Richard Hyung-ki Joo
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British-Korean pianist, composer, and creator and star of “Igudesman & Joo: A Little Nightmare Music”. Billy Joel
chose Joo to arrange and record his classical piano pieces for the album Fantasies & Delusions
. It was recorded at the Mozart-Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus, and reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts for eighteen weeks.
with Peter Norris and Seta Tanyel and later earned his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Manhattan School of Music
, where he studied with Nina Svetlanova
. Other teachers include Richard Goode
and Oleg Maisenberg
.
As soloist, he has performed with conductors such as Sergiu Commissiona, Andrey Andreev, Rumon Gamba, Daniel Raiskin, and Yehudi Menuhin. In 2001, he founded a piano trio called DIMENSION, with Rafal Payne and Thomas Carroll.
He has also created and performed several shows which integrate comedy with classical music . His show, A Little Nightmare Music, co-created with Aleksey Igudesman
, has been performed all over the world since its world premiere at the Vienna Musikverein.
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
chose Joo to arrange and record his classical piano pieces for the album Fantasies & Delusions
Fantasies & Delusions
Fantasies & Delusions is the first album of Billy Joel's classical compositions, released in 2001. . The pieces were performed by Richard Joo. The album was originally recorded at Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, NY with help from long time production coordinator Bill Zampino and Richie Cannata...
. It was recorded at the Mozart-Hall, Vienna Konzerthaus, and reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts for eighteen weeks.
Biography
Born in England of South Korean parents, Hyung-ki Joo began his formal training in the UK at the Menuhin SchoolYehudi Menuhin School
The Yehudi Menuhin School is a specialist music school in Surrey, England. It was founded in 1963 by the violinist Yehudi Menuhin.The School also gives pupils the best musical education any specialist schools can with a number of internationally main teachers, Simon Fischer , Natalya Boyarskaya ,...
with Peter Norris and Seta Tanyel and later earned his Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from Manhattan School of Music
Manhattan School of Music
The Manhattan School of Music is a major music conservatory located on the Upper West Side of New York City. The school offers degrees on the bachelors, masters, and doctoral levels in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition...
, where he studied with Nina Svetlanova
Nina Svetlanova
Nina Svetlanova is a Russian-American concert pianist and educator. She became a naturalized US citizen in 1983...
. Other teachers include Richard Goode
Richard Goode
Richard Goode is an American classical pianist, especially known for his interpretations of Ludwig van Beethoven and chamber music.Goode was born in East Bronx, New York...
and Oleg Maisenberg
Oleg Maisenberg
-Early life and career:Born 29 April 1945 to a Jewish family in Odessa, Oleg Maisenberg received his first piano lessons from his mother at the age of five. He completed his studies at the Central Music School Kishinev and at the Gnessin Institute in Moscow with Professor Jocheles...
.
As soloist, he has performed with conductors such as Sergiu Commissiona, Andrey Andreev, Rumon Gamba, Daniel Raiskin, and Yehudi Menuhin. In 2001, he founded a piano trio called DIMENSION, with Rafal Payne and Thomas Carroll.
He has also created and performed several shows which integrate comedy with classical music . His show, A Little Nightmare Music, co-created with Aleksey Igudesman
Aleksey Igudesman
Aleksey Igudesman is a Russian violinist, composer, conductor and actor. He performs in the duo Igudesman & Joo.- Biography :Igudesman was born in Leningrad, Russia. At the age of 12 he was accepted at the Yehudi Menuhin School in England...
, has been performed all over the world since its world premiere at the Vienna Musikverein.