Ching-Yun Hu Piano Recital

20th Century Russian composer, Nikolai Kapustin. 
Program:
Rachmaninoff/Kocsis Vocalise
Bach/Rachmaninoff Prelude, Gavotte, Gigue from Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major  
Bach/Gill Fantasie-Transcription: "Wie Selig Sind Doch Die" (2017) 
Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit 
Intermission
Gershwin/Wild Virtuosic Etudes: "Fascinating rhythm", "Embraceable you", "I got rhythm"
Alkan Aesop's Feast, from 12 Etudes in all the Minor Keys, Op. 39
Kapustin Concert Etudes, Op. 40: "Pastorale", "Intermezzo", "Finale"
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Declared a “first-class talent” and praised for her “poetic use of color and confidently expressive phrasing” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), the distinguished Taiwanese-American concert pianist Ching-Yun Hu is recognized and acclaimed worldwide for her dazzling technique, deeply probing musicality, and directly communicative performance style. After winning top prizes at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv and the Concert Artists Guild International Competition in New York City, her career has taken her to prestigious concert halls and music festivals across the globe on five continents. 
Ching-Yun Hu made her debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1999. She has appeared at prestigious concert halls across the globe, including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Aspen Music Festival, Wigmore Hall (London), Salle Cortot (Paris), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Herkulesaal (Munich), Klavier-Ruhr Festival, Franz Liszt Academy of Music (Budapest), Duszniki-Dzroj Chopin International Festival and Rubinstein Philharmonic Hall (Poland), Opera House (Tel Aviv), National Concert Hall (Taipei), and Japan’s Osaka Hall. 
Considered one of the most important concert pianists from her native Taiwan, Ching-Yun Hu has received honors from the Taiwan Ministry of Culture and the Golden Melody Awards. She is a keen advocate for the promotion of classical music. She founded the Yun-Hsiang International Music Festival in Taipei in 2012, and the Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy - PYPA in 2013. She serves on the piano faculty of the Boyer College of Music at Temple University in Philadelphia. Ms. Hu is a Steinway Artist. www.chingyunhu.com