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See Siang Wong ( Chinese : 黃旭 洋, pinyin : huáng xù yáng; born May 7, 1979 in Arnhem ) is a Swiss pianist of Chinese descent.

Life

See Siang Wong is the son of Chinese parents who were born in Singapore and Malaysia . He studied with Marjès Benoist in the Netherlands and with the pianists Homero Francesch and Bruno Canino in Switzerland . At the age of twelve he made his concert debut, accompanied by the Dutch Radio Orchestra .

See Siang Wong has performed in over 30 countries in Europe, Asia, America, the Middle East and Australia. He gave concerts with well-known conductors such as Pierre Boulez ( Webern Concerto , Berio O King , Boulez Dérive I as part of the Lucerne Festival ), Ralf Weikert (Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 KV 488), Howard Griffiths (Mozart Piano Concerto No. 12 KV 414) . Highlights were the performances in Amsterdam ( Concertgebouw ), London ( St. Martin in the Fields ), Zurich ( Tonhalle ), Lucerne ( KKL ), Paris (Salle Olivier Messiaen), Helsinki ( Aino Ackté ), Budapest (Marble Hall), Prague ( Villa Bertramka ), St. Petersburg ( Philharmonic ) and Bogotá (Luis Ángel Arango).

In addition to the classical repertoire with a focus on Mozart , Chopin , Schumann and Debussy , See Siang Wong is primarily committed to new music . In his concerts he plays piano works by contemporary composers such as Arnold Schönberg , Luciano Berio , György Ligeti , György Kurtág , Wolfgang Rihm , Péter Eötvös , Emmanuel Nunes , Marco Stroppa , James Dillon and Jonathan Harvey . He initiated the Swiss Piano project in 2008 and presents new Swiss piano works dedicated to See Siang Wong. The project aims to promote the creation of new Swiss piano music. Many well-known and young Swiss composers have already written for the project (including Daniel Fueter , Hans Ulrich Lehmann , Laurent Mettraux , Isabel Mundry , Rolf Urs Ringger , Jürg Wyttenbach , Gérard Zinsstag , Alfred Zimmerlin ).

At Decca Records ( Universal ) previously appeared six CDs with piano works by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy, Haydn, Mozart and Schumann. In 2012 his first album was released on Red Seal ( Sony Music ) with piano works by Franz Schubert , for which he received the “Golden Label Award” from the Belgian record review. The Chopin, Mozart and Schumann recordings and the Schumann / Beethoven CD (Novalis) were recognized as a “classic highlight” by Swiss radio. Further recordings have been made by Deutsche Grammophon and various independent labels. In 2016, “Cinema Classics” (Sony Classical) was number 1 in the English Classical Charts and his two albums “Piano Movie Lounge” became bestsellers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Wong has been teaching at the Zurich University of the Arts since 2002 . He is regularly invited to take part in competitions as a juror. a. 2012 to the Géza Anda competition (SRF Radio Juror), 2014 to the Marguerite Meister competition, 2015 to the Edwin Fischer competition. He gives master classes at home and abroad and belongs to the circle of Steinway & Sons artists.

See Siang Wong lives in Switzerland.

Foodie

In addition to his music career, See Siang Wong is also active as a cook and food blogger. In 2018 he became the winner of the Swiss TV cooking show Men's Kitchen , one of the most popular cooking programs in Switzerland.

Discography

  • Chopin / Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 (The Chamber Versions) - RCA 8887 5061 442
  • Piano Movie Lounge 2 - Sony Classical 8887 5177 292
  • Bach Sons: Piano Concertos and Piano Pieces - Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 8888 3734 6320 - 2 CD box
  • Piano Movie Lounge - Sony Classical 8888 3702 832
  • Franz Schubert: Piano Works Impromptus D 899, op.90 / Sonata in A major D 664 / Allegretto in C minor D 915 / Hungarian melody D 817 / German dance D 366/4 - RCA 8876 5445 962
  • Piano Duets: Works by Liste, Schaeuble, Honegger, Martin - GUILD 7370
  • Swiss Piano: New compositions for piano - ZHDK Records 23-10
  • Haydn / Mozart: Piano Concerto in D major / Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major KV 414 DECCA 476 4183
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas : Pathétique / Mondschein / Waldstein / Andante Favori / For Elise DDD-DECCA 476 3860.
  • Robert Schumann: Concerto for piano and orchestra in A minor. Op. 54 / Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 6 in D major. Op. 61a (piano arrangement of the violin concerto, Op. 61) Novalis 150 194-2.
  • Robert Schumann: Papillons. Carnaval. Child scenes. Arabesque. DDD-DECCA 179 7344.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major. KV 467 / Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor. Op. 37 Novalis 150 191-2.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Sonatas. K283, K330, K331, K570 DECCA 476 6756.
  • Olivier Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques. ZHdK Records 01/08.
  • Emmanuel Nunes: Litanies du feu et de la mer. I & II / Rudolf Kelterborn : Piano Pieces 1–6. Guild GMCD 7318.
  • Claude Debussy: Early Piano Works. Arabesques, Rêverie, Ballade, Suite Bergamasque, Pour le Piano, Mazurka, Valse Romantique, Estampes. DECCA 476 312-2.
  • Frédéric Chopin: Waltzes & Nocturnes. Grande Valse brillante, Waltz op.34, op.posth. 64 No. 1 & 2, op.posth. 69 No. 1 & 2, op.posth. 70 No. 2, Nocturne op.9, op.15, op . 37, op. 55, op. Posth. DECCA 476 307-5.
  • The Radio Swiss Classic Collection Vol. 5. Chopin Nocturnes op.9 Deutsche Grammophon 480 043-0.
  • The International Festival of Arts St. Petersburg. Piano music of Louis Durey , Arthur Honegger , Francis Poulenc , Germaine Tailleferre FOA-CD1.
  • The Radio Swiss Classic Collection Vol. 4. Debussy Valse Romantique Deutsche Grammophon 442 881-6.
  • Klassieke Muziek. Piano music of Joseph Haydn SMA 97-01.
  • Solo for a child Mozart. Piano Concerto No. 8, KV 248 Rose Records RCD F24.
  • Jazz meets impressionism. Works for flute and piano by Astor Piazzolla , George Gershwin , Claude Debussy, Luiz Bonfá , Carl Nielsen , Mike Mower Duo Oblivion 001.
  • Gioachino Rossini : Petite Messe solennelle. Liverpool Records DMR 638-1.
  • Christmas Eve. Graham F. Valentine, Speech / Speech Theater, 2003.
  • Nello Santi : Festschrift Nello Santi. With a CD with piano works by Hans von Bülow . Kranich, Zollikon 2001, ISBN 3-909194-06-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thomas Stephens: Silver screen themes played with a golden touch. Swissinfo.ch, August 21, 2016, accessed on April 30, 2019 (English).
  2. ↑ See Siang Wong wint de Golden Label Award ( Memento from August 5, 2016 in the web archive archive.today ). In: Radio 4 . July 2, 2013 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Official Classical Artist Albums Chart Top 50. August 05, 2016 - August 11, 2016. Official Charts Company .
  4. ↑ Las más bellas melodías del cine, el segundo Reunidas de volume de "Piano Movie Lounge". Sony Music (Spanish).
  5. ↑ Concours Géza Anda 2012 live from the Tonhalle Zurich. DRS 2 , June 12, 2012 (archived on buero-dlb.ch).
  6. ^ Edwin Fischer Competition 2015. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts , June 1, 2015.
  7. ↑ The new blog for Asian fine food. Seesiang's website, accessed July 7, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Pianist See Siang Wong wins Swiss TV cooking show. In: klassik.com . 18th May 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Wong, Lake Siang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch pianist of Chinese descent
DATE OF BIRTH May 7, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Arnhem