Professional Lunchtime Concert : Piano recital

Benenden and Hemsted Park are most grateful to Yamaha for the month-long loan of one of their flagship CFX Concert Grand Pianos, and to Coach House pianos for arranging it.Join us at Hemsted Park for a free piano recital featuring Jinah Shim, part of the Benenden School concert series, on Wednesday 13th May at 12.50pm.PROGRAMME
Robert Schumann Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Scriabin- Nocturne for the Left Hand Op. 9
Fazil Say - Paganini JazzBritish-Korean pianist Jinah Shim is in much demand as a soloist, winning prizes at both national and international competitions, such as 1st prize at Christopher Duke International Piano Competition, 1st prize at the Alexander Kelly Concerto Competition, and 2nd prize at Tunbridge Wells International Piano Competition. She has also won the Mozart Memorial Prize, in association with Kent International Piano Course, where she was awarded the title of 'Pianist in association with London Mozart Players' and is currently Artist in Residence. Jinah also holds the Audience Prize at Oleggio International Piano Competition and received the Kerr Memorial Prize at the Royal OverSeas League Competition for two years consecutively.Notable past performances include performing concertos with London Mozart Players as well as directing Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 12 at the piano with Birmingham Junior Chamber Orchestra, aged 18. She has performed with a variety of orchestras including Southampton Concert Orchestra, Havant Symphony Orchestra, Petersfield Orchestra, Dorking Chamber Orchestra, Aylesbury Symphony Orchestra, Birmingham Festival Orchestra, Epsom Orchestra, Guildford Symphony Orchestra and Winchester Chamber Orchestra. Her repertoire includes major concertos such by Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Brahms.Jinah regularly gives recitals as a soloist and has performed in prestigious venues around the UK including Londons Wigmore Hall, Steinway Hall, St. Martin-in-the-Fields and St. Jamess Piccadilly Church. She has also given recitals as a guest artist in Italy, France and Germany.For any enquiries about the events, please contactmusic@benenden.school