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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' -

UPCOMING CONCERTS

THURS 12 AUGUST 2021

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TUESDAY 14 APRIL 2026, 12pm

AMEB SOUND INSIGHTSPIANO RECITAL & LECTURE
PRIMROSE POTTER SALON
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE

Repertoire to be confirmed

Sound Insights offers learners the opportunity to hear Level Two piano syllabus favourites performed by concert pianist Kristian Chong. Enjoy in-depth discussions on the pieces.

PRIMROSE POTTER SALON, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, AUSTRALIA

THURSDAY 30 APRIL - SUNDAY 3 MAY 2026, 5pm

CANBERRA INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL

CONCERT 1

THURSDAY 30 APRIL2026 5pm

WAGNER LIEDER with ANNA LOUISE COLE

WAGNER - Wesendonck-Lieder
WAGNER - TAUSIG - Prelude to Tristan und Isolde, arranged for solo piano
WAGNER - Isoldens Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde (Mild und leise, wie er lächelt)
WAGNER - LISZT - O du mein holder Abendstern (Evening Star) from Tannhäuser, arranged for solo piano
WAGNER - Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich from Siegfried (Act III)

WESLEY MUSIC CENTRE, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA

CONCERT 2

FRIDAY MAY 1 2026 - 530pm
SCHUBERT and SYRAH

SCHUBERT - Sonata in B flat Major D960

This intimate experience places Schubert’s final piano sonata at the heart of a curated journey through some of Australia’s most characterful wines. Each movement of the Sonata D960 is paired with wine not for novelty, but for its resonance with the work’s character, emotional landscape and architectural beauty.

Featuring Cullen, Clonakilla, Chalmers wineries

GANDEL HALL, NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA, CANBERRA

CONCERT 3 - SATURDAY MAY 2 2026, 730pm

TISSAGES DU TEMPS

ENSEMBLE CONTRECHAMPS (Switzerland)
LYREBIRD BRASS

KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)

TIMOTHY YOUNG (piano)

Maurice RAVEL (arr. Gryzanov) Daphnis et Chloé Suite No.2 for two pianos

The shimmering landscape of French impressionism with Maurice Ravel’s intoxicating Daphnis et Chloé, performed in a sumptuous two-piano realisation by Kristian Chong and Timothy Young. Together they conjure the work’s sensuous harmonies, expansive vistas and mythic lyricism, illuminating the colours and gestures that would inspire a seismic shift in French composition.

SNOW CONCERT HALL, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA

CONCERT 4 - SUNDAY MAY 3 2026, 630pm

PIANOS AND PERCUSION - FESTIVAL FINALE

KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)

TIMOTHY YOUNG (piano)

EUGENE UGHETTI (percussion)

KAYLIE MELVILLE (percussion)

VERONICA BAILEY (percussion)

RACHMANINOFF - Symphonic Dances (1940), original version for two pianos

Fiona HILL - new work (2026) for two pianos & percussion (Festival commission)
Igor STRAVINSKY - The Rite of Spring (1913), version for pianos & percussion

This Finale unites towering 20th century works and an exciting Festival commission to reveal the two-piano-plus-percussion ensemble at its most visceral and expressive.

SNOW CONCERT HALL, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA

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WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2026, 8PM

AMEB SOUND INSIGHTS
PIANO RECITAL & LECTURE
PRIMROSE POTTER SALON
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE

SOPHIE ROWELL (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)

Kristian returns with leading violinist Sophie Rowell for a program featuring four canonic duo Sonatas by Brahms, Mozart, Beethoven and Ravel. The exquisite gracefulness of Mozart's G major Sonata is paired with Brahms elegant and yet passionate 2nd Sonata, with Beethoven's highly dramatic and epic C minor Sonata alongside Ravel's charming 'Blues' Sonata, nicknamed due to its heavy blues influenced 2nd movement.

MOZART - Sonata for Piano & Violin in G K301

BRAHMS - Sonata for Violin & Piano in A Op.100

BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Violin Op.30 no. 1 in C minor

RAVEL - Sonata for Violin & Piano No.2 in G

The CONCOURSE, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

NEW RECORDING RELEASE

In True Romantics, two of Australia's most accomplished musicians, clarinettist Philip Arkinstall and pianist Kristian Chong, bring new light and lyrical warmth to Brahms's Clarinet and Piano Sonatas, Op.120 and Clara Schumann's Three Romances, Op.22 (here transcribed for clarinet by Roger Young).

This album explores the late flowering of two intertwined musical souls: Johannes Brahms, whose inspiration was rekindled by the playing of clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld, and Clara Schumann, whose influence and artistry shaped Brahms's creative life. The result is a recording steeped in tenderness, nostalgia and expressive intimacy - music where, in the words of Brahms's friend Eusebius Mandyczewski, "it is as though the instruments were in love with each other."

Recorded with clarity and warmth, True Romantics reveals the natural partnership between Arkinstall and Chong, two of Australia's leading interpreters of Romantic chamber repertoire. Together they capture both the intensity and inward grace of these works, highlighting the lyrical introspection and passionate dialogue between clarinet and piano.