Grace Chung (鍾曉青博士)
Identity Snapshot
- English: Grace Chung
- Chinese: 鍾曉青博士
- Era: Birth Place
- Geography: 台灣
- Core roles: professor, artist, educator
- Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who
鋼琴家鍾曉青於1989年獲得全國鋼琴比賽少年組第一名 ,並通過教育部資賦優異出國進修資格後,14歲即負笈美國深造。先後就讀新英格蘭音樂學院先修班、費城寇蒂斯音樂學院,之後取得茱麗亞音樂學院鋼琴演奏碩士及演奏家文憑,並於2003年獲得紐澤西州立大學(Rutgers University)音樂藝術博士。 鍾曉青曾參加多項鋼琴比賽,包括波士頓中華藝術協會鋼琴比賽、Clark University Commonwealth鋼琴比賽、新英格蘭教師協會鋼琴比賽、Harry Dubbs Memorial鋼琴比賽、茱麗亞音樂學院協奏曲比賽、紐澤西州立大學協奏曲比賽等,皆獲首獎之殊榮。並於1998年贏得第七屆國際中華蕭邦鋼琴比賽第一名及指定曲最佳演奏獎,及1999年山葉音樂文化推廣委員會及功學社所主辦鋼琴傑出新秀比賽第一名。 演奏經驗豐富的鍾曉青經常受邀舉行獨奏會、室內樂演奏、鋼琴協奏及鋼琴伴奏,曾在波士頓Jordan Hall、Gardner Museum、紐約卡內基Weill Hall、Merkin Hall、林肯中心Alice Tully Hall、紐澤西Nicholas Music Center以及加拿大、日本、馬來西亞等地演出。2000年獲國家音樂廳甄選為樂壇新秀,曾多次在國家演奏廳舉行鋼琴獨奏會。2004年受邀與小提琴家胡乃元於台北、台南、高雄等地巡迴合作演出室內樂,並於同年12月參加由胡乃元領軍來自海內外傑出華裔音樂家發起的Taiwan Connection音樂季演出。2006年受邀參與由小提琴家曾耿元所主辦的玄音國際音樂節音樂會中合作演出。鍾曉青亦多次與樂團合作演出鋼琴協奏,包括費城交響樂團(Philadelphia Orchestra)、波士頓愛樂管絃樂團(BPO)、新英格蘭音樂學院青年管絃樂團、賓州Old York Road管絃樂團、寇蒂斯管絃樂團、茱麗亞管弦樂團、紐澤西州立大學管絃樂團及台北市立交響樂團等,備受各方讚譽。波士頓環球報首席樂評家Richard Dyer曾賦予鍾曉青極高評價:「最特出的是經由她的力度、音色及自由流露的節奏而雕塑出來的旋律,以及她對旋律與和聲微妙交互作用的充分瞭解與運用,幾近完美。」此外鍾曉青亦具有非常豐富的伴奏經歷,經常與國內外知名音樂家合作,包括2004年及2005年與世界極富盛名的法國小號演奏家Eric Aubier合作演出,亦曾擔任多位知名大師級音樂家如馬友友、曾耿元、Dorothy Delay、Itzhak Perlman、Pinchas Zukerman、Lynn Harrell、Mistalov Rostropovich之大師班擔任鋼琴伴奏。2013年7月鍾曉青受邀於義大利Interharmony國際音樂營擔任鋼琴教學,室內樂指導及演出。 5歲開始學琴,由鄭翠瑩、陳秋媛老師啟蒙,鍾曉青出國深造前曾受教於董學渝及郭素
Education
- 費城寇蒂斯音樂學院 — B.S. Music
- 茱麗亞音樂學院 — M.S. Music
- 紐澤西州立大學 — Ph.D.音樂藝術
Employment
- 美國紐澤西州立大學音樂系 — Teaching
- 茱麗亞音樂學院 — 專屬伴奏
Timeline
Digested from the TAH Who’s Who biography text above (vault-internal; no new sources).
- Began piano at age 5; first teachers 鄭翠瑩 and 陳秋媛; also studied under 董學渝 and 郭素 before going abroad
- 1989 — First prize, junior division, 全國鋼琴比賽; qualified for Ministry of Education gifted-student overseas-study eligibility
- Age 14 — Moved to the United States to study; New England Conservatory preparatory division, then Curtis Institute of Music (B.M.), then Juilliard (M.M. piano performance plus Performer’s Diploma)
- First-prize winner at the Boston Chinese Arts Association, Clark University Commonwealth, New England Music Teachers Association, Harry Dubbs Memorial, Juilliard Concerto, and Rutgers Concerto competitions
- 1998 — First prize and best-performance-of-required-piece award, 7th International Chinese Chopin Piano Competition
- 1999 — First prize, Yamaha / 功學社 young-talent piano competition
- Performed at Jordan Hall (Boston), Gardner Museum, Weill Hall (Carnegie), Merkin Hall, Alice Tully Hall (Lincoln Center), and Nicholas Music Center (NJ), as well as in Canada, Japan, and Malaysia
- 2000 — Selected as a rising star by the National Concert Hall (Taipei); gave repeated solo recitals at the National Recital Hall
- 2003 — Doctor of Musical Arts, Rutgers University (紐澤西州立大學)
- 2004 — Chamber-music tour with violinist 胡乃元 in Taipei, Tainan, and Kaohsiung; joined the Taiwan Connection music season that December as part of the ensemble founded by 胡乃元
- 2004–2005 — Concert collaborations with French trumpeter Eric Aubier
- 2006 — Invited collaborator at the 玄音國際音樂節 concerts organized by violinist 曾耿元
- Concerto collaborations include the Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic (BPO), New England Conservatory Youth Orchestra, Old York Road Chamber Orchestra (PA), Curtis Orchestra, Juilliard Orchestra, Rutgers Orchestra, and Taipei Symphony Orchestra
- Piano accompanist in masterclasses of Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Lynn Harrell, Mstislav Rostropovich, Dorothy Delay, and 曾耿元
- 2013 — Piano faculty, chamber coach, and performer at the InterHarmony International Music Festival, Italy
- Praised by Boston Globe chief critic Richard Dyer for dynamics, timbre, rhythmic freedom, and near-perfect handling of melody–harmony interplay
- Career posts: teaching faculty, Rutgers University music department; staff accompanist, Juilliard School
Family
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