Ascona Academy & Next Generation
Costellazione Giovani | Next Generation IV | Sarang Seohyun Kim
Sarang Seohyun Kim
Ryan Wang

Date
Friday, 25.09
Hours 17:45
Location
Sala Sopracenerina, Locarno
Piazza Grande 1, 6600 Locarno
Price categories
CHF 25
Constellazione Giovani
Program
Sarang Seohyun Kim, Violin
Winner of the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, Sion 2023
Winner of the Ysaÿe International Music Competition 2021 (Cat. B)
Ryan Wang, piano
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 “Thun Sonata”
Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
Violin Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 18
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
“Tzigane,” Concert Rhapsody for Violin and Piano
(original version for Luthéal)
Duration: 60′
The Artists

Sarang Seohyun Kim
Violin
Sarang Seohyun Kim, born in 2008, won the Cooper International Competition in 2022 and, at just 14, became the youngest winner of the Tibor Varga International Competition. Concerts have taken her from Tallinn to Ohio and Seoul. In 2026, she will tour with the WDR Sinfonieorchester. She is currently studying at the Kronberg Academy. Sarang Seohyun Kim is regarded as a rising star on the international classical music scene.

Ryan Wang
Piano
Ryan Wang, born in 2007, won the BBC Young Musician Award in 2024. His interpretation of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 thrilled audiences worldwide. In the same year, he received the Prix Cortot in Paris as the youngest winner in the competition’s history. He has already made his debut with the Philharmonia Orchestra (London) and at the Edinburgh International Festival, and also has performed at London’s King’s Palace and the Opéra de Marseille.
Venue information: Sala Sopracenerina, Locarno
Located in the heart of Locarno on the famous Piazza Grande, the neoclassical Sala Sopracenerina offers an ideal setting for pre-concert events during the “Costellazione Giovani”.

Costellazione Giovani | Next Generation IV | Sarang Seohyun Kim
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