Lucille Chung, piano
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Lucille Chung, piano
Lucille Chung, piano L uc i l l eChung, pi ano Bor ni nMont r éa l , Ca na di a npi a ni s tL uc i l l eChung ha sbeena c c l a i medf orher“ s t y l i s ha ndr ened” per f or ma nc esbyGr a mophone .S hei st heF i r s t Pr i z ewi nner of t heS t r a v i ns k yI nt er na t i ona l Pi a no Compet i t i ona ndma deherdebuta tt hea geof 10 wi t ht he Mont r éa lS y mphony Or c hes t r a . Cha r l es Dut oi ts ubs equent l yi nv i t ed her a s s ol oi s tont heor c hes t r a ’ st ourt oAs i a .S heha s per f or medwi t hwel lk nownor c hes t r a sa r ound t hewor l di nc l udi ngt hePhi l a del phi aOr c hes t r a , Mos c owVi r t uos i , a ndBBCNa t i ona lOr c hes t r aof Wa l es wi t h c onduc t or ss uc h a s Kr z y s z t of Pender ec k i a ndVl a di mi rS pi v a k ov . 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S he now r ec or ds e x c l us i v el y f or Di s ques XXI 21/ Uni v er s a l . www. l uc i l l ec hung. c om Bor ni nMont r éa l , Ca na di a npi a ni s tL uc i l l eChungha sbeena c c l a i medf orher “ s t y l i s ha ndr enedper f or ma nc es ”byGr a mophone ma ga z i ne , " c ombi ni ngv i gora nds uppl enes swi t hna t ur a l el oquenc ea ndel ega nc e"( L eS oi r ) . S hema deherdebuta tt hea geoft enwi t ht heMont r éa l S y mphonyOr c hes t r aa ndCha r l esDut oi ts ubs equent l yi nv i t edhert obea f ea t ur eds ol oi s tdur i ngt heMS OAs i a nT ouri n1989. 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F es t i v a l a ppea r a nc esi nc l udet heVer bi erF es t i v a l i nS wi t z er l a nd, MDRS ommerF es t i v a l i n Dr es den, L übec k erKa mmer mus i k f es t , S a nt a nderI nt er na t i ona l F es t i v a l i nS pa i nwher es hepr emi er edt he6Pi a noE t udesofI s r a el Da v í dMa r t í nez , F el i c j aBl ument a l F es t i v a l i nI s r a el , Mont r ea l I nt er na t i ona l F es t i v a l , Ot t a waCha mberF es t i v a l , Va nc ouv erMus i c F es t , Ba r dMus i cF es t i v a li nNY , I nt er na t i ona lKey boa r dI ns t i t ut ea ndF es t i v a li nNYC, Cha ngChunF es t i v a li nChi na , a ndt heBr a v i s s i mo F es t i v a l i nGua t ema l a . I n1989, s hewa sr ec ogni z edont hei nt er na t i ona l s c enea st heF i r s tPr i z ewi nnera tt heS t r a v i ns k yI nt er na t i ona l Pi a noCompet i t i on. S hewonS ec ondPr i z ea tt he1992Mont r ea lI nt er na t i ona lMus i cCompet i t i on, a twhi c hs hea l s owonaS pec i a lPr i z ef ort hebes t i nt er pr et a t i onoft heunpubl i s hedwor k . I n1993, s her ec ei v edt heOut s t a ndi ngAc hi ev ementAwa r df r om t heGov er norGener a l of Ca na daa ndi n1994wont heS ec ondPr i z ea tt heF i r s tI nt er na t i ona l F r a nzL i s z tCompet i t i oni nWei ma r . I n1999, s hewa sa wa r dedt he pr es t i gi ousVi r gi ni aPa r k erPr i z ebyt heCa na daCounc i l f ort heAr t s . S hegr a dua t edf r ombot ht heCur t i sI ns t i t ut eof Mus i ca ndt heJ ui l l i a r dS c hool bef or es het ur nedt went y . S hedec i dedt of ur t herher s t udi esi nL ondonwi t hMa r i aCur c i oDi a ma nd, S c hna bel ’ sl a s ts t udent , a tt he" Moz a r t eum"i nS a l z bur gwi t hKa r l Hei nzKä mmer l i ng a ndr ec ei v edt heKonz er t e x a m Di pl om f r om t heHoc hs c hul e" F r a nzL i s z t "i nWei ma r , wher es hewor k edwi t ht hel a t eL a z a rBer ma n. S hea l s ogr a dua t edf r omt heAc c a demi aPi a ni s t i c ai nI mol a , I t a l ywi t ht hehonor a r yt i t l eof " Ma s t er "a ndmos tr ec ent l yf r omt heS MU Mea dowsS c hool of t heAr t sunderJ oa quí nAc húc a r r o, wher es hei snowont hef a c ul t y . Ms . Chungi st her ec i pi entof t hepr es t i gi ous Honor sDi pl omaa tt heAc c a demi aChi gi a nai nS i ena , I t a l y . L uc i l l eChungha sbeenha i l eda s“ ac ons i der a bl ea r t i s t ,a dmi r a bl ef orherbol dc hoi c eofmus i c ”byt heS unda yT i mesf orher r ec or di ngsoft hec ompl et epi a nowor k sbyGy ör gyL i get iont heDy na mi cl a bel . T he r s tv ol umewa sr el ea s edi n2001t ogr ea t c r i t i c a l a c c l a i m, r ec ei v i ngt hema x i mum R10f r om Réper t oi r ei nF r a nc e , 5S t a r sf r om t heBBCMus i cMa ga z i ne , a nd5S t a r sonF ono F or um i nGer ma ny . T he na l v ol ume , whi c ha l s oc ont a i nswor k sf ort wopi a nos , wa sr ec or dedwi t hherhus ba nd, Al es s i oBa xa nd onc ea ga i nr ec ei v edt hepr es t i gi ousR10f r om Réper t oi r e . Hera l l S c r i a bi nCDwont he“ Bes tI ns t r ument a lRec or di ng”pr i z ea tt he 2003Pr el udeCl a s s i c a l Awa r dsi nHol l a nda swel l a st hec ov et edR10Réper t oi r ei nF r a nc e . S hea l s or ec or dedt het woMendel s s ohn Pi a noConc er t iont heRi c hel i eu/ Ra di oCa na dal a bel ,whi c hwa snomi na t edf ort hePr i xOpusi nCa na da .I nAugus t2005,s he r ec or dedS a i nt S a ëns ’ Ca r ni v a loft heAni ma l swi t ht heF or tWor t hS y mphonyunderMa es t r oMi guelHa r t hBedoy a ,whi c hwa s r el ea s edi n2006.I n2007s hea l s or el ea s edas ol oa l bum f ort heF a z i ol iConc er tHa l lS er i es .L uc i l l eha sj us ts i gneda ne x c l us i v e r ec or di ngc ont r a c twi t hDi s quesXXI 21/ Uni v er s a la ndher r s ta l bum f ea t ur i ngmus i cbyS a i nt S a ënswi l lber el ea s edi nOc t ober 2009. L uc i l l ei s uenti nF r enc h, E ngl i s h, Kor ea n, I t a l i a n, Ger ma n, a ndRus s i a n. S hea ndhus ba nd, pi a ni s tAl es s i oBa xma k et hei rhomei n NewY or kCi t ya nda r ea r t i s t i cc odi r ec t or soft heDa l l a s ba s edJ oa quí nAc húc a r r oF ounda t i on. www. l uc i l l ec hung. c om “…riveting, illuminating, fiery, transcendental pianism…” Jed Distler, New York Concert Review “Ms. Chung, a firstrate pianist by any standard and a name to watch.” Young, American Record Guide “Chung exudes grace and poise at the keyboard, directing all of her energy toward making the music speak clearly.” John Terauds, Toronto Star Lucille Chung on the Fast Track “…Chung’s blazing gutsy performance was exciting and rewarding…” Arthur R. Smith, The Washington Post “Lucille Chung’s stylish and refined performance…with imperturbable clarity and insight” Bryce Morrison, Gramophone Awards Issue “Lucille Chung’s brilliant, crystalline performances are certainly very impressive indeed.” Misha Donat, BBC Music Magazine “Chung showed poetry in her fingers…” Lloyd Dykk, Vancouver Sun “…a bravura display of extroversion and sensitivity.” Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle “Lucille Chung's cultivated pianism and individual artistry” Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com “This was vivid, stylish, and convincingly lyric playing, and Chung gave an unstinting display of her masterly pianism.” J.H. Snape, Review Vancouver “She proved herself to be a versatile, intelligent artist.” Andrew Thompson, Winnipeg Free Press, Canada “Chung’s kind of lyrical poise makes a far stronger statement than the forceful playing that almost every pianist nowadays thinks mandatory. Chung showed that less could be more.” Ilse Zadrozny, The Gazette, Montréal “Chung’s playing is characterized by an inner freedom and coloring of sounds as well as an amazing musical harmony.” Rena Shereshevskaya, New Times Soviet Weekly of World Affairs “La séduction enflammée et raffinée de Lucille Chung … alliant vigueur et souplesse, dans une éloquence aussi naturelle qu’élégante.” Michel Debrocq, Le Soir, Bruxelles “Pleine de moyens, la jeune interprète possède un pouvoir certain, celui de susciter graduellement l’intérêt de spectateur, pour finir par le plonger dans une sorte de joie bienfaisante.” Richard Boisvert, Le Soleil, Québec “… elle a une incroyable façon de retenir la tension qu’elle génère, qui peut rendre fou… La force qu’elle développe est étonnante pour une telle jeune femme, à en faire oublier sa virtuosité et sa technicité par un charme vraiment étonnant…On reparlera d’elle…“ R10 Jean Vermeil, Répertoire, France Lucille Chung, piano “Elle allie la science à la spontanéité, avec une technique invisible. C’est tout l’art du naturel.“ R10 Jean Vermeil, Répertoire, France