Jenny Jee-El Park, and Evgeny Tonkha.
Violinist Ellen Jung has performed frequently as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician all over the world. She has been featured with the Korean Philharmonic, Taejon Symphony, Republic of Tatarstan Symphony, New York Symphony Orchestra, the Korean-Canadian Symphony Orchestra, and both the University of Toronto Symphony and Chamber Orchestras.
An active solo and chamber musician, Ms. Park has performed at well-known venues including the Markin Hall, Steinway Hall, Borden Auditorium, John Harms Theatre, and the Eric Brown Theatre, Her passion for teaching led to graduate studies in Music Education at the Teacher College of Columbia University, as well as passionately pursuing a prestigious international piano performance certificate program.
Considered among Russia’s most talented cellists, Evgeny has performed for international audiences since the age of 10, touring in Germany, France, England, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and the USA. His achievements include First Prize and the Gold Medal at the 12th International Cello Competition in the Czech Republic, the Special Jury Prize at the 13th International Tchaikovsky Competition, and prizes for the best performance of contemporary music.
Modern Variations is free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first come, first serve basis.