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The Colonial Theatre presents Young Concert Artist Pius Cheung08:39AM / Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Pittsfield, Mass. – The Colonial Theatre will present Young Concert Artist Pius Cheung, marimbist, on February 26th at 7PM. Tickets for the performance are free for students, $12 for adults and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10-5, Saturdays 10-2, by calling (413) 997-4444 or 24/7 online at www.TheColonialTheatre.org.
PIUS CHEUNG, marimbist
25-year-old marimbist Pius Cheung won a First Prize of $5,000 and the opportunity to begin his career under the auspices of Young Concert Artists. At the Auditions, he was also awarded the Miriam Brody Aronson Award, the Brownville Concert Series Prize, the Swiss Global Artistic Foundation Award for an engagement in Europe, the University of Georgia Performing Arts Center Prize, and the Usedom (Germany) Music Festival Prize.
Pius Cheung was born in Hong Kong and moved to Vancouver with his family at the age of 12. His debut album of his own transcription of Bach’s Goldberg Variations is the first and only recording of the work on marimba. The album has won rave reviews and has been aired on CBC Radio in Canada and National Public Radio in the U.S. He appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center in 2003 as winner of the orchestra’s concerto competition.
As a composer, he was awarded First Prize in the Classical Marimba League’s 2007 Composition Competition for his Three Etudes. He has written numerous works for the marimba, including a Marimba Concerto. Mr. Cheung earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and his Artist Diploma from The Boston Conservatory. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate at the University of Michigan.
Cheung is the second Young Concert Artist to perform at the Colonial this season, following Narek Hakhnazaryan’s concert in October. The two Winners join the roster of Young Concert Artists, Inc., which offers a minimum of three years of management services, including concert engagements, promotion, and career development. Young Concert Artists has been discovering and launching the careers of extraordinary musicians since 1961.
To Purchase Tickets for Pius Cheung, Marimbist
Tickets for the performance are free for students, $12 for adults and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10-5, Saturdays 10-2, by calling (413) 997-4444 or 24/7 online at www.TheColonialTheatre.org. |
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