The Boston Piano Ensemble presents an afternoon of four hands piano music. Min Oh of the Boston Piano Ensemble will be joined by guest pianist Pavlos Yallourakis from Paris, France, in a captivating program featuring works by Schubert, Debussy, Fauré, and Bizet.
Graduating with Distinction in Performance from New England Conservatory, Dr. Oh made her debut at age 14 with the Seoul Symphony Orchestra and her performances were broadcast on KBS FM Radio and The Classical Channel in Korea. After achieving top honors in performance from Seoul Arts High School, she gained entrance with top honors in Music department to Korean National University of Arts. In 2013, she made her first recording of recent works by the American composer Jon Appleton, praised by Steve Reich as “…a beautiful addition to piano literature.” Dr. Oh earned a BM and MM from New England Conservatory, a Post Graduate Diploma from Royal Academy of Music in London, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from Boston University. Oh has been an instructor at Boston University and a member of the piano faculty and the chamber coach at Rivers School Conservatory and Cremona international Academy in Italy, Winter Festival and Academy in Aix-en-Provance in France, at ASMI Summer Institute in Rimini in Italy and the Music Director for Fall production of Alpha Psi Omega, the theater organization at Bentley University. She is a director of the Weston Summer Piano Academy and the Weston Al Fresco Concert Series.
Pavlos Yallourakis was born in Athens, Greece, in 1974 and started his piano studies at the age of 5. He performs at prestigious halls, such as Gaveau, Cortot, Debussy-Pleyel in Paris, the Athens Concert Hall ‘’Megaron’’ in Athens, the ‘’Salle des Chevaliers’’ of the Chateau of Bourglinster in Luxemburg, the ‘’Duck’s Hall’’ in London. Pavlos Yallourakis performs as a soloist with the Sofia Philharmonic in Bulgaria, the Iasi and the Botosani Philharmonics in Romania, the Orchestra of the Athens Opera, or the Thessaloniki National Orchestra in Greece. He participated in the International Festivals of Freiburg in Germany, Florence in Italy, Lourmarin in South France and in several Festivals in Greece. He is invited to participate in the recording of the 32 Beethoven sonatas, followed by a recital, produced by the ‘’Megaron’’ in Athens.
He has recorded a recital for the National Radio of Greece and the Beethoven 3rd Concerto for the National Radio of Romania. He is very often invited to participate as a member of Jury in national and international competitions, such as the 5th International Competition ”Albert Roussel” in Sofia, the 3rd International Competition “Maria Cherogiorgou” in Athens or the “Piano Artis” International Competition in Iasi.
