5 December
Paul Cheung (pianoforte)
Embraceable you - George Gershwin (1898-1937)
transcribed by Earl Wild (1915-2010)
Etude-tableau op. 33 no. 3, in C - Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 - Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
(i) Allegro maestoso
(ii) Scherzo: Molto vivace
(iii) Largo
(iv) Finale: Presto non tanto
Sydney-based pianist Paul Cheung is an acclaimed concerto soloist, recitalist, and ensemble musician. He has studied with Tamara Anna Cislowska, and also completed a postgraduate diploma (collaborative piano) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music studying with David Miller AM, where he received multiple scholarships.
Paul has had considerable success as a solo pianist, having won countless prizes at a variety of competitions. At the Australian National Piano Award 2022, he was awarded 2nd prize, the prize for best Bach performance, as well as the prize for best performance of music composed after 1950. He has performed a number of concerti, including Rachmaninoff's 3rd, Rachmaninoff's 2nd, Beethoven's "Emperor", Beethoven's Choral Fantasy, and Gershwin's rhapsody in blue. He has also performed the Mozart three-piano concerto with the Sydney Symphony, as well as the Beethoven triple concerto, and the Mozart two-piano concerto.
Paul is also in high demand as a chamber pianist and accompanist, having won the 2023 Geoffrey Parsons award, and the inaugural David Miller award. He is a casual staff member with the Sydney Conservatorium of music (collaborative piano), an associate artist for the Rising Stars program, and an official accompanist for the Sydney Eisteddfod. He has performed solo, concerto, chamber, and orchestral repertoire in a variety of venues across Australasia, Europe, and South America. Regular collaborative artists include musicians from the ACO, SSO, MSO, and European orchestras. He has participated in the Australian Youth Orchestra's chamber players program as well as the July season, and has performed with Momentum Ensemble.
Aside from piano-playing, Paul is also interested in mathematics. He was a silver medallist at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Madrid, and later obtained a Bachelor of Science (advanced mathematics), with first class honours and the university medal, majoring in pure maths. Paul also has a keen interest in computer science and physics, and is an avid (if incompetent) chess player. |
12 December
Agus Sandjaya (pianoforte)
Air (from the Suite for Strings Orchestra No.3 in D major) transcription for piano solo (after Bach, BWV1068) - Alexander Siloti (1843 - 1945)
Piano Sonata No.16 in C major K.545 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
- Allegro
- Andante
- Rondo. Allegretto
Nocturne in C sharp minor Op. Posth - Frederic Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Widmung (Liebeslied), transcription for piano after Schumann S.566 - Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Jasmine Flower (茉莉花) - Traditional (arr. Huhai Peng)
Rapsodia Nusantara No.8 - Ananda Sukarlan (1968 - present)
Agus Sandjaya is a highly sought after pianist respected for his insightful and finely crafted approach to music interpretation. He is also a fully dedicated collaborative musician with a vast repertoire and is highly committed to his fellow musicians.
He commenced his study at Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2007 and has actively performed in lunch break concerts, master classes, and open day recitals as soloist and chamber musician. In May 2010, he premiered a short contemporary work by Australian composer Mark Isaacs in Momentary Pleasures, 2010 International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World New Music Days. He completed his Bachelor of Music Performance degree in 2010 with First Class Honours, undertaking study with Lyall Duke and Dr. Paul Rickard-Ford. In 2011, Agus was one of the semi-finalists in the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition held in Brisbane, Australia.
After completing his study, Agus has enjoyed a successful career as soloist, chamber musician and collaborative pianist in both Australia and abroad. He was invited to perform at the Gisborne Music Festival in 2012 and 2013. In 2016 he was the 2nd prize winner of the Sydney Eisteddfod for String Sonata (any age) section. In 2019 he was invited to hold a recital at The Grand Signature Piano showroom in Jakarta and masterclasses at music schools and universities in Indonesia. In the same year he was featured as an accompanist at Sydney Flash Mob Choir Series at City Recital Hall with Richard Gill as a conductor. Lastly, Agus is a highly sought after accompanist for AMEB, ABRSM and Trinity College London exams, music scholarship auditions and HSC exams. He has helped students achieve outstanding results. |
Recitals resume on 6 February 2026
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