Yeol Eum Son, piano

Yeol Eum Son is highly sought after as a recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician, earning critical acclaim for her intelligent interpretations. Across the 2024/25 season, Son makes orchestral debuts with the BBC Symphony at the Barbican Centre in London, Vienna Tonkünstler Orchestra at Vienna’s Musikverein, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Son’s previous collaborations include the Konzerthaus Orchestra Berlin, Castilla y León, Spanish Radio and Television Symphony, BBC Philharmonic, and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. In North America and Australia, she recently made appearances with the Detroit, San Diego, Sydney, and Tasmania symphony orchestras.

Recent recital highlights include debut appearances at the Edinburgh International Festival, the Rosendal and Risør chamber music festivals, and the Singapore International Piano Festival, as well as returns to the Helsingborg Piano Festival in Sweden and Melbourne Recital Centre.

Beethoven: 6 Variations in F major, Op. 34

Czerny: Variations on a Theme by Rode, Op. 33 “La Ricordanza”

Liszt: “Ricordanza,” from Transcendental Etudes

Rachmaninoff (arr. A. Siloti): “Vocalise”

Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 32 No. 13

Bach (trans. Rachmaninoff): Gavotte, from Partita for Solo Violin No. 3

Bach (trans. M. Hess): “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”

De Larrocha: Sonata antigua

De Larrocha: Cajita de música

Landowska: Feu follet

Landowska: Valse

Nikolayeva: Elegy

Gieseking: 3 Dance Improvisations

Wild: Reminiscences of Snow White