Tianxu An, piano
After years of study, members of the class of 2022 share their talents and passion through a final graduation recital. Admission requires advance reservation and is complimentary.
A livestream of the performance will also be available on Curtis’s Facebook and YouTube pages.
The Edith L. and Robert Prostkoff Memorial Concert Series. The Curtis Institute of Music receives funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Program
GUBAIDULINA | Chaconne |
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SCHUMANN |
Toccata in C major, Op. 7
Tianxu An, piano |
MOZART |
Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Allegro maestoso Tianxu An, piano String Quartet Accompaniment: |
INTERMISSION | |
SCRIABIN | Sonata No. 5 in F-sharp major ("The Poem of Ecstasy"), Op. 53 |
BRAHMS |
Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1
Allegro Tianxu An, piano |
About the Performers
Tianxu An, from Beijing, entered the Curtis Institute of Music in 2015 and studies piano with Meng-Chieh Liu. All students at Curtis receive merit-based, full-tuition scholarships, and Mr. An is the Martin and Sarah Taylor Fellow.
Mr. An’s recent competition awards include fourth prize in the XVI International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 2019, and winner of the senior division of the Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition in 2018. He attended the Morningside Music Bridge program in 2017 and 2018, and the Sejong Music Festival in 2013 and 2014. He began piano lessons at age five and previously studied with Hua Chang of the Central Music Conservatory in Beijing.
I-hao Cheng, from Taoyuan City, Taiwan, is a student of Midori and entered Curtis in 2016.
Jiayin He, from Shanghai, is a student of Gary Hoffman and Peter Wiley, and entered Curtis in 2018.
Haram Kim, from Seoul, is a student of Shmuel Ashkenasi and Ida Kavafian, and entered Curtis in 2016.
Yizilin Liang, from Zhejiang, China, is a student of Roberto Díaz and Ed Gazouleas, and entered Curtis in 2020.
Special Thanks
The Edith L. and Robert Prostkoff Memorial Concert Series. The Curtis Institute of Music receives funding from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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- Date Apr 27, 2022
- Time 8:00 P.M.
- Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall