Jenny Q Chai is an active pianist specializing in contemporary music. She has premiered Life Sketches by Nils Vigeland in Orléans, France; Exercise in Deism by John Slover and Intimate Rejection by Ashley Fu-Tsun Wang in New York and Kreutzer Sonata by Frederick Rzewski in Ghent, Belgium, where she was given the Logos Award for the best and the most revelational performance of 2008, among others. Ms. Chai introduced the concept prepared piano to a Chinese audience with the world premier of Mallet Dance by John Slover in Shanghai Concert Hall. Her performance of Chen Yi'sDuo Ye was also well received by the composer, “I could say that she has spoken out in my voice, she played the music in my style, and she really presented the colorful musical images with clear layers and focus sound.”
Jenny Q Chai has performed in major concert halls in the U.S. including Carnegie Hall with Curtis Symphony Orchestra under Andrea Previn, Steinway Hall and Rockefeller Center in New York, Kimmel Center, Academy of music and Field's Hall in Philadelphia, Kneisle Hall in Maine, Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. and Kravis Center in Florida. She has also toured in China, Korea and Europe extensively; having played in Darmsdadt International Festival for New Music, The Gaudeamus New Music Festival, Amsterdam, The Logos Tetrahedron Concert Hall, Ghent, Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Shanghai Grand Theater, Shanghai and Rodin Museum, Seoul among many others. Jenny Q Chai is an active competitor in the circuit of international piano competitions. Her awards include Logos Award 2008, Kil's International Piano Competition in Sweden; Steinway Young Artist International Competition and Five Towns Art & Music Foundation International Piano Competition in New York, among many others.
Jenny Q Chai has been covered on major medium throughout China, such as XMWB News, JF Daily, Laodong News, SHM Daily, Shanghai Morning Post, Shanghai Evening Post, Shanghai Culture, SHXB News, XWWB News; magazines such as Music Friends and China Women; broadcasting interviews on contemporary music and concert reviews on music channel of Chinese National TV Station and SMG Radio Station.
Ms. Chai has earned her Bachelor's degree at Curtis Institute of Music and her Master's degree at Manhattan School of Music where she is a D.M.A. candidate and a teacher since 2008. From 2009, Ms. Chai has been working with contemporary pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard. Her future engagements this year include lectures and master classes at Beijing Central Conservatory of Music and Shanghai Music Conservatory, a concert tour in China, a concert tour in the Netherlands, performances at West Chester University, the Tank Experimental Music Center and Manhattan School of Music in the U.S. and performances with Ensemble 20/21 in Germany.
How is your new life in Germany? Hope you are adjusting well there. It was so nice spending time with you while you were here for a short while. Let me know how you are doing.. "Santo~ry" "roger moore" !!
Deligtfull Jenny, Thank you so much for your sympathy,add and mail. I am verry happy to be are your friend and sincerly I like others music that opera and classics. My son David,Is photo stay in place on my page,is a Rock guitarist and singer (I have is personnal group!). Best Regards. pierre.
Hi!! Jenny, Thank for coming to the concert and also playing in the 1st rehearsal! I am glad you enjoyed my piece,,, please let me know any your performance coming up ok? see you around! best,
I'm truly flattered by your remarks on my playing, especially coming from a brilliant musician like yourself.
Please keep me posted on your future NY appearances, and wish you all the best with what you do. It's my pleasure to have you as a friend in the Myspace community!
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that my new album Afrikan Machinery is out now on Tzadik Records. Check out some of the tracks on my profile! You can buy the CD here, here, or here. It's also available on iTunes.
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