Concerts › John Chen - French Romantic Masterpieces
John Chen (piano)
Winner of the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition, New Zealand pianist John Chen returns home from Kampala, Uganda, to present an all-French programme of chefs-d’oeuvre by Francis Poulenc, Henri Duparc, César Franck, Gabriel Fauré, and Camille Saint-Saëns.
John Chen launched his career by winning the 2004 Sydney International Piano Competition, where he also won prizes for his interpretations of Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chamber music, and Concerto. Since then, he has performed across Europe, Asia, North America, Africa, and extensively in Australia and New Zealand.
Mr Chen began piano studies in Auckland at the age of three. He received his Master of Music from the University of Auckland under Rae de Lisle and an Artist Diploma at Colburn Conservatory in Los Angeles under John Perry. He further studied at the University of Southern California, and with Volker Banfield in Hamburg.
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John Chen - French Romantic Masterpieces performed at St George & St John Church, on Saturday 26th July at 7:30pm.
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