Guest Artist Lecture/Recital: Nhi Luong, piano

Thursday, January 11, 2024
4:30 p.m.
Allendale Campus
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students

Finding beauty and challenges in Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 27 in E-minor, Op. 90

This lecture-recital delves into Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 27 in E-minor, Op. 90 is a pivotal piece that serves as a bridge between past and future, embodying the composer's evolving style during his late period. The sonata exemplifies Beethoven's unique approach to musical expression, marked by a shift from conventional Italian to descriptive German instructions for dynamics and emotion. The presentation will explore the intricate structure of the E-minor sonata, highlighting its thematic transformation, use of motifs, thematic variations, as well as various challenges in performance practice.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Vietnamese pianist Nhi Luong has enjoyed an international career spanning over three continents. Born and raised in a musical family, Nhi started playing piano at the age of four. In 2014, Nhi was the only candidate who/got chosen to study in/Kunstuniversität Graz/(Austria) with full scholarship,/after a series of auditions which were held by the ASIA-Uninet and OeAD in the South-East Asia region. During her time in Austria, she was engaged in numerous performances throughout Europe, such as Bad Goisern (Austria), Karlsruhe (Germany) and Aarhus (Denmark).

Nhi is the prize winner of the Yong Siew Toh Concerto Competition (2017), Lee University International Piano Competition (2021), MTNA National Piano Competition (2023), the University of Michigan School of Music Concerto Competition (2023), and recently the Sicily International Piano Competition, which gained her a five-concert tour in Italy in 2024.

Nhi was selected to perform in various international festivals such as the/Amalfi Music Festival (Italy), Engadin Summer Piano Academy (Samedan, Switzerland) and Musical Chairs (Montreal, Canada). She has worked alongside Andras Schiff, Gabor Takacs-Nagy, Stephen Hough, Shlomo Mintz,/Nelson Goerner and David Fray.

Nhi obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Piano Performance with full scholarship at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (Singapore) and Master of Music Degree in Piano Performance and Chamber Music at the University of Michigan where she continues to pursue her Doctoral of Musical Arts degree under the tutelage of Prof. Christopher Harding.

Location Information

Sherman van Solkema Recital Hall

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Contact Information

Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance
(616) 331-3484

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This event was added to the calendar by Bridgett Vanderhoof (vandebri@gvsu.edu) on Monday, December 18, 2023 at 8:03 p.m.