The Age
'Kristian Chong is a pianist of impressive talent and sensitivity...'
'...a true chamber musician at work...'
Limelight Magazine
'The soloist, Kristian Chong, was nothing short of brilliant, giving a heartfelt performance of extraordinary beauty and sensitivity with finely controlled expression, tempi and touch.
The Adelaide Advertiser
'This was playing with finesse and strength in the best proportions' -
LATEST REVIEWS and ARTICLES
Review: THE AGE: Majestic Celebrations: Kristian Chong & Friends 9 November 2024 NEW
Review: MAGAZINE: Kristian Chong & Sophie Rowell (Musica Viva Tasmania) 31 Oct 2023
Review: MAGAZINE: Caitlin Hulcup, Fiona Sargeant and Kristian Chong 3 Oct 2023
Review: ADELAIDE ADVERTISER: Li-Wei Qin & Kristian Chong - 9 July 2023
Review: INDAILY: Coriole Music Festival 2023
Meet the performers! Interview for Coriole Music Festival in May 2023
Review: MAGAZINE: War and Peace, Canberra Symphony Orchestra - 15 Sept 2022 - Malcolm Williamson's Piano Concerto No.2
Australian pianist, Kristian Chong announced as YAMAHA Artist - 19 April 2022
Review: THE AGE: Great Performers Series lives up to its name - 14 Feb 2022
Composing the Future; Sydney International Piano Competition - panel announced
Review: Classic Melbourne: The Despair of Schubert - 6 October 2021
Review: Classikon: Sophie Rowell + Kristian Chong light up Hamer Hall - 28 Nov 2020
Review: THE AGE: Cracking with Energy, MSO players return live on stage - 7 Nov 2020
Review: THE AGE: Classical music returns to Melbourne's stage with beauty and flair - 24 Oct 2020
Review: Classic Melbourne: Kristian Chong – Mystique, Fantasy and Hope - 24 Oct 2020
Review: Classic Melbourne: Melbourne Digital Concert Hall: Great Piano Quintets – Schumann and Brahms - 7 Nov 2020
UPCOMING CONCERTS
THURS 12 AUGUST 2021
MON 16 DECEMBER 2024 - 8pm
BRAHMS - Sonata for Clarinet & Piano Op.120 No. 1
Michael BAKRNČEV - Trio for Viola, Clarinet & Piano (World Premiere)
BRUCH - 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola & Piano, op. 83 (selection)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Viola & Piano Op.120 No. 2
Principal viola of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Moore teams up with the Associate Principal Clarinet of the MSO and pianist Kristian Chong to deliver a program of both Brahms Sonatas Op.120 for Viola/Clarinet and Piano, alongside a world premiere by composer Michael Bakrnčev and Bruch's famous 8 pieces for Viola, Clarinet and Piano.
SUN 9 FEBRUARY 2025 - 11am
MELBOURNE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA - Chamber Players
HORN TRIOS
FREYA FRANZEN (violin)
SAUL LEWIS (horn)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
Don BANKS - Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano
KOECHLIN - Quatre petites pièces
BRAHMS - Trio for Violin, Horn and Piano Op.40
The combination of French horn, violin and piano creates a versatile sound-world, radiating robust warmth, impressive power and delicate subtlety.
This intimate performance features three works for this delightful trio in a program inspired by the late Barry Tuckwell, a Melbourne-born horn player who became one of the world’s most recorded horn soloists.
IWAKI AUDITORIUM, ABC CENTRE, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
SAT 15 MARCH 2025
KRISTIAN CHONG & FRIENDS - Concert 1 - 2025
JACK LIEBECK (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
SCHUBERT-: Sonata for Violine and Piano D 574
YSAYE - Poème Élégiaque for Violin and Piano Op.12
Paul DEAN - Homage to Bartók (World Premiere)
MENDELSSOHN - Songs without Words op.19 No. 1 (arranged for Violin and Piano by von Hermann)
MENDELSSOHN - Sonata for Piano and Violin in F
British/German violinist, director and festival director Jack Liebeck, possesses “flawless technical mastery” and a “beguiling silvery tone” (BBC Music Magazine). Jack is the Royal Academy of Music’s first Émile Sauret Professor of Violin and Artistic Director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Jack and Kristian present an enthralling program of Mendelssohn, Schubert and Ysaye, alongside a world premiere from the Australian composer and clarinettist Paul Dean.
PRIMROSE POTTER SALON, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, AUSTRALIA