Andrew Kwan Artists Management

PHILIP CHIU

PIANO

 

 

“Astonishing interpretive and technical proficiency…and he makes it all seem effortless”

- CBC MUSIC

REVIEWS

“Astonishing interpretive and technical proficiency…and he makes it all seem effortless”

  – CBC MUSIC

 

« Un soliste qui épate de plus en plus les mélomanes. »

 

“A soloist who amazes more and more music lovers.”

– ICI MUSIQUE

 

“Pianist Philip Chiu was elegance personified at the keyboard”

- MUSICAL TORONTO

 

“Pianist Philip Chiu played with striking precision and subtle poetry.”

- THE GAZETTE, Montreal

 

“... a pianist-painter who turns every musical idea into a beautiful array of colors.”

- LA PRESSE

 

" played with such clarity, delicacy and youthful energy that the week’s crises melted into memory and we were captivated... the engaging wit of Chiu and his refreshingly restrained performance –– except for some busy footwork –– of four Rachmaninoff preludes."

- THE VERNON MORNING STAR

BIOGRAPHY

“A pianist-painter who transforms each musical idea into a beautiful array of colors” (La Presse), Philip Chiu is acclaimed for his brilliant pianism, sensitive listening, and a stage presence that eschews the hermit-pianist image and favours openness, authenticity, and connection with audiences. Inaugural winner of the Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer, Mr. Chiu has become one of Canada’s leading musicians through his infectious love of music and his passion for creation and communication.

 

He concertizes extensively as soloist and chamber musician and has performed solo recitals and chamber music concerts in most major venues across Canada, as well as concert halls in France, Japan and the United States. He recently made his debut for the La Jolla Music Society in California in their 50th anniversary season and will be appearing in Maine and Massachusetts in fall 2019. Chamber music partners have included James Ehnes, Emmanuel Pahud, Regis Pasquier, Noah Bendix-Balgley, Bomsori Kim, Johannes Moser, and Raphael Wallfisch. He has a long-standing violin-piano duo with Jonathan Crow, concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and violinist of the New Orford String Quartet. Mr. Chiu is a veteran touring artist of Prairie Debut, Jeunesses Musicales Canada, and Debut Atlantic, having toured the country 14 times with their generous support.

 

As Artist-in-Residence of Cecilia Concert’s 2018/19 Season, he immensely enjoyed programming four unique and imaginative concerts, and is looking forward to further exploring his creative side as Artist-in-Residence for Montreal’s La Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur in 2020. Other upcoming projects include a recording/concert tour of John Burge’s 24 Preludes for Solo Piano, as well as a recording/concert project with Pentaèdre, honouring the music of Jacques Hétu.

 

In addition to his performing activities, Mr. Chiu created the Collaborative Piano Program at the Domaine Forget International Academy and consulted for national and international competitions as a recognized expert in collaborative piano. He has also juried for provincial, national, and international competitions.

 

Mr. Chiu has recorded for Warner Music, Analekta, ATMA Classique, and CBC Music. He can be heard on BBC Radio 3, France Musique, ICI Musique, and CBC Music. He is eternally grateful for the support of Mécénat Musica, the Sylva Gelber Music Foundation, and the Canada Council for the Arts.

 

January 2023

PHOTOS

Photography

Bo Huang (photo 1), Matthew Perrin (photos 2-3), Brent Calis (photos 4-6)

 

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PREFERRED CONCERTO LIST
2020–23

Beethoven

Piano Concerto in G Major

 

Gershwin

Rhapsody in Blue

 

Mendelssohn

Piano Concerto in G minor

 

Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No. 3

 

Ravel

Piano Concerto in G Major

 

Shostakovich

Piano Concerto in F major

 

Recital repertoire available upon request

Master classes and workshops available

Other concerti available upon request

DISCOGRAPHY

John Burge: Twenty-Four Preludes for Solo Piano

Centrediscs

 

Bis

(with Kerson Leong)

Analekta

 

A Tribute to Fritz Kreisler

(with Ewald Cheung)

 

Schubert: Works for Violin and Piano

(with Jonathan Crow)

Espace XXI

 

Brahms: Complete Works for Violin and Piano

(with Ewald Cheung)

Espace XXI