One of the most exciting young pianists of her generation, Lucille Chung offers a spectacular selection of Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Transcriptions for her first XXI-21 recording.

Chung unearths 6 rare compositions by Saint-Saëns spanning a period of 30 years, including works originally conceived for piano with orchestra such as the Concerto no. 2 in the transcribed by Georges Bizet for solo piano, “Wedding-Cake” and exotic “Africa” in Saint-Saëns’ own finger-twisting solo version. Chung has also chosen Saint-Saëns’ transcriptions of Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila, the Bourrée from Bach’s Violin Partita no. 1 and Romance sans paroles, to conclude a masterful and exhilarating program.

The album has already been chosen as Discovery CD of the Month in Scena Musicale November 2009.
Universal will release the album internationally before the year’s end.

UPCOMING EVENTS

January 22
San Vincente del Raspeig (Alicante), Spain.Recital. Albeniz, Granados, Saint-Saëns.

January 30
Fort Worth Chamber Music Society, TX. Mendelssohn Piano Quartet no. 1, Brahms Piano Trio no. 1, Beethoven Trio Wo039. http://www.chambermusicsocietyoffortworth.com/season_preview.htm

February 1
Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players, NYC. CPE Bach Trio no. 2 in A minor and Schubert Fantasy for four hands. http://www.jupitersymphony.com/

February 5
Maultsby Recital Series. University Park, TX. Recital

February 7
Maultsby Recital Series. University Park, TX. Recital

February 8
Preston Hollow Church, Dallas. Brahms Piano Trio no. 1, Beethoven Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 3 and Bach Gamba Sonata no. 1. Kari Nostbakken, cellist and Lucas Aleman, Violinist.