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Saturday, December 4, 2010, 8pm

Virtuosi Concerts 2010-11

FOUR HANDS, ONE HEART

Bax & Chung Piano Duo
Lucille Chung
Alessio Bax

Her playing is "...blazing and gutsy" - Washington Post, and his "quivers with an almost hypnotic intensity." - Gramophone

“Theirs is a marriage of wondrous colors and dextrous aplomb, subtly balanced to make the musical performance sound as one.”- Music and Arts

Alessio and Lucille happened to meet at the 1997 Hamamatsu Piano Competition, and began a deep friendship which eventually led to their marriage in 2004. In 2003 the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival had the brilliant idea to put them together in a piano duo. Since then, the two piano and piano-four-hand format has become an important addition to their extensive solo careers. A couple of very successful recordings (Ligeti’s complete works and Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals), together with memorable performances around the world of works like the Rachmaninov Suites and Stravinsky’s own astonishing four-hand version of his complete ballet Petrouchka, have helped to establish them all over the globe (USA, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, South Korea etc..) as the most dynamic and brilliant young piano duo of their generation.

Programme: MOZART: Sonata KV521 in C major for four hands; BRAHMS: 16 Waltzes Op. 39 for four hands; (Heather) SCHMIDT: Centaurus A (2008) for four hands;
PIAZOLLA/BAX-CHUNG: Five Tangos for four hands - Lo Que Vendrá -Milonga del Angel -Verano Porteño -Tango no. 2 -Libertango

Select any of our 2010-11 concerts to discover more about the upcoming event, or read all about the concerts that have amazed audiences.

Opening Night!
Saturday, September 25
QUARTET À LA CARTE
The Miro String Quartet
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, October 9
AMERICAN PIANISTIC TREASURES
Jeffrey Siegel, piano
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, October 23
FROM PARIS WITH ÉLAN
Zodia Trio
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, November 6
FROM LECLAIR TO ESTACIO
The Hoebig/ Moroz Duo
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, December 4
FOUR HANDS, ONE HEART
Bax and Chung, Piano Duo
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, December 11 & Sunday December 12
THE ENGLISH TOUCH
The WSO Chamber Players
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, January 22
THE SOUL OF FLAMENCO
Jorge Miguel Flamenco Ensemble
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, February 5
SHIMMERING EXPRESSIVENESS
St. Lawrence String Quartet
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, February 26
ROMANTIC MASTERWORKS
The WSO Chamber Players
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, March 19
FROM ENGLAND
Gould Piano Trio
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, April 9
TWO PIANOS, ONE VISION
Kyung & Michael Kim, Duo Piano
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, April 16
STRAD AND STEINWAY
Augustin Hadelich, violin
Angela Cheng, piano
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique