St Mary's Perivale Events details

Tuesday 22 April 2.00 pm

Yang Yang Cai (piano)

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin (25')
Prelude / Fugue / Forlane / Rigaudon / Minuet / Toccata

Chopin: Ballade no 3 in A flat Op 47 (8')

Chopin: Polonaise-Fantasy in A flat Op 61 (13')

Stravinsky/Agosti: The Firebird (12')

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Yang Yang Cai (b. 1998) began piano studies at five with Noor Relijk and later studied under Professor Jan Wijn. She graduated with highest distinction from the Conservatory of Amsterdam 2019. In 2023, she earned her diploma from the Accademia Pianistica di Imola under Enrico Pace and completed her Master's degree at the Conservatory of Amsterdam with Frank van de Laar. Currently, she is pursuing an Artist Diploma at the Royal College of Music in London with Norma Fisher. Yang Yang has participated in masterclasses with esteemed teachers such as Ronald Brautigam, Boris Berman, Matti Raekallio, Jacques Rouvier, Klaus Hellwig, Alexander Gavrylyuk, and Arie Vardi. In 2019, she refined her musicality through a workshop at Maria João Pires' Belgais Center for Arts. Her performing career began at nine, leading to appearances in major Dutch concert halls, including the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ. Internationally, she has performed at Hamburg's Laeiszhalle, earning critical acclaim. Yang Yang is committed to sincere musical interpretation, aiming to connect with audiences beyond words.

At nine, Yang Yang represented the Netherlands at the International Steinway Festival in Hamburg. In 2015, she performed in Taipei by invitation of the Dutch Trade and Investment Office. She has participated in festivals such as the Delft Chamber Music Festival, Grachtenfestival Amsterdam, and Aspen Music School and Festival. Her awards include first prizes at the Steinway Piano Competition (Netherlands) in 2008 and 2012, and winning the Junior Final of the Young Pianist Foundation Competition in 2013, performing Mozart's 14th Piano Concerto with the Yehudi Menuhin School Orchestra. In 2019, she won the Grand Prix Youri Egorov at the Young Pianist Foundation Piano Competition, performing Chopin's Second Piano Concerto with the Conservatory of Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra.

Yang Yang is grateful for the support she has received from numerous organizations, including the VandenEnde Foundation, Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds, Ars Donandi, NL Talentenfonds, Muziekfonds Stringendo, Fundatie van Renswoude The Hague, VSBfonds, Dr. Hendrik Muller Fonds, and Cultuurfonds. She also has the privilege of playing a Steinway & Sons D-274, generously provided by the Voorlinden Foundation.

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