First Friday Salons: In Miniature with Irwin Shung
$20
Sergei Rachmaninoff — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Selected works
Domenico Scarlatti — Selected works
Frédéric Chopin — Selected works
Johannes Brahms — Selected works
Irwin Shung, piano
In the spirit of the 19th century salon, Irwin Shung, faculty from the Cleveland Institute of Music, presents a recital consisting solely of miniatures. Shung will perform and discuss favorites by Schubert, Rachmaninoff, Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, and Brahms.
About Irwin Shung
Dr. Irwin Shung, whose playing has been praised by State Magazine for its "ease, technique, and musicianship," has performed in North America, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Shung joined the faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music in July, 2015, and also directs the Resonance Masters' Series at Resonance at SOMA, situated in Bellevue, Washington. He currently serves as President of the Northeast Ohio Music Teachers' Association.
Shung received his Doctorate of Musical Arts in Piano Performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music in January, 2015, where he studied with Dr. Daniel Shapiro. He has also received instruction on piano from various distinguished teachers including Marian Hahn (Peabody Conservatory), Leon Fleisher (Peabody Conservatory), Herbert Stessin (Julliard School), and Gabriel Chodos (New England Conservatory). Awards received include the Pauline Favin Memorial Award from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, prizes in the 2012 Darius Milhaud Competition, as well as the Young Artist International Piano Competition.
Shung currently serves as piano faculty at the Notre Dame College in Cleveland. Shung's performances have been featured by KING FM in Seattle, as well as WCLV Ideastream in Cleveland. His complete recording of the first book of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier is available online, and a recording of the second book is forthcoming.
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