Dr. Chih-Long Hu - UT School of Music
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Dr. Chih-Long Hu - UT School of Music
presents a debut piano recital with Sandra G. Powell Endowed Professor We hope you enjoyed this performance. Private support from music enthusiasts enables us to improve educational opportunities and develop our student artists’ skills to their full potential. To learn more about how you can support the School of Music, contact Chris Cox, Director of Development, 865-974-7692 or [email protected]. School of Music 117 Natalie L. Haslam Music Center 1741 Volunteer Blvd. Knoxville, TN 37996 music.utk.edu 865-974-3241 UTKSOM The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution in the provision of its education and employment programs and services. PAN: E01-1054-009-17 Dr. Chih-Long Hu Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Sandra G. Powell Recital Hall Natalie L. Haslam Music Center Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 Johann Sebastian Bach Aria Variatio 1. a 1 Clav. Variatio 2. a 1 Clav. Variatio 3. Canone all’Unisono. a 1 Clav. Variatio 4. a 1 Clav. Variatio 5. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. Variatio 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav. Variatio 7. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. al tempo di Giga Variatio 8. a 2 Clav. Variatio 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav. Variatio 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav. Variatio 11. a 2 Clav. Variatio 12 a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quarta in moto contrario Variatio 13. a 2 Clav. Variatio 14. a 2 Clav. Variatio 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav.: Andante Variatio 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav. Variatio 17. a 2 Clav. Variatio 18. Canone alla Sesta. a 1 Clav. Variatio 19. a 1 Clav. Variatio 20. a 2 Clav. Variatio 21. Canone alla Settima Variatio 22. a 1 Clav. alla breve Variatio 23. a 2 Clav. Variatio 24. Canone all’Ottava. a 1 Clav. Variatio 25. a 2 Clav. Adagio Variatio 26. a 2 Clav. Variatio 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav. Variatio 28. a 2 Clav. Variatio 29. a 1 ô vero 2 Clav. Variatio 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet Aria da Capo A native of Taiwan, pianist Chih-Long Hu‘s performance career was launched after receiving honors including the Taipei National Concert Hall Arising Star, the Chi-Mei Artist Award, and prizes from the Mauro Monopoli International Piano Competition in Italy, the Concurs International De Piano D’Escaldes-Engordany in Andorra, the Takamatsu International Piano Competition in Japan, and the International Russian Music Piano Competition in San Jose, California. An active performer, Hu performs extensively in Asia, Europe, and America appearing as a concerto soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. His recent performance highlights include concerto performances of Rachamninov’s Paganini Rhapsody, Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2, and solo and chamber recitals in China, Taiwan, Korea, Canada, and throughout the US. Hu’s performances have been televised in Taiwan, China, and Japan and broadcast in “Performance Today” through NPR stations across the country. His CD albums “Formosa Caprices,” “Complete Rachmaninov Etudes-Tableaux,” and “Trifecta Trio” have received critical acclaim. His recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations will be released soon. Named “Teacher of the Year” by the Tennessee Music Teachers Association, Dr. Hu is frequently invited to give lectures and master classes, as well as to judge national and international competitions. Hu is the Artistic Director of St. Andrews Piano Academy and Festival International (New Brunswick), as well as the New York International Piano Festival. ** Intermission ** Liebestraum (Love’s Dream) Libestod (Love’s Death) Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow) Liebesfreud (Love’s Joy) Afterthoughts on Bach’s Goldberg Variations (2015) Chih-Long Hu Franz Liszt Richard Wagner/Liszt Fritz Kreisler Sergei Rachmaninov Kreisler/Rachmaninov Chih-Long Hu Hu holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in piano performance from the University of Michigan, a master’s degree from Taipei National University of the Arts, and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from National Taiwan University. His piano teachers include Arthur Greene, Hung-Kuan Chen, and Tai-Cheng Chen. Dr. Hu has served on the faculty at East Tennessee State University, and was recently appointed as the Sandra G. Powell Endowed Professor of Piano at the University of Tennessee where he began teaching in fall 2016.