Robert Blocker, Dean
artist diploma recital
Yi-Chen Feng, piano Tuesday, February 8, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750
Italian Concerto in F major, BWV 971 I. I. Andante III. Presto
Ferruccio Busoni 1866–1924
Sonatina No. 6, BV 284, “Chamber Fantasy on Bizet’s Carmen”
Bach arr. Busoni
Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 V. Chaconne
intermission
Maurice Ravel 1875–1937
Miroirs, M. 43 I. Noctuelles (Moths) II. Oiseaux tristes (Sad Birds) III. Une barque sur l’océan (A Boat on the Ocean) IV. Alborada del gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester) V. La vallée des cloches (The Valley of Bells)
Charles Gounod 1818–1893 arr. Franz Liszt
Valse de l’opéra Faust, S. 407
This performance is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Artist Diploma. As a courtesy to others, please silence all devices. Photography and recording of any kind is strictly prohibited. Please do not leave the hall during musical selections. Thank you.
Artist Profile Yi-Chen Feng, piano Taiwanese pianist Yi-Chen Feng has been awarded numerous prizes in competitions, including the first International Maestro Piano Competition, the Grand Canal International Piano Art Festival and Lang Lang Piano Competition, the San Jose International Piano Competition, and the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition. In 2019, Feng appeared as a soloist performing Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra in the winner concert. Feng has been featured in various venues as a soloist, including Brodbeck Music Hall of Hood College, Saint John’s Cathedral (Denver, CO), National Recital Hall (Taipei, Taiwan), Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Kaohsiung, Taiwan), and the Hangzhou Grand Theater (Hangzhou, China). Originally from Taiwan, Feng began his piano studies at the age of seven. He earned his Bachelor of Music degree at the Peabody Conservatory, and Master of Music degree at the Yale School of Music under the tutelage of Boris Slutsky. Feng continues his piano studies with Boris Slutsky at the Yale School of Music where he is pursuing an Artist Diploma.
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