The Canadian prodigy makes his Koerner Hall debut with a program of works by Chopin, Liszt, and Schubert.<\/p>\n
Starting to play at just five years old, by age eight Kevin Chen had been named one of CBC\u2019s Top 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30 and became the youngest person in Canada to earn The Royal Conservatory of Music\u2019s associate\u2019s diploma. He has since won numerous accolades: he is the youngest-ever winner of the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition, he won first prize at the Concours de Gen\u00e8ve, and first prize in the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition.<\/p>\n
Since his first orchestral debut at the age of seven, Chen has performed with world-class orchestras like the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. As well as being an exceptional musician, Chen is an accomplished composer and has over 100 works to his name.<\/p>\n
Program:
\nFryderyk Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, op. 23
\nFryderyk Chopin: Polonaise-fantaisie No. 7 in A flat Major, op. 61
\nFryderyk Chopin: Variations on \u201cL\u00e0 ci darem la mano\u201d from Mozart\u2019s Don Giovanni, op. 2
\nFranz Liszt: Ballade No. 2 in B Minor, S. 171
\nFranz Schubert: \u201cErlk\u00f6nig,\u201d S. 558, no. 4 (transc. Liszt)
\nFranz Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca, S. 161, no. 5 from Ann\u00e9es de p\u00e8lerinage II
\nFranz Liszt: R\u00e9miniscences de Don Juan, S. 418<\/p>\n
Kevin Chen’s recital is generously supported by Heather Bala Edwards. Proceeds from the concert will support performances by emerging classical artists through The Fund for Koerner Hall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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