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'''Jenny Q. Chai''' (June 23,1983, Shanghai, China) is a Chinese-American pianist. She is active throughout [[China]], the [[United States]], and [[Europe]]. |
'''Jenny Q. Chai''' (June 23,1983, Shanghai, China) is a Chinese-American pianist. She is active throughout [[China]], the [[United States]], and [[Europe]]. |
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Chai is a graduate of the [[Shanghai Conservatory of Music]], the [[Curtis Institute of Music]], and the [[Manhattan School of Music]], where she received both a Master’s and Doctorate degree by the time she reached the age of 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jennychai.com/biography|title=Biography|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> She has studied and worked with [[Andre Previn]], [[Emanuel Ax]], [[John Corigliano]], and [[Nils Vigeland]], who composed his ''Life Sketches and Five Pieces'' for her.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five Pieces (for Jenny Chai)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1cMvOHN9WE}}</ref> Following her 2012 [[Carnegie Hall]] debut, Anthony Tommasini spoke of her “resourceful technique and sensitivity.”<ref>{{cite news|last=Tommasini|first=Anthony|title=Young Pianist at Home in the Past and the Present: Jenny Q Chai Performs at Zankel Hall|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/21/arts/music/jenny-q-chai-performs-at-zankel-hall.html?n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fC%2fCarnegie%20Hall&_r=0|accessdate=1 July 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=20 April 2012}}</ref> Not long thereafter, Chai was again cited in the [[New York Times]] for her first appearance at [[Le Poisson Rouge]]. The concert, according to the ''Times'', was exemplary of a small movement of pianists who have decided to eschew the traditional concert format, containing longer pieces by more traditional composers, opting instead to play shorter works by a greater variety of composers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schweitzer|first=Vivien|title=A Piano, an iPad, a Mirror: Tools for a Modern Recital: Jenny Q Chai at Le Poisson Rouge|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/arts/music/jenny-q-chai-at-le-poisson-rouge.html|accessdate=1 July 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=5 November 2012}}</ref> |
Chai is a graduate of the [[Shanghai Conservatory of Music]], the [[Curtis Institute of Music]], and the [[Manhattan School of Music]], where she received both a Master’s and Doctorate degree by the time she reached the age of 25.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jennychai.com/biography|title=Biography|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> She has studied and worked with [[Andre Previn]], [[Emanuel Ax]], [[John Corigliano]], and [[Nils Vigeland]], who composed his ''Life Sketches and Five Pieces'' for her.<ref>{{cite web|title=Five Pieces (for Jenny Chai)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1cMvOHN9WE}}</ref> Following her 2012 [[Carnegie Hall]] debut, Anthony Tommasini spoke of her “resourceful technique and sensitivity.”<ref>{{cite news|last=Tommasini|first=Anthony|title=Young Pianist at Home in the Past and the Present: Jenny Q Chai Performs at Zankel Hall|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/21/arts/music/jenny-q-chai-performs-at-zankel-hall.html?n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fOrganizations%2fC%2fCarnegie%20Hall&_r=0|accessdate=1 July 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=20 April 2012}}</ref> Not long thereafter, Chai was again cited in the [[New York Times]] for her first appearance at [[Le Poisson Rouge]]. The concert, according to the ''Times'', was exemplary of a small movement of pianists who have decided to eschew the traditional concert format, containing longer pieces by more traditional composers, opting instead to play shorter works by a greater variety of composers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schweitzer|first=Vivien|title=A Piano, an iPad, a Mirror: Tools for a Modern Recital: Jenny Q Chai at Le Poisson Rouge|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/06/arts/music/jenny-q-chai-at-le-poisson-rouge.html|accessdate=1 July 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=5 November 2012}}</ref> |
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Chai currently sits on the board of directors at the Jan Karski World Society<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jkwsociety.com/committee-2/|work=Jan Karski World Society|title=Board of Directors|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> and the New York-based contemporary music organization Ear to Mind<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eartomind.com/board.html|work=Ear to Mind|title=Board of Directors|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> |
Chai currently sits on the board of directors at the Jan Karski World Society<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jkwsociety.com/committee-2/|work=Jan Karski World Society|title=Board of Directors|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> and the New York-based contemporary music organization Ear to Mind.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eartomind.com/board.html|work=Ear to Mind|title=Board of Directors|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> She is also a founding faculty member of FaceArt, a Shanghai-based organization dedicated to bringing world-class musicians into China to tutor and mentor young musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://faceart.info/english/#item=musician|work=FaceArt|title=Faculty|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> |
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She continues to lecture and play in China with a mission to introduce [[contemporary classical music]] to the people of her home country. "I see a big interest in Chinese people with a curiosity and challenging intellect to understand new music and the development of classical music. Classical music is not unpopular in China, mainly because people are so crazy about pianists!"<ref>{{cite web|last=Tham|first=Andrew|title=5 Questions for Jenny Q Chai (pianist)|url=http://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2012/12/5-questions-to-jenny-q-chai-pianist/|work=I Care If You Listen|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> Her current project, Acqua Alta, is a solo performance she created to raise awareness on [[global warming]]. She has performed this program at both Spectrum NYC and Baltimore's An die Musik LIVE.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schedule|url=http://www.jennychai.com/schedule/|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> |
She continues to lecture and play in China with a mission to introduce [[contemporary classical music]] to the people of her home country. "I see a big interest in Chinese people with a curiosity and challenging intellect to understand new music and the development of classical music. Classical music is not unpopular in China, mainly because people are so crazy about pianists!"<ref>{{cite web|last=Tham|first=Andrew|title=5 Questions for Jenny Q Chai (pianist)|url=http://www.icareifyoulisten.com/2012/12/5-questions-to-jenny-q-chai-pianist/|work=I Care If You Listen|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> Her current project, Acqua Alta, is a solo performance she created to raise awareness on [[global warming]]. She has performed this program at both Spectrum NYC and Baltimore's An die Musik LIVE.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schedule|url=http://www.jennychai.com/schedule/|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref> |
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Jenny Q. Chai (June 23,1983, Shanghai, China) is a Chinese-American pianist. She is active throughout China, the United States, and Europe.
Chai is a graduate of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, the Curtis Institute of Music, and the Manhattan School of Music, where she received both a Master’s and Doctorate degree by the time she reached the age of 25.[1] She has studied and worked with Andre Previn, Emanuel Ax, John Corigliano, and Nils Vigeland, who composed his Life Sketches and Five Pieces for her.[2] Following her 2012 Carnegie Hall debut, Anthony Tommasini spoke of her “resourceful technique and sensitivity.”[3] Not long thereafter, Chai was again cited in the New York Times for her first appearance at Le Poisson Rouge. The concert, according to the Times, was exemplary of a small movement of pianists who have decided to eschew the traditional concert format, containing longer pieces by more traditional composers, opting instead to play shorter works by a greater variety of composers.[4]
Chai currently sits on the board of directors at the Jan Karski World Society[5] and the New York-based contemporary music organization Ear to Mind.[6] She is also a founding faculty member of FaceArt, a Shanghai-based organization dedicated to bringing world-class musicians into China to tutor and mentor young musicians.[7]
She continues to lecture and play in China with a mission to introduce contemporary classical music to the people of her home country. "I see a big interest in Chinese people with a curiosity and challenging intellect to understand new music and the development of classical music. Classical music is not unpopular in China, mainly because people are so crazy about pianists!"[8] Her current project, Acqua Alta, is a solo performance she created to raise awareness on global warming. She has performed this program at both Spectrum NYC and Baltimore's An die Musik LIVE.[9]
References
- ^ "Biography". Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Five Pieces (for Jenny Chai)".
- ^ Tommasini, Anthony (20 April 2012). "Young Pianist at Home in the Past and the Present: Jenny Q Chai Performs at Zankel Hall". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Schweitzer, Vivien (5 November 2012). "A Piano, an iPad, a Mirror: Tools for a Modern Recital: Jenny Q Chai at Le Poisson Rouge". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Jan Karski World Society. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Ear to Mind. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Faculty". FaceArt. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ Tham, Andrew. "5 Questions for Jenny Q Chai (pianist)". I Care If You Listen. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ "Schedule". Retrieved 1 July 2013.