lei weng piano performs patricio da silva
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Lei Weng piano performs contemporary piano music by American composer Patricio da Silva "Three Movements for Solo Piano" at Classically Alive Performance in Colorado Springs, CO.Astonishing beauty and sensitivity."-- Claude Franck, Internationally renowned pianist and pedagoguePianist Lei Weng was hailed as "the exceptionally brilliant Chinese pianist" in his Seattle debut with the Northwest Mahler Festival Symphony when he performed Rachmaninoff's 3rd Piano Concerto. New York Concert Review acclaimed Mr Weng for his Carnegie Hall sold-out debut as "a colorist of exemplary control and to be consistently solid" in his Carnegie Hall debut. Followed by an immediate re-invitation, Mr Weng returned to Carnegie Hall two months later, when New York Concert Review remarked, "Weng displayed a powerhouse technique and provided good contrast with delicate moments."Mr Weng has won major national and international competitions, including the top prizes in the Isabel Scionti International Piano Competition and the Camerata Piano Competition, Silver Medal in the Wideman International Piano Competition and 3rd prize at the Kingsville International Competition. He was also a prizewinner in the China National Piano Competition, the TCU/Cliburn Competition and the Grace Welsh International Competition.Mr Weng has performed throughout North America and Asia in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall and Steinway Hall in New York, the Phillips Collections in Washington D.C., Meany Hall in Seattle, Ozawa Hall in Tanglewood, Washington National Library in Chicago, Beijing Music Hall and the Banff Center in Canada. He has performed as soloist with orchestras of Cincinnati, Seattle, Indiana, Fort Worth, Shreveport, as well as China National Symphony and Chorus, Beijing Symphony and Tianjin Symphony. Mr Weng is a featured artist of the Prestige Artist Foundation in New York, and the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation in Switzerland and the United Kingdom.Mr Weng's performances have also been critically acclaimed as "spirited and full of nuances" by The Cincinnati Post. The Herald Times calls him "colorful and flamboyant" and claims "there can be no doubt of his proficiency". China's Tianjin Daily remarked on his "profound and immense artistry" and Scott Cantrell, music critic from the Dallas Morning News, wrote: "Fabulous playing -- really fresh, personal! I love the unpredictability, the willingness to take chances, not just to sound like someone else."Mr Weng has worked closely and performed chamber music with such world-renowned musicians as James Levine, Emanuel Ax, Cho-liang Lin, Pamela Franck, Dawn Upshaw, Phyllis Curtin and members from the Boston Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Sydney Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony and Indianapolis Symphony. He has been invited to perform at the prestigious Tanglewood Music Festival, Linton Chamber Music series, Huntington Festival and the Messiaen Festival.Engagements for Mr Weng in the 2008-2009 season include recitals in New York's Merkin Hall, University of Chicago, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Cincinnati, the Messiaen Festival and concert tours throughout Asia and Europe. He will be performing as soloist with UNC Symphony Orchestra, Greeley Philharmonic, Orchestra Seattle, Taitung Symphony Orchestra, Qingdao Symphony and Tianjin Symphony Orchestra.As a dedicated educator, Mr Weng is an Assistant Professor of Piano Performance at the University of Northern Colorado, where he teaches applied piano to talented students from the United States, Asia and Europe. Each year, he is invited by major conservatories in China, such as Central Conservatory, China Conservatory and Tianjin Conservatory, to present a series of recitals and masterclasses. Mr Weng will be touring and teaching in Asia again during the 2008-2009 season.Mr Weng is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Colorado Piano Festival.Mr Weng is the Guest PrTRANSCRIPT
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Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 07.00 pm - ANNA ZASSIMOVA, piano. FredericChopin Deux Nocturnes Op. 62 H-Dur, E-Dur, Polonaise Op. 26 cis-moll, AlexanderSkriabin, Feuillets d album Es-Dur Op. 45, Mazurka e-moll Op. 25, Georges CatoireDeux Pomes Op. 34 e-moll, C-Dur, Robert Schumann Arabeske Op. 18, EdwardGrieg,"Melodie"(aus "Lyrische Stcke") Op. 47, Claude Debussy, Estampes: "Pagodes","La Soire dans Grenade", "Jardin sous la pluie"Weltklassik - Minzer/Schreuder Residence $25
Friday February 6, 2014 6:00 PM, Filip Fenrych, violin from Dallas, TX, andZahari Metchkov, piano. 3 Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Beethoven (Nos. 4, 5 and6) and Lutoslawskis SubitoClassically Alive - Minzer/Schreuder Residence $30
Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 07.00 pm - LEON GURVITCH, piano Tonight'sprogram shows new facets of Baroque, Romanticism, Impressionism, and Jazz, as LeonGurvitch interprets well-known works in a new, fresh and passionate style. Theprogram includes works of varied composers in which improvisation holds a centralrole. GEORGE GERSHWIN The man I love, ERIK SATIE Gnossienne Nr. 1, MODESTMUSSORGSKY, Promenade aus Bilder einer Ausstellung , GEORG FRIEDRICH HAENDEL,Freue dich Welt, GEORGE GERSHWIN I Got Rhythm, JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACHJesus bleibet meine Freude BWV 147, GABRIEL FAURE Aprs un rve, Pavane,MAURICE RAVEL Bolero, ERIK SATIE Gymnopdie Nr. 1, JOHANNES BRAHMS LullabyWeltklassik - Minzer/Schreuder Residence $25
Saturday March 7, 2014 6:00 PM, Arnold to Argentina, Joyce Hanagan, oboe,Jim Bosse, guitar, Abe Minzer, piano. Malcolm Arnold Sonatina for oboe and piano,Jim Bosse Four Laments for guitar and piano, Bosse Shavano Suite for guitar andpiano. Jorge Cardoso Suite Indiana arr. Bosse/Hanagan/Minzer for oboe, guitarand piano.
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Thursday, March 19, 2015 at 07.00 pm - KATHARINA TREUTLER, piano, ROBERTSCHUMANN from Fantasiestcke op. 12- 1. Des Abends, 2. In der Nacht, ROBERTSCHUMANN Fantasie C-Dur op. 17, JOHANNES BRAHMS Capriccio Op 76, Nr. 2, ZweiRhapsodien op. 79, Vier Klavierstcke op. 119Weltklassik - Minzer/Schreuder Residence $25
Saturday April 4, 2015 6:00 PM, An All-Czech Program, with Daniel Brandt,violin, Norah Clydesdale, cello and Abe Minzer, piano, and guestspeaker/composer Jan Jirasek from Prague. Dvorak Silent Woods for cello andpiano, Jirasek Forgotten Metaphor for violin and piano, Jirasek Dilemma for solocello, Smetana From My Homeland for violin and piano, Dvorak Trio in E minor(Dumky) for violin, cello and piano.Minzer/Schreuder Residence $30
Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 07.00 pm - LIN CHEN, piano in an all-Beethovenprogram. Six Variations F-Major op.34, Sonata no.7 D-Major op.10 Nr.3, Sonata no.14 cis-Minor op. 27 Nr. 2 , Sonata no. 27 e-Minor op. 90 Weltklassik - Minzer/Schreuder Residence $25
Sunday May 10, 2015 5:00 PM, Pipe-dreams of the 21st C. with Jane Rigler,composer/flute/electronics, Taylor Irelan, flute & Abe Minzer, piano. Three smallpiecesby Frances White- 1. The sound of the bell as it leaves the bell 2. Interlude3. Rose pogonia for two flutes and prerecorded part, Music for Sarah by JohnFonville flute solo (Jane), Honami by Will Offermans flute solo (Taylor), TwoSeamingby Jane Rigler for two flutes, Deep Blueby Ian Clarke for flute (Taylor) &piano, the callingby Jane Rigler flute (Jane) and electronics, Redby Jane Riglersolo piccolo (Jane), Ecstatic Dance(2nd movt.) by Ross Edwards for two flutesMinzer/Schreuder Residence $30
Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 07.00 pm (Weltklassik) - Natalia Ehwald, pianoLudwig van Beethoven Sonata in F major op.10 no.2, Johannes Brahms 3 Intermezziop.117, Robert Schumann Abegg-Variations op.1, Karol Szymanowski Mazurkas op. 50no. 1 - 4, Frderic Chopin Mazurka op. 68 no.4 , Nocturne op. 4 no.1, Ballade no. 3op. 47.Weltklassik - Minzer/Schreuder Residence $25
Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 07.00 pm, Please join us for a special Weltklassikinaugural chamber music recital, by Colorados own Katie Mahan, piano, the onlyAmerican pianist on the Weltklassiks prestigious roster. Ms. Mahan will be joinedby renowned clarinetist, Alexander Bedenko and Colorado Symphony principalviolist, Basil Vendryes in a program featuring works of Schumann, Bruch and
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Sun February 9, 2014 5:00 PM, Friends of Larry Smith, An evening of musicLarry loved and performed at Classically Alive and around town. Abe Minzer, piano,and many others who performed with Maestro Larry.Minzer/Schreuder Residence $30
Sat March 8, 2014 6:00 PM, A Lei Weng Piano Recital, a Classically Alivefavorite, Dr. Lei Weng, Professor of Piano at University of Northern Colorado andTianjin Conservatory of Music, China, presents a program of Beethoven Piano Sonata,Opus 109, Patricio da Silva 3 Movements for Piano, Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit,Chopin Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante Minzer/Schreuder Residence $30
Sun April 6, 2014 5:00 PM, From Darkness to Light, Andy Stevens, clarinet,Colin McAllister, guitar, Abe Minzer, piano, featuring Ofer Ben-Amots award-winningFrom Darkness to Light Trio for clarinet, guitar and piano with introductoryremarks by the composer, Ofer Ben-Amots. Also, solo guitar music: Puis Que Je Sui Fumeux and En Nul Estat arr. McAllisterfrom the 14th-century Chantilly Codex collection, Francois Couperin Les BarricadesMystrieuses, arr. David Russell, and Vivaldi Concerto in D Major for guitar andpiano.Also, for clarinet: Stravinsky 3 Pieces for solo clarinet, and Carl Maria von WeberConcertino for clarinet and piano.Minzer/Schreuder Residence $30
Sat May 10, 2014 5:00 PM, The Confluence String Quartet, after greatperformances here in 2011 and 2012, glad to have this stellar group back for 2014.Mozart Quartet K. 465 (Dissonance), Borodin Quartet No. 2 and Peter SculthorpeQuartet No. 11 (Jabiru Dreaming)Minzer/Schreuder Residence $30
Sun June 8, 2014 5:00 PM, Brazil and Germany : Music for Oboe, Horn, Cello& Piano, Music by J. S. Bach, Telemann, Mozart, Schumann and Brazilian composers,Brandao and Ripper. Featuring oboist, Mark Gainer from South Carolina, along withDave Stoller, horn, Norah Clydesdale, cello and Abe Minzer, piano. Dinner, dessert/drinks. Minzer/Schreuder Residence $30
Sat July 12, 2014 7:00 PM, songs new & old: The McAllister-Keller Guitar Duowith Colin McAllister, guitar, Derek Keller, guitar, voice, composer, speaker, AbeMinzer, piano. John Dowland songs, Steve Reich Nagoya Guitars, Mario LavistaCante, traditional Chilean song, Juguete de Amor (Toy of Love), Derek Keller
Patricio da Silva
Patricio da Silva