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DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Jonathan D.\nMusicians: Yuval Chen\n\n5 PM Doors & Pr
 e-Reception\n6 PM Performance\n8 PM Post-Reception\n\n_____\n\n**Yuval Che
 n**: Bach\, Liszt\, Debussy\, Scriabin\, Ravel\n\n[Gotham Arts](https://go
 thamarts.net) in collaboration with [Groupmuse](https://www.groupmuse.com/
 ) is delighted to present an intimate private solo recital by pianist [Yuv
 al Chen](https://www.yuvalchen.com/) featuring a reflective program of wor
 ks by Bach\, Liszt\, Debussy\, Scriabin\, and Ravel that proceeds from lon
 ging and introspection toward transcendence.\n\nWine will be served.\n\n**
 Program**\n\nBACH  "Lament" from *Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved 
 Brother*\, BWV 992\n\nRAVEL  Prelude in a minor\n\nLISZT  Ballade No. 2 in
  B minor\, S. 171\n\nDEBUSSY  Rêverie\n\n*Intermission*\n\nRAVEL  Miroirs
 \n1. Noctuelles\n2. Oiseaux tristes\n3. Une barque sur l’océan\n4. Albo
 rada del gracioso\n5. La vallée des cloches\n\nSCRIABIN  Sonata No. 10\, 
 Op. 70\n\n__________\n\n**About the Artist**\n\n[Watch excerpts from Yuval
 's performances of Liszt\, Scriabin\, and Ravel](https://www.youtube.com/w
 atch?v=zIXkGnNsbGY)\n\nNew York–based pianist and composer **Yuval Chen*
 * recently completed the Artist Diploma program at The Juilliard School\, 
 concluding eight years of study at the institution under the mentorship of
  Yoheved Kaplinsky.\n\nAs a soloist\, career highlights include appearance
 s with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and his 2024–25 Albany Symphony
  debut performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. The *Times Union* 
 noted his command of the work’s virtuoso challenges and wrote that his p
 laying “brought out fresh colors and insights.” His performances have 
 taken him across the United States\, Europe\, and Asia\, including appeara
 nces at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall and the Aspen Music Festival and Scho
 ol.\n\nIn 2026\, he received Juilliard’s Benzaquen Career Advancement Gr
 ant and the Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant.\n\nAlongside his work as a pia
 nist\, Yuval is an active composer who regularly incorporates original mus
 ic into his solo programs. He has also collaborated with international lux
 ury brands\, including Hermès\, for which he composed and premiered an or
 iginal work.\n\nYuval was a finalist at the 2025 Hong Kong International P
 iano Competition and a semifinalist at the 2022 Dublin International Piano
  Competition. He received First Prize and the Audience Award at the 2018 A
 merica-Israel Cultural Foundation Aviv Competitions and has been supported
  by the foundation for many years.\n\nYuval began studying piano at the ag
 e of seven and later studied for many years with Inna Rubin at the Ra’an
 ana Music Center in Israel. From 2014 to 2018\, he studied with Asaf Zohar
  at the Buchmann-Mehta School of Music at Tel Aviv University before conti
 nuing at Juilliard\, where he earned his Bachelor of Music\, Master of Mus
 ic\, and Artist Diploma.
LOCATION:Flatiron\, New York\, 10011
SUMMARY:Yuval Chen: Bach\, Liszt\, Debussy\, Scriabin\, Ravel
URL:https://www.groupmuse.com/events/17085-yuval-chen-bach-liszt-debussy-sc
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X-PRICE:$65 tickets ($55 for Supermusers)
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