New York Times: Yamaha Artist Frederic Chiu "Virtuosic"
NEW YORK CITY — It was a fine showing for Yamaha artist Frederic Chiu at a recent concert in the series "Around Prokofiev," which featured the featured the works of Prokofiev and his contemporaries, presented by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
According to New York Times classical music critic Vivian Schweitzer, "The fine pianist Frederic Chiu played the fiery chromatic scales of Prokofiev's dark-hued Étude No. 3 in C minor (from Four Études for Piano, Op. 2) with aplomb, as well as the Four Pieces for Piano (Op. 3). "Story" is quietly lyrical, but in "Jest" and "March" Prokofiev displays his penchant for quirky harmonies and grotesquerie."
Schweitzer also noted how Chiu's presentation of Schoenberg's Three Pieces for Piano (Op. 11), "aptly illuminated the elegiac quality of the first two pieces and played the atonal finale with intensity."
"Mr. Chiu also offered an enjoyable performance of Alexander Tcherepnin's whimsical Bagatelles for Piano (Op. 5)," continued Schweizer. The concert concluded with a "virtuosic performance by Mr. Chiu of Prokofiev's volatile "Diabolical Suggestions."
Read the full review here. To learn more about the artist, visit www.fredericchiu.com or www.yamaha.com/yasi.
 Frederic Chiu |
Schweitzer also noted how Chiu's presentation of Schoenberg's Three Pieces for Piano (Op. 11), "aptly illuminated the elegiac quality of the first two pieces and played the atonal finale with intensity."
"Mr. Chiu also offered an enjoyable performance of Alexander Tcherepnin's whimsical Bagatelles for Piano (Op. 5)," continued Schweizer. The concert concluded with a "virtuosic performance by Mr. Chiu of Prokofiev's volatile "Diabolical Suggestions."
Read the full review here. To learn more about the artist, visit www.fredericchiu.com or www.yamaha.com/yasi.