CourtesyWichita State will host renowned pianist Albert Tiu for a free piano recital, 鈥淪onatas by Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff,鈥� at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, in Wiedemann Hall.
The recital, which is open to the public, will be followed by a Master Class from Tiu from 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Jan. 24, room C-116 in the Duerksen Fine Arts Center. The Master Class is also free and open to the public.
Tiu studied at the Juilliard School and the Boston Conservatory, and is now the associate professor of piano at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore.
Known for his passion for innovative programming, he has presented recitals with themes like 鈥淭he Classical Elements鈥� (Earth, Air, Water and Fire), 鈥淐hopin without Chopin鈥� (music influenced by Chopin) and 鈥淏ee Flat鈥� (Beethoven鈥檚 Sonatas in B-flat).
Tiu鈥檚 recent recording projects include 鈥淭he Classical Elements鈥� on Centaur; Schubert鈥檚 鈥淲interreise鈥� with tenor Alan Bennett; collaborations with violinist Kam Ning in 鈥淩oad Movies,鈥� a Meridian disc featuring American composers; and two discs on Decca of Beethoven and Rachmaninov with cellist Qin Li-Wei.