Pianist Kwan Yi has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia in such venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kimmel Center, Kennedy Center, Chicago Symphony Center, Mann Performing Arts Center, Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, Library of Congress, Metropolitan and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museums, Großer Sendesaal des Hessischen Rundfunks, Auditorium du Louvre, Teatro Gayarre, Suntory Hall, and Seoul Arts Center.
A recipient of many honors and prizes, Yi’s awards include Mieczyslaw Munz Prize, National Federation of Music Clubs Award, and prizes at the Fourth Sendai International Piano Competition. Yi is a graduate of the Curtis Institute, Juilliard School and the Peabody Institute where he worked with Leon Fleisher and Robert McDonald. He currently serves as associate professor of piano at the ECU School of Music.
- Hors d'oeuvres by Governor's Chef
- Curated Wine Tastings from Biltmore Estate Winery
- Dress is Business Casual
Celebrating 84 Seasons of presenting exceptional concerts in Raleigh
$125 ADULT SINGLES
$250 PER COUPLE
PIANO
RACHEL YONAN
Friday, October 3, 2025
5:30 p.m
NC Executive Mansion
200 N Blount St, Raleigh, NC 27601
Recognized for her expressive playing and elegant style, violist RACHEL YONAN enjoys a rich and varied career as recitalist, artistic director, commentator and champion of chamber music. She has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician in concert halls across the United States, England, Switzerland, Italy, Austria and China; and on National Public Radio and Canadian Public
Radio.
While Ms. Yonan has had the honor of performing around the world in major concert venues such as Carnegie Hall, Verizon Hall and King’s College Chapel Cambridge, she is equally at home engaging audiences in more intimate venues through her work with Marinus Ensemble, which she co-founded with her brother, cellist Joseph Kuipers. She successfully launched a new series—Marinus Concerts—that offers immersive and inviting concert experiences in scenic Virginia wineries. Rachel is Creative Director of Marinus, and has taught viola performance and chamber music at Duke University. She is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and Rice University. Rachel plays a Gabrielle Kundert viola modeled on a Camillo Camilli viola from 1739.
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THE PROGRAM
VIOLA
KWAN YI