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JASON BAE - pianist

“Superbly confident…with no fear at all… a masterly performance…” – The Dominion Post

Emerging piano star Jason Bae, recently awarded the title of “Young Steinway Artist” by Steinway & Sons in Hamburg, – the first-ever New Zealander so honoured – features as the  piano soloist of our 2013 Central Otago Chamber Music series. Turning 22 this year Jason, in 2008, won the Bradshaw & Buono International Competition in New York and was also named NZ Young Performer of the Year. The following year he was second in Brisbane’s Lev Vlassenko International Competition and, not surprisingly, in 2010 he walked away with the University of Auckland’s Gala Concerto Competition.

Jason, described as “an imperturbable soloist”, made his recital debut last year and already he has performed as a concerto soloist with the Auckland Philharmonia, NZSO National Youth Orchestra and the Christchurch and Queensland Symphony Orchestras.

His programme consists of Beethoven’s Op.10 No.2; Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit; Chopin’s Mazurkas Op.59 and Rachmaninov’s Piano Sonata No.2 Op.36.

Tickets: Adults $15; Supergold $10; Student/ child $5; will be on sale from the Cromwell & Alexandra iSites from next week.

Location

Cromwell Memorial Hall

Melmore Terrace, Cromwell adjacent to the Melmore Terrace/Monaghan Street intersection