Concerto Concert series

2025 Conductors

 

 

 

Teachers/Amateurs Concerto Winners Concert
Sunday, June 15 at 5:00 pm
Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU

 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya

 

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (I. Allegro con brio)
Shiori Kiriake
(PR Lead, AltX Research KK)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 (I. Allegro)
Lewei He
(Director of Teaching and Music, Xiaoning Piano Arts Center)

 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (III. Rondo Vivace)
Qianyao Zheng
(Piano Instructor, Golden Key Piano)

 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (III. Allegro con fuoco)
Gorden Cheng
(Deputy Corporate Security Architect, Oracle)

 

INTERMISSION

 

Edvard Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 (III. Allegro moderato e marcato)
Kathy Abrahamson
(Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, FEM Centre)

 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 (I. Vivace)
Michale Slavin
(Retired Neuro-Ophthalmologist, Northwell Healthcare System)

 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 (II. Andante)
Robert Finley
(Retired Engineer)

 Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (III. Allegro scherzando)
Jonathan Dandrow
(CEO, Radenso Radar)

 


 

Juniors Concerto Winners Concert
Sunday, June 22 at 5:00 pm
Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU

 

 Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Hector Guzman

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1 (I. Vivace)
Andre Peck

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488 (I. Allegro)
Katherine Hibbs

Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (III. Rondo: Vivace)
Eunha Basu

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B-flat major, K. 595 (I. Allegro)
Natalie Wang

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 (III. Finale: Allegro con fuoco)
Enzo Zhao

INTERMISSION

 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459 (I. Allegro vivace)
Aria Zhao

Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16 (I. Andantino – Allegretto)
Celicia Thendean

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 (I. Allegro con brio)
Joseph Yourong Cai

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 (I. Allegro ma non tanto)
Ziyu Shao

 


 

Below is the program from 2024, new program will be updated once the competition result is announced in June.

 

Young Artists Concerto Winners Concert
Sunday, July 30 at 5:00 pm
Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU


Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
I. Molto allegro con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Presto- Molto allegro e vivace
Wanqing Jennie Jiang, soloist

  Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
I. Andantino – Allegretto
II. Scherzo: Vivace
III. Intermezzo: Allegro moderato
IV. Finale: Allegro tempestoso
Angeline Ma, soloist

 

INTERMISSION

 

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 83
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Allegro appassionato
III. Andante
IV.   Allegretto grazioso
Piotr Alexewicz, soloist

 

The winners of the Young Artists, Juniors and Teachers/Amateurs program Concerto Competitions perform with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya. The experience of performing with an orchestra is of paramount importance in building a career in the music profession. PianoTexas is a magnet to some of the most talented pianists from all over the world for the opportunity to perform with a professional orchestra.

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