vi Les Sauvages, vii E'Egyptienne
The French Baroque composer Jean-Philippe Rameau wrote three books of Pièces de clavecin for the harpsichord. These two pieces are from the second suite of the third book.
i Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio, ii Agagio cantabile, iii Rondo: Allegro
Sonata Pathétique, was written in 1798 when Beethoven was 27 years old and was published in 1799. It has remained one of his most celebrated compositions and he dedicated the work to his friend Prince Karl von Lichnowsky. Although commonly thought to be one of the few works to be named by the composer himself, it was actually named Grande sonate pathétique (to Beethoven's liking) by the publisher, who was impressed by the sonata's tragic sonorities.
The Waltz in E minor is a waltz for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin. It was composed circa 1830 and published posthumously in May 1851.
Alexander Scriabin's Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 38 is a captivating and romantic piano piece composed around 1903.
La valse, a choreographic poem for orchestra, is a work written by Maurice Ravel between February 1919 and 1920; it was first performed on 12 December 1920 in Paris. It was conceived as a ballet but is now more often heard as a concert work. Apart from the two-piano arrangement, which was first publicly performed by Ravel and Alfredo Casella, Ravel also transcribed this work for one piano. The solo piano transcription is infrequently performed due to its difficulty. Lucien Garban produced a transcription for piano four hands in 1920.
Da-Hee Kim - Piano
Da-Hee Kim is an award-winning pianist renowned for her expressive solo and chamber music performances across Europe and Asia. In recent seasons, she performed a varied repertoire, including world premiere performances at St George’s Bristol, Korean Cultural Centre in Paris, Seoul’s July Festival and Algiers Opera House in Algeria. In March 2026, her debut solo album of the British living composer Nicholas Scott-Burt’s 24 Preludes for Piano has been released by Divine Art Records. She has successfully finished her album launch tour in four different cities including London and Seoul. The album has been featured multiple times on BBC Radio 3’s Unwind.
A prize winner of numerous international competitions – Sofia, Mérignac, Sète, Valletta and more - she was also awarded the Fondation Banque Populaire Grant for three years and the Korean Honor Scholarship awarded by the Embassy of Republic of Korea in Washington D.C. A dedicated chamber musician, she regularly performs with her brother violinist Da-Min Kim, concertmaster of the Marseille Philharmonic Orchestra. The Duo Ainos won the 2nd place at Concours International de Musique de Chambre de Lyon. Their album Tradition chez les modernes, featuring sonatas by Debussy and Strauss on Lyrinx label, was praised by critics and broadcasters.
Da-Hee holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, as well as Bachelor and Master integrated degrees from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique (CNSM) de Paris in Piano, Piano Accompaniment and a Master’s degree in Applied Music Theory. She also earned her Meisterklassendiplom from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Munich where she studied with the legendary pianist, Elisso Virsaladze. Alongside her career as a frequent performer and educator, she currently serves as a full-time pianist at Elmhurst Ballet School in association with Birmingham Royal Ballet in 2024.
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