Cultural Circle Heilbronn Claire Huangci, piano

Her playing captivates with confident and lively interpretations, breathtaking virtuosity, and an intelligent and thoughtful sound design. Driven by an insatiable spirit of discovery, she demonstrates her versatility with an unusually broad repertoire ranging from Bach and Scarlatti to German and Russian Romanticism, and extending to Bernstein, Barber, and Florence Price. The American pianist Claire Huangci gained international recognition by winning the first prize as well as the Mozart Prize at the Concours Géza Anda in 2018. Born in Rochester, New York, Claire showed an early affinity for the piano and was invited to the White House in 1999 at the age of nine. She studied with Gary Graffman and Eleanor Sokoloff at the Curtis Institute of Music before moving to Hannover for further studies with Arie Vardi. Claire Huangci is the artistic director of the Erbach Chamber Concerts. Her playing captivates with confident and lively interpretations, breathtaking virtuosity, and an intelligent and thoughtful sound design. Driven by an insatiable spirit of discovery, she demonstrates her versatility with an unusually broad repertoire ranging from Bach and Scarlatti to German and Russian Romanticism, and extending to Bernstein, Barber, and Florence Price. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN - Moonlight Sonata-Fantasy (14) WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART / CARL CZERNY - Fantaisie Brillante on The Marriage of Figaro (10) MAURICE RAVEL - Jeux d'eau (5) - Pavane for a Dead Princess (5) - La Valse (12) - FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN - Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 31 (10) - Fantaisie Impromptu Op. 66 (6) FLORENCE PRICE - Fantasie Negre No. 2 in G minor (6) GEORGE GERSHWIN - Rhapsody in Blue (15)