San José Chamber Orchestra (SJCO) presents the World Premiere of ZOFO ENCAJONADO.
- The World Premiere of ZOFO ENCAJONADO is a concertino in three movements for piano four hands, cajon, and strings written for ZOFO by Pablo Ortiz. Performed by ZOFO – pianists Eva-Maria Zimmermann and Keisuke Nakagoshi with the San José Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Maestra Barbara Day Turner.
- And the Bach Violin Concerto in A minor, 2022 Klein winner, Jaewon Wee, violin soloist.
ZOFO: Since joining forces as a professional duo in 2009, internationally acclaimed solo pianists EVA-MARIA ZIMMERMANN and KEISUKE NAKAGOSHI - ZOFO - have electrified audiences from Carnegie Hall to Tokyo Japan with their dazzling artistry and outside-the-box thematic programming for piano-four-hands. This GRAMMY-nominated, prize-winning Steinway Artist Ensemble - one of only a handful of duos worldwide devoted exclusively to piano duets - is blazing a bold new path for four-hands groups by focusing on 20th and 21st century repertoire and by commissioning new works from noted composers each year.
ZOFO is shorthand for 20-finger orchestra (ZO=20 and FO=finger orchestra).
“…dazzling” - Los Angeles Times
“ZOFO's feisty performances surge with athletic precision, joy" – Washington Post
Jaewon Wee, violinist: South Korean violinist Jaewon Wee made her debut recital at the Kumho Art Center at age 11 and her solo debut with the Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra, performing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto at the same age. Her most recent performance with the orchestra was in Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall, performing Sibelius' Violin Concerto with conductor Woong Cha and Prime Philharmonic Orchestra.
In 2002, 22-year old Jaewon Wee won Second Prize and $6,300 in the 37th Klein International String Competition. Wee plays on a 1784 Lorenzo Storioni violin, on a generous loan from the SooYoung Art Trade in South Korea.