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“…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