Su-Han Yang

Su-Han Yang is a conductor scheduled to lead the Oregon Symphony in Portland, Oregon, in two upcoming concerts: a performance of Shaw's "The Mountain That Loved a Bird" and a New Year's Eve program featuring Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. Beyond these engagements, no further biographical details are confirmed here.

Listeners can expect two very different evenings. "The Mountain That Loved a Bird," by composer Caroline Shaw, is a shorter, narrative-driven work, often paired with storytelling elements, suited to introducing audiences of all ages to orchestral color and gesture. The Beethoven program brings the composer's Ninth Symphony, a large-scale work for orchestra, vocal soloists, and chorus, ending in the famous "Ode to Joy" choral finale. A conductor leading this piece must balance the symphony's shifts from stormy, restless opening movements to the broad, hymn-like choral conclusion. How Yang shapes those transitions, the pacing of the slow movement, and the buildup into the final choral entrance will be the main points of interest for attentive listeners at this concert.