Twentieth Season of Iris Axon Concert Series Set to Begin
Violinist Esther Park will be accompanied by Dina Duisen
Mee-Hyun Esther Park
August 19, 2024
The Iris Axon Concert series which aims to support young professional musicians is about to commence its twentieth seasion which runs through until next July.
The first concert will be on Sunday 1 September at 4pm and be given by the violinist Mee-Hyun Esther Park accompanied by Dina Duisen. The programme they offer at Acton Hill Church is described by the organisers as ‘fascinating and eclectic’.
Telemann- 12 Fantasias
Bach- Adagio and Fugue from Sonata No. 1 BWV 1001
Paganini- Caprice No. 24
Weinberg- Andantino and Presto from his solo sonata No. 2, Op. 95
Schubert- violin sonata in A major, D. 574 "Grand Duo".
Ms Park, who is from South Korea, performs extensively throughout the UK and abroad. Her notable achievements include winning the Grand Prix of the 19-26 category of the International Artists Competition 2024, Joint 1st Prize of the North London Festival D’Addario String Competition 2024, 1st Prize of the Royal College of Music Violin Competition 2022, 2nd Prize of the RCM Concerto Competition 2022, performing with Maxim Vengerov and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall and performing Olivier Messiaen’s Quatour pour la fin du temps at Wigmore Hall.
As a soloist, Esther has given recitals at the Elgar Room in the Royal Albert Hall, the Bridgewater Hall, St James’s Piccadilly London, Korean Cultural Centre London, and performed Shostakovich Violin Concerto No.1 with the RCM Symphony Orchestra for Maxim Vengerov, and has received guidance from internationally acclaimed artists such as Leonidas Kavakos, Shmuel Ashkenasi and Gyorgy Pauk.
Kazakh - British pianist Dina Duisen was born into a family of musicians in Almaty, Kazakhstan. At the age of five, Dina started studying piano at Kulyash Bayseitova State Special School for Gifted Children together with her two brothers Ordabek and Ilyas, who are both violinists. She was just thirteen when she had made her debut with the Symphony Orchestra. After graduating from school, Dina continued her studies at the Kazakh National Academy of Music, graduating with distinction in 2005, before being awarded a full scholarship on the Artist Diploma programme at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, from which she graduated in 2008. At the same time, Dina was invited to work as a teacher of music at the Texas Wesleyan University. In September 2008, she started studying for the new Master of Arts Degree in Performance at the Royal Academy of Music, under the tutelage of Christopher Elton, Hamish Milne and Kathryn Stott, and graduated with distinction in 2011.
The Iris Axon Concert Series is an annual season of short (60-70 minute) monthly recitals on Sunday afternoons at the Acton Hill Church. The series was started by Music Director Jane Schopf in 2004 to provide a venue for young musicians starting on their professional careers, many of whom have subsequently enjoyed international success in competitions and on the concert platform. The series has continued to grow and now attracts established international artists as well.
Originally called the Acton Classical Music Concert Series, it was re-named in 2009 in memory of one of its most loyal supporters, Iris Axon, who made possible the purchase of a concert grand, handmade by Clive Pinkham.
The church is deemed ideal for concerts as it has the largest unsupported wooden barrel-vault ceiling in London which brings out the middle harmonics, creating a luxuriously warm sound.
This season for the first time, entry payments can be made by card.
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