TRIO VALENCE
Trio Valence is a unique formation of horn (Michelle Perry), voice (Hanna Herfurtner) and piano (SooJin Anjou). Their aim is to not only bring classical repertoire for this unusual combination to a wide audience, but also to expand the repertoire with their own arrangements and commissioned works.
REPERTOIRE EXAMPLES
CLASSICAL
(original and transcriptions)
Franz Schubert Auf dem Strom, Ave Maria (arr. Anjou)
Otto Nicolai Variations on Bellini's "La Somnambula"
Hector Berlioz Le jeune pâtre breton
Johannes Brahms 2 Lieder, Op. 91 (arr. Anjou)
Jules Massenet Amours bénis, Élégie
Richard Strauss Alphorn
Leonard Bernstein Dream with me
André Previn Vocalise (1995)
Otto Nicolai Variations on Bellini's "La Somnambula"
Hector Berlioz Le jeune pâtre breton
Johannes Brahms 2 Lieder, Op. 91 (arr. Anjou)
Jules Massenet Amours bénis, Élégie
Richard Strauss Alphorn
Leonard Bernstein Dream with me
André Previn Vocalise (1995)
NON-CLASSICAL ARRANGEMENTS
G. Gershwin "Bess, you is my woman now", "Summertime", "Someone to watch over me"
Cole Porter "Night and Day"
Rodgers and Hart "Blue Moon"
Scottish, Irish, Hungarian, Portuguese folk song arrangements
Cole Porter "Night and Day"
Rodgers and Hart "Blue Moon"
Scottish, Irish, Hungarian, Portuguese folk song arrangements
Hanna Herfurtner is a versatile concert and opera singer. Her concert repertoire ranges from Monteverdi to Honegger, which she has sung at such renowned venues and festivals as the Konzerthaus in Berlin, Vienna, Wroclaw and Stavanger; the Mecklenburg Vorpommern Festival; Theater an der Wien; and the Oslo Opera. From the beginning, Hanna was drawn to early music. She was a winner of the Baroque opera competition in Innsbruck in its inaugural year, as well as the singer-in-residence at the Festival for Early Music Trigonale. She has collaborated with inspiring baroque musicians, such Luca Pianca, Franco Pavan, Barokksolistene and Rubén Dubrovsky. On the other hand, Hanna is also an experienced performer of contemporary music. She has given various world premieres, working alongside composers like Manfred Trojahn and Detlev Glanert. In 2010, she performed the title role in Hans Werner Henzes last opera „Gisela“ at the Ruhrtriennale.
A passionate Lied singer, she was the first-prize winner of the 2009 Paula Salomon Lindberg Competition in Berlin, and was consequently invited for recitals at the Heidelberger Frühling, the Konzerhaus Wien, the Musikverein Coburg and the Rheingau Musikfestival.
As an opera singer, she has performed at the Salzburg and Bregenz Festivals and the Staatsoper Berlin. In 2012, she was a member of the opera house in Kiel. The conductors she has sung under include Christian Thielemann, Michael Boder and Steven Sloane, in stagings by Willi Decker, Pierre Audi and Floris Visser.
She studied with Prof. Julie Kaufmann of the University of Arts Berlin, and with John Norris.
A passionate Lied singer, she was the first-prize winner of the 2009 Paula Salomon Lindberg Competition in Berlin, and was consequently invited for recitals at the Heidelberger Frühling, the Konzerhaus Wien, the Musikverein Coburg and the Rheingau Musikfestival.
As an opera singer, she has performed at the Salzburg and Bregenz Festivals and the Staatsoper Berlin. In 2012, she was a member of the opera house in Kiel. The conductors she has sung under include Christian Thielemann, Michael Boder and Steven Sloane, in stagings by Willi Decker, Pierre Audi and Floris Visser.
She studied with Prof. Julie Kaufmann of the University of Arts Berlin, and with John Norris.
Pianist SooJin Anjou enjoys an astonishingly varied and extensive international career as soloist, chamber musician and partner in diverse interdisciplinary projects. Born in South Korea, she grew up in the USA from the age of 10, and was educated in Boston, New York, Budapest and Berlin. She graduated from the Juilliard School in 2002 as the only person ever to win both of Juilliard’s undergraduate commencement prizes, for achievement in music and the liberal arts. As soloist, she made her Boston Symphony Orchestra debut at 16 with Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto. She became known in Europe after winning a prize at the Robert Schumann International Piano Competition (Zwickau, Germany); she is also a laureate of the Orléans International Piano Competition (France). Her curiosity and taste for adventure have resulted in many collaborations with composers, dancers, actors, directors, and even chefs: these partners include Nico and the Navigators (theater ensemble), Yui Kawaguchi (dancer and choregrapher), Lillevan (video artist), and the master cheesemaker Josef Rupp.
Her world-premiere recording of the complete piano works of Morton Subotnick will appear in 2016. She is currently based in Berlin. (11/2015) Changes to the text are strictly forbidden!
Her world-premiere recording of the complete piano works of Morton Subotnick will appear in 2016. She is currently based in Berlin. (11/2015) Changes to the text are strictly forbidden!
