[News Culture] Two centuries of piano writing—from Mozart’s Classical poise to Scriabin’s restless modernism and Liszt’s Romantic grandeur—will converge in a program that demands equal measures of precision, imagination and stamina.
Pianist Mina Shin will perform at Kumho Art Hall Yonsei in Seoul on Aug. 16, marking her return to the Korean stage after years of study and performance in Germany. Built around works by Mozart, Clara Schumann, Scriabin and Liszt, the recital will showcase the breadth of her technique and the clarity of her musical vision.
The program opens with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330. Its graceful surface leaves little room to hide: the flowing Andante cantabile and finely balanced outer movements call for transparent tone, crisp articulation and an instinctive command of phrasing.
Clara Schumann’s Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann, Op. 20 shifts the mood toward a more intimate Romantic language. Drawing on a theme by her husband, Robert Schumann, Clara reshapes the material through a sequence of delicately contrasted variations. The work asks the pianist to give each episode its own emotional character without losing sight of the larger arc.
The first half closes with Alexander Scriabin’s Piano Sonata No. 5, Op. 53. Written in 1907 and unfolding in a single breathless movement, the sonata breaks sharply with the tonal world of the preceding works. Volatile harmonies, sudden surges of energy and rapidly shifting moods drive the music toward an ecstatic finish.
Franz Liszt’s Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 will occupy the entire second half. A handful of compact motifs expands into a vast, tightly integrated musical drama, requiring the pianist to sustain its long structural arc while navigating some of the repertoire’s most formidable technical demands.
Shin graduated from Kyung Hee University’s College of Music before continuing her studies in Germany. She completed her master’s degree in piano with the highest marks at the Mannheim University of Music and Performing Arts and later earned the Konzertexamen, Germany’s highest performance qualification, at the University of Münster’s School of Music.
During her time in Germany, she performed with an orchestra in the Ruhr region and appeared in recitals at the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen and in Münster. Her honors include the grand prize at the Korea Culture and Arts National Music Competition and a special prize in the piano sonata category at the Ibiza International Music Competition.
Shin studied in Korea with Yoo-kyung Seok, Hee-jae Kim, Se-ra Kang and Eun-jung Lee, and continued her training in Germany under Wolfram Schmitt-Leonardy and Michael Keller. The Aug. 16 recital opens a new chapter in her career as she begins expanding her presence on Korean stages.
Reported by News Culture M.J._mj94070777@nc.press
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