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The Age

'Kristian Chong is a pianist of impressive talent and sensitivity...'

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'...a true chamber musician at work...'

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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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THURSDAY 5 FEBUARY 2026, 11am

BACH-SILOTI - Andante from Violin Sonata No. 3 BWV 1003
BRAHMS - Ballade Op.10 No.1

RACHMANINOFF - Prelude Op.23 No.4

HYDE-STOKES - Rhapsody for Left Hand arr. (for Kristian Chong) (1983)

RACHMANINOFF - Prelude Op. 32 no. 10
DEBUSSY - Feux d'artifice 


SCHUBERT - Sonata D 960 (i)

 
Recognised as one of Australia's leading musicians, pianist Kristian Chong kicks of the 2026 Morning Melodies series with a beautiful program of your favourite Romantic piano composers. 

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BARWON HEADS ARTS HUB, BARWON HEADS, AUSTRALIA

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THURSDAY 12 FEBUARY 2026, 11am

RECITAL FOR AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
GEELONG, AUSTRALIA

JACK LIEBECK (violin) 
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)

​​Repertoire TBC 
 

Artistic director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and violinist Jack Liebeck and Kristian in a short recital to mark the launch of the 2026 Australian Festival of Chamber Music 
 

GEELONG, AUSTRALIA 

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TUESDAY 17 FEBUARY 2026, 7pm

BRAHMS - Sonata for Violin & Piano No.1 in G Op.78 
BRAHMS - Sonata for Violin & Piano No.2 in A Op.100 
BRAHMS - Sonata for Violin & Piano No.3 in D min Op.108

 

Following his successful appearance in last year's series, UK violinist and Artistic Director of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music Jack Liebeck reunites with Kristian in the complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano by Brahms. Enjoy the ethereal, spirited, passionate and simply beautiful elements of these three masterworks in the hands of two skilled and renowned musicians who are old friends and frequent musical partners. Jack is a frequent visitor to Australian shores with recent performances with the Melbourne and Queensland Symphony Orchestras alongside many chamber music collaborations.

PRIMROSE POTTER SALON 
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, AUSTRALIA 

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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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