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Before becoming President and CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2006, he was principal viola of The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Roberto Díaz Viola.

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“Studying Music Overseas” Educational Talk Series 3: Roberto Díaz

Promote Cross-cultural Collaboration of Music Internationally

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Promote Cross-cultural Collaboration of Music Internationally

Date & Time
20 June 2020 (Sat) 9pm
Hong Kong Time
Ticket Price
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Date & Time
20 June 2020 (Sat) 9pm
Hong Kong Time
Venue
Zoom Webinar
Ticket Price
Free registration

Young Steinway Artist Rachel Cheung has been described as “a poet, but also a dramatist” and praised for “the most sophisticated and compelling music-making” by the Dallas Morning News. In 2017 she was a finalist and winner of the audience award at the 15th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. She also won fifth prize at the 2009 Leeds International Piano Competition, aged 17, and in 2010 was a semifinalist at the 16th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw.

Cheung’s Festival appearances include the Ninth Musical Olympus International Fes

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A violist of international reputation, Roberto Díaz is president and CEO of the Curtis Institute of Music, following in the footsteps of renowned soloist/directors such as Josef Hofmann, Efrem Zimbalist, and Rudolf Serkin. As a teacher of viola at Curtis and former principal viola of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Mr. Díaz has already had a significant impact on American musical life and continues to do so in his dual roles as performer and educator.

As a soloist, Mr. Díaz collaborates with leading conductors of our time on stages throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. He has also worked directly with important 20th- and 21st-century composers, including Krzysztof Penderecki—whose viola concerto he has performed many times with the composer on the podium and whose double concerto he premiered in the United States—as well as Edison Denisov, Jennifer Higdon, Ricardo Lorenz, and Roberto Sierra. His recording of Jennifer Higdon’s Viola Concerto won the Grammy for Best Contemporary Classical Composition in 2018.

As a frequent recitalist, Mr. Díaz enjoys collaborati

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Benjamin Beilman is one of the leading violinists of his generation. He has won international praise for his passionate performances and deep rich tone which the Washington Post called “mightily impressive,” and the New York Times described as “muscular with a glint of violence.” The Times has also praised his “handsome technique, burnished sound, and quiet confidence,” and the Strad described his playing as “pure poetry.”

Highlights of Mr. Beilman’s 2023–24 season include his debut with the St. Louis Symphony and performances with the Minnesota Orchestra, the Oregon Symphony, and the Pacific Symphony. This season he also tours throughout Europe, with performances in Germany, Austria, France, the United Kingdom, and more.

In recent seasons Mr. Beilman’s commitment to and passion for contemporary music, has led to new works written for him by Frederic Rzewski (commissioned by Music Accord), and Gabriella Smith (commissioned by the Schubert Club in St. Paul, and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music). He has also given multiple performances of Jennifer Higdon’s violin co