2020 CONCERTS & EVENTS
FRI 20 MARCH 2020
ELDER HALL LUNCH HOUR CONCERTS
DANIEL DODDS (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
Olli MUSTONEN - Sonata for Violin & Piano (2012)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Violin & Piano No.3 Op.108 in D minor
ELDER HALL, University of ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - CANCELLED due to Covid 19
SUN 22 MARCH 2020
YARRA RANGES CONCERT SERIES
DANIEL DODDS (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
Olli MUSTONEN - Sonata for Violin & Piano (2012)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Violin & Piano No.3 Op.108 in D minor
The MEMO, Healsville, AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED due to Covid 19
TUES 24 MARCH 2020
KRISTIAN CHONG & FRIENDS
DANIEL DODDS (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
MUSTONEN & BRAHMS
Olli MUSTONEN - Sonata for Violin & Piano (2012)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Violin & Piano No.3 Op.108 in D minor
The MEMO, Healsville, AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED due to Covid 19
Primrose Potter SALON, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, AUSTRALIA
MON 30 MARCH 2020
URRBRAE HOUSE CONCERTS
VIVENTE MUSIC
MARK GAYDON (bassoon)
CELIA CRAIG (oboe)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
Eugene BOURDEAU - Premier Solo
Gordon KERRY - On the Summer Map of Stars
POULENC - Trio for Oboe, Bassoon & Piano
KOECHLIN - Trois Pieces
von WEBER - Andante and Hungarian Rondo
URRBRAE HOUSE, Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED due to Covid 19
FRI 3 APRIL 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
SOLO RECITAL
Solo Recital
BACH arr. BUSONI - Prelude in B minor
RACHMANINOFF Prelude in B minor Op.32/10
SCHUBERT - Sonata in B flat major D960
ATHANEAUM THEATRE, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA, online tickets only
SUN 26 APRIL 2020
BEETHOVEN 250
MOONLIGHT and HAMMERKLAVIER
BEETHOVEN 250 - Solo Piano Recital
BEETHOVEN - Sonata in C sharp minor Op.27 No.2 (Quasi una fantasia) (Moonlight)
BEETHOVEN - Sonata in B flat Major Op.106 (Hammerklavier)
SAT 2 MAY 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
FACES OF OUR ORCHESTRAS FESTIVAL
FREYA FRANZEN (violin)
SAUL LEWIS (french horn)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
BRAHMS - Horn Trio Op.40
Athenaeum Theatre - online audience only
FRI 8 MAY 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
FACES OF OUR ORCHESTRAS FESTIVAL
SOPHIE ROWELL (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
STRAVINSKY Suite Italienne
BEETHOVEN Sonata for Piano and Violin Op.47 (Kreutzer)
Athenaeum Theatre - online audience only
SUN 7 JUNE 2020
LYREBIRD MUSIC SOCIETY
PIANO DUETS WITH CAMERON ROBERTS
SCHUBERT - Fantasie for 4 hands
RAVEL - Mother Goose Suite for four hands
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF - Vocalise (for 4 hands) (arr. Anderson and Roe)
Wyselaskie Auditorium, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED due to COVID19
TUES 23 JUNE 2020
KRISTIAN CHONG & FRIENDS Concert 2
MOZART & BEETHOVEN QUINTETS
SHEFALI PRYOR (oboe)
BEN JACKS (french horn)
PHILIP ARKINSTALL (clarinet)
JACK SCHILLER (bassoon)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
MOZART - Quintet for Piano and Winds K452
BEETHOVEN - Quintet for Piano and Winds Op.16
Primrose Potter Salon, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE, AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED due to COVID19
SAT 27 JUNE 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
AQUILINA GALA CONCERT 4 - MOZART
MOZART - Divertimento in B flat K137
MOZART - Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor K466 with string quintet (Sophie Rowell, Matthew Tomkins, Christopher Moore, Rachael Tobin, Jill Griffiths)
MOZART - String Quintet in G minor K516 (Sophie Rowell, Matthew Tomkins, Chris Moore, Fiona Sargeant, Rachel Tobin)
Athenaeum Theatre -- MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA unlimited online tickets and limited audience availability (35 tickets)
SAT 3 JULY 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME
SOPHIE ROWELL (violin)
JOSEPHINE VAINS (cello)
PHILIP ARKINSTALL (clarinet)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
MESSIAEN – Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time)
Athenaeum Theatre - MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA unlimited online tickets and limited audience availability (35 tickets)
SAT 25 JULY 2020
SAT 1 AUGUST 2020
FRI 24 JULY 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
SONGS OF TRAVEL WITH TEDDY & KRISTIAN
TEDDY TAHU RHODES (voice)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
Sophie Rowell, Freya Franzen - violins
Blair Harris - cello
Lisa Grosman - viola
BEETHOVEN - An die ferne Geliebte (To the distant beloved) Op.98
VAUGHAN - WILLIAMS - Songs of Travel
Anon – Celtic Songs (arr. for voice and string quartet)
Athenaeum Theatre - unlimited online tickets and limited audience availability (35 tickets)
SAT 25 JULY 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
THREE CHAMBER MASTERWORKS
TAIR KHISAMBEEV (violin)
ELINA FASKHI (cello)
WENDY CLARKE (flute)
FIONA SARGEANT (viola)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
HAYDN – Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, Hob. XV/25
MOZART – Flute Quartet No. 1 in D major, K285
SCHUMANN – Piano Quartet Op.47 in E flat major
SAT 1 AUGUST 2020
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
CONCERT CONVERSATIONS 1 with KATHRYN STOTT
BRUCH - Romantic pieces Op. 83 No 5 and 7 (Tobias Breider - Viola and Lloyd Van’t Hoff - Clarinet)
WOLF - 4 Songs
1. Fussreise: 2. Verborgenheit 3. Der Feuerreiter 4. Gesang Weylas
Peter Coleman-Wright - voice
The Ville Resort - Casino, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
SAT 1 AUGUST 2020
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
GOVERNOR'S GALA - ODE TO JOY hosted by PETROC TRELAWNY
TAI MURRAY (violin)
RADOVAN VLATKOVIC (french horn)
LISA BERTHAUD (viola)
BLAIR HARRIS (cello)
LLOYD VAN'T HOFF (clarinet)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
Other works in this concert include works by Yumi Kurosawa, Graham Fitkin, Debussy with performers including the Goldner String Quartet, Yumi Kurosawa (koto), Carolyn Sampson (voice) and Kathryn Stott (piano)
ERNEST von DOHNÁNYI - Sextet in C major Op.37
Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
SUN 2 AUGUST 2020
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
WHITE NIGHTS - hosted by PETROC TRELAWNY
White Nights - Hosted by Petroc Trelawny
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF Vocalise (for 4 hands) (arr. Anderson and Roe)
Kevin Chow, Kristian Chong (piano)
St James' Cathedral, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
MON 3 AUGUST 2020
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
EVENING SERIES 2 - SONG AND DANCE hosted by PETROC TRELAWNY
CAROLYN SAMPSON (soprano)
RADOVAN VLATKOVIC (french horn)
SHEKU KANNEH-MASON (cello)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
FRANZ SCHUBERT - Auf dem Strom
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN - Variations in F major Op.66
Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
WED 5 AUGUST 2020
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
EVENING SERIES 3 - METAMORPHOSEN hosted by PETROC TRELAWNY
ADAM WALKER (flute)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
ANNE BOYD - Goldfish through summer rain
Adam Walker (flute), Kristian Chong (piano)
Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
THURS 6 AUGUST 2020
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
CONCERT CONVERSATIONS 4 with KATHYRN STOTT
RADOVAN VLATKOVIC (french horn)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano and Horn Op.17
Radovan Vlatkovic (horn), Kristian Chong (piano)
The Ville Resort - Casino, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
FRI 7 AUGUST 2020
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF CHAMBER MUSIC
SUNSET SERIES 5 - MAGICAL STORIES
ADAM WALKER (flute)
DIANA DOHERTY (oboe)
LLOYD VAN'T HOFF (clarinet)
RADOVAN VLATKOVIC (french horn)
MARK GAYDON (bassoon)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
PAUL DUKAS - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (arr. Iain Farrington)
Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED to 2021 due to Covid 19
WED 12 AUGUST 2020
CHAMBER MUSIC WITH ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY
ALEXANDER SITKOVETSKY (violin)
SIMON OSWELL (viola)
SIMON COBCROFT (cello)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
DVORAK - Sonatina in G major for violin and piano Op. 100
BRAHMS - Piano Quartet in G minor Op.25
Tempo Rubato, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED due to COVID19
14 -16 AUGUST 2020
BANGALOW MUSIC FESTIVAL
BANGALOW, AUSTRALIA
CANCELLED due to COVID19
SUN 13 SEPTEMBER 2020
MACEDON MUSIC
SOPHIE ROWELL (violin)
JOSEPHINE VAINS (cello)
PHILIP ARKINSTALL (clarinet)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
MESSIAEN - From Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus) XV; The Kiss of the Infant Jesus (Le baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus)
FINZI - 5 Bagatelles for Clarinet and Piano
MESSIAEN - Quartet for the End of Time
MACEDON MUSIC, Macedon, Australia
CANCELLED due to COVID19
MON 21 SEPTEMBER 2020
KRISTIAN CHONG and FRIENDS Concert 3
QUARTET FOR THE END OF TIME
SOPHIE ROWELL (violin)
JOSEPHINE VAINS (cello)
PHILIP ARKINSTALL (clarinet)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
MESSIAEN - From Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus) XV; The Kiss of the Infant Jesus (Le baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus)
MESSIAEN - Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time)
PRIMROSE POTTER SALON, MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE
RESCEHEDULED to 12 Oct 2021
MON 5 OCTOBER 2020
MELBA HALL LUNCH HOUR SERIES
RICHARD NARROWAY (cello)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.102 No.1 in C
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.102 No.2 in D
MELBA HALL, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
RESCHEDULED for 2022
THURS 8 OCTOBER 2020
COMPLETE BEETHOVEN SONATAS FOR PIANO and CELLO
RICHARD NARROWAY (cello)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
Kristian Chong (piano)
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.5 No.1 in F
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.5 No.2 in g minor
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.69 in A
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.102 No.1 in C
BEETHOVEN - Sonata for Piano & Cello Op.102 No.2 in D
HANSON DYER HALL
MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC AUSTRALIA
RESCHEDULED for 2022
SUN 18 OCTOBER 2020
KETTTERING CONCERTS
THE BRAHMS SONATAS FOR CLARINET AND PIANO
PHILIP ARKINSTALL (clarinet)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
Kristian Chong (Piano)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Clarinet & Piano Op.120 No.1 in F minor
BRAHMS - Sonata for Clarinet & Piano Op.120 No.2 in E flat major
Kettering Music Hall, HOBART, AUSTRALIA
POSTPONED for a later date
SAT 24 OCTOBER 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
SOLO PIANO RECITAL
BRAHMS – Ballade Op. 10 No. 1 in D minor
BACH – Chromatic Fantasie and Fugue in D minor BWV 930
Calvin BOWMAN – Don Grant’s Dragonfly
RACHMANINOFF – Preludes Op. 23 No. 4, Op.32 No. 5 and 12
CHOPIN – Nocturne Op. 55 No.1 in F minor
SCHUBERT – Impromptu D935 No. 1 in F minor
Athenaeum Theatre, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
WED 4 NOVEMBER 2020
COMPLETE BRAHMS SONATAS FOR VIOLA and PIANO
WENHONG LUO (viola)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Viola & Piano Op.120 No.1 in F minor
work tbc
BRAHMS - Sonata for Viola & Piano Op.120 No.2 in E flat major
HANSON DYER HALL, MELBOURNE CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC, AUSTRALIA
RESCHEDULED for 2022 TBC
SAT 7 NOVEMBER 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
GREAT PIANO QUINTETS
TAIR KHISAMBEEV (violin)
MATTHEW TOMKINS (violin)
ELINA FASKHI (cello)
CHRISTOPHER MOORE (viola)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
SCHUMANN - Piano Quintet in E flat Op.44
BRAHMS - Piano Quintet in F minor Op.34
Athenaeum Theatre, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
SUN 22 NOVEMBER 2020
RECITALS AUSTRALIA
IKE SEE (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
DVORAK Sonata for Violin & Piano in F op.57
BARTOK Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 1
PROKOFIEV Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 2 in D major Op.94a
CORIGLIANO Sonata for Violin & Piano
UKARIA, ADELAIDE
RESCHEDULED for a later date
WED 4 NOVEMBER 2020
MELBOURNE DIGITAL CONCERT HALL
MOZART, MYTHS and MANTRAS
SOPHIE ROWELL (violin)
KRISTIAN CHONG (piano)
MOZART - Sonata for Piano & Violin K454
Calvin BOWMAN – 3 Songs for voice and piano (arr. violin & piano)
Now Touch the Air Softly
The Early Morning
The Night
SZYMANOWSKI - Three Mythes for violin and Piano
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