Jim Isaac Chua Piano Recital

Program

Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) (transcription by Giovanni Sgambati):

Mélodie from “Orfeo ed Euridice”

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827):

"Rondo Alla ingharese quasi un capriccio" in G major, Op. 129 (Rage Over a Lost Penny)

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849):

Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):

Etude-tableau in E-flat minor, Op. 39 No.5

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

​Ondine from “Gaspard de la Nuit” M. 55

——Intermission——

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):

Piano Sonata in A-minor, K. 310

Allegro maestosoAndante cantabile con espressionePresto

Franz Liszt (1811-1886):

Réminiscences de Don Juan (S. 418)

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Since his solo debuts at Carnegie Hall (Weill Recital Hall) and the Kosciuszko Foundation in New York in 2009, Jim-Isaac Chua has delighted audiences in the USA, Canada, Poland, France, Italy, Austria, Myanmar, Indonesia, and the Philippines for his “outstanding pianistic mastery and artistry of the most outstanding and demanding literature which seem to reach the limit of pianistic abilities” (Anna Miech). This has resulted in him being awarded in several international competitions and his concerts being praised as “a feast for the ears” (Szczecin Radio)—“you hear, feel, and absorb [Chua’s] music with your whole soul” (Józef Świder Concert Hall).

During the Filipino-American pianist’s most recent fall 2023 tour of the USA, Poland, and the Philippines, Chua gave over a dozen concerts in notable halls such as Krzysztofory Palace (Fontana Hall), Józef Świder Concert Hall, Kimbrough Concert Hall, Bing Crosby Theater, CSI Fine Arts Center, Rodelsa Hall, and Fernan Cebu Press Center where the Cebu Arts Society wrote that “[Chua] gifted us with one of the most beautiful piano performance we have ever seen.” His passion for using concerts to benefit non-profit organizations like Habitat for Humanity and The Arc Foundation has also resulted in him being featured on several TV and radio interviews; he was even featured on the cover of GO! Eastern Oregon for his concert benefiting Crossroads Carnegie Art Center which creates opportunities for the entire community to be engaged, inspired, and transformed by the arts.