19th Concert season.
The two sides of romantic pianism
By Luca Cossettini
Kevin Chen was born in March 2005 in Calgary and trained with Marilyn Engle. When he was not yet 10, he was named among the CBC’s “Top 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30” and one of the “100 Remarkable Canadians ” from Maclean’s magazine.
His rich list of victories includes first prizes at the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv in 2023, at the Concours de Genève in 2022 and the Franz Liszt in Budapest in 2021, to mention just the most recent successes.
In addition to having already been applauded in recitals or concerts with orchestra in some of the most renowned concert halls in the world, Kevin has also been invited to perform at prestigious international festivals. Currently, he is studying at the Hochschule Hannover with Arie Vardi.
Program:
Fryderyk Chopin
Ballata n. 1 in sol minore, op. 23
Polonaise-Fantaisie, op. 61
Variazioni su “Là ci darem la mano” dal Don Giovanni di W.A. Mozart, op. 2
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Franz Liszt
Ballata n. 2 in si minore, S.171
Da Années de Pèlerinage II, S.161:
n. 5, Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
Réminiscences de Don Juan, S.418
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