~ Program ~

George Frideric Handel:
Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430 for harpsichord.
"The Harmonious Blacksmith"
Präludium
Allemande
Courante
Air & 5 variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith"

Frédéric Chopin:
Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49

Frédéric Chopin:
Polonaise-Fantaisie in A-flat Major, Op. 61


~ intermission ~

Robert Schumann:
Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18

Robert Schumann:
Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17

Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
Mäßig: Durchaus energisch
Langsam getragen: Durchweg leise zu halten

Free admission, donation appreciated.
Face mask and social distancing mandated.
Children under 6 not admitted.
Reservation required


Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts
 

photos: Chi-Wei Lo, Xiaopei Xu

"Kate Liu invited us into her world of fantasies at Gardner’s Calderwood Hall tonight. Loving and passionate outbursts were paired with intricate and pensive events. Philosophical and fanciful all at the same time. What a powerful performance!!" "After reviewing from the concert recording on YouTube, Jim McDonald of The Boston Musical Intelligence said, and quoted here: “It was a great pleasure to hear pianist Kate Liu perform for the Chinese Foundation for Performing Arts at the Gardner Museum’s Calderwood Hall, even if well after the fact, and on YouTube rather than as one of the nine people who experienced it in person.... Throughout, Liu’s music making was seriously serious, solemn even, and super sensitive, with power, richness, and a deliberateness that brought Emil Gilels to mind. She shows calmness, even at full power, and chooses a dutiful and respectful approach over a playful one; an occasional touch of ennui sets in (a good thing). “

Kate Liu  劉珒, pianist
https://www.kateliu.com/

Pianist Kate Liu gained international acclaim after winning the Bronze Medal and Best Mazurka Prize at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Poland. She was also awarded the audience favorite prize voted by the Polish public on the Polish National Radio.

As a soloist, Kate has performed in many important venues, such as the Seoul Arts Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Severance Hall in Cleveland, La Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Warsaw National Philharmonic, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Shanghai Concert Hall, Osaka Symphony Hall, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Hall, Phillip’s Collection, and others. She has collaborated with orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Polish Radio Orchestra, Poznan Philharmonic, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Daegu Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, and Evanston Symphony Orchestra. Her debut album of works by Chopin was released on the Fryderyk Chopin Institute label in 2016.

Born in Singapore, Kate began playing the piano when she was four years old and moved to the United States when she was eight. Early on in her career, she won 1st Prizes at the Third Asia-Pacific International Chopin Competition and the New York International Piano Competition. She received a Bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and is currently pursuing graduate studies at The Juilliard School with Robert McDonald and Yoheved Kaplinsky. Her previous private studies were at the Music Institute of Chicago with Alan Chow, Micah Yui and Emilio del Rosario.