![]() ![]() Some of Liszt's preface:ĭe Maistre remarks that over thousands of years it is hard to find any during which, by rare exception, peace reigned on earth - which otherwise resembles an arena where people fight each other as did the gladiators in former times, and where the most valiant salute Destiny as the master and Providence as their judge, before entering the lists. It is as if Héroïde funèbre is a funeral oration for the victims of revolutionary violence, no matter what flag they were carrying. Liszt wrote a long preface to the work when it was published that dealt with the price paid when violence is part of revolution and the consequences the use of violence has on human progress. Liszt's final inspiration to complete the work was to commemorate the execution in 1849 of thirteen Hungarian generals who had led the revolution, but he still left a very short musical quotation from the French national anthem La Marseillaisefrom the original work in it, perhaps as a tribute to France, his adopted country early in his adulthood. Hungary was placed under brutal martial law, with the Austrian government restored to its original position. Austria took back Hungary after one and a half years of fighting when Russian Tsar Nicholas I marched into Hungary with over 300,000 troops. This angered many people, and uprisings followed. The new government, led by ministers Szechenyi and Kossuth, imposed the Magyar language on all the other nationalities in Hungary. Emperor Ferdinand promised Hungary a constitution, an elected parliament, and the end of censorship. Visit the department online at It is part of the UAB College of Arts and Sciences, home to academic disciplines that include the arts, humanities, sciences and the School of Education.Mawas the day that a group of Hungarians rioted in Pest-Buda demanding political autonomy for Hungary from Austria. The department features 17 ensembles, including the UAB Marching Blazers, Wind Symphony, Symphony Band, Blazer Band, Computer Music Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Electro-Acoustic Percussion Ensemble, Gospel Choir, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Piano Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Opera, Brass Ensemble, Clarinet Choir, Woodwind Quintet, Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo. ![]() ![]() The UAB Department of Music presents more than 150 concerts, recitals, master classes, and lectures each year - many of them free - for more than 400,000 people throughout the region. UAB is the first all-Steinway piano school in Alabama. She is currently studying with Arie Vardi at the Hochschule für Musik und Theatre in Hannover, Germany. This season she will appear in recitals throughout the United States, Korea, Germany, Japan, Turkey and the United Kingdom.įluent in both Korean and English, Son holds a degree from the Korean National University of the Arts, where she studied with Dae Jin Kim. Son opened the 2010-2011 season with a residency in Tel Aviv, performing in solo recital as well as with the Israel Camerata. This past summer she appeared with the English Chamber Orchestra in Tel Aviv, followed by a performance in Santo Domingo with the National Orchestra of the Dominican Republic at a gala event featuring the three medalists of the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. On the program for her UAB performance are works by William Byrd, Franz Liszt, Nikolai Kapustin, Johannes Brahms and G.F. She performed Brahms' Piano Quintet with the Takács Quartet during the Cliburn's semifinal round, which earned her the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for the Best Performance of Chamber Music, according to her press biography. Visit the department online at Pianist Son (her name is pronounced Your-arm Son) was awarded the Silver Medal in the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition held in Fort Worth, Texas in June 2009. Tickets are $15 for the general public and $5 for UAB students and employees with valid ID. The UAB Piano Series, presented by the UAB Department of Music, brings the world's finest pianists to Birmingham. 23, 2011, in UAB's Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. The UAB Piano Series will present Yeol Eum Son at 4 p.m. ![]() The UAB Piano Series, presented by the UAB Department of Music, brings the world’s finest pianists to Birmingham.īIRMINGHAM, Ala. 23, 2011, in UAB’s Alys Stephens Center, 1200 10th Ave. The UAB Piano Series will present Yeol Eum Son at 4 p.m. ![]()
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