The Young Chopin Eric Zuber, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra & Wilbur Lin

• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849): Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2, B. 22 (Arr. J. Rivé-King for Solo Piano):
• 1 Chopin: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2, B. 22 (Arr. J. Rivé-King for Solo Piano): Introduction. Largo - Poco piu mosso 05:09
• 2 Chopin: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2, B. 22 (Arr. J. Rivé-King for Solo Piano): Theme. Allegretto 01:34
• 3 Chopin: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2, B. 22 (Arr. J. Rivé-King for Solo Piano): Var. 1, Brillante 01:01
• 4 Chopin: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2, B. 22 (Arr. J. Rivé-King for Solo Piano): Var. 2, Veloce, ma accuratamente 01:02
• 5 Chopin: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2, B. 22 (Arr. J. Rivé-King for Solo Piano): Var. 3, Sempre sostenuto 01:42
• 6 Chopin: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2, B. 22 (Arr. J. Rivé-King for Solo Piano): Var. 4, Con bravura 01:08
• 7 Chopin: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2, B. 22 (Arr. J. Rivé-King for Solo Piano): Var. 5, Adagio 02:12
• 8 Chopin: Variations on "Là ci darem la mano", Op. 2, B. 22 (Arr. J. Rivé-King for Solo Piano): Coda. Alla polacca 03:48
• Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22 (Version for Solo Piano):
• 9 Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22 (Version for Solo Piano): I. Andante spianato. Tranquillo, B. 88 05:45
• 10 Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22 (Version for Solo Piano): II. Grande polonaise brillante. Allegro molto, B. 58 09:32
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11, B. 53:
• 11 Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11, B. 53: I. Allegro maestoso 21:58
• 12 Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11, B. 53: II. Romance. Larghetto 11:14
• 13 Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11, B. 53: III. Rondo. Vivace 09:58
• Total Runtime 01:16:03

Info for The Young Chopin

Hailed as an "irresistibly fluid" by The New York Times and "illuminating" by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, pianist Eric Zuber releases his debut album, The Young Chopin, with the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and conductor Wilbur Lin. The release celebrates the early piano repertoire of Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849), including his Variations on 'LÃ ci darem la mano' from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Op. 2; Andante spianato & Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22; and his Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11. Zuber writes, "The ingenuity of [Chopin's early] piano writing shows a complete technical understanding of the craft of the instrument, and the seductive beauty of his melodic and harmonic writing is second to none. And to think he was only 17 when he wrote the variations as a school assignment! These early compositions are tremendously difficult from a technical perspective, and Chopin was clearly seeking to showcase his abilities as a pianist. Yet, there is little of the empty displays of virtuosity that appear in the works of some of his contemporaries. Everything serves a purpose to create a clear emotional effect."

Eric Zuber, piano
Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra
Wilbur Lin, conductor

Eric Zuber
Hailed as an "irresistibly fluid" and "illuminating" pianist by the New York Times and the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Eric Zuber has established himself as one of the leaders of a new generation of American pianism.

During a period of just a few years, Dr. Zuber was a recipient of major prizes from twelve of the world's most prestigious international piano competitions including Arthur Rubinstein, Cleveland, Seoul, Sydney, Dublin, Hastings, Honens, and the Piano-e-Competition, and was named a Laureate of the American Pianist Association Classical Fellowship Awards. He was also a Gold Medalist in both the Hilton Head and Boesendorfer International Piano Competitions. For these and many other remarkable achievements, he was given the Arthur Rubinstein Prize by The Juilliard School. Dr. Zuber is also a two-time recipient of the Gina Bachauer Prize at Juilliard—one of only a handful of pianists in the school’s history to have won the award twice in two consecutive years.

Dr. Zuber has made solo appearances at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Hall, the Sydney Opera House, Severance Hall and for the International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York City. After making his orchestral debut at the age of twelve with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, he has gone on to perform with many of the major orchestras in the United States and abroad including Cleveland, Israel, Indianapolis, Minnesota, Phoenix, Sydney, RTE National, and the Royal Philharmonic. His collaborations with internationally acclaimed artists include performances with Lewis Kaplan, Paul Huang, Amir Eldan, Charlie Neidich, Joseph Silverstein, Gerard Schwartz, Johannes Moser, and Amanda Roocroft.

In addition to a busy solo and collaborative career, Dr. Zuber is dedicated to helping the next generation of aspiring young artists. He was recently named Assistant Professor of Piano at the Michigan State University School of Music where he will begin teaching in the fall of 2022. Previously he has held faculty positions at the University of Kansas, Bucknell University, the University of Memphis, the Peabody Institute, and at the Bowdoin International Music Festival among others. During the summer months he has joined the faculty for the Walled City International Piano Festival and Competition in Northern Ireland, the Cleveland International Piano Preparatory Academy and Festival, and the Asia International Piano Festival held at Ehwa University in South Korea. ​

Eric holds degrees from the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University (B.M., A.D., D.M.A.), the Curtis Institute of Music (Diploma), and the Juilliard School (M.M). His major teachers have been Boris Slutsky, Leon Fleisher, Claude Frank, and Robert McDonald. Dr. Zuber is a CME Artist.

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