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Wednesday 15 October 1.10pm
Hong Kong-born pianist Rachel Cheung is recognized as one of the most sought-after artists in Asia.
Online streaming
This concert will be streamed live on our YouTube channel at 1:10pm.
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Free admission | Donations welcome
Programme
Beethoven Sonata in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight’ Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 Gounod/Liszt Faust Waltz
St James’s is grateful for the generous support of Rolex for this music programme.
Artist bio
Hong Kong-born pianist Rachel Cheung is recognized as one of the most sought-after artists in Asia. She has been hailed as “a poet, but also a dramatist,” displaying “the most sophisticated and compelling music-making” (The Dallas Morning News). She won over audiences and critics alike as a finalist at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition with “stunningly imaginative” (Musical America) interpretations marked by “flights of both beauty and virtuosity” (Theater Jones) and was awarded the Audience Prize by online vote. Also a Steinway Artist, she continues to build a reputation for her elegant stage presence, giving sensitive and refined performances across three continents.
Rachel has appeared with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Jerusalem Symphony, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Sydney Symphony, London Chamber, and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestras, collaborating with conductors including Edo de Waart, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Jaap van Zweden, Leonard Slatkin, Sir Mark Elder, Christopher Warren-Green, and Nicholas McGegan.
She has performed in recital at the Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Steinway Hall in London, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Richmond Hill Centre for Performing Arts in Toronto, Philharmonie de Paris, and in other cities across the United States, Europe, and Asia.
As an active chamber musician, Rachel has collaborated with world-renowned artists including soprano Anna Netrebko, tenor Yusif Eyvazov, mezzo-soprano Virpi Räisänen, violinists Joshua Bell and Ning Feng, violist Vladimir Mendelssohn, cellists Camille Thomas, Zlatomir Fung, and Narek Hakhnazaryan, as well as the Brentano String Quartet and Quatuor Hanson.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Rachel graduated with first-class honors from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under the tutelage of Eleanor Wong and later studied with Peter Frankl at the Yale School of Music, where she was awarded the Elizabeth Parisot Prize for outstanding pianists. Her additional competition honors include prizes at the Leeds, Chopin, Vladimir Horowitz, Gina Bachauer, and Geneva International Piano Competitions.
In 2019, Rachel was awarded Artist of the Year (Music) by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council. In 2025, she founded the Rachel Cheung Music Academy in Hong Kong, aiming to create a vibrant musical community and inspire the next generation of musicians. Her first concert DVD was released by VAI in 2007, and her debut international album, Reflections, featuring the Chopin Preludes, was released by Universal Music.
Presented in association with the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe
