Axe ’Em, Jacks!
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – South Korean violinist Jeongwon Claire An will present “Celebration of Beethoven – Complete Violin Sonata Series” when she performs at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20, in Cole Concert Hall on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University.
She will be accompanied by Dr. Minhae Lee, assistant professor of piano in the SFA School of Music. The program will feature Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 12, No. 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano in F major, Op. 24, No. 5; and Sonata for Violin and Piano in G major, Op. 30, No. 3.
An is a versatile violinist experienced in solo, chamber and orchestra settings who joined the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2023 as a member of the first violin section. As a chamber music enthusiast, she is a founding member of Trio Menil, the Grand Prize and Odyssey Chamber Music Series Award winner of the 2023 Plowman Chamber Music Competition, and she is a recipient of the Peter Salaff Prize in Chamber Music from the Eastman School of Music.
An advocate for community outreach, An was a member of DACAMERA’s Young Artist Program in 2022-23, a fellowship program for emerging professional instrumentalists, vocalists and composers that serves the Houston community. She also served as a mentor of YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles), the L.A. Philharmonic’s El Sistema music education program, and she is currently a chamber music faculty member at the Hochstein School.
Concert tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call (936) 468-6407 or visit the SFA Fine Arts Box Office. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.