Arts UNC's Tsong to play at Carnegie Hall, release debut CD
| UNC's Tsong to play at Carnegie Hall, release debut CD |
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| Thursday, April 17, 2008 | |||||
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Pianist Mayron Tsong of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is marking some major musical milestones in 2008. She will perform for the first time at Carnegie Hall in New York City on May 30 and release a debut compact disc this fall. An assistant professor of piano at UNC, Tsong will perform works by Ravel, Haydn, Prokofiev, Coulthard, Rachmaninoff and Scriabin at 8 p.m. in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall. Her self-titled CD (Centaur Records), available this fall, will feature works by Prokofiev, Scriabin and Rachmaninoff. Tsong, at age 16, was one of the youngest musicians to complete a performer’s diploma in piano from the Royal Conservatory of Toronto. A Steinway artist, Tsong is a featured soloist with orchestras in Russia, the United States and Canada. The Swedish newspaper Sundsvalls Tidning called Tsong’s playing, “stunning and mesmerizing.” The Sarasota Herald-Tribune in Florida added, “an intense and remarkably subtle performance.” Tim Carter, chair of UNC’s music department, said that to play at Carnegie Hall marks the peak of any performer’s career – not just because of its reputation, but also because of its fabulous acoustics. “It is just the right place for Mayron Tsong’s remarkable talents as a pianist on the concert platform and in the recording studio, and for her highly imaginative programming,” Carter said. “It is also the perfect showcase for the innovative work of UNC’s distinguished faculty.” Web site: http://www.carnegiehall.org
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