Cliburn In The Hills Presents: 2013 Crystal Award Winner Sean Chen (USA)

Hailed as a charismatic rising star, pianist Sean Chen won over fans and critics at the 2013 Cliburn Competition with “an exceptional ability to connect with an audience combined with an easy virtuosity” (Huffington Post). The first American to earn a Cliburn award since 1997, he took home third prize, just months after being named the 2013 Christel DeHaan Classical Fellow of the American Pianists Association. In the 2014–15 season, Mr. Chen performs with the Milwaukee, San Diego, and Hartford Symphony Orchestras, and will also traverse the United States in recital and chamber concerts. The 2013–14 season saw the release of two solo albums. Recording label harmonia mundi released a live CD of his Cliburn Competition performances in November 2013, featuring Beethoven’s monumental “Hammerklavier” sonata, as well as works by Brahms and Bartók, which Gramophone praised for “ravishing tone and cogently contoured lines,” and Limelight proclaimed to be “bold and fresh-faced.” This was followed by a studio album released in spring 2014 on the Steinway label with works by Scriabin and Ravel, including his own revelatory arrangement of Ravel’s La valse.

Cliburn In The Hills Presents: 2013 Crystal Award Winner Sean Chen (USA) | Performing Arts Center of Rapid City

January 31, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Performing Arts Center of Rapid City Historic Theater

Adults–$25/ Students–$20