Renowned Korean conductor Jae Joon Lee wields his baton with one of Vietnam’s top violinists Bùi Công Duy for the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra’s third concert series slated on November 11, 2011, 8:00 p.m. at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater). Bùi Công Duy will perform Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto and Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique. The PPO will also perform Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture.
Maestro Jae-Joon Lee obtained his Master of Music from Keimyung University majoring in instrumental music and Master’s Degree in choral conducting at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He also received a Master’s Degree of Orchestral and Opera Conducting in Novosibirsk National Music Conservatory, Russia. In 2000, he founded the Gala Orchestra in Korea. Maestro Lee led the Pilgrim Mission Choir to the “2nd World Choir Olympics” in 2002, as well as to the “3rd World Choir Olympics” held in Bremen, Germany, which earned for them two successive awards in the Musica Sacra Acapella Category, a feat unchallenged in the European Chorus world. In 2004, Maestro Lee was the Artistic Director of Daegu International Choir Festival. He was a visiting professor at the Cuba National Institute of Arts (ISA de Cuba) and served as International Music Director of the Cuban National Opera Company. He has conducted the Matanza Philharmonic Orchestra, Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra (NASO), the PPO, UST Symphony Orchestra, and Deagu Genius Youth Orchestra (DGYO), among others. At present, Maestro Lee is the Artistic Director of The Gala Orchestra, Deagu Genius Youth Orchestra, Pilgrim Mission Music Center, Yenoeul Music Center, Daegu Educational Institute for art-gifted students and a visiting professor at the UST Conservatory of Music in Manila.
Bùi Công Duy, started to play the violin at the age of four under the tutelage of his father, Prof. Dr. Bùi Công Thanh. He won several prizes in music competitions such as the Tai Nang Tre Music Contest (2nd prize), the Mua Thu National Music Contest (1st prize) and the Tchaikovski International Music Competition (gold medal). He also studied at the Glinka Music College, Novosibirsk City, Russia under Professors M. Kuzina and A. Gvozdev, as well as at the Tchaikovski National Music College in Mascowva, Russia, under the instruction of People’s Artist, Professor I. V. Bochkova. In 2006, he worked for Virtuose Moscow Chamber Orchestra under Prof. V. Spivakov. He has performed in Saint Petersburg, Hanoi, Samara Festival, Russia, Gala Concert in Bolshoi, Moscow, Asian Week Festival in Tokyo and Osaka, “Giai Dieu Mua Thu” Festival and the “Toyota Classics” concerts. He collaborated with famous chamber orchestras such as: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Kapella Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra, Ho Chi Minh Symfonic Orchestra, Vietnam National Symfonic Orchestra, and Hanoi Symfonic Orchestra. He was awarded the Ministry of Culture and Information’s Certificate of Merit, Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet’s Certificate of Merit, and “Creative Youth” medal. Currently, Bùi Công Duy teaches at the Hanoi National Music College.
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