CMC & Tutunov Piano Series Benefit Concert: Matous Michal, Violin & Joseph Yungen, Piano

Matous Michal was appointed to the violin section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra by Maestro Riccardo Muti in February 2016. A native of the Czech Republic Matous began his violin studies at age four. After graduating from the Prague Conservatory he completed degrees at the Juilliard School and the Manhattan School of Music.
 
Joseph Yungen’s performances have been met with acclaim across the US Europe and Asia. Winner of multiple awards in the Seattle International Piano Competition Joseph also won prizes in the Schubert Club Piano Competition in Minneapolis the Jessie Kneisel Lieder Competition and the Barr Award for Excellence in Accompanying at the Eastman School of Music. He has earned degrees from Eastman and the Juilliard School as well as from Southern Oregon University under the instruction of Alexander Tutunov. Joseph was the first CMC Scholarship Award Winner in 2008.