Frederic Chiu
Frederic Chiu (born 20 October 1964) is an American classical concert pianist.
Career[edit]
In 1993, he entered the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, where his exclusion from the final round created enormous media coverage.[1]
Chiu is also co-director of Beechwood Arts, a non-profit corporation that seeks to change the way the arts are created and experienced, through a program of intimate, innovative and immersive events. These include Arts Immersion Salons that include Music, Art, Performance, Film and Culinary Arts in one event around a common theme, and Culinary+Art which combines high-end restaurant experiences with gallery-quality exhibits.[2]
Chiu is a Yamaha Artist. In 2014, he marked his 25th anniversary as a Yamaha Artist with special commemorative events, including concerts at the Newport Music Festival[3] and in New York City at Miller Theatre.[4] He has been a notable supporter of Yamaha's new products, including the CFX line of grand pianos,[5] the Disklavier Mark IV, DisklavierTV, the PSR-OR700 Keyboard, the GranTouch, the AvantGrand and Yamaha Entertainment Group's recording label. He was the first Classical artist to record for YEG, in 2015, with the release of Distant Voices,[6] available on three platforms: Audio CD, Video DVD and DisklavierTV.
References[edit]
- ^ Oestreich, James R. (3 June 1993). "At the Cliburn Contest, a Note of Discord Intrudes". The New York Times.
- ^ "About Beechwood Arts".
- ^ "Frederic Chiu, Piano—In Recital 2014 Newport Music Festival - Yamaha DisklavierTV".
- ^ "Frederic Chiu and Yamaha to Celebrate 25 Years Together at Miller Theatre Concert in New York City".
- ^ "Music Inc Magazine".
- ^ "Yamaha Artists Services, New York".
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- Living people
- American classical pianists
- American male classical pianists
- 1964 births
- Musicians from Ithaca, New York
- 20th-century American pianists
- Classical musicians from New York (state)
- 21st-century classical pianists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American pianists
- Centaur Records artists
- Juilliard School alumni