February 6, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Beethoven's
Symphony N° 8
Moody Performance Hall
2520 Flora Street, Dallas, TX 75201
Siegfried Idyll, Wagner’s iconic and romantic symphonic poem for chamber orchestra, opens this program, which also features Jaewon Wee, a prizewinner of the Tchaikovsky and Menuhin International Violin Competitions, who will perform Mozart’s songful and reflective Fourth Violin Concerto. After intermission, enjoy the exuberant sounds of Beethoven’s boisterous Eighth Symphony; Richard McKay conducts.
$29-54, reserved seats
Program
Main event starts at 7:30 p.m.
Richard McKay conducts
Richard Wagner
Siegfried Idyll
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Jaewon Wee, violin
Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Major
Allegro
Andante cantabile
Rondeau (Andante grazioso — Allegro ma non troppo)
Intermission
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 8 in F Major
Allegro vivace e con brio
Allegretto scherzando
Tempo di menuetto
Allegro vivace
Program duration:
100 minutes, including intermission
$29-54, reserved seats
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About the Artists
Richard McKay, music & artistic director
Richard McKay is a conductor of the symphonic and operatic repertory across the United States, Europe and South America. An established leader in the vibrant Dallas arts community, his recent performances have been hailed by critics as “spellbinding,” “finely paced,” and “perfectly shaped” (D Magazine and The Dallas Morning News).
McKay has worked with the Baltimore Symphony and Dallas Symphony, where he has assisted conductors Günther Herbig, Carlos Kalmar, Jaap van Zweden, and many others. He has led performances at the Aspen Music Festival where he was a fellowship conductor at the American Academy of Conducting. McKay has also conducted the Fort Worth Symphony, Dallas Opera Orchestra, Irving Symphony, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Mendoza Symphony, Estonian National Youth Symphony, and others. Other program highlights have included successful collaborations with Texas Ballet Theater and Bruce Wood Dance.
McKay holds a doctorate from the Peabody Conservatory where he trained with Gustav Meier, Markand Thakar, and Marin Alsop while serving as assistant conductor and chorus master of the Peabody Orchestras and Opera. He graduated with a Master of Music degree in orchestral conducting from The University of Texas at Austin, where he conducted performances at the Butler Opera Center and served as Music Director of the University Orchestra.
Jaewon Wee, violin
Jaewon Wee has earned top prizes at the Dallas International, YSAYE Senior, and Washington International Competitions. After winning the Juilliard School’s violin competition in 2019, she made her New York debut at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall.
She has appeared as a soloist with the San Jose Chamber Orchestra, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Great Mountains International Music Festival Orchestra, Palermo Festival Symphony Orchestra, Juilliard Orchestra, University of Texas Symphony Orchestra, New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, KBS Symphony Orchestra, HanKyung arte Philharmonic Orchestra, New World Philharmonic Orchestra, Prime Philharmonic Orchestra, Suwon Philharmonic Orchestra, Seong-Nam Philharmonic Orchestra, Busan Philharmonic Orchestra, KNUA Symphony Orchestra, and many others.
Jaewon is a graduate of the Juilliard School’s Master of Music Degree program under the tutelage of Ronald Copes, and New England Conservatory’s Graduate Diploma program under Donald Weilerstein. She is currently pursuing an Artist Diploma at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music under Cho-Liang Lin, on full scholarship.