Junior/Senior Recital
Sonny Yoo, piano
From the studios of Todd Qualls and Jessica Wu
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
Emerson Concert Hall
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
Please turn off phones and all electronic devices. Photography, recording, or digital capture of this concert is not permitted.
Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K545
Prelude in C-sharp Minor, op. 3, No. 2
Suite bergamasque, op. 75
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791)
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943)
Claude Debussy Clair de lune (1862–1918)
Moment Musicaux No. 4, op. 16 Rachmaninoff
Liebestraum No. 3 in A-flat Major, S. 541
Violin Sonata No. 4 in F Major, op. 24
Franz Liszt (1811–1886)
Ludwig van Beethoven I. Allegro (1770–1827)
David Klimjack, piano
Violin Concerto No. 2 in A Major, op. 100
Johannes Brahms I. Allegro amabile (1833–1897)
Sonny Yoo, piano
Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041
Johann Sebastian Bach I. Allegro assai (1685–1750)
Sonny Yoo, piano
Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 35
Erich Wolfgang Korngold I. Moderato nobile (1897–1957)
Sonny Yoo, piano
Nocturne in E-flat Major, op. 9, No. 2
Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)
David Klimjack, piano
This recital is presented by the Department of Music at Emory University (music.emory.edu).
David Klimjack is a junior at Emory, and has been playing the piano since he was in first grade. Throughout that time he competed in several competitions, winning the MMTA Sonata Contest on three occasions, MMTA Piano Virtuoso Competition, and was a finalist at Alabama’s piano district. At Emory, Klimjack studies under professor Todd Qualls. He also volunteers every Sunday at Atlanta’s Hope Lodge, a cancer patient center, where he plays piano both solo and in groups for residents. Outside of piano, Klimjack is a member and part of the recruitment committee for Phi Delta Epsilon, Emory’s premedical fraternity, as well as a member of Emory’s chess club. Klimjack is a double major in both chemistry and music, and enjoys his position as a TA for organic chemistry lab. Klimjack is currently preparing to apply for medical school where he hopes to become an ophthalmologist.
Katie Shin is a life-long musician, starting the violin at the age of five. She pursued music competitively through childhood, participating in programs like Georgia All-State Orchestra, and becoming a finalist in music performance for the Governor’s Honors Program in high school. Shin was a violinist in the Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra from 2017–2021, and fell in love with the community. Offered the prestigious Music Liberal Arts Scholarship to attend Emory, she decided to join the Emory University Symphony Orchestra. She is the current orchestral operations manager of the EUSO and is taught by Professor Jessica Wu of the Vega Quartet. Aside from performance, Shin conducts clinical research in the Baby Brain Optimization Project (BBOP) Lab in the School of Medicine. She engages heavily with music therapy at BBOP, studying how music interventions can improve the health outcomes of children. She is a senior graduating this May with a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology and Music Performance. Shin hopes to go to graduate school and pursue a career in maternal and child health promotion and health policy. She dedicates this recital to her parents, who have sacrificed so much in her avid pursuit of music.
Visit schwartz.emory.edu and and music.emory .edu to view complete event information. If a ticket is required for attendance, prices are indicated in the listings below in the following order: Full price/ Emory student price (unless otherwise noted).
Friday, April 11, 8:00 p.m., Imani Winds and Boston Brass, Candler Concert Series, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, $40/$10
Sunday, April 13, 2:00 p.m., Emory Chamber Ensembles, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Sunday, April 13, 4:00 p.m., Atlanta’s Young Artists, ECMSA: Family Series, Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall
Sunday, April 13, 7:00 p.m., Emory Concert Choir, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Tuesday, April 15, 8:00 p.m., Emory Big Band with Special Guest Patrick Langham, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Thursday, April 17, 6:30 p.m., Jazz on the Green, Patterson Green
Thursday, April 17, 8:00 p.m., Emory Wind Ensemble, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Friday, April 18, noon, Vega Quartet Carnegie Hall Preview, ECMSA: Cooke Noontime Series, Carlos Museum, Ackerman Hall, free, registration required
Saturday, April 19, 8:00 p.m., StageWorks 2025, Performing Arts Studio
Tuesday, April 22, 8:00 p.m., Spring Composition Showcase, Performing Arts Studio
Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26, 8:00 p.m., Emory University Symphony Orchestra and University Chorus, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall
Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3, 8:00 p.m., Atlanta Master Chorale, An Evening with Mozart— “Coronation Mass” and Requiem, Schwartz Center, Emerson Concert Hall, $45/$10 (all students), tickets required