Piano Recital Featuring Sharon Chang

We invite you to embark on a memorable musical journey featuring internationally acclaimed concert pianists Sharon Chang. A special musical event not to be missed!

Sharon Chang performed prolifically in her native China and was regarded as “a rising star” and “musically and technically refined…” (Chengdu Evening News) at the age of 8. She has won many awards such as First Prize in Sichuan Conservatory of Music Piano Competition and Second Prize in the National Fourteen-City Young Artists Piano Competition.
In the USA, she performed extensively both as a soloist and a chamber musician. Since2021, she has been premiering the composer, Louis Pelosi’s works at the annual Merkin Hall Concerts, and was described as one having “…keen listening, coloristic skills, and superb control…” and “…whom impressed as worth hearing in any repertoire”(New York Concert Review). Her playing was also regarded as “imaginative” (Earl Wild) and & “full of life”  (Jacob Lateiner). Her many achievements include winning First Prize in the Tuesday Morning Music Club Competition in San Antonio, Texas, a solo appearance with Austin Civic Symphony Orchestra, and being honored by the National Association of Professional Asian American Women for her outstanding performance … high academic achievement in Music in Washington, D. C. She performed in the Gala Concert at Shandelee Music Festival, New York, and her appearance with a Trio at the International Music Academy in Marktoberdorf, Germany received high regard in local newspapers. Ms. Chang has worked and collaborated with many renowned performers and teachers such as Kyung ­Wha Chung(legendary violinist) and Arturo Delmoni(the Concertmaster of NYC Ballet).
As a full scholarship recipient at both Peabody Conservatory of Music and The University of Texas at Austin, Ms. Chang received a Bachelor and Master Degrees in Piano Performance as well as a Graduate Performance Diploma. She was also accepted into the Doctor of Musical Arts program at Peabody and pursued doctoral studies. She is under the tutelage of Seymour Bernstein and Yong Hi Moon. Her other teachers include Heasook Rhee and William Rice.

Please register below. Registration guarantees a spot in the program. Registration does not guarantee a parking spot. The library encourages carpooling as much as possible.