Dr. Chih-Long Hu - UT School of Music

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a debut piano recital with
Sandra G. Powell Endowed Professor
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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.