Pianists and their hands

Rachmaninoff was known for having very big hands. How many keys can yours stretch across? And how big were Rachmaninoff's hands? Max Harrison in Rachmaninoff: Life, Works, Recordings said that "Rachmaninoff could with his left hand stretch C–E-flat–G–C–G and the right could manage C (second finger)–E–G–C–E (thumb under).” 

Below please see two pictures. On the left hand side is Maestro Rachmaninoff's hands. On the right hand side is yours truly!

Happy Thanksgiving from Warsaw!

Happy Hanukkah and Happy Thanksgiving from Warsaw, Poland! It is very cold here ...

I am most honored to have been invited by the brand new state-of-the-art Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills to be the first soloist to perform in their inaugural season.

The concert is scheduled for next March. Subscriber tickets just went on sale recently and single tickets won't be available till January.

A friend just told me that he heard about the concert and wanted to buy tickets but there is only 1 ticket left! I am most grateful for the love and support from the classical music patrons in LA. I can't wait to perform at the Wallis! It is the talk of the town and a labor of love 15 years in the making! The architecture is amazing!

For those of you who cannot get tickets for the March performance, I look forward to seeing you on Saturday 12/7 at the beautiful Segerstrom! The acoustics is one of the very best in the world!

Click the link below for more info about the program:
http://www.scfta.org/home/Events/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1534&NavID=132


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Listen to the international sounds of Rueibin Chen live in concert!

Rueibin Chen
Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall - Costa Mesa, CA
SATURDAY / Dec 7, 2013 / 8:00 PM

Listen to the international sounds of Rueibin Chen live in concert! Witness this exciting world music event with Rueibin Chen tickets from Vivid Seats. Sure to be a night of cultural celebration and fantastic music, Rueibin Chen is a show you don't want to miss.

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RUEIBIN CHEN - TOTAL RACHMANINOFF

http://events.kearth101.cbslocal.com/costamesa/events/rueibin-chen-total-rachmaninoff-/E0-001-062622152-5

Dec 7, 2013

Sat 8:00 PM

RENÉE AND HENRY SEGERSTROM CONCERT HALL

EVENT DETAILS

Program includes:
Rachmaninoff : Prelude in G Major Op. 32 No. 5
Rachmaninoff : Prelude in G-sharp Minor Op. 32 No. 12
Rachmaninoff : Prelude in D Major Op. 23 No. 4
Rachmaninoff : Three Nocturne Op. 1 No. 1 in F-sharp Minor, No. 2 in F Major, No. 3 in C Minor (California premiere)
Rachmaninoff : Etude-Tableau in D Major Op. 39 No. 9
Bizet/Rachmaninoff : Minuet from L'Arlésienne
Tchaikovsky/Rachmaninoff : Lullaby
Kreisler/Rachmaninoff : Liebesleid
Kreisler/Rachmaninoff : Liebesfreud

Described as an artist who "plays with the white-hot energy, steel-fingered, power and athletic virtuosity... has impetuosity and undeniably impressive technique.” The world-renowned Taiwanese-Austrian pianist Rueibin Chen has successfully showed that he can play with delicacy and imagination. As the youngest prize winner of the International Rachmaninoff Piano Competition, Chen is deeply influenced by his teacher, Lazar Berman, who is descended from Liszt, Siloti, Goldenweiser and Rachmaninoff. The tour “Total Rachmaninoff” is named after Rachmaninoff and is held in honor of the 140th anniversary of his birth.

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Rueibin Chen's "Total Rachmaninoff" Piano Recital

Saturday, Dec 7    Pm:8:00

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
you can find out more about the concert and order online at:
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Orange County REGISTER

Rueibin Chen's " Total Rachmaninoff " Piano Recital

Saturday, Dec 7      Pm:8:00

Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

http://events.ocregister.com/costa_mesa_ca/events/show/363414203-rueibin-chens-total-rachmaninoff-piano-recital

Rueibin Chen Total Rachmaninoff

12/7/2013  Rueibin Chen Total Rachmaninoff
Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall

http://www.scfta.org/home/Events/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1534

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