Bridge Music Series presents GRAMMY-nominated pianist HAN CHEN. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a “Les adieux” Liszt: "Funérailles," S. 173 No. 7 Stravinsky: "Four Études," Op. 7 (intermission) Lei Liang: "A Book of Time I" (2023) (west coast premiere) Stravinsky: "Trois mouvements de Petrouchka" Additional Description: A fearless performer with seemingly limitless imagination and possessed with uncanny energy, GRAMMY-nominated pianist Han Chen plays scores old and new with rare rigor and insight. A GRAMMY® nominee for Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Chen was recognized for his recording of Florence Price's Piano Concerto in One Movement in D minor with conductor John Jeter and the Malmö Opera Orchestra. Alex Ross, classical music critic of The New Yorker, who selected Mr. Chen's disc of the Ligeti Études and Capriccios as a "Notable Classical Recording of 2023," characterized him as follows: The Taiwanese pianist Han Chen, a noted interpreter of the Ligeti Études and other modernist repertory, has made a blistering album of the [Liszt] opera transcriptions. — The New Yorker, September 4, 2023 Attending Mr. Chen's recent traversal of the 18 Ligeti Etudes and 18 commissioned world premieres, George Grella titled his review: "Han Chen's remarkable playing equal to the genius of Ligeti's Etudes" and went on to exclaim: He is astonishing, with some of the finest pianism one has ever witnessed. — New York Classical Review, September 25, 2023 Gold Medalist at the 2013 China International Piano Competition and a prizewinner at the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition, Mr. Chen has also been praised by Gramophone as "impressively commanding and authoritative" and further cited by The New York Times for his "graceful touch," "rhythmic precision" and "hypnotic charm." He has appeared as soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic, Fort Worth Symphony, Lansing Symphony, Lexington Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, National Taiwan Symphony, and Xiamen Philharmonic. Han Chen has studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky, Wha Kyung Byun, and Ursula Oppens at The Juilliard School, New England Conservatory, and CUNY Graduate Center. He is a Steinway Artist and is represented by Black Tea Music. Han Chen on Facebook / Instagram
