Soo Bae (born 1976 or 1977) is a Korean-Canadian cellist. She is a first-place winner of the 2006 Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank National Competition, which included a three-year loan of the Bonjour Stradivarius Cello.

Early life and education

Soo Bae was born in Seoul, South Korea[1] in 1976 or 1977.[2] She began learning to play cello at age six, and has an older sister who played piano, as well as an older sister who played the violin.[3] Bae and her family moved to Toronto when she was eight.[3]

Her education includes the Royal Conservatory of Music, and then the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, where she completed her Bachelor of Music in 2001.[1] Bae completed her Masters of Music degree and the Artist Diploma from the Juilliard School.[1]

Career

Bae began her career at age 11 with the Korean Canadian Symphony.[1]

Bae has won several awards and competitions, most notably the 2006 Canada Council Musical Instrument Bank National Competition. Her first place award is the three-year loan of the (c.1696) Bonjour Stradivarius Cello.[4][2][5] She was also a winner of the 2005 Concert Artists Guild International Competition,[3][6] and was awarded in the 2006 Adam International Cello Festival and Competition.[7] In 2014, she was loaned the Ivashkin Joseph Guarneri filius andreae of 1710 cello for five years, which had been permanently loaned to cellist Alexander Ivashkin before his death.[5]

Bae has collaborated with other musicians, including as a duo with jazz clarinetist Paquito D’Rivera, in a trio with fiddle player Mark O'Connor and pianist Soyeon Lee,[8] and in the duo "Walk 132" with her pianist and guitarist husband Jason Suh.[2] She has also performed with the Musicians from Marlboro tour.[9]

Bae has also had works composed for her by the composers Huang Ruo ("Four Fragments")[2] and Jay Gach ("Elements of Style").[10]

Selected works

  • Alfredo Piatti - Caprice on a theme from Pacini's Niobe; 12 Caprices for Cello, Naxos (soloist)[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Appalachia Waltz Trio changes two out of three members". Redlands Daily Facts. July 24, 2006. ProQuest 379615217
  2. 1 2 3 4 Murray, Tom (November 13, 2008). "N.Y.-trained cellist keeps open mind; Bae crosses into non-classical turf, but tonight's audience will hear classical style". Edmonton Journal. ProQuest 250732182
  3. 1 2 3 Yost, Barbara (March 7, 2008). "Cellist special guest of Symphony Orchestra". The Arizona Republic. ProQuest 238996749
  4. ↑ "Cellist Soo Bae, violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou take top honours in Musical Instrument Bank national competition". www.canada.ca. 2006-09-21. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  5. 1 2 "1710 'Ivashkin' Guarneri cello loaned to Canadian Korean artist Soo Bae". The Strad. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Benchmarks". Strings. 20 (1): 14–17. June–July 2005. ProQuest 237169805
  7. ↑ "Soo Bae". Naxos Records. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  8. ↑ Flansburg, Darcie (July 27, 2006). "Trio offers a unique music mix". Redlands Daily Facts. ProQuest 379480004
  9. ↑ Reviews of Musicians from Marlboro performances
  10. ↑ Lipson, Karin (17 February 2008). "Musical Marriages, Made by Design". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  11. ↑ Reviews of Alfredo Piatti: 12 Caprices for Cello
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