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Sunday, November 17, 2024
2:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.
SECU Auditorium - NC Museum of Art
2110 Blue Ridge Rd. Raleigh, NC 27607
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GALVIN CELLO QUARTET
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Composed of members from China, Brazil, South Korea, and the United States, the Galvin Cello Quartet burst onto the scene after capturing the Silver Medal at the 2021 Fischoff Competition; shortly after the Quartet won the the 2022 Victor Elmaleh Competition and joined the Concert Artists Guild roster. Cellists James Baik, Sydney Lee, Haddon Kay, and Luiz Fernando Venturelli met as students at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music in the studio of acclaimed pedagogue Hans Jørgen Jensen, and the Quartet takes its name from the Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall at Bienen.
PRESENTS
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
James Baik cello
Sydney Lee, cello
Haddon Kay, cello
Luiz Fernando Venturelli , cello
The Galvin Cello Quartet embodies virtuosity, with each member bringing
their ownartistic nuance and acclaimed background to the ensemble.
James Baik has been described as an artist with “an undeniable authority,” and
one possessing “a real warmth emerging in lyricism” by Belgian newspaper Le
Soir, after his performance at the 2021 Queen Elisabeth competition.
First prize winner of the 2023 Susan Wadsworth Young Concert Artists
International Auditions and recipient of the Paul A. Fish Memorial Prize and the
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Prize.
Sydney Lee captured 1st prize at the 2022 Washington International Competition and 2nd prize at the Classic Strings International Competition in Dubai, as well as 1st prize at the 10th Antonio Janigro International Cello Competition. She has performed in venues such as the Kennedy Center Palladium Center for the Performing Arts, Pittsburgh Symphony’s Heinz Hall, and Verizon Hall.
Haddon Kay first debuted with the Civic Orchestra
of Chicago as a finalist for the Chicago Symphony Young
Artist Competition. Most recently, he won the 2021
Northwestern University Concerto/Aria Competition, after which he performed the
Dvorak Cello Concerto with the Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra.
Luiz Fernando Venturelli made his solo debut at the
São Paulo Hall at the age of 9 and has since been featured
as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the São
Paulo State Symphony, the Goiás Philharmonic, and the Bahia Symphony. He has recently been a prizewinner in the Sphinx Competition, the Samuel and Elinor Thaviu String Competition, and the New York International Artists Association.