POSTPONED: Cheng² Duo

This event is postponed, as we continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation daily and follow the public gathering guidelines set by UCLA, our local government officials, and the CDC. Please check our website for future updates.

Chamber Music at the Clark concert seating is determined via lottery. The booking-by-lottery entry form for Cheng² Duo concert seats posts here on Thursday, February 27, 2020. Lottery registration closes Thursday, March 19, 2020.

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Cheng² Duo

Bryan Cheng, cello
Silvie Cheng, piano

Captivating audiences and critics alike, the Cheng² Duo (pronounced “Cheng Squared Duo”) distinguishes itself with uncompromising musical integrity, undeniable chemistry, and unparalleled communication. The brother-and-sister pair are cellist Bryan Cheng, playing Canada Council for the Arts’ “Bonjour” Stradivarius (c. 1696), and pianist Silvie Cheng, recipient of the Roy M. Rubinstein Award for exceptional promise in piano performance.

Named one of CBC Music’s “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30,” the dynamic Cheng² Duo siblings have made music together for the past 16 years. Their aim to bring classical music to new audiences of all backgrounds is steeped in a rare balance of infectious enthusiasm for playing, and mature, historically-informed interpretations. The Duo’s repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary, and from original arrangements inspired by folk music to new commissioned works. They have presented recitals in concert halls throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Through extensive tours they have established a reputation for return engagements at many prestigious venues and festivals, including Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Chamber Music at the Clark, the National Gallery of Canada, the Festival of the Sound, and Ottawa Chamberfest. The duo has also been featured at numerous other international festivals, including Aspen, Trasimeno, Usedomer, and Canadian Amateur Musicians. The pair have performed for broadcasts on CBC Radio, ICI Musique, Radio-Canada International, Winnipeg Classic 107, Vermont Public Radio, WCRB Classical Music Boston, WCNY Classic FM, Kulturradio RBB Germany, and Südwestrundfunk Germany.

Bryan and Silvie are equally committed to presenting both traditional masterworks and contemporary music. Since 2013 they have commissioned nearly a dozen new works, as well as curated cross-disciplinary concert experiences that meld classical and contemporary music with jazz, poetry, and visual/media arts. World-class collaborative partners include photographer and cinematographer Edward Burtynsky, Mercury Films, and multimedia studio Normal.

Cheng² Duo has released a trilogy of critically-acclaimed albums on the German label Audite: Russian Legends (2019), Violonchelo del fuego (2018) featuring Spanish works, and Violoncelle français (2016). The latter disc was selected as one of WCRB Classical Radio Boston’s top CDs of 2017. The duo’s recordings have been lauded by the international press for their “phenomenal virtuosity”, “maturity and perfection”, “extremely imaginative and personal interpretation”, “taste, sure flair for phrasing, and tonal beauty.”

www.cheng2duo.com

Cheng² Duo is represented by Agence Station Bleue: https://stationbleue.com

Image: © Uwe Arens

Program

Maurice Ravel (1875–1937)
Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A Minor, “Posthumous“, M. 12

Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
Suite Italienne

Introduzione
Serenata
Tarantella
Gavotta con due Varizioni
Scherzino
Minuetto – Finale

Intermission

Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979)
3 Pièces for Cello and Piano

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Sonata No.1 in E Minor, op. 38

Allegro non troppo
Alegretto quasi Menuetto
Allegro