
April 30th, 2013 at Dallas City Performance Hall
2520 Flora Street, Dallas, Texas 75201 (map it)
Main Event at 8:00 PM
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Congcong Chai, piano
Vivace
Andante cantabile
Allegro scherzando
Brahms: Symphony No. 4
Allegro non troppo
Andante moderato
Allegro giocoso
Allegro energico e passionato
After Party Around 9:30 PM
Ticket holders can meet the performers over complimentary appetizers at Jorge’s Tex-Mex Cafe, just across the street, immediately following the event. Open seating will be available, inside the restaurant and outside on the patio.
Tickets By Phone
214.449.1294
9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday – Friday
Voicemails accepted.
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Pricing
Reserved Seating: $19-49
Regular through VIP, Select Your Seat
At the Door
Tickets can be purchased at the box office in the lobby, which opens 90 minutes before the event start time. Cash and major credit cards are accepted.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
A prize winner of the 53rd Sorantin International Competition, Chai has participated in piano masterclasses and private lessons conducted by Leslie Howard, Paul Badura-Skoda, Malcolm Bilson, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Matti Raekallio and Vladimir Krainev, to name just a few. He has performed in Lawrence, Fort Worth, Grand Junction, Hong Kong, Macau, Shang Hai, Shenzhen, and Zhu Hai. His performances have included varied repertoire for solo piano, two pianos, and piano concertos. He enjoys an association with the conductors Robert Ward and Yondani Butt, collaborating in performances of Beethoven 4th Piano Concerto, the Yellow River Piano Concerto and Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor. In 2012 he attended the PianoTexas International Academy & Festival and Concerto Fest Vienna.
As a recipient of numerous scholarships, Chai has been awarded the Lee Shuk-chee Memorial Scholarship, The Society of APA Non-Local Scholarship, Tom Lee Music Scholarship, CE Scholarship, Baring Private Equity Asia Scholarship, HKAPA Piano Alumni Scholarship, Capps Rogers Scholarship and David & Gunda Hiebert Piano Scholarship.
Born in Xian, China, Chai Congcong started learning piano with his mother at a young age. He studied at the DongFang XingZhi Piano School with Prof. Zheng Shu Xing, and ShenZhen Art School with Dan Zhao Yi and Miao Xiao Yan. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to study with Prof. Eleanor Wong for his Diploma, Bachelor, and Master degrees. As a Graduate Teaching Assistant of University of Kansas, he is currently in his second year of the DMA programme at KU with Dr. Jack Winerock.