Chopin Salon with Ning An

Imagine spending a delightful afternoon with other classical music lovers enjoying beautiful piano music performed by masterful musicians - all in a lovely tropical Miami Beach setting. Now imagine enjoying a glass of wine after the concert while mingling with fellow audience members and the artist. Then imagine extending the experience with an elegant sit-down buffet dinner where the conversations get interesting and the wine continue to flow. You’ve just pictured Chopin Salons! Set at the historic Miami Beach Woman’s Club, this season will feature THREE distinguished members of the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition jury. Admission is complimentary for members, and non-members are invited to purchase a ticket. Enjoy the unique ambiance of this historic Miami Beach landmark and a cultural experience like no other.

PRICING:

Concert & Wine Reception: $50 General Admission (Active Chopin Foundation Members receive complimentary admission) Post-Concert Dinner (Optional): $75 per person (tax & service fees included) Valet Parking: Available on site

Pianist is a rare pianist who has been hailed as a musician who “combines a flawless technique and mastery of the instrument with an expressive power that is fueled by profound and insightful understanding.” (New York Concert Review) His top prizes from the Queen Elizabeth, Cleveland, and William Kapell Piano Competitions led to performances at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, Salle Verdi (Milan), and to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. He has been invited to perform at numerous festivals, including the International Chopin Festival in Duszinski, Poland, the Gina Bachauer Piano Festival in Salt Lake City, New Hampshire's Monadnock Music Festival, the Bourglinster Festival in Luxembourg, and the Interlaken Music Festival in Switzerland.

“Playing with deep conversational comfort, telling stories in works that came across as miniature poems and extended narratives.”

— MERCURY NEWS

A passionate chamber musician as well as soloist, Mr. An has performed with distinguished groups such as the Ysaye, Daedalus, and Takacs Quartets as well as instrumentalists James Ehnes, Paul Neubauer, and Andres Diaz. Since making his orchestral debut at the age of 16 with the Cleveland Orchestra, Mr. An has been a featured soloist with orchestras that include the London Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore Symphony, the Stuttgart Philharmonic, Tivoli Symphony Orchestra, the Belgian National Symphony, the Flemish Radio Symphony, and many more under the batons of conductors such as Vladimir Fedosseyev, Jorg-Peter Weigle, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, and others. Mr. An was also a featured soloist on the 100th Anniversary American tour made by the Warsaw Philharmonic under the direction of Maestro Kazimierz Kord. Ning An has also been a top prize winner of the Paloma O’Shea Santander Competition, the Tivoli International Piano Competition, the Rachmaninoff International Piano Competition, the National Chopin Competition, the American Pianist Association and the Alfred Cortot Prize winner of the International Chopin Piano Competition. This artist began his musical studies at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Olga Radosavljevich and Sergei Babayan. Subsquently, Mr. An continued his studies under the tutelage of Russell Sherman at the New England Conservatory of Music. As a frequent guest lecturer, Mr. An has given masterclasses throughout the United States and Asia. Currently he serves as the Artist-Teacher on the piano faculty of California State University Fullerton.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Miami Beach Woman's Club, 2401 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, United States