The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut & New Britain Museum of American Art Presents
Kate Liu Piano Recital
3rd Prize at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition in Warsaw
The New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT.
Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut is thrilled to partner with the New Britain Museum of American Art to bring visitors classical music performances from world-renowned pianists.
All shows begin at 3 p.m. in the Stanley Works Center.
Please note that due to reduced capacity during the ongoing COVID pandemic, there are 80 seats available for purchase for all Sunday Fryderyk Chopin Society Concerts.
Museum members are always free, but must register in advance; special concert presentations may have an additional charge for museum members.
Chopin Society attendees receive 50% discount ($7.50) for the FCS concerts; access to museum galleries is included with concert ticket purchase.
General public are $15 for the concert; access to museum galleries is included with concert ticket purchase.
All concert tickets must be purchased in advance online at www.nbmaa.org., or call the museum ticket desk at 860.229.0257, ext. 210.
“Walk-ins” on the day of the show are no longer permitted. Arrive early and check-in at the front desk; concert ticket price includes access to museum galleries before the performance.
Due to Covid-19 capacity limits, tickets are limited. Once the concert sells out, the museum is not permitted to sell additional tickets.
Doors to the auditorium open to the public at 2:30 PM. The concert begins at 3:00 PM.
All pre-registered ticket holders must check in at the museum front desk to receive an entry voucher.
Kate Liu performs Chopin Ballade No. 1
Aug 26, 2021
Biography
Pianist Kate Liu gained international acclaim after winning the Bronze Medal and Best Mazurka Prize at the 17th International Fryderyk Chopin Competition in Warsaw, Poland. She was also awarded the audience favorite prize voted by the Polish public on the Polish National Radio.
As a soloist, Kate has performed in many important venues, such as the Seoul Arts Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Carnegie’s Weill Hall, Severance Hall in Cleveland, La Maison Symphonique de Montréal, Warsaw National Philharmonic, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Shanghai Concert Hall, Osaka Symphony Hall, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Hall, Phillip’s Collection, and others. She has collaborated with orchestras including the Cleveland Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Polish Radio Orchestra, Poznan Philharmonic, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Daegu Symphony Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra, and Evanston Symphony Orchestra. Her debut album of works by Chopin was released on the Fryderyk Chopin Institute label in 2016.
Born in Singapore, Kate began playing the piano when she was four years old and moved to the United States when she was eight. Her private studies then were at the Music Institute of Chicago with Emilio del Rosario, Micah Yui and Alan Chow. Early on in her career, she won 1st Prizes at the Third Asia-Pacific International Chopin Competition and the New York International Piano Competition. She received a Bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, and a Master’s and Artist Diploma degree from The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Robert McDonald and Yoheved Kaplinsky. Learn more……
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major, Op. 110
I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
II. Allegro molto
III. Adagio ma non troppo - Allegro ma non troppo
César Franck (1822-1890)
Prelude, Chorale et Fugue
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Prelude No. 15 in D-flat Major, Op. 28
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Sonata No. 8 in B-flat Major, Op. 84
I. Andante dolce - Allegro moderato
II. Andante sognando
III. Vivace