Concert 13

Thursday, August 21, 2025, 7:30 pm
at
NEC's Williams Hall

Sunny Lin Kai Zhang 張霖鍇, pianist





 

~Program~

A. Scriabin :
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor, Op. 19
“Sonata-Fantasy”
Andante
Presto
 
F. Chopin :
Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61

C. Debussy :
Images, 2e série
I. Cloches à travers les feuilles
II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
 
L. Beethoven :
Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109
Vivace ma non troppo
Prestissimo
Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

S. Rachmaninoff :
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (1931)
Allegro agitato
Non allegro - Lento
Allegro molto
 
 

"One can always count on hearing many surprisingly young but highly talented musicians at the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts' summer concert series, but even in this company Sunny Lin Kai Zhang, a 20-year-old undergraduate at The Juilliard School, is notable for his technical achievements as well as the awards he has won in at least ten competitions. Zhang’s recital featured an unusual mix of composers and pieces, juxtaposing radically different musical styles, with the majority making extraordinary technical demands. His formidable command of piano technique and desire to communicate with his listeners he left no doubt. The frenzied martellato chords at the end brought down the house. Sunny Lin Kai Zhang’s breathtaking performance will certainly endure in my memory." -Geoffrey Wieting, The Boston Musical Intelligencer