Many artists migrate across geographies, and their practices ultimately negotiate a space between movement and settlement. This concert explores migration and absorption—being influenced and, in turn, inspiring.

The program opens with Interludium A by Isang Yun and Sequenzen by Unsuk Chin, two Korean composers who established their artistic lives in Germany, drawing connections to the Italian composer Luciano Berio’s Sequenza.

Selections from Miroirs by Maurice Ravel, alongside Elliot Teo’s new work Cross Exam, engage with the visual world and the act of seeing, drawing connections between sound and image.

Finally, Ahmed Alom’s Displaced Études and Zhou Long’s Dunhuang Fantasy offer deeply personal reflections, paying homage to Cuban rhythms and ancient Chinese frescoes, respectively, while transforming cultural memory through distance.

Program:

Isang Yun                  Interludium A (1982) 13 min  

Unsuk Chin              Sequenzen from Piano Etudes No.2 (1996, revised 2003) 3 min  

Luciano Berio          Sequenza IV (1965) 11 min
(Intermission)
Maurice Ravel          Selections from Miroirs (1904-05) 14 min

                                    III. Une barque sur l'océan

                                    IV. Alborada del gracioso

Ahmed Alom            Displaced Etudes No.1 (2024) 3 min

Zhou Long                Dunhuang Fantasy (2017) 13 min

Elliot Teo                   Cross Exam for solo piano (2026) 7 min