Lüneburger Villenkonzerte - Klavierabend "Innere Welten"
Piano Evening "Innere Welten" with Jung Eun Séverine Kim
with works by Robert Schumann and Claude Debussy
This program invites you into two individual "inner worlds." Robert Schumann's Fantasiestücke op. 12 and Claude Debussy's Prélude (Volume 1) share the aspiration to transform emotional spaces, emotional developments, and imaginary images into sound.
Schumann's Fantasiestücke appear like snapshots of inner states – sometimes passionately agitated, sometimes quietly absorbed. Inspired by literature, particularly by E. T. A. Hoffmann, he focuses less on narrative form and more on the immediate expression of sensations. Rapid harmonic color changes and surprising rhythmic turns reflect his two artistic poles: the impulsive Florestan and the dreamy Eusebius.
Debussy's Préludes, on the other hand, open up a sound world of almost visual quality. Whether it’s a depiction of nature, a legend, or a scene from everyday life – each piece creates its own atmospheric space, which is shaped more by association than by narration. With floating harmonies and unusual timbres, an open, poetic language of sound emerges. The fact that the titles only appear at the end of the pieces refers to Debussy's idea of initially stimulating the imagination of the listeners and only later offering an interpretation.
Pianist Séverine Kim is internationally acclaimed for her "magical and inspirational sound" and is sought after worldwide as a soloist and chamber musician.
She has performed with orchestras such as the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared in renowned venues like the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Laeiszhalle Hamburg, the Salle Cortot in Paris, and the Seoul Arts Center. As a regular guest at international festivals – including the Mozartfest Würzburg – she is also present in numerous concert series. Radio broadcasts by Deutschlandfunk, NDR, SWR, and Classic FM document her artistic work. Her accolades include the first prize and the audience prize at the James Mottram International Piano Competition, as well as other prizes at international competitions.
In addition to her solo work, she is intensely dedicated to chamber music and initiates innovative concert formats. She is the founder and artistic director of the festivals “Celler Sommerkonzerte” and “Herbstmusikfest Gifhorn-Wolfsburg.”
Born in Seoul, she received her training at the Korean National Institute for the Gifted in Arts and at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover with Bernd Goetzke and Markus Becker, where she completed her concert examination. Since 2025, she has been working as a piano instructor at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München.
Copyright Photo: Hanseartes Foundation gGmbH
Entrance: 4:30 PM
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