Program
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Johannes Brahms (1833~1897)
Drei Intermezzi, op. 117 i. Intermezzo in E-flat Major ii. Intermezzo in B-flat Minor iii. Intermezzo in C-sharp Minor Frédéric Chopin (1810~1849) Etude in C-sharp Minor, op. 10, no. 4 Etude in G-flat Major, op.10, no. 5 Franz Schubert (1797~1828) Impromptu in A-flat Major, op. 90, no. 4 |
Adolf Schulz-Evler (1852~1905)
Concert Arabesques on themes from "On the Beautiful Blue Danube" by Johann Strauss jr. ~ intermission ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756~1791) Sonata in C Major, K. 330 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873~1943) Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, op. 36 |
Artists
Shijun Wang, pianoThe Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung Heidelberger described Shijun Wang as "a fascinating, serious and sensitive musician." As a solo pianist and orchestral soloist, Shijun Wang has performed in over a dozen states in the U.S. as well as Germany, France, Norway, Spain, China, Mexico, South Korea, and Japan. In his most recent China tour, he gave masterclasses, lectures and recitals in major Chinese conservatories, including Shenyang Conservatory, Xi’an Conservatory, Sichuan Conservatory and Jilin College of Arts. As a visiting professor of Xi’an Conservatory, he gives concerts and masterclasses each summer since 2017. He also teaches at Puigcerda Music Festival in Spain, East/West International Piano Festival in South Korea and Lancaster International Music Festival in Pennsylvania in the summer.
Wang's recent orchestral appearances include Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Lafayette Symphony, Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2 with the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra. He has appeared with Evening Stars Orchestra, Duxbury Music Festival Orchestra, Manhattan Chamber Orchestra, Music Academy of the West Orchestra, and Tulsa Signature Symphony Orchestra. Wang has won many national and international prizes for piano performance, including the Excellence Award in the 65th Steinway Children and Young Pianist Competition 2002. He subsequently won the Excellence award of the 8th Germany Ettlingen International Competition for Young Pianists in 2002. The same year he won the Bronze medal at the Hong Kong Tchaikovsky Piano Competition. In 2008, he won the fifth prize in the Hamamatsu Piano Academy. In 2010, he won the first prize and the audience prize in Crescendo Piano Competition. Wang is currently an assistant professor of piano at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He also worked at Weber State University where he taught piano major students, music theory, collaborative piano, and chamber music. Wang received his childhood music training in Shenyang, China. He began learning piano at age four. In 1999 he was accepted into the Music High School of the Shenyang Conservatory of Music and studied with Professor Dong-Dun Zhang. He received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School studying with Oxana Yablonskaya and Joseph Kalichstein, and completed his Doctoral of Musical Arts degree from the Eastman School of Music under the guidance of Nelita True. His musical mentors includes Thomas Schumacher, Dan-Wen Wei, Alfred Brendel, Emanuel Ax, and Richard Goode. 
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Chih-Long Hu, pianoTaiwanese-American pianist Chih-Long Hu's performance career was launched after receiving honors including the Taipei National Concert Hall Arising Star, the Chi-Mei Artist Award, and prizes from the Mauro Monopoli International Piano Competition in Italy, the Concurs International De Piano D'Escaldes-Engordany in Andorra, the Takamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan, and San Jose International Piano Competition in California.
Hu performs extensively appearing as a concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. His recent performance highlights include concerto performances of Rachmaninov’s Paganini Rhapsody, Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, solo and chamber recitals in China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Ireland, France, Canada, and throughout the U.S. Hu’s performances have been broadcast in "Performance Today" through NPR stations across the U.S. His CD albums "Formosa Caprices," “Complete Rachmaninov Etudes-Tableaux,” and “Goldberg Variations” have received critical acclaim. Recipient of the UT Chancellor’s Excellence in Teaching Award and named “Teacher of the Year” by Tennessee Music Teachers Association, Knoxville Music Teachers Associations, and Appalachian Music Teachers Association, Hu is committed and passionate in teaching. He strives to cultivate and inspire curiosity in meaningful expression and to help his students discover their individuality through music. Hu holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in piano performance from the University of Michigan, a Master's degree from Taipei National University of the Arts, and a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering from National Taiwan University. Hu is currently the Sandra G. Powell Endowed Professor of Piano and the Coordinator of Keyboard Studies at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. 
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Shigeru Kawai is the designated piano for the 2024 New York International Winter Piano Festival
