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CHENCHEN LIU

 

Liu Chenchen began learning the piano at an early age. In 2015, she was admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music’s High School. She successively studied under Professors Zhang Jin, Huang Yamin, and Pan Chun at the Central Conservatory of Music’s High School. In the same year, she participated in the Fourth Macau Asia-Pacific Youth Piano Competition and won several first prizes, including the junior group, the Bach Advanced Group, and the Liszt Group. In 2016, she participated in the 16th Xinghai Cup National Children’s Piano Competition and received an excellent award. In the same year, she won the first place in the Junior Group of the Second Lei Xiatizhi Music Competition and was invited to perform a concert at the Vienna Golden Hall. In 2017, she received the Second-Awarded Fan Jianqin Memorial Scholarship. During the summer, she participated in the Art Gate Piano Classic World Masterpieces Concert. She also successfully held two solo concerts in her hometown, Henan Province. In 2018, she participated in the National Grand Theatre and Beijing Concert Hall commemorative concert for the 100th anniversary of Debussy’s death. In October 2018, she participated in the First German Lonisch International Piano Competition and won the second place in the Professional B Group. In November 2018, she successfully held a solo concert at the Steinway House in Beijing. In 2019, she participated in the First Hainan International Piano Professional Invitational Competition and won the third place in the High School Group. In 2022, she was admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music with excellent grades. In 2026, she was admitted to the Central Conservatory of Music as a master’s student with excellent grades.

PROGRAM

 

First round

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: First Movement

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 “Appassionata”

Second round

Franz Schubert (1797–1828): Four Impromptus, D. 935: No. 2 in A-Flat Major

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953): Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83

Robert Schumann (1810–1856): Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26

Semifinal

Modest Mussorgsky (1839–1881): Pictures at an Exhibition

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897): Fantasien, Op. 116

Final with Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827): Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”