On Wednesday, June 5 from 12:10 p.m. to 12:40 p.m., the Free Admission Glendale Noon Concerts will feature violinist YuEun Gemma Kim and pianist Isaac Friedhoff performing works by Ravel including Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major and Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen Op.20 and Carmen Fantasy Op.25

Having earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Seoul National University, YuEun Kim received her artist diploma as a Starling Fellow on full scholarship at the USC-Thornton School of Music under the tutelage of violinist Midori Goto.

Since moving to Los Angeles in 2013, she has won first place in USC’s Solo Bach Competition and the Strings Concerto Competition, and was a semi-finalist at the Qingdao International Violin Competition and the Michael Hill International Violin Competition. In 2018, she won second prize at the Boulder International Duo Competition with pianist Sung Chang.

Kim’s biggest passion is chamber music; she is a founding member of the Zaffre String Quartet and has performed at chamber music festivals around the country, including the Perlman Music Program, Yellow Barn, Banff Chamber Music Residency and Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival and collaborated with such distinguished artists as Ida Kavafian, Colin Carr, Roger Tapping, Michael Kannen and Steven Tenenbom.

Kim has appeared as a soloist with the USC Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Irvine, LA Virtuosi, Temecula Valley Symphony and Sequoia Symphony. She has won the “Beverly Hills National Audition” and has been selected to play at “Sundays Live at LACMA” and joined the roster at “Classics Alive” management.

A native of Catalonia (Spain), Isaac Friedhoff has performed extensively as a soloist and recitalist in Europe, North and South America. He received his master’s from USC and his bachelor’s from Indiana University. He is currently pursuing a doctorate degree at the University of Southern California with Antoinette Perry.

As a soloist, Friedhoff has appeared twice with the UC Davis Symphony under the baton of Christian Baldini at the Mondavi Center (Davis, California) and at Palau de la Música Catalana in his hometown of Barcelona. He has also performed with the Vancouver Symphony (Washington) under Salvador Brotons.

He is a winner of several Spanish piano competitions, including first prize in the international competition “Ciutat de Carlet” (València, Spain), and has given masterclasses as a guest artist at Classic Pianos (Portland, Oregon).

Glendale City Church, 610 E. California Ave. (at Isabel St.), Glendale