Andrea ALBERTIN
Andrea Albertin receives his diplomas in Organ and Composition with Maestro Giovanni Feltrin. After studying with Maestro Paolo Ballarin, he also gained his Piano diploma with the highest marks and commendations. He took part in several conducting courses with Piero Bellugi and is a prize winner of National and International musical competitions. He is the personal coach of Renato Bruson and collaborates frequently as accompanianist with other famous world opera singers such as Krjstian Johannssòn, Nicola Martinucci, and Paolo Gavanelli. In 2004, he performed with Graciela Araya for a live BBC’s concert. He has been developing his roles as solo repetiteur and stage musical director in important Italian theatres working alongside Zubin Metha, Seji Ozawa, and James Conlon and in other states like Palma di Mallorca, Budapest, Dijon, and Las Palmas.
LEE Young Min
Pianist Lee Young Min was admitted and graduated first in the department of piano at Chugye University for the Arts. In Italy, he graduated Roma ‘Santa Cecilia’ National Conservatory of music and the department of opera coach in Pescara municipal academy. While studying in Italy, he accompanied world well-known soprano Katia Ricciarelli’s vocal recital and gaind a great public favor as an ‘excellent pianist’. Moreover, he performed for master classes and courses of Maria Chiara, Silvano Carroli, Giuseppe Taddei, and other vocal musicians. He served as music coach in ‘Divo Pan Opera Festival’ in Italy, and as a juror of Agro international piano competition. He was a permanent accompanist of six international vocal music competitions such as ‘U. Giordano’, ‘E. Caruso’, ‘Alcamo’, and ‘R. Leoncavallo’. Currently, he is working at Sungshin Women’s University as professor and continuing his career as a vocal music accompanist.
YANG Kihoon
As one of the most active piano accompanists in Korea, Dr. Yang Kihun has had many appearances as a collaborative pianist for chamber music concerts and art song recitals at Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Concert Hall, Art Club of Washington, and Kennedy Center in USA and major concert hall in Korea. As a vocal coach, he has coached many operas, such as ‘Le Nozze di Figaro’, ‘Magic Flute’, ‘L’Elisir d’Amore’, at Aspen Opera Theater, Maryland Opera Studio, and Korea National Opera Theater. He also performed with the renowned conductors such as Julius Rudel, Robert McCoy, Louis Solemn, Niel Muss, and Grant Gershon. Also, Mr. Yang has played in the renowned master classes by YoYo Ma, Renata Scotto, Licia Albanese, Ned Rorem, and etc. He has received BM at Seoul National University, Master Degree of Music and Professional Studies Certificate at Manhattan School of Music, and Doctoral Degree of Musical Art at University of Maryland in USA, in the field of Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music. Currently, he is working as professor at An-Yang University and also teaching at Mok Won University in Korea.
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*updated April 2010