"Silken tone, subtle sense of color, and stunningly imaginative”Musical America
“the most sophisticated and compelling music-making”The Dallas Morning News
Join Hong Kong’s own Van Cliburn Finalist and Audience Award winner Rachel Cheung in this intimate and virtuosic recital!
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Rachel has dazzled audience worldwide with her “beauty and virtuosity” (Theatre Jones), giving recitals in prestigious venues including Auditorium du Louvre (Paris), Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg), Weill Recital Hall Carnegie Hall (New York) and more. Rachel is also a prize winner in many of the world’s esteemed competitions, including the Leeds, Chopin, Horowitz, Gina Bachauer and Geneva International Piano Competitions. In 2019, Rachel was awarded the Artist of the Year (Music) by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council for her outstanding achievements.
Rachel Cheung embraces her identity as “a poet, but also a dramatist” (The Dallas Morning News) in this lyrical and soulful programme of Schumann, Ravel and Chopin.
Programme
SCHUMANN Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
RAVEL Miroirs
III. Une barque sur l’océan
IV. Alborado del gracioso
V. La vallée des cloches
CHOPIN Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat Major, Op. 22
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