Name: Rising Piano Stars: Huiping Cai & Junwen Liang
Start: 2023-08-01T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2023-08-01T21:00:00-04:00
Location: Academy of Vocal Arts

Rising Piano Stars: Huiping Cai & Junwen Liang

Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy (PYPA) was established by concert pianist Ching-Yun Hu to help young artists achieve their dreams of becoming professional pianists. It has blossomed into one of the most highly-anticipated and unique organizations, presenting the sought after PYPA Summer Piano Festival, the PYPA Young Virtuosi, and PYPA Piano World. Each program offers a distinctive platform, offering intensive master classes, public concerts and audience forums, featuring internationally celebrated pianists. The accompanying guest lecture series led by music industry executives offers insight to students and the international music community.

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Huiping Cai &amp; Junwen Liang, previous winners of the Philadelphia International Piano Competition, will be giving a piano recital on Tuesday, August 1 at 7:30 pm at the PYPA Piano Festival!-﻿<h3>P﻿rogram</h3>PaderewskiLegende in A-flat major, Op. 16 No. 1Nocturne in B-flat major, Op. 16 No. 4Cravoviene Fantastique in B major, Op. 14 No. 6Mozart Sonata No. 10 in C major, K. 330 Debussy Images, Book 2 “Cloches à travers les feuilles”“Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut”“Poissons d&#x27;or”Catherine Likhuta (b.1981)Rondo for Piano (2001) -﻿Intermission-Liszt Ballade No. 2 in B minor, S. 171Sonata in B minor, S.178-﻿<h3>Huiping Cai</h3>Charismatic and popular with audiences in recital and concerto settings, Huiping Cai is an engaging pianist renowned for her lyricism, musicality, and formidable technique. After winning First Prize, Best Concerto Award, and Best Recital Award at the 2017 Philadelphia International Piano Competition, she also won first prizes at the 2018 Miami Music Festival Piano Concerto Competition, the 2019 Chopin International Piano Competition in Hartford, CT, and the 2022 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition.Ms. Cai has performed as a soloist across the United States and worldwide including Mexico, Russia, Kazakhstan, and her home country China. Huiping was a student of Ching-Yun Hu and she recently graduated from New England Conservatory where she studied with Dang Thai Son. She is currently pursuing her DMA in piano performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music under the tutelage of Alan Chow.﻿-<h3>Junwen Liang</h3>Hailed as &quot;captivating&quot; by Stroll Magazine, Dr. Junwen Liang, a Chinese pianist, embarked on his piano journey at the age of nine and made his solo debut at thirteen. Throughout his career, he has been featured as a soloist with Central Texas Philharmonic, Penn State Philharmonic Orchestra, and Ithaca College Symphonic Orchestra. Further accomplishments also include performing at esteemed venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Kimmel Center, as well as being broadcast on WSKG in New York and Philadelphia&#x27;s WRTI Classical Radio. He has also garnered invitations to participate in major festivals such as the Texas State International Piano Festival, Lunigiana International Music Festival, Baltimore International Piano Festival, Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy, Orford Musique, Art of the Piano, and Aspen Music Festival. Junwen has achieved notable success, securing major prizes in multiple competitions, including the YMIC International Music Competition, The American Prize, Juliusz Zarębski International Piano Competition, New York International Piano Competition, and Philadelphia International Piano Competition. Junwen holds degrees from Penn State (DMA), Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (MM), and Ithaca College (BM). Currently, he pursues a graduate professional diploma at the Peabody Institute, under the tutelage of Richard Goode.-﻿<h3>A﻿bout PYPA Piano Festival</h3>2023 PYPA Piano Festival is coming back to Philadelphia in summer of 2023! We have prepared 9 days of in-person events, including concerts, masterclasses, lectures, and Philadelphia International Competition, July 29-August 6, 2023!PYPA Summer Piano Festival was founded in 2013. For the first five years, the festival took place at the Curtis Institute of Music, and since 2018, it has been in residence at the historic Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia. Each summer, the piano festival offers an intensive nine-day program that encompasses master classes, lectures, and concerts performed by international renowned pianists, as well as PYPA young artists. The Summer Piano Festival also presents the annual Philadelphia International Piano Competition.

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