The 7th Annual Ignacy Jan Paderewski Piano Festival of Raleigh (2020) is proud to host a performance by Vivianne Cheng. One of the youngest Steinway Artists in the world, Vivianne Cheng has performed extensively throughout Europe and the United States. She was born in Raleigh/Cary, North Carolina, where she gave her debut solo recital at the age of ten. Since then, Vivianne has made appearances in the most prestigious venues including Carnegie Hall, Het Concertgebouw, Musikverein, Salle Cortot, Lincoln Center, Wonderfeel Festival, Festival Ljubljana, and Verbier Festival Academy. Highlights of the current season include solo recitals in Austria, France, Latvia, Netherlands, Spain, USA; and appearances at the Mahler Festival in the Concertgebouw, live radio performance on NPO Radio 4, world premiere at the Aspekte Festival in Salzburg, and a new CD.
Performance reecorded in Amsterdam in the Bernard Haitinkzaal.
Tchaikovsky: Thème original et variations, Op. 19
Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Shostakovich: Sonata No. 2 in B minor, Op. 61
Scriabin: Valse in A-flat major, Op. 38