- The information of the duration will be announced later on our website.
Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 120 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
Helpful Guide
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- Weiwuying Youth member: 25% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
※ID and Youth membership card are required at the door. - Weiwuying Unlimited member: 30% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
(Program changed) The 19th International Chopin Piano Competition Gold & Silver Medalist－Eric LU & Kevin CHEN Piano Recital
| ※The program has been changed. For more information, please contact +886-7-262-6666. |
The International Chopin Piano Competition is officially organized by the Polish government and focuses exclusively on the piano works of Frédéric CHOPIN. As it involves national prestige, the competition strives for the highest standards of fairness and impartiality. Among all major international competitions, it features the most demanding repertoire and the largest panel of judges. Since 1980, each edition has typically attracted over 130 participants and assembled twenty to thirty jury members.
Held only every five years, the Chopin Piano Competition has the longest interval between editions among the major international piano competitions, and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. The competition is divided into four stages, each requiring participants to perform different types of CHOPIN's works, demanding a comprehensive interpretation of the composer's musical language. With an extensive and diverse repertoire, CHOPIN's music offers a rigorous test of both technical mastery and artistic depth. The highly competitive competition consistently attracts top talent, as many past prize winners—especially gold medalists—have gone on to achieve remarkable careers and lasting prominence in the international music scene, becoming leading figures in the field.
For the 2025 Competition, the jury selected 171 contestants for the preliminary round from among 642 applicants representing twenty-eight countries worldwide. The preliminary round concluded on May 4 at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall. The final round will take place in October, with the awards ceremony to be held on October 21 at the Grand Theatre, Warsaw. The first prize winner Eric LU and the second prize winner Kevin CHEN will perform in Taiwan after the competition, giving local classical music lovers an early opportunity to witness the extraordinary skill and magnetic stage presence of these global stars.
Pre-talk
2025/12/17(Wed)19:00 Concert Hall 3F Lobby
Program
Piano｜Kevin CHEN
Chopin: Grande Valse Brillante in E Flat Major, Op. 18
Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10
Chopin: Polonaise héroïque in A Flat Major, Op. 53
Piano｜Eric LU
Chopin: Nocturne in c-sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1
Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
Chopin: Polonaise in B-flat Major, Op. 71 No. 2
Chopin: Sonata No. 2 in b-flat Minor, Op. 35
Artists Introduction
Piano｜Eric LU
"Leeds winner Eric LU showed an astonishing command of keyboard tone and color… the sign he is already a true artist. It was a spellbinding experience."– The Guardian
"LU's playing is in a rare class - sensitive and emotionally intuitive." – BBC Music Magazine
Eric LU won the First Prize and coveted Gold Medal at the 2025 Chopin International Competition in Warsaw. He is also the winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition in England.
Recent and forthcoming orchestral collaborations include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Stockholm Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber, Finnish Radio Symphony, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony, Orchestre National de Lille, Shanghai Symphony at the BBC Proms, amongst others. Conductors he collaborates with include Riccardo MUTI, Mirga GRAŽINYTĖ-TYLA, Ryan BANCROFT, Marin ALSOP, Duncan WARD, Vasily PETRENKO, Edward GARDNER, Sir Mark ELDER, Thomas DAUSGAARD, Ruth REINHARDT, Earl LEE, Kerem HASAN, Nuno COELHO, Dinis SOUSA, and Martin FRӦST.
Active as a recitalist, he is presented on stages including the Köln Philharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Leipzig Gewandhaus, San Francisco Davies Hall, BOZAR Brussels, Fondation Louis Vuitton Paris, 92nd St Y, Aspen Music Festival, Seoul Arts Center, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, and Sala São Paulo. In 2025, he appeared for the 7th consecutive year in recital at Wigmore Hall, London. He has also been invited for the 7th time to the International Chopin and his Europe Festival in Warsaw, and made his debut at La Roque-d'Anthéron Festival.
Eric’s third album on Warner Classics was released in December 2022, featuring Schubert Sonatas D. 959 and 784. It was met with worldwide critical acclaim, receiving BBC Music Magazine's Instrumental Choice, writing, "LU's place among today's Schubertians is confirmed". His previous album of the Chopin 24 Preludes, and Schumann's Geistervariationen was hailed as "truly magical" by International Piano. He will release a new album of the complete Schubert Impromptus on Warner Classics in early 2026.
Born in Massachusetts in 1997, Eric LU first came to international attention as a Laureate of the 2015 Chopin International Competition in Warsaw, aged just 17. He was also awarded the International German Piano Award in 2017, and Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2021. Eric was a BBC New Generation Artist from 2019-22. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, studying with Robert MCDONALD and Jonathan BISS. He was also a pupil of DANG Thai-son.
Piano｜Kevin CHEN
Since starting his piano studies at age five, Kevin CHEN has been recognized for his achievements from his earliest years in the musical world, placing first in the Canadian Music Competition when he was eight. Following this, he was named one of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's "Top 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30" and one of "100 Remarkable Canadians" in the Maclean's magazine while Kevin was still less than ten years old.
His career has since flourished internationally, earning widespread acclaim with his consecutive first-place wins in distinguished competitions, achieving first prize in the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv (March 2023), first prize in the Concours de Genève (November 2022), first prize in the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest (September 2021), first prize in the Hilton Head International Piano Competition (March 2020), and first prize in the International Piano-e-Competition in Minneapolis (July 2019).
In addition to his thoroughly well-received performances in some of the world's most renowned concert halls, including New York's Carnegie Hall, London's St. John's Smith Square, and Taipei's National Concert Hall, Kevin has also been invited to perform in many prestigious festivals, such as the Festival International de Piano de la Roque d'Anthéron, the International Chopin Festival in Duszniki-Zdrój, the Chopin and his Europe Festival in Warsaw, and the Oxford Piano Festival.
Kevin has been performing regularly with orchestras since his debut with the Abbotsford Youth Orchestra at the age of seven. These include the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and the Hungarian National Orchestra, among others.
As of October 2023, Kevin currently studies at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover with Professor Arie VARDI.
(Program changed) The 19th International Chopin Piano Competition Gold & Silver Medalist－Eric LU & Kevin CHEN Piano Recital
| ※The program has been changed. For more information, please contact +886-7-262-6666. |
The International Chopin Piano Competition is officially organized by the Polish government and focuses exclusively on the piano works of Frédéric CHOPIN. As it involves national prestige, the competition strives for the highest standards of fairness and impartiality. Among all major international competitions, it features the most demanding repertoire and the largest panel of judges. Since 1980, each edition has typically attracted over 130 participants and assembled twenty to thirty jury members.
Held only every five years, the Chopin Piano Competition has the longest interval between editions among the major international piano competitions, and is widely regarded as the most prestigious. The competition is divided into four stages, each requiring participants to perform different types of CHOPIN's works, demanding a comprehensive interpretation of the composer's musical language. With an extensive and diverse repertoire, CHOPIN's music offers a rigorous test of both technical mastery and artistic depth. The highly competitive competition consistently attracts top talent, as many past prize winners—especially gold medalists—have gone on to achieve remarkable careers and lasting prominence in the international music scene, becoming leading figures in the field.
For the 2025 Competition, the jury selected 171 contestants for the preliminary round from among 642 applicants representing twenty-eight countries worldwide. The preliminary round concluded on May 4 at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall. The final round will take place in October, with the awards ceremony to be held on October 21 at the Grand Theatre, Warsaw. The first prize winner Eric LU and the second prize winner Kevin CHEN will perform in Taiwan after the competition, giving local classical music lovers an early opportunity to witness the extraordinary skill and magnetic stage presence of these global stars.
Pre-talk
2025/12/17(Wed)19:00 Concert Hall 3F Lobby
Program
Piano｜Kevin CHEN
Chopin: Grande Valse Brillante in E Flat Major, Op. 18
Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10
Chopin: Polonaise héroïque in A Flat Major, Op. 53
Piano｜Eric LU
Chopin: Nocturne in c-sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1
Chopin: Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
Chopin: Polonaise in B-flat Major, Op. 71 No. 2
Chopin: Sonata No. 2 in b-flat Minor, Op. 35
Artists Introduction
Piano｜Eric LU
"Leeds winner Eric LU showed an astonishing command of keyboard tone and color… the sign he is already a true artist. It was a spellbinding experience."– The Guardian
"LU's playing is in a rare class - sensitive and emotionally intuitive." – BBC Music Magazine
Eric LU won the First Prize and coveted Gold Medal at the 2025 Chopin International Competition in Warsaw. He is also the winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition in England.
Recent and forthcoming orchestral collaborations include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Oslo Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Stockholm Philharmonic, Scottish Chamber, Finnish Radio Symphony, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Seattle Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony, Orchestre National de Lille, Shanghai Symphony at the BBC Proms, amongst others. Conductors he collaborates with include Riccardo MUTI, Mirga GRAŽINYTĖ-TYLA, Ryan BANCROFT, Marin ALSOP, Duncan WARD, Vasily PETRENKO, Edward GARDNER, Sir Mark ELDER, Thomas DAUSGAARD, Ruth REINHARDT, Earl LEE, Kerem HASAN, Nuno COELHO, Dinis SOUSA, and Martin FRӦST.
Active as a recitalist, he is presented on stages including the Köln Philharmonie, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Leipzig Gewandhaus, San Francisco Davies Hall, BOZAR Brussels, Fondation Louis Vuitton Paris, 92nd St Y, Aspen Music Festival, Seoul Arts Center, Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, and Sala São Paulo. In 2025, he appeared for the 7th consecutive year in recital at Wigmore Hall, London. He has also been invited for the 7th time to the International Chopin and his Europe Festival in Warsaw, and made his debut at La Roque-d'Anthéron Festival.
Eric’s third album on Warner Classics was released in December 2022, featuring Schubert Sonatas D. 959 and 784. It was met with worldwide critical acclaim, receiving BBC Music Magazine's Instrumental Choice, writing, "LU's place among today's Schubertians is confirmed". His previous album of the Chopin 24 Preludes, and Schumann's Geistervariationen was hailed as "truly magical" by International Piano. He will release a new album of the complete Schubert Impromptus on Warner Classics in early 2026.
Born in Massachusetts in 1997, Eric LU first came to international attention as a Laureate of the 2015 Chopin International Competition in Warsaw, aged just 17. He was also awarded the International German Piano Award in 2017, and Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2021. Eric was a BBC New Generation Artist from 2019-22. He is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, studying with Robert MCDONALD and Jonathan BISS. He was also a pupil of DANG Thai-son.
Piano｜Kevin CHEN
Since starting his piano studies at age five, Kevin CHEN has been recognized for his achievements from his earliest years in the musical world, placing first in the Canadian Music Competition when he was eight. Following this, he was named one of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's "Top 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30" and one of "100 Remarkable Canadians" in the Maclean's magazine while Kevin was still less than ten years old.
His career has since flourished internationally, earning widespread acclaim with his consecutive first-place wins in distinguished competitions, achieving first prize in the Arthur Rubinstein Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv (March 2023), first prize in the Concours de Genève (November 2022), first prize in the Franz Liszt International Piano Competition in Budapest (September 2021), first prize in the Hilton Head International Piano Competition (March 2020), and first prize in the International Piano-e-Competition in Minneapolis (July 2019).
In addition to his thoroughly well-received performances in some of the world's most renowned concert halls, including New York's Carnegie Hall, London's St. John's Smith Square, and Taipei's National Concert Hall, Kevin has also been invited to perform in many prestigious festivals, such as the Festival International de Piano de la Roque d'Anthéron, the International Chopin Festival in Duszniki-Zdrój, the Chopin and his Europe Festival in Warsaw, and the Oxford Piano Festival.
Kevin has been performing regularly with orchestras since his debut with the Abbotsford Youth Orchestra at the age of seven. These include the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Taipei Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, and the Hungarian National Orchestra, among others.
As of October 2023, Kevin currently studies at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover with Professor Arie VARDI.
- The information of the duration will be announced later on our website.
Presenter: Weiwuying
- Duration is 120 minutes with a 20-minute intermission.
- Age guidance 7+
- Latecomers must follow staff instructions for entry and re-entry.
- For Group Purchase Discounts, please contact 07-262-6666.
Helpful Guide
- 10% off for Weiwuying Lifestyle member
- Weiwuying Youth member: 25% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
※ID and Youth membership card are required at the door. - Weiwuying Unlimited member: 30% ticket discount for your first purchase. The additional ticket discount same as Lifestyle members.
- For details, please see Weiwuying Members Benefit
