TRI-C PIANO SERIES PRESENTS CHINESE PIANIST YUNJIE CHEN Former Child Prodigy to Perform November 15 in Shaker Heights
CLEVELAND (October 15, 2009) – The Tri-C Classical Piano Recital Series presents critically acclaimed Chinese pianist Yunjie Chen on Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 3:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland, 3630 Fairmount Blvd. in Shaker Heights. General admission tickets, $15 adults, $10 seniors and students, can be purchased by credit card at http://www.tricpresents.com or call 216-241-6000. Tickets are also available at the door. For group rates or information call 216-987-4444. Yunjie Chen has garnered praise and top honors for his skill and musicality ever since he won First Prize in China’s National Piano Competition at the age of twelve. Since then, he has performed to great acclaim throughout his native China and internationally, including a performance with the SBS Television and Radio Youth Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House in Australia. Chen has earned top prizes at China’s International Piano Competition, the Ettlingen International Competition in Germany, and the 2001 Young Concert Artists Auditions in New York. As a Young Concert Artists winner, he made his Washington DC debut at the Kennedy Center, his New York debut at the 92nd Street Y, and his Boston debut at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum during the 2001-2002 season. Recently he won the First Prize in the 2009 International Russian music competition in San Francisco, California. “His playing has energy (and) intelligence” – The Washington Post Tri-C Presents, a division of Tri-C Creative Arts, is a premier performing arts series in Northeast Ohio, showcasing arts and cultural performances including Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, Showtime at High Noon, The Song is You!, and the Classical Piano Recital Series. Cuyahoga Community College Creative Arts presents significant contemporary artistic programs of the highest quality for its diverse multicultural audiences. These experiences are designed to stimulate, enlighten, educate and mutually enrich the artists and the community. A variety of free performances, workshops, and residencies are offered throughout the season to complement a wide array of Performing Arts programs held at the Tri-C campuses, Playhouse Square and other locations around the city. All artists and programming are subject to change. | 
