![]() In 1993, already considered one of the quickest-rising young pianists, he entered the Van Cliburn competition. Lawrence Quartet, Christian Ivaldi, Gary Hoffman, or Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Having settled in France, he co-founded (with violinist Philippe Graffin) the 1991 Consonance Festival in Saint Nazaire and participates regularly in it, often collaborating with Jeremy Menuhin, the St. At that point he decided to base his performing career in Paris. (The fact that Bell and Chiu are contracted with different record companies impedes the possibility of these two leading American instrumentalists collaborating on disc.)Īfter Indiana, he studied at the Juilliard School with Abbey Simon, Shaw's teacher. Chiu frequently accompanies Bell and also with Pierre Amoyal. One of his acquaintances from those years was one of Gingold's greatest pupils, Joshua Bell. ![]() While attending Indiana he frequently participated in the violin class of the late teacher Josef Gingold as a class accompanist. His piano teacher at Indiana was Karen Shaw, a pianist known for her powerful virtuosic interpretations. He attended Indiana University, where he pursued a double major in piano performance and computer science. Another part of his background gives him unusual insight into collaboration: his brother is a violinist, and as the pair was growing up Frederic often accompanied him. On the other hand, his concert repertory is as centered on the classical European piano literature as that of any comparable player. Critics count his diverse background as one of his strengths, permitting him a wider point of view in studying the music he plays. American pianist Frederic Chiu was born to a Chinese immigrant family.
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