陳 Aidan
愷 Chan
賢 Pianist
About
Aidan Chan is an Irish-Chinese pianist based in the UK, currently in his final year of studies with Prof. Nigel Clayton at the Royal College of Music, London.
He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in notable venues in the US (Carnegie Hall), UK (Wigmore Hall), Hong Kong (Hong Kong City Hall), Switzerland (Volkshaus Biel), Austria, China and across Ireland (the RDS Concert Hall, Freemasons Grand Lodge, the Hugh Lane Gallery and the National Concert Hall). In addition, he has given recitals by invitation to a number of music festivals and special occasions. As a concerto soloist he has performed with the DIT Sinfonia, as well as the Philharmonic Orchestra of Budweis in Switzerland. As a keen chamber musician, Aidan regularly performs as part of the Cupra Duo with British saxophonist Sophia Elger, and he is also passionate about performing under-played works, often with other musicians in various combinations, giving a performance of Samuel Coleridge Taylor’s rarely performed Nonet as part of Black History Month at the Royal College of Music in October 2020.
Most recently, Aidan gave the world premiere of British Chinese composer Alex Ho’s “Knuckleduster” for solo piano as part of the Chinese Arts Now Festival 2021. He will continue his studies as a Master of Music student at the Royal College of Music in September 2021 with Nigel Clayton and Andrew Zolinsky, with the aim to further explore his East Asian diasporic identity as a performer of Western Classical Music.
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“The Wagner-Liszt “Isolde’s Liebestod” was the last work the great Vladimir Horowitz ever played and recorded, a mere four days before his death. At Carnegie, Irish pianist Aidan Chan gave it an appropriately operatic, elegiac performance of Wagnerian sweep and ebb and flow. He shrewdly scaled his dynamics from a hushed, foreboding start, to a grand climax of rich resonance.
[on Aidan’s Carnegie Hall debut)”
Michael Sherwin
As a musician, Aidan has been described as “talented indeed”, “brave” and “fearless and uncompromising”.
Since 2011, Aidan has won 90 prizes in competitions across Ireland that include 54 first prizes and special awards. Notable awards include the Lorcan Sherlock Gold Medal (DIT), the Fuller Coakley Award for best Baroque performance from EPTA Ireland, the Senior Piano Bursary at the Sligo Feis Ceoil, and the Patricia Read Memorial Cup and the Nordell Cup at the ESB Feis Ceoil. Aidan also won the 2016 Fr Frank Maher Classical Music Awards with the top prize of €5000. Internationally, he won 2nd prize at the 2015 Young Pianist of the North Competition (United Kingdom), runner-up prize at the 2016 Troisdorf International Piano Competition (Germany) and 2nd prize at the 2016 Euregio Piano Award in Germany. In 2019, Aidan was recipient of the Trench Award and Audience Choice Prize in Ireland, becoming the first pianist and youngest finalist to do so.
Achievements
International Competitions
2016
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Euregio Piano Award (Germany) – 2nd Prize
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Troisdorf International Piano Competition (Germany) – Runner-up Prize
2015
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Young Pianist of the North International Competition (UK) – 2nd Prize
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Troisdorf International Piano Competition (Germany) – 4th Prize
Ireland
2019
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The Trench Award and Audience Prize, Winner
2018
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Recital debut in China, Jilin University of the Arts
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The Murray Cup, Sligo Feis Ceoil, Winner
2017
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Carnegie Hall Debut
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€1000 Senior Piano Bursary, Sligo Feis Ceoil, Winner
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The John Delaney Cup, Sligo Feis Ceoil, Winner
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The Henry Loretto Cup, Sligo Feis Ceoil, Winner
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The Noreen Thomas Cup, Sligo Feis Ceoil, Winner
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The Nordell Cup, ESB Feis Ceoil – Winner
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The Rhoda Coghill Cup, ESB Feis Ceoil – Winner
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The Fuller Coakley Prize, EPTA Ireland – Winner
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6th Year Competition – EPTA Ireland, Winner
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Senior Recital Prize, DIT – Winner
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Recipient of the Arklow Shipping Bursary
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The Wicklow People Cup, Arklow Music Festival- Winner
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The Robertson Cup, Wesley College Interschools Music Festival – Winner
2016
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Main prize (€5000 bursary), Fr. Frank Maher Classical Music Awards
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Patricia Read Memorial Cup, Feis Ceoil – Winner
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Lorcan Sherlock Gold Medal, DIT – Winner
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The Frank Heneghan Trophy, DIT – Winner
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Senior Liszt Prize, DIT – Winner
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Junior Chamber Music U/18, DIT – Winner
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Recipient of the Arklow Shipping Bursary
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The Wicklow People Cup, Arklow Music Festival- Winner
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The Robertson Cup, Wesley College Interschools Music Festival – Winner
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Solo U/18 Cup, Piano Academy of Ireland Festival – Winner
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Clive Gouldson Memorial Award, Piano Academy of Ireland Festival – Winner
2015
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Senior Contemporary Irish Music Prize, EPTA Ireland – Winner
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The Fuller Coakley Prize, EPTA Ireland – Winner
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The Maeve Flynn Cup, Sligo Feis Ceoil – Winner
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Vera Munro Cup, Sligo Feis Ceoil – Winner
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The Newpark Senior Perpetual Trophy – Winner
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The Prichard Cup, Newpark Music Festival – Winner
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The Owen Walsh Perpetual Cup, Newpark Music Festival – Winner
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Senior Piano Sonata Cup, Newpark Music Festival – Winner
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Lucy Donnelly Cup, DIT – Winner
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Piano Solo Under 18, DIT – WInner
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Junior Contemporary Irish Music Prize, DIT – Winner
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The Wicklow People Cup, Arklow Music Festival – Winner
2014
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The Mai Byrne Raymond Trophy, DIT – Winner
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Junior Repertoire Under 16, DIT Winner
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The Coakley Fuller Cup, Newpark Music Festival – Winner
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The Fuller Coakley Prize, EPTA Ireland – Winner
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Third Year Competition, EPTA Ireland – Winner
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The High School Cup, Wesley College Interschools Music Festival – Winner
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Solo U/16 Cup, Piano Academy of Ireland Festival – Winner
2013
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Concerto soloist debut with DIT Sinfonia
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The Evelyn Levins Perpetual Cup, Newpark Music Festival – Winner
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The Fuller Award, Newpark Music Festival – Winner
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Junior Piano Sonata Cup, Newpark Music Festival – Winner
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Piano U/18, Newpark Music Festival – Winner
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The High School Cup, Wesley College Interschools Music Festival – Winner
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Solo U/14 Cup, Piano Academy of Ireland Festival – Winner
2012
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Ita Beausang Trophy, DIT – Winner
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Junior Repertoire U/14, DIT – Winner
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Piano U/16, Newpark Music Festival – Winner
2011
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The Stanley Perpetual Cup, Newpark Music Festival – Winner
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Piano U/14, Newpark Music Festival – Winner
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Junior Repertoire U/12, DIT – Winner (first competition)
2010
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Entrance Scholarship to DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama
Biography: Chinese
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二十二歲華裔青年鋼琴家陳愷賢（Aidan Chan）出生於愛爾蘭, 現時在倫敦皇家音樂學院(RCM)學習, 師從Leon McCawley教授和Nigel Clayton教授 。他十一歲時被愛爾蘭都柏林理工大學（DIT）音樂學院錄取，並獲得全額獎學金，師從Catherina Lemoni教授。近年來他跟多名國際鋼琴大師學習，其中包括Andrew Ball教授, Philippe Cassard, Barry Douglas, Christopher Elton教授, Christian Favre教授, Gabriel Kwok教授, Vanessa Latarche教授, Robert Levin教授 Leon McCawley教授, Dina Parakhina教授, Fali Pavri教授, John O’Conor教授 和Sergey Schepkin教授。2015年，他以優異成績獲取倫敦聖三一學院Licentiate Diploma (LTCL)。
自2011年起，陳愷賢在愛爾蘭已獲得90項鋼琴獎項，其中54項為冠軍獎及特別獎。包括著名的DIT Lorcan Sherlock金牌，三度獲得歐洲鋼琴教師協會愛爾蘭分會（EPTA）頒發的Fuller Coakley巴洛克最佳表演獎，並在Sligo音樂節成人組獲得John Delaney, Henry Loretto 和Noreen Thomas冠軍和1000歐元獎金，在愛爾蘭享有最高榮譽的音樂節（ESB Feis Ceoil）上獲得Patricia Read Memorial獎盃和Nordell獎盃。陳愷賢還獲得了2016年度Fr. Frank Maher古典音樂最高榮譽獎和5000歐元獎金。在國際舞臺上，他奪得三項比賽亞軍獎, 包括2015年英國Young Pianist of the North Competition，2016年德國Troisdorf International Piano Competition和Euregio Piano Award。
在大師班和比賽過程中，陳愷賢被譽為“極有天賦”、演繹風格“大膽”、“無畏無懼””和“毫不妥協”。他曾在英國、愛爾蘭、香港、中國、瑞士、奥地利和美國進行獨奏、二重奏和三重奏演出。包括在愛爾蘭國家音樂廳、愛爾蘭共濟會總部會議廳、都柏林美術館等等演奏。此外，他應邀參加了多場音樂節和重要盛事的演出，例如愛爾蘭中國大使館舉辦的國慶演出、都柏林市政府舉辦的慶祝中國新年活動等。他曾與DIT小型交響樂團和捷克的布德韋斯交響樂團表演協奏曲。
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二十二岁华裔青年钢琴家陈恺贤（Aidan Chan）出生于爱尔兰, 现时在伦敦皇家音乐学院(RCM)学习, 师从Leon McCawley教授和Nigel Clayton教授。他十一岁时被爱尔兰都柏林理工大学（DIT）音乐学院录取，并获得全额奖学金，师从Catherina Lemoni教授。近年来他跟多名国际钢琴大师学习，其中包括Andrew Ball教授, Philippe Cassard, Barry Douglas, Christopher Elton教授, Christian Favre教授, Gabriel Kwok教授, Vanessa Latarche教授, Robert Levin教授, Leon McCawley教授, Dina Parakhina教授, Fali Pavri教授, John O’Conor教授和Sergey Schepkin教授。 2015年，他以优异成绩获取伦敦圣三一学院Licentiate Diploma (LTCL)。
自2011年起，陈恺贤在爱尔兰已获得90项钢琴奖项，其中54项为冠军奖及特别奖。包括著名的DIT Lorcan Sherlock金牌，三度获得欧洲钢琴教师协会爱尔兰分会（EPTA）颁发的Fuller Coakley巴洛克最佳表演奖，并在Sligo音乐节成人组获得John Delaney, Henry Loretto 和Noreen Thomas冠军和1000欧元奖金，在爱尔兰享有最高荣誉的音乐节（ESB Feis Ceoil）上获得Patricia Read Memorial奖杯和Nordell奖杯。陈恺贤还获得了2016年度Fr. Frank Maher古典音乐最高荣誉奖和5000欧元奖金。在国际舞台上，他夺得三项比赛亚军奖, 包括2015年英国Young Pianist of the North Competition，2016年德国Troisdorf International Piano Competition和Euregio Piano Award。
在大师班和比赛过程中，陈恺贤被誉为“极有天赋”、演绎风格“大胆”、“无畏无惧””和“毫不妥协”。他曾在英国、爱尔兰、香港、中国、瑞士、奥地利和美国进行独奏、二重奏和三重奏演出。包括在爱尔兰国家音乐厅、爱尔兰共济会总部会议厅、都柏林美术馆等等演奏。此外，他应邀参加了多场音乐节和重要盛事的演出，例如爱尔兰中国大使馆举办的国庆演出、都柏林市政府举办的庆祝中国新年活动等。他曾与DIT小型交响乐团和捷克的布德韦斯交响乐团表演协奏曲。
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Schedule
9th of June 2021, 17.00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London
Bachelor of Music Final Year Recital
F. Chopin: Ballade No.1 in G minor Op.23
Tan Dun: “Missing Moon” from Eight Memories in Watercolour
F. Chopin: Ballade No.2 in F major Op.38
Karen Tanaka: Techno Etude No.2
F. Chopin: Ballade No.3 in A-flat major Op.47
Tan Dun: “Floating Clouds” from Eight Memories in Watercolour
F. Chopin: Ballade No.4 in F minor Op.54
Alex Ho: Knuckleduster
Past Concerts
Past concert information:
Crossing Paths: Alex Ho, Sun Keting and Raymond Yiu
22nd of April 2021 – 19.00-20.30pm
Chinese Arts Now Festival 2021
Programme:
Alex Ho: Knuckleduster *world premiere*
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*Cancelled* Solo Lunchtime Recital
24th of November 2020 – 13.05-14.00pm
The Square Mile Music Series
St Mary-at-Hill Church, London
Programme:
W.A. Mozart: Rondo in A minor, K.511
G. Gershwin / Earl Wild: Embraceable You (from 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin)
F. Liszt: Ballade No.2 in B minor
F. Chopin: Ballade No.3 in A-flat major Op.47
F. Chopin: Ballade No.4 in A-flat major Op.47
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*Cancelled* Solo Lunchtime Recital
6th of June 2020 – 13.10-14.00pm
St Alfege Church, Greenwich
Programme:
M. Ravel: Prelude in A minor
M. Ravel: Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
M. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
M. Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
W.A. Mozart: Adagio in B minor K.540
F. Liszt: Ballade No.2 in B minor
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*Cancelled* Solo Lunchtime Recital
15th of May 2020 – 13.00-14.00pm
St John’s Church Waterloo, London
Programme:
J.S. Bach: Toccata in E minor BWV 914
J.S. Bach: Toccata in G major BWV 916
M. Ravel: Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
W.A. Mozart: Adagio in B minor K.540
F. Liszt: Ballade No.2 in B minor
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*Cancelled* Solo Lunchtime Recital
18th of March 2020 – 13.05-13.40pm
St Matthew’s Church, Westminster
Programme:
F. Liszt: Ballade No.2 in B minor
Meredith Monk: Railroad (Travel Song)
F. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1
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RCM Chinese New Year Celebration Concert 2020
24th of January 2020 – 19.00-21.30pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London
Programme:
X. Xian: Yellow River Piano Concerto (Conductor: Christopher Quentin McMullen-Laird)
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Solo Lunchtime Recital
14th of January 2020 – 13.05-14.00pm
St Paul’s Bedford Lunchtime Series
St Paul’s Church, Bedford
Programme:
W.A. Mozart: Rondo in A minor, K.511
W.A. Mozart: Adagio in B minor, K.540
F. Liszt: Ballade No.2 in B minor
R. Wagner / F. Liszt: Isoldens Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)
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Connie Pharoah and Friends
12th of January 2020 – 19.00-21.00pm
Clapham Omnibus Theatre, London
Programme:
R. Schumann: Märchenerzählungen
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Irish Heritage Recital Award Auditions
7th of November 2019
Wigmore Hall, London
With Michael Bell (tenor)
Programme:
W.A. Mozart: Rondo in A minor
Philip Hammond: Kiss Me Lady (from Miniatures and Modulations)
C. V Stanford: The Fairy Lough
F. Schubert: Am Erlafsee
H. Berlioz: Le Pécheur
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Cupra Duo Recital
27th of October 2019 – 13.05-13.40pm
St Botolph without Aldgate Church, London
Programme:
G.F. Handel: Adagio and Allegro
S. Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
J.S. Bach: Sonata No.6 in E major, BWV 1035
N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
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Cupra Duo Recital
18th of October 2019 – 13.00-14.00pm
Regent Hall, Oxford Circus London
Programme:
J. Demersseman: Fantaisie sur un thème original
A. Jolivet: Fantaisie Impromptu
S. Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
W.A. Mozart: Rondo in A minor, K.511
Ryo Noda: Mai
J.S. Mozart: Sonata No.6 in E major, BWV 1035
N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Flight of the Bumblebee
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All-Mozart Lunchtime Recital
15th of October 2019 – 13.15-14.00pm
St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London
Programme:
W.A. Mozart: Adagio in B minor, K.540
W.A. Mozart: Rondo in A minor, K.511
W.A. Mozart: Piano Sonata No.8 in A minor, K.310
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Next Generation Artists Recital with Fiachra de hOra (viola)
14th of September 2019 – 11.30-12.30pm
Westport Festival of Chamber Music
Westport Town Hall Theatre, Co. Mayo
Programme:
F. Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata D.821
Zoltán Kodály: Adagio for Viola and Piano
York Bowen: Rhapsody for Viola and Piano
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Solo Lunchtime Recital
28th of June 2019 – 13.10-14.00pm
Croydon Minster, London
Programme:
W.A. Mozart: Piano Sonata No.4 in E-flat major, K.282
R. Wagner / F. Liszt: Isoldens Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)
F. Chopin: Étude Op.10 No.3 in E major
F. Chopin: Prelude Op.28 No.6 in B minor
A.Scriabin: Fantasy in B minor, Op.28
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Cupra Duo Recital
24th of June 2019 – 18.30-19.30pm
St Stephen’s Church, Gloucester Road, London
Programme:
Karel Husa: Élegie et Rondeau
J. Ibert: Aria
A.Scriabin: Fantasy in B minor, Op.28
C.P.E. Bach: Sonatina in A minor Wq.132
Ferdnande Decruck: Sonata in C-sharp minor
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Trench Award 2019 Gala Concert – Birr Festival of Music
5th of March 2019 – 19.30-22.00pm
Birr Theatre and Arts Centre, Co. Offaly
Programme:
Philip Hammond: Kitty Tyrrel (from Miniatures and Modulations)
G. Gershwin / Earl Wild: Embraceable You (from 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin)
R. Wagner / F. Liszt: Isoldens Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)
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Connie Pharoah and Friends Charity Concert
10th of March 2019 – 18.00-20.00pm
St Stephen’s Church, Dulwich
With Elliot Gresty (clarinet) and Connie Pharoah (viola)
In support of Sarcoma UK
Programme:
W.A. Mozart: “Kegelstatt” Trio in E-flat Major, K.498
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RCM at St Mary Abbots
22nd of February 2019 – 13.05-14.00pm
St Mary Abbots, Kensington, London
With Elliot Gresty (clarinet) and Connie Pharoah (viola)
Programme:
W.A. Mozart: “Kegelstatt” Trio in E-flat Major, K.498
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RCM Chinese New Year Celebration Concert 2019
4th of February 2019 – 19.00pm
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London
Sponsored by the Lang Lang International Music Foundation
Programme:
Wang Jianzhong: Silver Clouds Chase the Moon
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Cupra Duo Recital – Claremont Project
9th of November 2018 – 14.00-15.00pm
Claremont Project, London
Programme:
Paule Maurice: Tableaux de Provence
Eugene Bozza: Aria
F. Chopin: Polonaise in F-sharp minor Op.44 (“Tragic”)
J.S. Bach: Partita in A minor BWV 1013
G. Gershwin / Earl Wild: Embraceable You (from 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin)
Astor Piazzolla: Tango Etudes Nos.4 and 5
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RCM Lunchtime Concert – European Horizons
29th of October 2018 – 13.05-14.00pm
Austrian Cultural Forum, London
As part of the Cupra Duo with Sophia Elger, saxophone
Programme:
Paule Maurice: Tableaux de Provence
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Recital – Prosperous Music Festival
2nd of August 2018 – 20.00-22.00pm
Prosperous Drama Hall, Prosperous, County Kildare
Programme:
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
W.A. Mozart: Piano Sonata No.7 in C major, K.309
F. Chopin: Étude Op.10 No.3 in E major
M. Ravel: Prelude in A minor
M. Ravel: Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
M. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
J.S. Bach / J. Brahms: Chaconne in D minor for the Left Hand
Philip Hammond: Kiss Me Lady (from Miniatures and Modulations) – encore
Aidan Chan: Improvisation on I Wish You Love – encore
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Recital – China Debut
5th of June 2018 – 17.30-19.00pm
Jilin University of the Arts, Changchun, China
Programme:
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp minor, BWV 849
W.A. Mozart: Piano Sonata No.7 in C major, K.309
M. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
F. Chopin: Étude Op.10 No.3 in E major
R. Wagner / F. Liszt: Isoldens Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)
Philip Hammond: Kiss Me Lady (from Miniatures and Modulations)
Aidan Chan/Xian Xinghai: Ode to the Yellow River (from the Yellow River Piano Concerto) – encore
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Chinese Talent on the Rise
11th of March 2018 – 15.00-16.00pm
Dublin City Gallery (The Hugh Lane)
In association with Dublin City Council
Programme:
Aidan Chan/Xian Xinghai: Ode to the Yellow River (from the Yellow River Piano Concerto)
Aidan Chan: Improvisation on The Jasmine Flower
F. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1
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RCM Chinese New Year Concert
15th of February 2018 – 19.00pm
Recital Hall, Royal College of Music, London
Programme:
Xian Xinghai: Ode to the Yellow River (from the Yellow River Piano Concerto)
Solo arrangement by Aidan Chan
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