{"id":105263,"date":"2024-06-19T15:58:05","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T19:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=105263"},"modified":"2024-06-20T08:00:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T12:00:02","slug":"preview-jialiang-zhu-presents-duo-dances-violin-piano-recital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/06\/19\/preview-jialiang-zhu-presents-duo-dances-violin-piano-recital\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Jialiang Zhu Presents Duo Dances, A Violin &amp; Piano Recital"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_105265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105265\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-REVIEW-35.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Violinist Alessia Disimino (Photo: Bo Huang); violinist Heng-Han Hou (Photo courtesy of the artist); Pianist Jialiang Zhu (Photo courtesy of the artist)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-REVIEW-35.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-REVIEW-35-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-REVIEW-35-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Copy-of-REVIEW-35-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-105265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L-R: Violinist Alessia Disimino (Photo: Bo Huang); violinist Heng-Han Hou (Photo courtesy of the artist); Pianist Jialiang Zhu (Photo courtesy of the artist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Canadian Music Centre will be the venue for a concert of music for violin and piano presented by Jialiang Zhu. The Chinese-Canadian pianist will be joined by violinists Alessia Disimino and Heng-Han Hou for an eclectic program on June 23.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the last in a series titled Empowered by Friendship presented at the CMC during the 2023\/24 season. True to its theme, violinist Alessia Disimino and pianist Jialiang Zhu are friends in real life, and long time artistic partners.<\/p>\n<h3>The Music<\/h3>\n<p>The wide ranging program includes music that originates in Italy, China, Mongolia, Canada, USA, and Romania. It includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amy Beach \u2013 Romance for violin and piano<\/li>\n<li>B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k \u2013 Romanian Folk Dances for violin and piano<\/li>\n<li>Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco \u2013 Sonata quasi una Fantasia for violin and piano<\/li>\n<li>Huang Huwei \u9ec4\u864e\u5a01 \u2013 E\u2019 Mei Mountain Moon Song \u5ce8\u7709\u5c71\u6708\u6b4c for violin and piano<\/li>\n<li>David Jaeger \u2013 Sonata Tristan and Isolde for violin and piano<\/li>\n<li>Anita Pari \u2013 Incongruous for piano and two violins<\/li>\n<li>Massimo Guida \u2013 Three Compositional Studies in Gestures for two violins<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Artists<\/h3>\n<p>Chinese pianist <strong>Jialiang Zhu<\/strong> enjoys solo performance, chamber music, and vocal collaboration in her music practice. She is currently studying towards a Doctoral of Musical Arts degree, after earning a Master\u2019s Degree in Piano Peformance and Pedagogy, and a Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Piano Performance with Honours, all at the University of Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>Jialiang performed as pianist and Project Assistant on Chinese-Canadian composer Alice Ping Yee Ho\u2019s 2022 album A Woman\u2019s Voice \u2013 Songs and Duets for Voice and Piano. She is a specialist in Chinese song, and has performed with vocalists in lecture recitals and presentations at the Canadian Opera Company as well as the Universities of Toronto and Ottawa.<\/p>\n<p>Based in both Toronto and Boston, violinist <strong>Alessia Disimino<\/strong> is the co-founder and violinist of the Bedford Trio, who were the 2023\/2024 Artist in Residence at the University of Toronto. She is also a violinist with the North York Concert Orchestra. Alessia founded and is Director of Strings at the North York String Academy, where she teaches as well as curating the violin program. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a Master\u2019s in Music in Performance. She previously earned a Bachelor of Music in Performance with a Minor in English at the same institution.<\/p>\n<p>Originally from Taiwan, violinist<strong> Heng-Han Hou<\/strong> is the Principal Second Violin of the Regina Symphony Orchestra. In addition to that position, he has performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Opera Company, and Windsor Symphony Orchestra, along with his work as a soloist and chamber musician. He was the Associate and Assistant Concertmaster for the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony. Heng-Han is working on his doctoral degree at the University of Toronto, and has performed in a number of public masterclasses for Midori Goto, the New Orford String Quartet, among others.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Find tickets for Duo Dances \u2014 Violin and Piano Recital [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/jialiang-zhu-presents-duo-dances-violin-and-piano-recital-tickets-898913904687?aff=oddtdtcreator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>].<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>Are you looking to promote an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0e101a\"><u>event<\/u><\/span><\/a>? Have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/masthead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>news tip<\/u><\/a>? Need to know the best\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>events<\/u><\/a>\u00a0happening this weekend? 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