Bösendorfer Piano Dedication Concert
Thursday, October 22, 2026
7:30
p.m.
Allendale Campus
Alumni,
Community,
Faculty,
Staff,
Students
*Reserving free tickets is highly recommended. Please write to Dr. Cho at [email protected] to reserve free tickets. Seating is limited to 78 to comply with the fire code.
We have received a beautiful Bösendorfer piano from Mr. Fred Keller, a long-time supporter of GVSU. We invite you to join us in celebrating the joyful occasion and this beautiful instrument! Dr. Cho and selected piano major students will perform the music specifically chosen to highlight the features of this particular instrument.
Program:
Beethoven, Sonata in E minor, Op. 90, I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
Noah Carr
Schumann, Faschingsschwank aus Wein, Op. 26, I. Allegro
Isaac DeBruine
Beethoven, Sonata in E major, Op. 109, I. Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo, II. Prestissimo
Sam Bergman
Mozart, Andante and Variations in G major, K. 501
Isaac DeBruine and Dr. Sookkyung Cho
Brahms, Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79, No. 2
Felicia DeVisser
Neeman, Operatic Arrangement for 1 Piano 8 Hands, II. Waltz from Faust (check out our video: https://youtu.be/7Ieb-vsRjlU?si=xch9UO4k32qlXS6o)
Sam Bergman, Noah Carr, Felicia DeVisser, and Dr. Sookkyung Cho
Korean-American pianist Sookkyung Cho is Professor of Piano at Grand Valley State University. She has appeared in prestigious venues such as Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Sarasota Opera House, Baltimore Museum of Art, Beaux concerts de la releve in Quebec, Château de Fontainebleau in France, and Zijingang Theater at Zhejiang University and Xi’an Conservatory in China, and Bilkent University in Turkey. As an esteemed pedagogue, Dr. Cho has been invited to give masterclasses at various institutions such as Boston University Tanglewood Institute (MA), Chamber Music OC (CA), Gilmore Festival’s KeysFest (MI), and East China Normal University (China), and adjudicate at major competitions including Osaka International Music Competition (Chinese regional round), Carmel Klavier International Piano Competition (IN), Yellow Springs Chamber Music Competition (OH), National Federation of Music Clubs (Young Artist Piano Award), and University of Michigan. She earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Juilliard, where she was honored with the prestigious John Erskine Graduation Prize, Master of Music degree from Peabody, and Doctor of Musical Arts from Juilliard as a C.V. Starr fellow. She was previously on piano and chamber music faculty at New England Conservatory Preparatory in Boston as well as on music theory faculty at Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Location Information
Sherman Van Solkema Recital Hall
Contact Information
Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance
616-331-3484
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This event was added on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 and was last updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 8:15 a.m.