Friday, February 28, 2014

Taiwanese pianist Rueibin Chen to appear in Beverly Hills



Taiwanese pianist Rueibin Chen to appear in Beverly 

Hills

Report by Taiwan News

February 24, 2014

Internationally renowned Taiwanese pianist Rueibin Chen will perform the evenings of March 27 and 28 at the Wallis Annenberg Center in Beverly Hills. Chen will perform classic piano work from one of the true masters, Sergei Rachmaninoff. As always, Chen’s superb talent and rich interpretations are expected to attract a full house of music lovers who enjoy his keyboard skills as well as his infectious charm.
Chen will be the first piano soloist to perform in the recently completed Wallis Annenberg Center, a performing arts center in Beverly Hills that took 15 years and US$70 million to complete. Chen has noted that it is a truly great honor for him to be the first solo performer to appear there, and he is proud to open the center to the public. In addition, 2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Beverly Hills, adding to the meaning of the debut performance in the Wallis Annenberg Center.

Chen was the first Chinese musician to perform at the Bing Concert Hall at Stanford University early last year, and in February this year he was invited back to perform a Chinese New Year Concert featuring the "Yellow River Piano Concerto." This is always a performance that audiences of all nationalities enjoy and appreciate for its festive Chinese New Year atmosphere.

Chen was also the first Chinese musician to ever appear in the latest and most modern Center for the Performing Arts in Southern California scale ─ the Orange County Performing Arts Center Concert Hall, also known as the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall.

Chen's performances come during the 140th anniversary commemoration of Rachmaninoff, and Beverly Hills is one of the places where Rachmaninoff spent the twilight years of his outstanding career. He spent much of his life in foreign lands, and many of his works are full of melancholy. Chen, who traveled to Vienna at a young age to study the piano, has many parallels in his own life, making Rachmaninoff's works even more vivid and poignant for him. Chen says sometimes he wonders if he has some Russian blood in his ancestry. He notes that no one ever taught him how to play Rachmaninoff, he just sat down at the piano and let Rachmaninoff's works resonate through his fingertips. With Rueibin Chen, the whole Rachmaninoff experience is something that cannot be explained in words.

Chen’s performance at Beverly Hills will echo his triumphant appearance in Taiwan, with a comprehensive range of Rachmaninoff’s works including his piano transcriptions The Three Nocturnes. This is a feat that demands great skill but produces tremendous feelings of nostalgia for the listener.

Currently tickets for the first concert on March 27 are sold out, but may still be available for the Friday, March 28 performance. Please visitwww.thewallis.org or call 310-746-4000. The center is located at 9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd. in Beverly Hills.

Photo # 1 
Taiwanese pianist Rueibin Chen performs at Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Orange County.

Photo # 2
Taiwanese pianist Rueibin Chen performs at the Bing Concert Hall at Stanford University.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Pianist Rueibin Chen to Perform at the New Wallis Annenberg Center

Pianist Rueibin Chen to Perform at the New Wallis Annenberg Center
World Journal Tribune , February 21, 2014

Internationally acclaimed pianist Rueibin Chen will perform an evening of Rachmaninoff at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts as part of its inaugural season on Thursday, March 27and Friday, March 28 at 8pm.

Honoring Rachmaninoff’s 140th anniversary, Chen has been touring worldwide performing programs dedicated to the composer. He is the first pianist to perform Rachmaninoff’s three Nocturnes in Asia and California.

Due to overwhelming demand a second concert has been added. The night of Chen’s second recital (March 28), is the 70th anniversary of Rachmaninoff's passing.

Rueibin Chen will play Rachmaninoff's first (“Nocturne”) and last (“Lullaby”) works in the concert. Half of the performance repertoire was written while Rachmaninoff lived on 610 N Elm Drive in Beverly Hills, a located that is within walking distance from the Wallis Annenberg Center.

Chen is deeply influenced by his teacher, the famous Russian pianist Lazar Berman whose teacher was the best friend with Rachmaninoff and they both studied under the same teacher.

Rueibin Chen was the youngest winner of the International Rachmaninoff Piano

Competition. A Chinese Austrian born in Taiwan, Chen has won a total of eighteen medals, five of them gold before the age of 20, in various international piano competitions.

Photo1 : Rueibin Chen  


Photo2 : Actress Jane Seymour was at one of Chen’s recent performances.


Photo 3 : The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis) is located in the heart of Beverly Hills (9390 N. Santa Monica Blvd.). Chen’s  is the first piano recital in The Wallis’ opening season.

Rueibin Chen to Perform on the New Grand Piano at the Wallis Annenberg Centerfor Performing Arts




Rueibin Chen to Perform on the New Grand Piano at the Wallis Annenberg Centerfor Performing Arts as the First Soloist of its Inaugural Season. (CNA News / Los Angeles / Feb. 10, 2014)

Stanford University invited Mr Rueibin Chen to perform Yellow River Piano Concerto

Stanford University invited Mr Rueibin Chen to perform Yellow River Piano Concerto at the Bing Concert Hall.(Reported from the Central News Agency , February 8. 2014)





How was your Valentine's Day?

How was your Valentine's Day?
Two of the most well-know "love songs" are Liebesfreud (Love's Joy 愛之喜)and Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow 愛之悲) published by Austrian composer Fritz Kreisler in 1905. His friend 
Rachmaninoff transcribed them to piano scores in 1931. 
They will be part of my repertoire for the Total 
Rachmaninoff recital coming up at the Wallis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QFQKFGL6fI&sns=em

Happy Belated Valentine's Day to You from Rueibin in Los Angeles!


It was a great honor to visit with Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg's

It was a great honor to visit with Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg's 勋伯格 sons at their family estate in LA. Got to see the archive and the chair Schoenberg used to sit and taught his students.

Looking forward to visiting the Wallis next week!

Sunday, February 2, 2014

Piano Soloist Rueibin Chen to Perform Rachmaninoff at the Wallis Center


Piano Soloist Rueibin Chen to Perform Rachmaninoff at the Wallis Center, 3/27-28

 BWWClassical MusicWorld by www.broadwayworld.com

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Piano-Soloist-Rueibin-Chen-to-Perform-Rachmaninoff-at-the-Wallis-Center-327-28-20140124

Hello from Stanford !


Hello from Stanford‬ ! I am most touched and humbled by the standing ovation from the entire audience after the ‪‎performance‬ of the Yellow River Concerto. 

Saturday, February 1, 2014

3/27 & 3/28 Look forward to seeing you at this beautiful venue.



Check out this star-studded inaugural season promo video of the brand new Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills. 


Due to overwhelming demand, in addition to the concert on 3/27; a second one has been added on 3/28! Look forward to seeing you at this beautiful venue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF-GkQlZTOI&sns=em




Rueibin Chen Plays Tchaikovsky's 1st Piano Concerto, piano solo (arr...

Happy Chinese New Year from Stanford University!


HappChinese New Year from Stanford University! Looking forward to the Sold Out concert this Saturday 大年初二 at Bing Concert Hall. 


As the youngest winner of the International Rachmaninoff Competition, Chen is deeply influenced by his teacher, Lazar Berman, who is descended from Liszt, Siloti, Goldenweiser and Rachmaninoff.

Wish you all a very Happy New Year of the Horse!

Count down to Chinese New Year!
Wish you all a very Happy New Year of the Horse!
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwclassical/article/Piano-Soloist-Rueibin-Chen-to-Perform-Rachmaninoff-at-the-Wallis-Center-327-28-20140124

Happy 100th Birthday, City of Beverly Hills! BHCentennial 

Look forward to visiting in March and seeing you at the #Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts.


Look forward to celebrating Chinese New Year at Stanford University on 2/1/14 and I will perform the iconic Yellow River Concerto at the new and stunning Bing Concert Hall