International Klaipėda David Geringas Cello Competition 2023 - Group A

Lael Kim

Lael Kim (2015)

| South Korea

Fayston International School, South Korea

Teacher | Yun Cheong Boo

Accompanist | Simona Zajančauskaitė

Lael Kim was presented with the cello by her father. Before long Lael found out, that playing it is not as easy as he thought. Sometimes it made her cry or get angry, but most of the time she felt that the cello teaches many lessons and reminds that one should try hard and never give up. Lael took part in a cello contest. Even though she was very nervous, as soon as she started playing the cello, she felt like walking in the garden full of blooming flowers. The beautiful sound of the cello led her until the end. Lael wants to be a person who touches people’s souls with his cello as it touched her.

Program

  • William Henry Squire | Tarantella · Op. 23
  • Jean-Baptiste Bréval | Cello Sonata No. 1 · C major · Op. 40
    • I. Allegro
  • Language