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Pianist Jialin Yao 要佳林, winner of the 2024 Fou Ts’ong International Concerto Competition, has captivated audiences worldwide with his “exquisite melody and profound understanding” and “supreme touch control” (The Boston Musical Intelligencer, 2024).Jialin Yao will perform at the Summer Concert Series at NEC 夏日系列音樂會 on Wednesday, Aug 13, 7:30 pm at NEC's Williams Hall. Free Admission. Donation $10 suggested. Age 6 and under not admitted. Details:
https://www.chineseperformingarts.net/contents/summer/2025/0813/index.html
Program of 8/13/2025 includes:
Busoni: Fantasie nach Johann Sebastian Bach, BV 253
Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
Prokofiev: Toccata in D Minor, Op. 11
Scriabin: Fantasy in B Minor, Op. 28
Charlotte Bray: Oneiroi
J. S. Bach / Busoni: Chorale Prelude "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland", BWV 659 – BV B 27 No. 3
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27 No. 1, "Quasi una fantasia"
Ravel: Oiseaux tristes and Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs, M. 43
Jialin Yao’s 2024-2025 season highlights include performances of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 (Boulder Symphony, Mercury Orchestra, Anderson Symphony); Yellow River Concerto (Beijing Symphony Orchestra); and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1 in E Minor, Op.11 (Málaga Philharmonic Orchestra).
Jialin Yao has garnered top honors at numerous international competitions including the Fou T’song (2024), Málaga City (2024), Seattle (2024),), Teresa Carreño Master (2023), IKOF (2023), Friuli Venezia Giulia (2022), Singapore (2021), Steinway (2019), and Shigeru Kawai (2018) International Piano Competitions. Jialin Yao earned his Master’s degree from the Juilliard School under Sergei Babayan. Currently he is continuing his studies with Maestro Babayan at SMU Meadows School of the Arts pursuing an Artist Diploma.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
NEC Williams Hall, 290 Huntington Ave,Boston, Massachusetts, United States
