John Chen in Concert

John Chen in a remarkable young New Zealand pianist, who gave a concert under the Tauranga Musica program last night. It was a brilliant evening, demonstrating Chen’s technical ability and his grasp of the emotion in each piece. Notably, he played the entire program without any sheet music.

It was also the first time I have heard the new Steinway concert grand piano. At NZD292,000 it had very shiny wheels.