Lunchtime Recital - Cyrus Yuen (violin) and Myunghan Kim (piano)

Programme

G. Fauré: Sonata No.1 in A major op.13

I. Allegro molto

II. Andante

J. S Bach: Violin Partita in D minor BWV 1004, (Chaconne)

F. Kreisler: Recitativo and Scherzo Caprice op.6

Joseph Suk: 4 Pieces for violin and piano, Op.17: No. 3, Un poco triste

Biographies

Cyrus Yuen is a London-based violinist from Hong Kong whose performance career spans Asia, Europe, and the Americas. He has appeared as a soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician in prominent venues including the Wigmore Hall, Milton Court Concert Hall, Bechstein Hall (London), Victoria Music Centre (Barcelona), the Great Hall of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Hong Kong City Hall, and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Cyrus is currently pursuing a Master of Music in Violin Performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where he studies under Professor David Takeno (Eugène Ysaÿe International Chair of Violin). He was a finalist in the 2025 Victoria BCN International Violin Competition, a 3rd prize winner in the 2025 Luigi Nono International Chamber Music Competition, and the 1st prize winner of the 2025 Essex Young Musicians Award.

In April 2026, Cyrus made his solo debut at the Barbican Hall in London performing Shostakovich First Violin Concerto Op.77 with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra (GSO) for reaching the finals of the prestigious ‘Gold Medal’ competition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

His development has been supported by masterclasses with distinguished artists including Tasmin Little CBE and Nancy Zhou. He is the recipient from a number of named awards and foundations, including the Munster Trust, Tillett Trust and Colin Keer Trust, the Essex Young Musician Trust, the Guildhall Trust, and the Harrison-Frank Family Foundation.

Cyrus currently performs on a fine 1750 Carcassi violin, generously loaned to him by the HarrisonFrank Family Foundation in London.

Myunghan Kim is a London-based pianist, who was born in South Korea and began learning piano at the age of five. She studied at the Seoul National University with Professor HieYon Choi and is currently on the Artist Diploma programme at Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Professor Ronan O’Hora, supported by the Guildhall School Trust and Stella Currie Scholarship. Her playing has been recognised on the international stage including 1st Prize in the 2024 Beethoven Society of Europe Piano Competition and 2nd Prize in the 2024 Birmingham International Piano Competition.  She performs both solo and chamber music recitals and has participated in masterclasses with renowned pianists such as Richard Goode, Dame Imogen Cooper, Sir Stephen Hough and Paul Lewis.