Frederic Chiu (born 20 October 1964) is an American classical concert

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Career

In 1993, he entered the

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, where his exclusion from the final round created enormous media coverage. Chiu is also co-director of Beechwood Arts, a non-profit corporation that seeks to change the way the arts are created and experienced, through a program of intimate, innovative and immersive events. These include Arts Immersion Salons that include Music, Art, Performance, Film and Culinary Arts in one event around a common theme, and Culinary+Art which combines high-end restaurant experiences with gallery-quality exhibits. Chiu is a Yamaha Artist. In 2014, he marked his 25th anniversary as a Yamaha Artist with special commemorative events, including concerts at the Newport Music Festival and in New York City at Miller Theatre. He has been a notable supporter of Yamaha's new products, including the CFX line of grand pianos, the Disklavier Mark IV, DisklavierTV, the PSR-OR700 Keyboard, the GranTouch, the AvantGrand and Yamaha Entertainment Group's recording label. He was the first Classical artist to record for YEG, in 2015, with the release of Distant Voices, available on three platforms: Audio CD, Video DVD and DisklavierTV.

References

External links

Frederic Chiu Bio at Bach CantatasFrederic Chiu official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chiu, Frederic Living people American male classical pianists 1964 births Musicians from Ithaca, New York 20th-century American pianists Classical musicians from New York (state) 21st-century American classical pianists 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians Centaur Records artists Juilliard School alumni