Pianist Eunbi Kim [https://www.eunbikimmusic.com/] celebrates the
RELEASE OF HER DEBUT ALBUM “A House of Many Rooms: New Concert Music
by Fred Hersch”
[https://www.eunbikimmusic.com/a-house-of-many-rooms] (Albany
Records). “A HOUSE OF MANY ROOMS” draws together rarely heard
classical gems by the twelve time Grammy nominee and renowned jazz
artist, Fred Hersch [http://fredhersch.com/], which take inspiration
from Tchaikovsky to tango. In Kim’s deft hands, each composition by
the exploratory artist Hersch, (who co-produced the ALBUM WITH RYAN
STREBER) evokes a distinct sound, atmosphere, or color waiting to be
uncovered and interpreted by the listener. Kim plays this rich and
virtuosic music vividly and fervently, exploring Hersch’s flip-side,
as one would any newly discovered treasure trove from a living
master.“A wonderful introduction to this side of Fred Hersch’s
music and the jaw-dropping performance by Eunbi Kim!” – Mainly
Piano
“Eunbi Kim plays with passion, command and great warmth.” – Fred
Hersch
EUNBI KIM, PIANIST
Eunbi Kim is a virtuosic pianist with wide-ranging artistic
sensibilities. She has commissioned new work from Daniel Bernard
Roumain (DBR), created a music-theatre performance inspired by the
novels of Haruki Murakami, and just released an album of concert music
by 10-time GRAMMY nominated jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch on
Albany Records. Her recital and recording projects are frequently
sparked by a fresh artistic obsession, and often present the audience
with intimate and challenging subject matter—from the mental
breakdowns of literary characters to the inner workings of Eunbi’s
own family.
Her genre-defying, often interdisciplinary recitals have been
presented in prestigious venues in New York (Symphony Space, 92nd
Street Y, DiMenna Center, le poisson rouge, Columbia University, the
cell theatre) and across the United States (Kennedy Center, Asia
Society Texas Center, PianoForte Foundation, Georgetown University,
Bennington College, among many others).
An advocate for arts entrepreneurship and artistic innovation, Eunbi
has been an invited speaker numerous colleges/universities and
national arts organizations such as Chamber Music America,
Asian-American Arts Alliance, the Manhattan School of Music, New York
Foundation for the Arts, and New Music Gathering. Her recent TEDx
talk, “Performing Through Fear,” encourages young people to
overcome their inner demons to discover their true selves. She has
held a fellowship at the Manhattan School of Music’s Center for
Music Entrepreneurship, and was one of just 50 artists selected for
the New York Foundation for the Arts’s 2012 “Artist as
Entrepreneur” program.
Eunbi received her Masters in piano performance from the Manhattan
School of Music. Her principal teachers have included Anthony de Mare
and Elena Arseniev.
FRED HERSCH, COMPOSER
A select member of jazz’s piano pantheon, Fred Hersch is a
pervasively influential creative force who has shaped the music’s
course over more than three decades as an improviser, composer,
educator, bandleader, collaborator and recording artist. A twelve-time
Grammy Award nominee, he continues to earn jazz’s most prestigious
awards, including recent distinctions as a 2016 Doris Duke Artist,
2016 Jazz Pianist of the Year from the Jazz Journalists Association
and the 2017 Prix in Honorem Jazz for the entirety of his career from
l’Académie Charles Cros in France.
Hersch has long defined jazz’s creative edge in a wide variety of
settings, from his breathtaking solo recitals and exploratory duos to
his extraordinary trios and innovative chamber settings. With some
three dozen albums to his credit as a leader or co-leader, he
consistently wins an international array of awards and lavish critical
praise for his albums.
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