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Martha's Vineyard
Chamber Music Society

We believe that live music should be accessible to all as it
expands creativity, enhances intelligence and enriches the spirit.

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Frederic Chiu plays major venues on five continents: Lincoln Center in New York, Le Châtelet in Paris, the Mozarteum in Buenos Aires, as well as doing extensive tours in smaller and unusual venues. He has collaborated with classical music colleagues and friends Joshua Bell, Pierre Amoyal and the St Lawrence String Quartet, as well as non-Classical friends like jazz pianist Bob James and storyteller David Gonzalez, bringing vivid live piano experiences to all audiences.  Chiu has recorded the most extensive complete piano works of Prokofiev as well those of Chopin, Liszt, Ravel, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Rossini and Grieg.





Pianist Frederic Chiu

"Music is not an escape from life; it is a doorway into life."
                                    Frederic Chiu



“... Chiu is a stunningly virtuosic pianist with a dynamic range that almost defies the capabilities of modern recording techniques." [BBC Music Magazine.]”

"...[Chiu] has developed a reputation as an excellent, searching pianist, making more than 20 recordings and playing around the world over the course of a career that has not always followed a traditional path.
" [The New York Times}

July 23, 2023
The Old Whaling Church
4 p.m.
Tickets $35.00


TICKETS CAN BE PURCHASED BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW
UNTIL 11 A.M. ON JULY 23 .
THEREAFTER TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR.

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Musical Program
"Young Geniuses"

On Sunday, July 23rd, pianist Frederic Chiu is solo at the Old Whaling Church at 4 P.M. presenting, in three parts, music  of Mendelssohn and Chopin when they were "Young Geniuses"
 

This one-of-a-kind event includes both performance and the pianist's  interactive dialogue with the audience about the program pieces  –   composer vs. composer.

Chopin
(1810-1849) Polonaise in G Minor (7 years old)
Polonaise in Ab Major (11 years old)

Mendelssohn
(1809-1847) Sonata in G Minor Opus 105,
mvt i – Allegro (12 years old)
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Part 2
Mendelssohn
 
Sonata in E Major, Opus 6 (16 years old)
Allegretto con espressione - Tempo di Menuetto – Più Vivace
Recitativo: Adagio e senza tempo – Andante – Allegretto con espressione
Molto Allegro e vivace – Allegretto con espressione


Chopin
 N
octurne in E Minor, Opus Posthumous 72 #1 (17 years old)
2 Etudes from Opus 10 (19 years old)
#10 in A-flat major
#11 in E-flat major
Mazurka in A minor Opus 17 #4 (15 years old)
2 Etudes from Opus 10 (19 years old)
#9 in F minor
#8 in F major

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Part 3
Chopin

 Rondeau in C Major Opus 73 (18 years old)
Mendelssohn
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso Opus 14 (15 years old)
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Chiu has forged his own path in classical piano, exciting his audiences both in his playing and attitude and often ending with standing ovations.

For more on Frederic Chiu visit:
https://www.fredericchiu.com/about


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The Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society produces chamber music concerts and promotes an appreciation of classical and contemporary music on the island of Martha's Vineyard.

​​The Summer Evening Concerts and our Education Programs including Instrument Loans, Lesson Scholarships, Artist in Residence, and Project Cello, all depend on generous donors and grant funders. ​

Your donation is greatly appreciated and will help us fulfill our mission.


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Martha's Vineyard Chamber Music Society
PO Box 4189 - Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 - (508) 426-9825 - [email protected]

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