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URL:https://poonamusic.com/events/cheng%c2%b2-duo-cheng-squared-duo/
SUMMARY:Cheng² Duo / Cheng Squared Duo
DESCRIPTION:Bryan Cheng\, cello and Silvie Cheng\, piano\n\nIn a programme 
 of Leoš Janáček: Pohádka (Fairy Tale)\; Nadia Boulanger: 3 Pièces\; F
 rancis Poulenc: Cello Sonata and Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibit
 ion (arr. Cheng² Duo)\nRooted in a sibling bond that transcends the famil
 ial\, the JUNO-nominated Cheng² Duo (pronounced Cheng Squared Duo) ench
 ants music lovers worldwide with its impassioned expressivity\, contagious
  joy\, and instant rapport with listeners. Their performances have been de
 scribed as “brilliant” (The Sunday Times\, UK)\, “truly exhilarating
 ” (The WholeNote\, Canada)\, and “absolutely captivating…through a t
 remendous mastery of their instruments” (Pizzicato Magazine\, Luxembourg
 ).\n\n\n[caption id="attachment_17300" align="alignleft" width="456"] Phot
 o Courtesy : Andrej Grilc[/caption]\n​Cellist Bryan Cheng\, the only pri
 zewinner of both the Queen Elisabeth and Geneva International Music Compet
 itions in 40 years\, and pianist Silvie Cheng\, former Cecilia Concerts Mu
 sician-in-Residence and National Arts Club Artist Fellow\, have cultivated
  a lifelong musical dialogue\, forged in childhood and refined through yea
 rs of shared artistry. Since officially founding the Cheng² Duo with thei
 r 2011 Carnegie Weill Recital Hall debut\, they have toured extensively ac
 ross the Americas\, Europe\, Asia and South Africa.\nRecent and upcoming h
 ighlights include debuts at the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango (Bogotá)\, 
 Frauenkirche Dresden\, Flagey (Brussels)\, Munich Künstlerhaus\, Dame Myr
 a Hess Series (Chicago)\, Chamber Music at the Clark (Los Angeles)\, Harva
 rd University\, Rockport Chamber Music Festival\, Heidelberger Frühling F
 estival\, Banff International String Quartet Festival\; returns to Isabel 
 Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (Kingston)\, Ottawa Chamberfest\, Sal
 le Bourgie (Montréal)\, Chamberfest Cheboygan\; and recital tours through
 out Canada\, Colombia\, Ireland\, India\, South Africa\, and USA.\nIn the 
 vanguard of creative programming\, Bryan and Silvie are equally committed 
 to presenting traditional masterworks\, rediscovering neglected repertoire
 \, and championing the music of their time. Since 2013\, they have commiss
 ioned and arranged 17 new works\, and curated cross-disciplinary concert e
 xperiences that weave classical and contemporary music with jazz\, poetry\
 , and visual/media arts. World-class collaborative partners have included 
 photographer and cinematographer Edward Burtynsky\, Mercury Films\, and mu
 ltimedia studio Normal.\nCheng² Duo's four critically-acclaimed albums in
 clude Portrait (Centrediscs\, 2023)\, nominated for a 2024 JUNO Award in t
 he category "Classical Album of the Year\, Small Ensemble"\, Russian Lege
 nds (2019)\, Violonchelo del fuego (2018)\, and Violoncelle français (201
 6). Born in Ottawa and Tokyo to Chinese parents\, Bryan and Silvie's multi
 cultural roots and Canadian upbringing inform their global musical outlook
 . They currently have musicals bases in Berlin and New York City. For more
  information\, follow @Cheng2Duo on social media.
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CATEGORIES:Cello and piano recitals
LOCATION:Mazda Hall\, Sardar Dastur Hoshang Boys High School\, Pune\, India
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