Chapter 4 - Performance Techniques (5 videos)

Now that we have gone through all the movements with our Master Teacher, Gyorgy Pauk, let’s see how his assistant, Ms Wonhee Bae, interprets this beautiful concert, but before we do, have a look at three short excerpts as a reminder of what is necessary to do.

Sustain and Articulation

SUSTAIN & ARTICULATION - A long note will be always heard very well from the audience. But what about the short ones? Here's how to take care of sustain and articulation.

Hold Your Sound

HOLD YOUR SOUND - When you play as a soloist with an orchestra, you have to consider what kind of presence you can hold with your sound, even on a pianissimo. There's a trick, very simple, if you know it…

Interpretation and bowing techniques

WHAT EVERYBODY'S WAITING FOR  - Maestro Pauk interpreting the finale: last phrase of the concert, and it's so easy to fall in the trap of mixing up those so fast and Spiccato notes. But everyone in the audience wants to hear them aggressively and perfectly defined, and here's how you should play the last phrase of this concerto. 

Performances

Performance 1st and 2nd movement 

Performance 3rd movement 

Wonhee Bae is a highly sought-after violinist who is celebrated for her captivating performances worldwide. Recent highlights include the Walton Violin Concerto with Maestro George Pehlivanian and the Orchestre des Laureats du Conservatoire de Paris, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto at the Tonhalle Düsseldorf, and appearances with the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, and the Philharmonie der Nationen under Justus Frantz.  

Her recital venues span prestigious halls such as the Royal Festival Hall London, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Salzburg Mozarteum, and Cité de la Musique Paris. She has also performed live broadcasts with SWR and under the Villa Musica Foundation in Germany.  

Ms. Bae has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Culture Prize by Hauck and Aufhäuser, the 2012 Ocean Classical Award, and top prizes at competitions such as Georges Enescu, Tchaikovsky International for Young Musicians, and Isang Yun.  

As the first violinist of the Esmé Quartet, she won the Wigmore Hall String Quartet Competition, performing over 60 concerts annually. She holds degrees from the Royal College of Music, Conservatoire de Paris, and Cologne Musikhochschule, studying with esteemed mentors. She serves on the violin faculty at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and plays an Andrea Guarneri 1690 violin on loan from the German Music Foundation.