Mazda Hall at 7pm
(Free Admittance)
In a programme of Beethoven: Sonata No. 21 in C major Op. 53 “Waldstein”; Chopin: Nocturne in C minor Op. 48 No.1, Etude in C minor Op. 25 No. 12 “Ocean”; Schumann: Sonata in G minor Op. 22; Rachmaninoff: Etudes – Tableaux, Op. 39 No. 4 and Ravel: “Miroirs” – Oiseaux Tristes (Sad Birds) and Aborada del Gracioso (The Gracioso’s Aubade)
Chelsea de Souza started playing the piano at the age of 5 and gave her first public performances soon after. Her first major success was at the 1st All-India Piano Competition organized by the Mehli Mehta Music Foundation, where at the age of 10 she won the first prize in an age group up to 13 years. Four years later, she was the runner-up at the 2nd All-India Piano Competition – at 14, the youngest contestant in an age group up to 30 years. She was subsequently invited to Germany by jury member Sheila Arnold, Professor of Piano at the Hochschule für Musik in Köln, Germany, for three consecutive summer scholarships.
Chelsea has been declared a Steinway Young Artist, and was the winner of the Global Scholar – Education World Young Achievers Award. She has given concerts in Belgium, Germany and USA and has performed as a soloist with the Bombay Chamber Orchestra. Lastsummer she embarked on a tour of India, performing in Kolkata, Bengaluru and Goa. Her concerts were highly acclaimed in reviews in several newspapers including the Navhind Times, the Herald and the DNA, as well as in online blogs.
Chelsea is currently pursuing a Double Degree at the Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences and Conservatory of Music, majoring in academics, piano performance and vocal accompanying with a minor in voice.
