About this Event
Hailed by The Philadelphia Inquirer as a “first class talent… superb pianist” and by International Piano (London) for “praises follow her around the world”, Taiwanese-American pianist Ching-Yun Hu will be performing an All Rachmaninoff Concert to kick off 2023 PYPA Piano Festival on Saturday, July 29, 2023!
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Program
150th Anniversary of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Birth
Rachmaninoff Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
Bach/Rachmaninoff Violin Partita No. 3 in E major: Prelude, Gavotte, Gigue
Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninoff Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1
Rachmaninoff Prelude in G major, Op. 32 No. 5
Rachmaninoff Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5
Rachmaninoff Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
Rachmaninoff/Kocsis Polka de W. R.
Intermission
Rachmaninoff 9 Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39
Allegro agitato
Lento assai
Allegro molto
Allegro assai
Appassionato
Allegro
Lento lugubre
Allegro moderato
Allegro moderato. Tempo di marcia
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Ching Yun Hu
“…that elusive superstar quality that everybody looks for… Musical, energetic and full of flair.”
Jerusalem Post
Hailed by The Philadelphia Inquirer as a “first class talent… superb pianist” and by International Piano (London) for “praises follow her around the world”, Taiwanese-American pianist Ching-Yun Hu is a unique presence on the international concert scene.
Ms. Hu made her concerto debut at the age 13 on a tour in Japan and Taiwan. She made her Aspen Music Festival debut at age 16, playing Prokofiev Concerto No. 3. A year later, she performed Grieg Piano Concerto to a sold-out house at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia with the Philadelphia Orchestra. After her successful Lincoln Center recital debut at Alice Tully Hall in 2007, she has continued to perform at prestigious concert halls and music festivals across the globe.
Ching-Yun Hu is the winner of the Arthur Rubinstein and Concert Artists Guild Competitions, and since her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, she has continued to perform internationally at major concert venues: Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw, Frankfurt Opera House, Taipei National Concert Hall, Klavier-Ruhr Festival, Aspen Music Festival, Oregon Bach Festival, to name just a few.
Her debut album, “Ching-Yun Hu plays Chopin”, (ArchiMusic) won the prestigious Golden Melody Award for “Best Classical Album of the Year”. Her collaboration with the renowned Boston Modern Orchestra Project resulted in a critically acclaimed recording for BMop Sound. “Ching-Yun Hu: Rachmaninoff” (2019), received “five stars” by Pianist Magazine and was called “essential listening for Rachmaninoff admirers”.
A native of Taipei, Ching-Yun Hu studied with Herbert Stessin at The Juilliard School, Sergei Babayan at the Cleveland Institute of Music and received further guidance from Karl-Heinz Kammerling at the Hochschule für Musik Hannover in Germany. Renowned as a presenter, curator, and educator, she is the founder and artistic director of renowned Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy (PYPA). She serves on the piano faculty at Temple University in Philadelphia.
Ching-Yun Hu is a Steinway Artist. www.chingyunhu.com
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About PYPA Piano Festival
2023 PYPA Piano Festival is coming back to Philadelphia in summer of 2023! We have prepared 9 days of in-person events, including concerts, masterclasses, lectures, and Philadelphia International Competition, July 29-August 6, 2023!
PYPA Summer Piano Festival was founded in 2013. For the first five years, the festival took place at the Curtis Institute of Music, and since 2018, it has been in residence at the historic Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia.
Each summer, the piano festival offers an intensive nine-day program that encompasses master classes, lectures, and concerts performed by international renowned pianists, as well as PYPA young artists. The Summer Piano Festival also presents the annual Philadelphia International Piano Competition.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, United States
USD 28.00