Carla Trynchuk and Chi Yong Yun in Concert

On Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m.

Violinist Carla Trynchuk and pianist Chi Yong Yun (Photo by Carla Trynchuk and Chi Yong Yun)

On Saturday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m., Carla Trynchuk and Chi Yong Yun will be in concert at the Howard Performing Arts Center. They will perform Beethoven’s “Sonata No. 8 in G Major” and Brahms’ “Sonata No. 2 in A Major.”

A graduate of The Juilliard School in New York City, violinist Carla Trynchuk was granted Bachelor and Master of Music degrees studying under the legendary pedagogue Dorothy DeLay and Hyo Kang. Trynchuk is professor of music and director of the string program at Andrews University, where she was awarded the Siegfried H. Horn Award for Excellence in Research & Creative Scholarship.

Trynchuk has performed internationally as a soloist with orchestras in the United States, Canada, Australia, England, France, Austria, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Romania, Moldova, Brazil and India. She has also given solo performances with various orchestras in Canada, Croatia, Brazil, Romania and Moldova. She has taught master classes worldwide and has served as a judge and adjudicator for string and chamber music competitions and festivals throughout the United States and Canada.

Pianist Chi Yong Yun’s performances as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician have received critical acclaim throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. Born in Seoul, Korea, Yun moved to the United States at the age of 6 where she continued her musical studies. She received her Doctor of Musical Arts under Ian Hobson at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign.

Yun has performed in international music festivals and appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras. As a recitalist and active collaborative musician, she has performed throughout the United States, Italy, Austria, Germany, Hong Kong, the Philippines and South Korea. She has given master classes throughout the United States and worldwide and is currently associate professor of music and director of piano studies at Andrews University. Yun serves as a Faculty-Artist at numerous international music festivals and workshops and as an adjudicator for piano competitions in the United States and worldwide.

Tickets for this event can be purchased at howard.andrews.edu and are $6 for general seating and $4 for students and seniors. 

For additional information, contact the Howard box office at 269-471-3560. For a full season schedule of events at the Howard Performing Arts Center, visit howard.andrews.edu.