Opening Night / Britt Orchestra / Chee-Yun

Friday, August 6, 2010 • 8 p.m.

For the opening concert of Britt’s 48th Classical Festival, Maestro Bay and the Britt Orchestra will be joined by violinist Chee-Yun.  

Chee-Yun began receiving exceptional acclaim with her debut album in 1993, and she has been performing both with major orchestras and in solo recitals around the world ever since. She has been praised for her bold playing and easy command of the instrument. The New York Times wrote, “This is a talented instrumentalist, with the kind of high-gloss tone that pulls sensuously at the listener’s ear.”

At Britt Chee-Yun will perform Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3, a work that has also earned the praise of several reviewers. The Pittsburgh Tribune noted that Chee-Yun performed the piece with, “gorgeous tone, virtuoso flair, and fine taste.”

Chee-Yun has been heard frequently on NPR’s Performance Today, and on programs including Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion. She was also featured in a recent episode of HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm. In addition to her performing career, she is an enthusiastic educator. She is currently Artist-in-Residence and Professor of Violin at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. For more information, visit http://www.chee-yun.net