The Press Says

Pianist’s performance amazing

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:27:27 -0400

http://www.rivervalleynewspapers.com/articles/2009/07/14/entertainment/bestbets/991.leetxt.txt My Live! Online.com Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Beethoven Festival: Pianist’s performance amazing By Terry Rindfleisch/trindfleisch@lacrossetribune WINONA -- Frederic Chiu’s piano recital Tuesday night (Jun

Artistic Virtuosity and Authority

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:19:08 -0400

La Nación, Argentina Sunday June 21, 2009 Artistic Virtuosity and Authority Stirring performance by Joshua Bell, violin, and Frederic Chiu, piano Juan Carlos Montero Our Opinion: Excellent When given the privilege to hear a program of works of quality, offered by interpreters who humbly serve the

Joshua Bell and Frederic Masters of the Violin and Piano

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:19:02 -0400

El Mercurio, Santiago, Chile Joshua Bell and Frederic Chiu Masters of the Violin and Piano 19/6/2009 Gilberto Ponce (CCA) Two figures of international stature confirm what is no longer news: some of the most impressive chamber concerts electrify the stage of Teatro Oriente, undeniably. Last year

Performing Prokofiev, and His Contemporaries

Mon, 9 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400

By VIVIEN SCHWEITZER The daring works Prokofiev wrote while a student at the St. Petersburg Conservatory dismayed his conservative teachers, including Glazunov. But Prokofiev, the enfant terrible composer, found a lively outlet for his adventurous music in the Evenings for Contemporary Music, rowdy

Boca Symphonia Persuasive in Britten, Dvorak and Mendelssohn

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:36:00 -0500

Boca Symphonia Persuasive in Britten, Dvorak and Mendelssohn By Greg Stepanich When an orchestra wants to introduce its audience to unfamiliar repertoire, the time-honored pattern is usually to offer only one such piece and leave the rest to the workhorses. But on Sunday afternoon at the Roberts

Sterne Virtuoso performer dazzles

Fri, 5 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -0500

By: Bredndan Gaffney When describing hell musically, one usually treads lightly. Frederic Chiu, a Sterne Virtuoso Concert Series performer, does the opposite. Tackling Franz Liszt's "Apres un lecture du Dante," a musical interpretation of Dante's trip through hell, Chiu hit listeners with as much

Pianist Chiu knocks the socks off his audience at Skidmore

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0500

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Pianist Frederic Chiu likes to play meaty pieces, the kind he can sink his emotive teeth into and show off his brilliant technique. That was the impression Friday night when Chiu debuted at Skidmore College’s Filene Recital Hall as part of the Sterne Virtuoso Concert Series. Play

Unforgettable concert by Joshua Bell and Frederic Chiu

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

La Nacion – Argentina, 25/06/08 Brilliant Musical Event – Unforgettable concert by Joshua Bell and Frederic Chiu ...a flawless version of the Ninth sonata for violin and piano by Beethoven, the famous Kreutzer...a magistral version of the Sonata Opus 80 of Prokofiev...Superlative version, because B

Classical piano comes to Glenwood

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Chiu in Glenwood WHAT: Piano recital by Frederic Chiu, brought to town by the Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association WHEN: 7:30 tonight WHERE: Mt. View Church, 2195 County Road 154 WHY? Because you might just love classical music — and not even know it. GLENWOOD SPRINGS — When you speak wit

Ahh, Chiu! A spellbinding performance

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 01:25:55 -0500

From The Hawk Eye Newspaper Ahh, Chiu! A spellbinding performance By BOB SAAR for The Hawk Eye, Iowa Pianist Frederic Chiu was teaching Piano 101 last night at Burlington's Memorial Auditorium and no one bolted from the classroom. Chiu began his Civic Music performance with a brief history and un