2022 CONCERTS & EVENTS
TUES 8 FEBRUARY 2022
GREAT PERFORMERS 2022
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
LI WEI QIN (cello)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
BARBER - Sonata for Cello and Piano Op.6
SCHUBERT: Sonata in A Minor (Arpeggione)
SCHUMANN: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
SUN 13 FEBRUARY 2022
UKARIA CULTURAL CENTRE
LI WEI QIN (cello)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
BARBER - Sonata for Cello and Piano Op.6
SCHUBERT: Sonata in A Minor (Arpeggione)
SCHUMANN: Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70
PIAZZOLA - Grand Tango
SAT 19 FEBRUARY 2022
3MBS TCHAIKOVSKY MARATHON
ELINA FASKHI (cello)
TAIR KHISAMBEEV (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
TCHAIKOVSKY - Piano Trio Op.50
TUES 15 MARCH 2022
MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM STAFF CONCERT SERIES
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
WENHONG LUO (viola)
SCHUMANN - Adagio and Allegro Op.70
BRAHMS - Sonata No. 1 in F minor for Viola & Piano, Op. 120 No. 1
VAUGHAN - WILLIAMS - Romance for Viola and Piano
PAGANINI - Sonata per la Grand Viola
HANSON DYER HALL, MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC, AUSTRALIA
SAT 26 MARCH 2022
ZELMAN SYMPHONY
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
RICK PRAKHOFF (conductor)
MOZART - Piano Concerto in D minor K466
SHOSTAKOVICH - Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major Op.102
SIBELIUS - Symphony No. 5
JAMES TATOULIS AUDITORIUM, METHODIST LADIES COLLEGE, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
WED 6 APRIL 2022
KRISTIAN CHONG & FRIENDS
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
ELINA FASKHI (cello)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
BEETHOVEN - Variations 12 Variations on 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' from The Magic Flute by Mozart
RACHMANINOFF - Sonata for Cello and Piano Op.19
PRIMROSE POTTER SALON, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, AUSTRALIA
FRI 6 MAY 2022
ELDER HALL LUNCH HOUR CONCERTS
SOPHIE ROWELL (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
MOZART - Sonata for Piano and VIolin K380
SUTHERLAND - Nocturne for Violin and Piano
SZYMANOWSKI - Mythes for Violin & Piano
SAT 7 MAY and SUN 8 MAY 2022 - POSTPONED - later date
LUCAS PARKLANDS CONCERTS
The Gentlemen
KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY (piano)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
BEETHOVEN - Piano Concerto no. 5 (Emperor)
Soloist Kristian Chong, Orchestral Piano Konstantin Shamray
SAINT-SAËNS - Piano Concerto No. 5
Soloist Konstantin Shamray, Orchestral Piano Kristian Chong
LUCAS PARKLANDS, MONTVILLE, AUSTRALIA
THURS 7 JULY 2022
KRISTIAN CHONG & FRIENDS
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
TIMO - VEIKKO VALVE (cello)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Cello and Piano in E minor Op.38
BRAHMS - Sonata for Cello and Piano in F major Op.99
FRI 29 JULY 2022
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
OPENING NIGHT CONCERT
LOTTE-BETTS DEAN (soprano)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
ELIZABETH LAYTON (violin)
BRIGID COLERIDGE (violin)
SIMON OSWELL (viola)
JAMAL ALIYEV (cello)
PHOEBE RUSSELL (double bass)
ALISON MITCHELL (flute)
PAUL DEAN (clarinet)
DANIEL GRIMWOOD (piano)
JACOB ENOLA (percussion)
PORTER - Begin the Beguine
LOESSER - The Inchworm
(with Lotte Betts Dean)
SAINT-SAËNS -Le carnaval des animaux for Ensemble (1886)
(Elizabeth Layton, Brigid Coleridge, Simon Oswell, Jamal Aliyev, Phoebe Russell, Alison Mitchell, Paul Dean, Daniel Grimwood, Jacob Enoka
Other works by Mozart, Cheetham, Milhaud, Vasks and Berio
Townsville Civic Theatre, TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA
SAT 30 JULY 2022 - 5pm
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
EINSTEIN'S MUSIC
COREY CEROVSEK (violin)
JAMAL ALIYET (cello)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
MARTINU - Five Madrigal Stanzas H.297
Corey Cerovsek (violin), Kristian Chong (piano)
BLOCH - From Jewish Life, Prayer
Jamal Aliyev (cello), Kristian Chong (piano)
Other works by Mozart, Bach and Paul Dean.
Townsville Civic Theatre, TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA
SUN 31 JULY 2022
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
SUBLIME SUNDAY
ELIZABETH LAYTON (violin)
COREY CEROVSEK (violin)
JULIAN SMILES (cello)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
CHOPIN - Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.1 arr. for violin and piano
Elizabeth Layton (violin), Kristian Chong (piano)
CLARKE - Piano Trio
Corey Cerovsek (violin), Julian Smiles (cello), Kristian Chong (piano)
St. James Cathedral, TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA
MON 1 AUGUST 2022
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
ENTENTE CORDIALE
JACK LIEBECK (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
ELIZABETH LAYTON (violin)
CHARLOTTE BONNETON (viola)
ELINA FASKHI (cello)
MADDISON - Piano Quintet
Jack Liebeck (violin), Elizabeth Layton (violin), Charlotte Bonneton (viola), Elina Faskhi (cello), Kristian Chong (piano)
Other works by Elgar, Debussy and Ravel
Townsville Civic Theatre, TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA
THURS 4 AUGUST 2022
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT CONVERSATIONS
COREY CEROVSEK (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
ELIZABETH LAYTON (violin)
IMANTS LARSENS (viola)
JAMAL ALIYEV (cello)
SALLINEN - Dance Music Suite, Op.107
The Pavilion, The Ville, TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA
THURS 4 AUGUST 2022
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
OCEANS 13, MUSIC OUT OF THE BLUE
SMETANA - Concert Etude Op.17 “On the Seashore - Reminiscence”
Townsville Civic Theatre, TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA
FRI 5 AUGUST 2022
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
POEMS and PRAYERS
COREY CEROVSEK (violin)
NATSUKO YOSHIMOTO (violin)
IMANTS LARSENS (viola)
ELINA FASKHI (cello)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
PRICE - Piano Quintet in A minor
Townsville Civic Theatre, TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA
SAT 6 AUGUST 2022
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
CONCERT CONVERSATIONS 6
BACH - Andante from Sonata for Violin BWV 1003 (arr. Siloti)
The Pavilion, The Ville, TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA
SAT 6 AUGUST 2022
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
FOND FAREWELLS
LOTTE-BETTS DEAN (soprano)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
LIVINGSTON - Que sera, Sera
Other works by Paul Dean, Fürst, Wolf-Ferrari, Piazzolla, Hair, Paque, Brett Dean and Ravel
Townsville Civic Theatre, TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA
SAT 6 AUGUST 2022
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
ELIZABETH LAYTON (violin)
BRIGID COLERIDGE (violin)
SIMON OSWELL (viola)
JAMAL ALIYEV (cello)
PHOEBE RUSSELL (double bass)
ALISON MITCHELL (flute)
PAUL DEAN (clarinet)
DANIEL GRIMWOOD (piano)
JACOB ENOLA (percussion)
SAINT-SAËNS -Le carnaval des animaux for Ensemble (1886)
FESTIVAL GARDEN - TOWNSVILLE, AUSTRALIA
WED 14 SEPTEMBER 2022
CANBERRA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
KRISTIAN CHONG - piano
SAM WELLER - conductor
R.STRAUSS - Metamorphosen
Malcolm WILLIAMSON - Piano Concerto No. 2
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 ‘Eroica’
Llewellyn Hall, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
THURS 15 SEPTEMBER 2022
CANBERRA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
KRISTIAN CHONG - piano
SAM WELLER - conductor
R.STRAUSS - Metamorphosen
Malcolm WILLIAMSON - Piano Concerto No. 2
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 ‘Eroica’
Llewellyn Hall, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
21 OCTOBER 2022
LAUNCH OF THE NEW YAMAHA CFX CONCERT GRAND PIANO
RACHMANINOFF - Prelude Op.32 No.10
RACHMANINOFF - Prelude Op.23 No.4
Kristian is the Australian Ambassador for the new CFX piano for YAMAHA. This will also include performances from fellow US-based Yamaha Artrist Dan Tepfer.
PRIMROSE POTTER SALON, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, AUSTRALIA
29 OCTOBER 2022
XENAKIS FESTIVAL
Athanasia TZANOUS - Elegia in memoria Xenakis (TBC)
HANSON DYER HALL, MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC, AUSTRALIA
31 OCTOBER 2022
SCHUBERT - Fantasie for 4 hands
SCHUBERT arr. PROKOFIEV - Waltzes for 2 pianos
COEHLO - Ice Monument (world premiere)
RACHMANINOFF - Suite No.2 for 2 pianos Op.17
6 NOVEMBER 2022
LYREBIRD MUSIC SOCIETY
MELBOURNE ENSEMBLE
FREYA FRANZEN (violin)
CHRIS MOORE (viola)
RACHAEL TOBIN (cello)
PHILIP ARKINSTALL (clarinet)
SAUL LEWIS (French Horn)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Cello and Piano in E minor Op.38
DOHNANYI - Sextet Op.37 in C
WYSELASKIE AUDITORIUM, MELBOURNE
12 NOVEMBER 2022
LUCAS PARKLANDS CONCERTS
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
KONSTANTIN SHAMRAY (piano)
SCHUBERT - Fantasie for 4 hands
SCHUBERT arr. PROKOFIEV - Waltzes for 2 pianos
RACHMANINOFF - Suite No.2 for 2 pianos Op.17
LUCAS PARKLANDS, MONTVILLE, AUSTRALIA
