“Cheng, a pianist who consistently fuses deep emotionality with exacting precision ...” (San Francisco Classical Voice)

“Cheng...played with her customary refined brilliance for tone color, rhythmic devotion and striking capacity to make every gesture matter." (Los Angeles Times)

"Pianist Gloria Cheng is one of the most adventurous interpreters of contemporary music around, and in a spectacular recital on Friday at the University of Maryland’s Gildenhorn Recital Hall — consisting almost entirely of works written in the 21st century — she showed just how surprising, eclectic and emotionally engaging the contemporary piano repertoire can be.” (The Washington Post)

“It’s not just that Ms. Cheng plays these daunting pieces with such commanding technique, color and imagination. She has brought together works that fascinatingly complement one another.” (The New York Times)

GLORIA CHENG BIO

Acclaimed for her “commanding technique, color, and imagination” (The New York Times), Gloria Cheng has long been recognized as a leading champion of new music. Over the course of her distinguished Grammy- and Emmy-winning career, she has served as a muse to composers across a wide stylistic spectrum, premiering works by John Adams, Thomas Adès, Pierre Boulez, Anthony Davis, Terry Riley, Esa-Pekka Salonen, John Williams, and many others.

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