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🎶 Attention Classical Music Enthusiasts – Discover the Soul of Sound! 🎶

Step into a world where every note tells a story. It is a journey through time, passion, and the timeless power of classical piano. Let the music awaken something within you.

✨Join us for a special live performance and lecture recital by Dr. Vikki Chen , presented by Pinsim Music.

✨Refreshing welcome drinks specially crafted by Pinsim will be served upon your arrival.

✨A selection of delectable sweet temptations awaits you during the intermission

✨Our brand-new LED screen is the crowning jewel—confirm it’s gonna blow you away with its jaw-dropping special effects! 😍

 

.🎼 Wonderful Wandering Fantasies lead by Concert Pianist – Dr. Vikki Chen (D.M.A) 🎼

Dr. Vikki Chen hails from Subang Jaya, Malaysia, where she began her musical journey at the Yamaha Music School under Sarah Yan and Lim Jit San, eventually acquiring the teacher’s Grade 4. She later pursued classical piano studies with Ng Chong Lim and received her LTCL diploma.

Dr. Chen earned her Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) and Master of Music degrees from the University of Cincinnati – College-Conservatory of Music, studying under Soyeon Kate Lee, a Juilliard School faculty member. She completed her bachelor’s degree summa cum laude at Missouri State University under the guidance of Dr. Wei-Han Su.

Her academic journey was supported by numerous scholarships and assistantships, including the University Graduate Assistantship (University of Cincinnati), Three Arts Scholarship Fund, Graduate Incentive Award, Kiefer-Young Memorial Scholarship, Friends of Music Scholarship and the Missouri Federation of Music Clubs Scholarship. She was also supported by an anonymous donor. Her doctoral cognate was in music theory, focusing on sonata theory, which culminated in a performance, lecture recital, and written document on Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

She served as a graduate assistant in secondary piano under Dr. Michelle Conda and was elected co-president of the 2021–22 collegiate teachers’ chapter. Additionally, she held an artist-in-residence position at Deupree Cottages in Cincinnati.

Dr. Vikki Chen has performed internationally in solo recitals across the United States, Spain, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Malaysia. Most recently, she was featured at the 15th Malaysian Composers Concert Series 2024 at the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre, and has given recitals throughout Malaysia.

She has participated in prestigious international music festivals including:

• Gijón International Piano Festival (Spain)

• Bowdoin International Music Festival (Maine, USA)

• Brevard Music Festival (North Carolina, USA)

• Summer Piano Institute at Yong Siew Toh Conservatory (Singapore)

• Opusfest: International Classical Music Camp (Philippines)

• Overseas Masters Winter Piano Academy (UK)

• Asia International Piano Academy and Festival (South Korea)

• Kuala Lumpur International Festival (Malaysia)

She has performed in masterclasses with prominent pedagogues such as Julian Martin, Logan Skelton, Jean Saulnier, James Giles, and Jose Ramon Mendez.

Her competition accolades include:

• Winner – 2015 Missouri Collegiate Competition

• Second Prize – 2020 Graves Piano Competition

• Third Prize – 2019 University of Florida International Piano Festival Competition

• Fifth Prize – Zimmerli Piano Competition

As a passionate chamber musician, Dr. Chen has performed with various ensembles, including a piano trio that won the 2015 MTNA Missouri Chamber Music Competition. She has also performed Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Springfield Emerging Artists Orchestra.

🎼Concert Programme – Fantastical Stories

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
🎵 Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (1931)
Allegro agitato-Non allegro-Lento-Allegro molto

A virtuosic piece that is inspired by the bells of the Russian Orthodox Church and that showcases Rachmaninoff’s penchant for long melodic lines, thick textures, and idiosyncratic use of the keyboard all compressed in a connected sonata form.

 

Alexander Scriabin (1871-1915)
🎵 Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 (1907)

A call to life, that depicts the range of emotions from rage, questioning and listlessness to wonder, exuberance and ecstasy. An incredibly difficult work that showcases Scriabin’s genius.

 

—– Intermission —–

 

Alban Berg (1885-1935)
🎵 Sonata No. 1, Op. 1 (1910)

A piece that explores the twelve tone series, but in an emotionally expressive way. The entire piece develops from the opening idea, and revels in the major seventh harmony.

 

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
🎵 Fantasie in C major, Wanderer Fantasy, Op. 15, D. 760 (1822)

Inspired by Schubert’s own song about a traveler on a journey to distant lands, this piece is a large-scale tale that reflects on one’s own journey of life. It starts with enthusiasm and exuberance, to loneliness and despair, and back to optimism and hope. The entire journey is encapsulated by the opening motive and the change of characters and emotions are reflected in the motivic changes.

 

📅Event Details
Date: 19th July 2025 (Saturday)
⏰7:30 PM to 10:00 PM
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📍Venue: Kingwood Theatre
📌Google Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TmjsUf2AxZ41Ehmc7

 

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☎️Contact: 012-315 1431
☎️Contact: 012-315 1431
☎️Contact: 012-315 1431