top of page
KristianChong_16_%C3%82%C2%A9johntsiavis_edited.jpg

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
Screen Shot 2022-04-19 at 11.20.05 am.png

UPCOMING CONCERTS

THURS 12 AUGUST 2021

Screenshot 2024-11-22 at 8.48.19 pm.png

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. 
 

TEMPO RUBATO, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA

MSO logo.png

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

jack_liebeck.webp

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 

bottom of page