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Edward Leung
Superlatives are inadequate in response to the recital by Edward Leung ... here was an exceptional pianist
Taut succinctness with emotional expansiveness and a striking capacity for invention
Solo - Piano
Instrumentation
- Edward Leung - Piano
Repertoire
Sample Programme
Meredith Monk: Ellis Island (2015)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Contrapunctus IX from Die Kunst der Fugue, BWV 1080
Dmitri Shostakovich: Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E major, Op. 87
Franz Liszt: Polonaise mélancolique No. 1 in C minor, S. 223
César Franck: Prélude, choral et fugue
Wide range of repertoire ranging from traditional core repertory to underrepresented composers
Biography
Lauded as one of '16 Incredibly Impressive Students at Princeton University’ by Business Insider, American pianist Edward Leung has performed solo recitals and appeared with orchestras across North America, Europe, and Asia.
In 2024, Edward won the Grand Prize and Public Prize in the inaugural Piano&Souls International Piano Competition. His debut album on Resonus Classics was critically acclaimed by BBC Music Magazine and Foto Forum, and was featured on ABC Classic’s Festival of Female Composers and SWR2 Treffpunkt Klassik. Highlights of the previous season included a sold-out Wigmore Hall recital, chamber music performances with Julian and Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, Simon Callaghan, and members of Philharmonia Orchestra and BBC Philharmonic.
A sought-after chamber musician, Edward has worked with members of the Artemis, Lindsay, and Elias String Quartets, as well as David Campbell, Willam Hagen, Viviane Hagner, Guy Johnston, Boris Kucharsky, Charles Neidich, and Rafal Zambrzycki-Payne. He has worked in masterclasses with Ferenc Rados, Richard Goode, Stephen Kovacevich, Joseph Kalichstein, and Nikolai Demidenko.
Edward is the founder of Opus 21, an innovative chamber music collective dedicated to bringing an eclectic repertory of chamber music to Princeton University and beyond. He has curated programmes juxtaposing contemporary works of living composers with traditional repertoire, organised high-profile concerts throughout New York and New Jersey, and managed the financial and logistical elements of operating the ensemble. Hailed by The Daily Princetonian for its 'dramatic, exciting performances' and 'a true need in the Princeton arts community', Opus 21 has formed chamber music collaborations with Harvard and Columbia Universities, and has performed at the Harvard Club of New York, Richardson Auditorium, and APAP|NYC.
After studies at Princeton University and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with Francine Kay and Pascal Nemirovski, Edward is currently the Staff Pianist at The Yehudi Menuhin School. He frequently gives masterclasses internationally and has previously taught at the Junior Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and the Westminster School. Edward is a Bösendorfer-Amadeus Young Artist.
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