November 16, 2024Messiaen Vingt Regards sur L’Enfant Jesus recording projectNew project to record the complete Messiaen Vingt Regards sur L’Enfant Jesus and provide historical and religious context for this monumental piano cycle, dedicated to Yvonne Loriod Messiaen
November 16, 2024Take Effect review Quynh Nguyen
Take Effect
Paul Chihara
Complete Piano Works
October 29, 2024
Naxos, 2024
8/10
The esteemed pianist Quynh Nguyen is joined by
Stephen Barlow and the London Symphony
Orchestra, plus guest Rieko
Aizawa for these
interpretations of the
American composer Paul
Chihara’s complete piano
works
“Concerto-Fantasy For
Piano And Orchestra”
starts the listen with the
sweeping strings emitting
much beauty, as Nguyen’s
stirring keys suit the 4
chapters with much grace
and emotion, and
“Bagatelles (Twice Seven
Haiku For Piano)” follows
with rumbling versus bright key progressions,
where the unpredictable mood showcases incredible
attention to detail.
On the back half of the listen, “Four Reveries on
Beethoven” manipulates space and tension with
lush, eloquent song craft
that draws the listener in
immediately, while “Ami”
recruits Aizawa’s hands for
the dynamic and careful
interaction between the 2
pianos.
A body of work that
embraces Eastern
harmonies, jazz and
Russian classical ideas,
Chihara’s lengthy resume
of film, TV scores,
orchestral, choral and
chamber works is
preserved well in Nguyen’s
highly capable hands.
Travels well with: Daniel Gortler- Grieg Lyric Pieces;;
Kodály- Háry János Sui
Saturday, March 09, 2024Double concerto performance with the Springfield Symphony OrchestraQuynh performed two concerti - the Paul Chihara Piano Concerto Fantasy and the Beethoven Choral Fantasy in one concert with the Springfield Symphony orchestra in MA, and received two standing ovations from the enthusiastic audience. Her performance was also filmed live by NHK Japanese TV worldwide for a podcast featuring the composer Paul Chihara
Sunday, January 28, 2024Featured Soloist with Seattle Symphony Orchestra in Paul Chihara's Piano Concerto-Fantasy Quynh will perform as a featured soloist with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra and conductor Sunny Xia in Paul Chihara's Piano Concerto-Fantasy on January 28th 2024 at Benaroya Hall, in a concert named "Celebrate Asia."
The annual Celebrate Asia shines a spotlight on Seattle’s vibrant Asian communities and its classical artists in one-of-a-kind programs. This concert is great for the whole family and features pre- and post-concert festivities at Benaroya Hall with local dancers and music ensembles alongside a beautiful concert program.READ MORE... Friday, September 08, 2023NAXOS'S AMERICAN CLASSICS World wide release of PAUL CHIHARA: Quynh Nguyen plays Piano Concerto FanNAXOS'S AMERICAN CLASSICS World wide release of PAUL CHIHARA: Quynh Nguyen plays Concerto Fantasy, Ami, Reveries, and Bagatelles, the complete piano works or Paul Chihara. The CD also include performance of the Piano Concerto-Fantasy with the London Symphony Orchestra recorded at St. Lukes.
Video release of Quynh performing as soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra of Paul Chihara's Piano Concerto-Fantasy, in recording session at St. Lukes, London. The video will be featured on Naxos's Youtube video channel and Naxos Video Library , which is a streaming platform for subscribing educational universities (universities, public libraries, conservatories and schools). VIEW VIDEO July 17, 2023Gold Medal at the Global Music AwardAward-winning Vietnamese American pianist Quynh Nguyen’s (pron. Quin Nwen) newest recording The Flower of France, Germaine Tailleferre, Works for Piano [MA-1306], recently recognized as the Gold Medal winner by Global Music Awards, is now available on the Music & Arts label. The album features works, curated by Nguyen, originally for solo piano, as well as transcriptions and excerpts from Tailleferre’s ballets and film scores representing some of the composer’s best and most significant works, including a number of tracks rarely played or recorded. Early reviews of the recording have praised it as “Alluring music by a wonderful composer performed by a wonderful artist” and “Sensitive, poetic, communicative playing throughout.” READ MORE... Friday, July 14, 2023Music and Arts CD of Tailleferre's piano solo music released worldwide on Naxos
July 11, 2023 Gold Medal Award at One Earth Award for The Flower of France, featuring Germaine Tailleferre Works The Gold Medal in the Instrumentalist Category is awarded for Quynh's newly released CD The Flower of France, featuring Germaine Tailleferre Works for Solo Piano, by Global Music Awards. READ MORE... Thursday, June 01, 2023Soloist with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra Quynh will perform as piano soloist with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra in both Paul Chihara's Piano Concerto-Fantasy and Beethoven Choral Fantasy, with conductor Adam Kerry Boyles on March 9 2024.
Wednesday, April 19, 2023Fulbright Prize Ceremony in Washington DC Quynh performed at the Fulbright Prize Ceremony in Washington DC alongside soprano Renee Fleming and poet Alyssa Pierce. The ceremony honored Dr. Fauci and Dr. Corbett for their outstanding contribution to combatting the Corona Virus pandemic and were presented with the Fulbright Prize for International Understanding.
Website: https://fulbright.org/programs/prize/#details
Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/f7Z6q9n5rnA?feature=shareVIEW VIDEO Monday, October 31, 2022Recording selected piano works for Germaine Tailleferre for Sorel ClassicsI am honored to be recording the selected piano works for Germaine Tailleferre for Sorel Classics. I love her music and looking forward to choosing my favorites for the CD coming out early next year.
Saturday, October 08, 2022 25th anniversary of US-Vietnam Relations Concert with the Vietnamese National Symphony OrchestraPerforming with the Vietnamese National Symphony Orchestra the world premiere of Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Chamber Orchestra by Paul Chihara to celebrate the 25th anniversary of US-Vietnam Relations. This concert was rescheduled from 2020, due to the pandemic.READ MORE... Tuesday, January 18, 2022Recording Paul Chihara's new Piano Concerto-Fantasy with the London Symphony OrchestraRecording Paul Chihara's new Piano Concerto-Fantasy with the London Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday, December 01, 2020Recording with the Academy of St. Martin in the FieldsI am very excited to be recording the world premiere recording of the Piano Concerto Fantasy by P. Chihara with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields at Abbey Road
Monday, November 02, 2020Recording Complete Piano Works of Paul ChiharaRecording of the complete piano works of the Japanese American composer Paul Chihara, for Naxos's American Series Label.
Thursday, January 16, 2020Performing for the Vietnamese Embassy in DCI am excited to share I will be performing for the Vietnamese Embassy in DC to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
November 13, 2019New Piano Concerto written for me by the renowned Japanese American composer Paul ChiharaOn the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, the renowned Japanese American composer Paul Chihara is writing a piano concerto for me. I will be performing the premieres of this work, and recording this concerto with the Academy of St. Martins in the Fields at Abbey Road Studios in November of 2020. READ MORE... December 20, 2018Live Interview with Voice Americahttps://www.voiceamerica.com//promo/episode/112223
Tune in and listen to Quynh's live interview about her life and music on Voice America. April 16, 2018International Keyboard Institute and FestivalQuynh will be performing and conducting master classes at the Internatioanal Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York City from July 14 and July 28.
April 11, 2018Stars of Steinway SeriesQuynh has been invited to perform a program of solo performance and the Chopin First Concerto in E minor at the "Stars of Steinway Series" in Boise on November 11, 2018.
March 7, 2018Second Prize winner of The American Prize for both solo and concerto with orchestraQuynh Nguyen received a Second Prize in The American Prize Lorin Hollander Award for her performance of the Mozart Concerto K. 453 with the JagerMeister Orchestra, as well as the Second Prize in the Solo Piano Professional Division of The American Prize competitions in 2018.
July 5, 2016International Keyboard Institute and FestivalQuynh will be performing the G Major Mozart concerto K. 453 with the Jäger Meisters Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Eduard Zilberkant , at the Kaye Playhouse in New York City , as part of the International Keyboard Institute and Festival in NYC in July of 2016. She will also be conducting master classes at the festival from July 17 to July 31.READ MORE... February 6, 2016Watch Quynh Nguyen's interviewWatch Quynh Nguyen's interview with CUNY TV, in a program titled
"Study With The Best"
on channel 75.READ MORE... March 3, 2015Sun Valley Artist SeriesQuynh performed both solo and concerto concerts at the International Piano Festival at the Sun Valley Artist Series on April 22-25 of 2015 to enthusiastic audiences.READ MORE... January 22, 2015New CDLive In New York CD on the Arabesque label is now available on Amazon and iTunes.READ MORE...