Warm Prompt:
Children under the age of six or 1.2 meters will not be admitted. Each audience should have a ticket (ID card is also needed) regardless of the age.
 

Piano: Xu Hong
Hailed by the New York Times as “technically brilliant, insightful musician, and seemingly limitless potential”. Hong Xu is one of the China's most accomplished pianists in his generation.
 
He has performed with world-renowned conductors such as Vladimir Ashkenazy, Mikhail Pletnev, Yannick Nezét- Seguin, Yan Pascal Torterlier, Hans Graf, Markus Stenz, and Robert Spanoetc. Previous concerto appearances include the performances with London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Hallé Orchestra in Manchester, Russian National Orchestra, Orchestre Nacional de Portuguesa, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Beijing's NCPA Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal etc.
 
Xu Hong has appeared in many important recital series and venues, including the Wigmore Hall, Weill Hall at the Carnegie Hall, Terrace Theater at the Kennedy Centre, Beijing's NCPA, Taipei's National Concert Hall, Seoul Arts Centre, etc. BBC Magazine and International Piano Quarterly has named him as one of the most promising rising stars.
 
A devotee of new music, Xu Hong has premiered works by Frederic Rzewski who wrote “Rubinstein in Berlin” for him in 2008. Since then, he has performed many American composers' works both in China and abroad including Bolcom, Corigliano, and Rochberg.
 
He received early training in Wuhan Conservatory of Music with Jiang Liping, subsequently went to the United States studying with Douglas Humpherys, Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald at the Eastman School of Music and the Juilliard School. During his study period, he won prizes at Bachauer, Hilton Head and Honens International Piano Competitions.
 
He has been teaching at the Wuhan Conservatory of Music since 2010 and now is the professor of Piano Department. He was invited to give master classes at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Trinity College London, Taipei National University of the Arts, Beijing International Music Festival &Academy, and Amalfi Coast Music and Arts Festival in Italy. Besides, he is the Director of Piano Society of Chinese Musicians Association, the Vice Chairman of Piano Committee of Hubei Province, and the Director of Big House Contemporary Art Gallery.
 
Program
Mozart: Adagio in b minor, K.540
Mozart: Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, K.570 
Mozart: Piano Sonata in C Major, K.309  
Schumann: Arabesque, Op.18    
Schumann: Blumenstck, Op.19    
Schumann: Humoreske, Op.20      
 
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