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Eunsu Kim and Carolyn Van De Velde DMA Piano/Violin Recital

Eunsu Kim, piano
Carolyn Van De Velde, violin
Zou Zou Robidoux, cello

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Program

Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 49    Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847)
Molto allegro agitato
Andante con moto tranquillo
Scherzo: Leggiero e vivace
Finale: Allegro assai appassionato

Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 66         Felix Mendelssohn
Allegro energico e con fuoco
Andante espressivo
Scherzo: Molto allegro quasi presto
Finale: Allegro appassionato

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Eunsu Kim, pianist, was born in South Korea and began her first piano lessons at the age of four. At eleven, she explored composition, but music remained only a hobby during her early years. For a time, she stepped away from the piano, dreaming of becoming a historian. However, her deep love for music ultimately prevailed, and at sixteen, she returned to the piano by entering Busan Arts High School. She has performed as a guest artist and collaborated with numerous musicians, particularly bass trombonists, at various venues across the United States and South Korea. From 2019 to 2023, she studied with André Watts, whose mentorship significantly shaped her musical development. During this time, she earned her Master of Music and Performer Diploma on a full scholarship and stipend at Indiana University – Bloomington. While studying, she participated in masterclasses with Edward Auer, Emanuel Ax, Tanya Gabrielian, Christopher Harding, and Nelita True. She also taught undergraduate students through both group and private lessons as an Associate Instructor at Indiana University – Bloomington. Eunsu is currently in her first year of the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as a Paul J. Collins Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellow, studying under Christopher Taylor. At the same time, she is completing her Artist Diploma at Indiana University – Bloomington under the guidance of Evelyne Brancart, continuing to expand her artistry through these complementary experiences.

Carolyn Van De Velde is a professional violinist and educator living in Madison, Wisconsin. After completing her Masters Degree with UW-Madison in 2024, she decided to continue her academic adventure and is currently perusing her Doctorate of Music. She studies with and is the teaching assistant to David Perry. Carolyn enjoys working as a leader in the UW Symphony Orchestra and was a member of the Rabin Graduate Student Quartet from 2022-2024 where she extensively studied chamber music with the ProArte Quartet. In addition to her studies, she freelances with multiple orchestras including the the Madison Symphony Orchestra, and has been a member of the Quad City Symphony Orchestra since 2019. Carolyn received her Bachelors Degree from the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana and also completed her Artistic Diploma in Vienna, Austria at the Vienna Konservatorium, where she studied with Barbara Gozynska for five years. She has shared the stage with renowned artists such as Emanuel Ax, Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Michael Bublé, and Hamilton’s René Elise Goldsberry. She enjoys drawing and painting and playing with her rescue dog, Winston.

Zou Zou Robidoux is a Wisconsin-based cellist working across classical and contemporary genres. She is currently pursuing a Master of Music at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, studying with Dr. James Waldo as a Paul Collins Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellow. Prior to her graduate studies, Zou Zou lived in Montreal from 2016-2024. During this time, she performed throughout Canada in band, musical theater, and orchestral settings, including performances at the Montreal Jazz Festival, National Arts Centre, Theatre Calgary, and Vancouver Folk Festival.

As a studio musician in the Montreal scene, Zou Zou collaborated with members of Arcade Fire, The Weather Station, and U.S. Girls, and was featured as a cellist and string arranger on two of Basia Bulat’s studio albums, The Garden and Are You In Love? Zou Zou received her B.Mus. in Cello Performance from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she studied with Uri Vardi. Following her degree, Zou Zou served as the cellist of the Nightingale String Quartet at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), where she also performed the Elgar Cello Concerto as a soloist with the UNR Symphony Orchestra.

A passionate collaborator, Zou Zou has performed as a chamber musician with Bach Before Bedtime, Willy Street Chamber Players, among others. In 2022, Zou Zou founded ChamberFest at the Spring Green General Store (ChamberFest), a chamber music festival committed to bringing diverse and engaging programming to the Wisconsin River Valley Community. As an orchestral musician, Zou Zou has worked with the Reno Philharmonic, Pronto Musica, and Orchestre de la francophonie, with whom she toured South Korea.

An avid lover of musicals, Zou Zou has played in over 30 musical theater productions across the U.S. and Canada. In 2022, Zou Zou made her professional acting debut at the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts, originating the role of Music in the English adaptation of Keren Peles’ rock musical April Fools. Other highlights of her pit work include a Yiddish and English production of It Shoulda Been You with the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre at the Segal Centre, Sisters: The Belles Soeurs Musical with Theatre Calgary, and the world premiere of the French-language version of The Phantom of the Opera at le Monument-National.