Frederic Chiu Sets Solo Piano Series Performance

5@5 at DiMenna Solo Piano Series presents Frederic Chiu in Classical Smackdown - J.S. Bach vs. Philip Glass, a concert on Saturday, September 10 @ 5:00 PM, as the eighth program of their 2016 performance series, curated by Mirian Conti, at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, 450 West 37th Street in Manhattan.

The concert will feature music by J.S. Bach and Philip Glass, including Bach's Prelude and Fugue in A-flat Major, Well-Tempered Clavier Book II, Partita No. 2, in C Minor, BWV 826: Sinfonia, Partita No. 2, in C Minor, BWV 826: Capriccio and Erbarme dich from St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (transcribed by F. Chiu), along with Glass's Etude No. 5, Metamorphosis One, Metamorphosis Four and Mad Rush.

Admission to the event is $5.00. Tickets are available at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2591064. For more information, call 516-586-3433 or visit https://www.facebook.com/events/1784656808438229/. For transportation information, including access from the new 7 line expansion to the west side, visit http://www.mta.info/ and http://www.oslmusic.org/dimenna-center/dmc-faq/directions-parking.

A frequent guest artist at concert venues in Europe, South America, and throughout the United States, Frederic Chiu is devoted to enhancing the live concert experience for diverse audiences. Chiu has created many innovative programs, often showcasing transcriptions and rarely-programmed repertoire. Also a skilled collaborator, he has performed with many friends in Classical music such as Joshua Bell, Pierre Amoyal, Gary Hoffman, the St Lawrence String Quartet; as well as with artists in other genres including the jazz pianist Bob James, writer/storyteller David Gonzalez, actor BrIan Bedford, and the clown Buffo. Frederic Chiu has released over 20 CDs, many available on the Harmonia Mundi USA label, including the complete piano works of Prokofiev, as well as works of Chopin, Liszt, Ravel, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Rossini and Grieg. His most recent recordings include the Beethoven/Liszt Symphony No. 5, and the solo piano version of Saint-Saens Carnival of the Animals with David Gonzalez as the narrator of verse penned with todays' young audiences in mind. In addition, he is a frequent presence on popular radio shows such as St. Paul Sunday Morning, Performance Today, and WNYCs Greene Space.

Through his Deeper Piano Studies a philosophic and holistic training program Chiu brings together advanced concert pianists, promising students, high-level amateurs and piano teachers from around the world for workshops that develop a Body/Mind/Heart approach to piano-playing and music-making. He has taught at the Juilliard School, Indiana University's Jacob School of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, the New England Conservatory and the BanffCentre, among others.

Frederic Chiu's website, www.FredericChiu.com, contains up-to-date information about his upcoming concerts and DPS workshops, as well as links to recordings and videos. He is a Yamaha Artist.

5@5 at DiMenna recital programs feature world-class international pianists exploring an array of solo piano works from the last 400 years. 5@5 at DiMenna is a Fractured Atlas sponsored project.

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