Chelsea Guo, soprano and piano

Chelsea Guo, a 2022 Young concert Artists (YCA) Susan Wadsworth International Auditions winner, has already attracted international attention as a pianist and soprano of remarkable gifts. Her dual artistry is featured in her 2021 debut recording on the Orchid Classics label, Chelsea Guo: Chopin in My Voice. Chelsea has performed at the Moritzburg Festival in Germany; the Cremona Musica and Fazioli PIano festivals in Italy; the Miami International Piano Festival; and in prominent venues worldwide. A Young Scholar of the Lang Lang Foundation and a recipient of the US Chopin Foundation scholarship for four consecutive years, she is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music in piano at Juilliard.

Program

Johannes Brahms: Variations on an Original Theme Op. 21 No. 1

Clara Schumann: Romances Op. 21

Sergei Rachmaninof: Selections from Morceaux de Fantaisie Op. 3

20-minute intermission

Sergei Rachmaninoff: ”Oh, do not sing, my beauty”
”Spring Waters”
”Lilacs”
”How Fair this Spot”

Johannes Brahms: ”Meine liebe ist grün”
”Wie Melodien”

Robert Schumann: ”Seit ich ihn gesehen”
”Er, der Herrlichste von Allen”
”Ich kann's nicht fassen, nicht glauben”
”Du Ring an meinem Finger”
”Helft mir, ihr Schwestern”
”Süsser Freund, du blickest”
”An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust”
”Nun hast du mir mein ersten Schmerz getan”

Salon-style performances offer a close connection between artists and guests as audience members sit in six rows of seats on stage with the performer. Light refreshments are served before the performance. Balcony tickets (without refreshments) are also available.

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