Classical Music Exploration Piano Workshop w/ Steinway Artist Hsing-Ay Hsu
$35
- Hsing-ay Hsu, piano
- Masumi Per Rostad, viola
- Daniel Kellogg, composer
How does a new piece of music evolve from the composer, to the performers, through their instruments, to the audience's ears?
Join us for a world-class classical music performance featuring Steinway Artist Hsing-ay Hsu and Grammy Award-winning violist Masumi Rostad, with composer and Young Concert Artists (YCA) President Daniel Kellogg.
This interactive musical and sensory journey at the Midtown West headquarters of renowned piano restorer Klavierhaus will include:
- A world-class classical music performance featuring Hsing-ay Hsu, Grammy Award-winning violist Masumi Rostad, and Young Concert Artists (YCA) President and Composer Daniel Kellogg
- How to ask questions, listen, and engage better with classical piano music
- Interactive discussions around making connections between music, others, and life
- The skillset of listening collectively and collaboratively with other inquisitive listeners, lifelong learners, music teachers, and adult musicians
- Music performed on a stunning Steinway Hamburg concert D grand piano
- A piano restoration demonstration and chat with Klavierhaus Founder Sujatri Reisinger
This event is part of the Conscious Listening Piano Festival at Klavierhaus, and the Conscious Listening Café Series for individuals and corporate / social events.
Trailer: Hsing-ay's Residency at Klavierhaus
About Hsing-ay Hsu, piano
Steinway Artist Hsing-ay Hsu ("Sing-I Shoo") is focused on the art of listening. She joyfully shares the power of concert piano music to bring multidimensional awareness and to weave a rich cultural fabric. Amidst the cacophony of our world, Hsing-ay Hsu has been concerned about a significant missing piece of the puzzle—the art of listening. She has stepped up with innovative solutions, synthesizing music training, biology, and emotional insight. Her concept of "leading with listening" applies to verbal and performance communications, teaching, and finding meaning in the human experience. Through concerts, residencies, and courses, Ms. Hsu empowers performers and lifelong learners to find transformational pathways through her performances and teaching on how creative listening is essential to making music and living fully.
Ms. Hsu has performed at prestigious venues across the globe, including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and Lincoln Center. Born in Beijing, Ms. Hsu trained with her uncle Fei-Ping Hsu, at Juilliard, Yale School of Music, as well as Ravinia Steans Institute, Aspen, and Tanglewood Festivals. Recipient of numerous international awards, the Washington Post praised her "power and authority." Her thoughtful interpretations and "explosions of energy" (The New York Times) have won her the Juilliard William Petschek Debut Award, William Kapell International Competition Silver Medal, Ima Hogg National First Prize, Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship, Gilmore Young Artist Award, and the US Presidential Scholar of the Arts Award from President Clinton.
Embracing the improvisatory spirit of early music as well as the adventure of premiering new works, Ms. Hsu reaches new audiences through a diverse repertoire of concert music and innovative programs, such as pairing the abstract experience of music to other disciplines and tangible ideas like fashion and wine to give audiences a wider gateway of access. Her artist residencies, currently at Klavierhaus NYC and with the Boulder Chamber Orchestra, strengthens communities through musical events.
As Artistic Director for Pendulum New Music at the University of Colorado in Boulder, she supervised over 500 student and professional premieres, and hosted national and international residencies. She has been guest faculty at several universities and guest speaker for various organizations including a MTNA national convention. She uses her Conscious ListeningTM Café webinars and workshops to help others make connections between analysis, emotions, and breath. Owner of the Nutmeg Studio NYC, Ms. Hsu teaches many types of masterclasses and offers several unique online courses to infuse creativity into the process of mastering traditional concepts. Her unique integration of leading with listening and multiple modes of learning produces incredible results in advancing artistry and technical mastery. She regularly interviews experts from different walks of life to explore musical analogies on her YouTube channel HsingayHsu. Recent projects include a live webinar series connecting arts, health, and education for Yale China Association, and cultural events for NY Adventure Club.
https://www.hsingayhsu.comAbout Masumi Per Rostad, viola
Praised for his "burnished sound" (The New York Times) and described as an "electrifying, poetic, and sensitive musician," the Grammy Award-winning, Japanese-Norwegian violist Masumi Per Rostad hails from the gritty East Village of 1980s New York. He was raised in an artist loft converted from a garage with a 1957 Chevy Belair as the remnant centerpiece in their living room. Masumi began his studies at the nearby Third Street Music School Settlement at age three and has gone on to become one of the most in demand soloists, chamber musicians, andd teachers. In addition to maintaining an active performance schedule, he serves on the faculty of the prestigious Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY.
https://masumirostad.com/