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'Spring' Sonata included in violin, piano concert

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Updated: 2017-03-03

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Spanish violinist Asia Jimenez and British pianist Alexander Ullman will combine to play Beethoven’s composition, the “Spring” Sonata at the Taicang Grand Theater at 19:30, March 4.

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'Spring' Sonata included in violin, piano concert

Spanish violinist Asia Jimenez (left) and British pianist Alexander Ullman (right) will combine to play Beethoven’s composition, the "Spring" Sonata at the Taicang Grand Theater on March 4. [Photo/tcfbgw]

Asia Jimenez is a violin musician from Spain. She started her musical studies at the age of four, and graduated with honours from the Conservatori del Liceu de Barcelona in June 2015 as a student of Kai Gleusteen while continuing her lessons with Sergey Fatkulin in Madrid.

Jimenez is now studying for her master’s degree at the Royal College of Music in London with Professor Jan Repko and under the supervision of Professor Mark Messenger. She has offered recitals in different European countries such as Italy, France, Germany, and Switzerland, and has won awards at several Spanish competitions. She has performed in halls such as the Palau de la Música and Auditori de Barcelona. As a soloist, she has performed with the Conservatori del Liceu Orchestra, the International Music Festival Orchestra in Córdoba, and the Behotsik Orchestra, among others, and took part in festivals such as the Felix Mendelssohn Festival in Hamburg.

A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and the Royal College of Music, in 2016 Ullman won first prize in the inaugural Manhattan International Music Competition. In 2011, Ullman won first prize at the Franz Liszt Competition in Budapest. He was selected to act as a representative by the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) in 2014. Ullman has given recitals and concerts across Europe, Asia, and America.