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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' -

NEW RECORDING RELEASES

Silver Skies - just released!.
Silver Skies traces a luminous dialogue between flute and piano, spanning over a century of music from Paris to contemporary Australia. Flautist Megan Sterling and pianist Kristian Chong weave together the wit and elegance of Poulenc, the refined lyricism of Gaubert, and Martin’s introspective modernism with distinctive Australian voices—Vine’s rhythmic brilliance, Boyd’s meditative stillness, and Hyde’s vivid miniatures. This collection celebrates the French flute tradition’s enduring influence and the instrument’s timeless capacity for colour, line and song.

Available on all major streaming platforms or by physical CD - please be in contact if you wish to purchase a disc.

THURS 12 AUGUST 2021

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.

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UPCOMING CONCERTS

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MONDAY 12 OCTOBER 2026, 7PM

KRISTIAN CHONG & FRIENDS
Concert 3
SCHUMANN & FAURE PIANO QUARTETS

TAIR KHISAMBEEV (violin)

CHRISTOPHER MOORE (viola)
ELINA FASKHI (cello)

KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)

Two iconic masterpieces for the piano quartet.

Witness Schumann and Fauré in the hands of Kristian Chong and three of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra's principal musicians, Associate Concertmaster Tair Khisambeev, Associate Principal Cello Elina Faskhi, and Principal Viola Christopher Moore.

Schumann's glorious Piano Quartet is one of the joys of the repertoire, influenced by Bach as well as themes of love, adoration, and exhilaration, whereas Fauré's C minor Quartet is a dramatic yet warm and optimistic masterwork.

FAURÈ - Piano Quartet in C minor No.1, Op.15

SCHUMANN - Piano Quartet in E-flat, Op.47

PRIMROSE POTTER SALON, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, AUSTRALIA

SAT 24 OCTOBER 2026

YAMAHA SX RECITAL SERIES
AUSTRALIAN PIANO WAREHOUSE, BLACKBURN, AUSTRALIA

BACH - Chromatic Fantasie & Fugue BWV 903

MOZART - Fantasie in D minor K397
SHOSTAKOVICH - Prelude & Fugue No.19 in E flat major

SHOSTAKOVICH - Prelude & Fugue No.23 in F major

SHOSTAKOVICH - Prelude 7 Fugue No.24 in D minor

BACH arr. BUSONI - Toccata from Toccata, Adagio & Fugue BWV 564 for organ

Kristian Chong is a YAMAHA artist, and in this inaugural concert for the Yamaha SX series, the repertoire demonstrates the broad range, clarity, elegance and power of the Yamaha SX piano series.

AUSTRALIAN PIANO WAREHOUSE, BLACKBURN, AUSTRALIA

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SUNDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2026

MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC - COMPLETE SHOSTAKOVICH PRELUDES and FUGUES

Featuring some of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Piano Staff - KRISTIAN CHONG, JERRY WONG, IGOR MACHLAK, OLGA KHARITONOVA, TRISTAN LEE, COADY GREEN, CAROLINE ALMONTE, TAMARA SMOLYAR, KENJI FUJIMURA

Kristian will play on Sunday 1 November

SHOSTAKOVICH - Prelude & Fugue No.19 in E flat major

SHOSTAKOVICH - Prelude & Fugue No.23 in F major

SHOSTAKOVICH - Prelude & Fugue No.24 in D minor

The Keyboard Area staff of the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music invites pianists and music lovers alike for a rare opportunity to hear the complete 24 Preludes and Fugues of Dmitri Shostakovich at the 2026 Keyboard Festival. Among the most distinguished pianists in Australia, these performances will feature Conservatorium Keyboard Area staff. Spread across two exciting concerts in Hanson Dyer Hall, this is a body of work that is seldom heard in its entirety, and these performances are not to be missed.

HANSON DYER HALL, MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC, AUSTRALIA