Impressions of China: Winning Works from the 2018 Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition
4/24/2020, 9 Tracks, 1:03:03
Featuring
Gianluca Luisi
Haohan Sun
Émile Naoumoff
Shuying Li
Pengfei Yu
Bo Liu
Zhiliang Zhang
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Performer Biography
Gianluca Luisi is a winner of numerous competitions, including First Prize at the 4th International Piano Competition 'Johann Sebastian Bach' in 2001.
Performer Biography
Gianluca Luisi, the pianist on this album, won the Best Performance Award at the Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition.
Composition History
This album features winning works from the 2018 Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition, launched to mark the 80th anniversary of composer Huang Zi's death.
Composer Biography
Huang Zi, the composer for whom the competition is named, was a highly influential composer and music educator in his generation, mentoring many distinguished Chinese musicians.
Composer Biography
Huang Zi, an alumnus of Yale University in the 1920s, studied composition at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the Yale School of Music in the US.
Composition History
The Huang Zi International Chinese Piano Composition Competition received 52 piano works from around the world, with winners selected after three rounds of voting.
