Soloists Somi Kim, piano & Amalia Hall, violin
Conductor David Sharp – Mozart magic
Sunday 15 June 2.30pm
St Matthew’s Chamber Orchestra presents to you not one but two of new Zealand's most sought-after soloists.
Our pianist, Somi Kim, South Korean born but New Zealand raised, has been hailed for her breathtaking range of colour, tone and inflection (The Times.) A winner of the Royal Overseas League Accompanist prize and the Gerald Moore award for accompanists, Somi enjoys an impressive career as a Chamber Musician and soloist.
She performs extensively as the official pianist of the NZ Trio, one of NZ’s most indispensable ensembles. Somi has worked as a studio pianist for multiple internationally acclaimed violin professors. She is a graduate of the University of Auckland NZ and the Royal Academy of Music (UK) where she obtained a Master of Music in solo piano and an Advanced Diploma in Performance and Master of Arts and collaborative piano with distinction. Somi was awarded an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM), to recognise her contribution to music.
Noted by The Strad for her “blazing insight and dazzling virtuosity,” New Zealand born and raised violinist Amalia Hall displays natural and dynamic versatility as a frequent soloist, as Concertmaster of Orchestra Wellington, and as the Violinist of NZ Trio. In 2024 she appeared as Guest Concertmaster of Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, alongside soloist Martha Argerich.
In 2025, engagements include the Mendelssohn violin concerto with conductor James Judd and the Buenos Aires Philharmonic, then the NZSO, and The National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Amalia currently plays on the c. 1700 Vincenzo Rugeri ‘Baron Knoop’ violin, generously on loan from a private benefactor.
SMCO is highly skilled, performing a wide repertoire and providing performance opportunity for NZ musicians, composers and conductors. Today our own violinist, Adrien De Croy, turned composer, debuts his 'Spring from Autumn’s Dawn Awakes' for Violin and Orchestra, with Soloist Amalia Hall. Once more we are conducted by David Sharp, Australian based and highly accomplished.
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ST MATTHEW-IN-THE-CITY corner Wellesley and Hobson streets www.smco.org.nz
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