The President The Hon. Bronwyn Bishop AO and the Friends Council have great pleasure in inviting to the Friends Christmas Party and a Recital by Vivian Choi Milton on Sunday 8th December 2024 at 3pm at the Goethe Institut, 90 Ocean Street, Woollahra Members $45.00, Non-Members $50.00.
Upcoming Concerts
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Franz Schubert:
Impromptu Op. 90 No. 3
Franz Schubert/Franz Liszt:
Standchen
Franz Liszt:
St Francis of Paola walking on the waves
Sergei Rachmaninoff:
Piano Sonata No.2
About Vivian Choi Milton
Acclaimed by Fanfare as “an exemplar of the modern global pianist”, VIVIAN CHOI MILTON is renowned for her musical insight in a wide-ranging repertoire, from classical to contemporary works, presented in thoughtful and imaginative programs.
Vivian has toured extensively throughout Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North America, and Asia as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. Recent highlights include concerto appearances with the Grammy Award®-winning Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the world premiere of Kate Moore’s Piano Concerto “Beatrice”, which was nominated as a finalist for the 2020 APRA AMCOS Art Music Award’s Work of the Year. An avid chamber musician, Vivian has performed regularly as a guest artist with the Boston Symphony Chamber Players, the Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston in the US, and the Herz Ensemble in the Netherlands.
Recent engagements include Tanglewood Festival in the US, the Coriole Music Festival and Bowral Autumn Music Festival in Australia, solo recitals in Spain, the Netherlands and Australia, as well as appearances with the Sydney Soloists for Sydney Mozart Society, PianoLab Festival at the Centre of Immersive Light and Art (Adelaide) and Herz Ensemble at the Muziekgebouw and the Korzo in the Netherlands.
Vivian released two critically acclaimed albums on the BMOP/Sound label with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, with their recording of Harold Shapero’s Partita in C for Piano and Orchestra selected as one of the best in 2020 by The Arts Fuse, Sequenza21, and ClassicsToday in the US.
First Prize winner of the Maria Yudina International Piano Competition in Russia, where she graduated summa cum laude from the Saint Petersburg State Conservatory, Vivian has won top prizes in international piano competitions in Italy, the Netherlands and Bulgaria. She holds graduate degrees from the New England Conservatory and Carnegie Mellon University (USA), and currently serves on the piano faculty at University of Adelaide Elder Conservatorium.