5pm, Sunday 21 January 2024
Join us for an evening of piano solos & duets with Catherine Chang and Jesse Oh.

PROGRAMME
Mozart Sonata in D major for Piano Duet, K.381
Dvořák Slavonic Dances in E minor Op.72/2 & C minor Op.46/7
Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.7 in Bb major, Op.83
Barber Souvenirs for Piano Duet, Op.28
Schubert Impromptu No.3 in Bb major, Op.142
Ravel Ondine
Liszt Transcendental Etude No.10 in F minor
Mendelssohn Andante & Allegro Brillante for Piano Duet, Op.92

Catherine Chang will soon graduate with her Bachelor of Music at the University of Auckland where she is studying under Richard Liu. Catherine was awarded Runner-up and Peoples’ Choice at the National Young Performer of the Year Award and also ‘Best Performance of a NZ work’ at the National Piano Competition in 2022. Catherine gave her debut solo recital as part of the Lewis Eady Charitable Trust Emerging Artists’ Series, and was an APO Haydn Staples Piano Scholar.

Jesse Oh is a third-year student at the University of Auckland. He is currently under the tutelage of Sarah Watkins and Bryan Sayer. At university, Jesse is a recipient of the Kathleen Mary Reardon Memorial Music Scholarship and the Carl and Alberta Rosenfeldt Prize in Chamber Music. Other awards include the Llewelyn Jones Prize in Music for Piano (First Prize) and First at the Sixth Virtuoso International Competition in Korea. Additionally, he is a member of the APO’s Aspiring Musicians Program. Aside from piano playing, Jesse is also a passionate violinist and violist.