I-HAO CHENG

I-hao Cheng is regarded as one of the most promising young violinists from Taiwan. I-hao started his first violin lesson at the age of 5 in Taiwan. A year later, he gave his first solo debut in front of over 1000 people. He went to Rochester, New York in 2012 to further his violin study under the tutelage of Mikhail Kopelman at the Eastman School of Music. He was the youngest violin student at Kopelman’s violin studio. In February 2013, he gave his first U.S. solo violin recital at Eastman School of Music. At the age of 15, he entered the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto where he worked with Victor Danchenko and Barry Shiffman with full scholarship. In 2016, I-hao entered the Curtis Institute of Music. He currently studies with Midori Goto and holds the Joseph and Marie Field fellowship. I-hao is the recipient of the 30th Chimei Artist Award.

PROGRAMME

FIRST ROUND

SESSION 1

J.S BACH: Sonata No. 2 in A minor, BWV 1003
E. YSAŸE: Sonata No. 3, Op. 27

SESSION 2

L. VAN BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12 No. 3
F. KREISLER: Syncopation
N. MILSTEIN: Paganiniana for Violin Solo

SEMI-FINALS

S. PROKOFIEV: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 80
KOH CHENG JIN: Before Daybreak
J. HUBAY: Carmen Fantasie Brillante

FINALS

W.A. MOZART: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K. 478

GRAND FINAL

P.I. TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35