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About Yanfeng Tony Bai, Piano Chinese pianist Yanfeng Tony Bai is a laureate of numerous international competitions, including the Olga Kern International Piano Competition, China Shenzhen International Piano Concerto Competition, International Grotrian Piano Competition and the China Central Television Piano Competition. An accomplished chamber musician, Bai is a founding member of Trio Azura. The trio was named Young Concert Artists’ (YCA) inaugural Ensemble-in-Residence following the 2025 Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, and in 2024 it swept the board at the 51st Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition, winning the Grand Prize, Gold Medal, Lift Every Voice Prize and the Horszowski Trio Prize. Bai has performed with orchestras including the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra Antonio Vivaldi and New Mexico Philharmonic, collaborating with conductors such as James Conlon and Miguel Harth-Bedoya. He has appeared across North America, Europe, Oceania and Asia, including at the Aspen Music Festival and Brisbane Festival. He is currently the chamber musician-in-residence at the Colburn Conservatory of Music and a YCA artist, and he completed his Artist Diploma at the Colburn School under Fabio Bidini.
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‘Semykras plays with rhetorical flair and renders both the somewhat wistful and the dramatic passages with great expressiveness… the Ukrainian pianist has managed to carve out a prominent place for himself in the Rheinberger repertoire with his inspired playing.’ – Pizzicato ‘Serbian pianist Vladimir Aćimović has made this music his own. He plays with virtuosity, handles all the rhythmic challenges with ease, adds colour and nuance wherever possible, and ensures that the listener remains attentive at all times –
‘Avagyan is an inspired interpreter of the smaller pieces, dances, songs, and marches, giving each of the little miniatures its own character and thus ensuring variety so that the sequence never becomes monotonous.’ – Pizzicato
‘[Fediurko] plays everything with engagement and technical mastery…’ – American Record Guide UPERSONIC S
perhaps even following Draeseke’s escapades with a sense of wonder.’ – Pizzicato
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