The Friday Noon Concert Series
Junwen Liang, piano
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - RSVP required
(limited seating available)
Program
Two Waltzes - Frederic Chopin
No. 13 in D-flat major, Op. 70 No. 3
No. 8 in A-flat major, Op. 64 No. 3
Images, Book 2 - Claude Debussy
Cloches à travers les feuilles
Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
Poissons d'or
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in c-sharp minor - Franz Liszt
Rondo for Piano (2001) - Catherine Likhuta
Bio:
Praised as "captivating" (Stroll Magazine) and “an extremely gifted and promising young artist” (New York Concert Review), Chinese pianist Junwen Liang, 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's WRTI Classical Radio. In the upcoming 2024-2025 season, Junwen is poised to captivate audiences with live performances across the United States, Canada, Europe, and China.
He has also garnered invitations to participate in major festivals such as the Texas State International Piano Festival, Lunigiana International Music 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 American Prize, Juliusz Zarębski International Piano Competition, New York International Piano Competition, and Philadelphia International Piano Competition. In addition to his performances, Junwen imparts his expertise through private teaching, collaborations with professional musicians in Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City, and adjudicating state-level competitions in the D.C. area.
Junwen holds degrees from Penn State (DMA), Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (MM), and Ithaca College (BM). He is completing a professional diploma at the Peabody Institute, under the tutelage of Richard Goode.
This project is supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
