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Aidan Chan at University Hall

A male pianist sat at a piano.
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Irish-Chinese pianist Aidan Chan takes to the University Hall stage showcasing a dynamic programme featuring Wagner transcriptions by Kocsis andLiszt, and works from Qigang Chen and Chen Yi. We're also delighted to commission a new work from award-winning British-Chinese composer Alex Ho, that will be premiered at this event. Pay what you decide for tickets!

  • From: Tuesday 7 May 2024, 7 pm
  • To: Tuesday 7 May 2024, 8 pm
  • Location: University Hall, NTU City Campus, 48 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ
  • Cost: Pay what you decide
  • Booking deadline: Tuesday 7 May 2024, 7.00 pm
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Event details

Join pianist Aidan Chan for an hour of magnificent music at University Hall, including a brand new commission – which will be premiered at this event – by award-winning composer Alex Ho.

Programme

  • Wagner/Kocsis - Prelude from Tristan und Isolde 
  • Wagner/Liszt - Feierlicher Marsch from Parsifal
  • Alex Ho - new commission
  • Chen Qigang - Instants d'un Opéra de Pékin 
  • Chen Yi - Duo Ye 
  • Wagner/Liszt - Isolde's Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde 

Aidan Chan – piano
Described as “fearless and uncompromising”, Aidan Chan is an Irish-Chinese pianist whose work primarily explores identity and poststructuralism through performance. He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in the US (Carnegie Hall), UK (Wigmore Hall), Hong Kong, France, Switzerland , China and across Ireland. As a concerto soloist he has performed with the TUD Sinfonia, as well as the Philharmonic Orchestra of Budweis. Aidan has been a frequent prizewinner in competitions in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria. He won top prize at the 2016 Fr Frank Maher Classical Music Awards, and was the recipient of the 2019 Trench Award and Audience Choice Prize in Ireland. Most recently, he was awarded both the Feis Ceoil Morris Grant Bursary for pianists and the 2023 RDS Music Bursary.

Visit Aidan's YouTube channel to get a taste of what to expect.

Alex Ho – composer
Winner of the UK Critics' Circle Young Artist Award 2021 for his "compelling and individual" works, Alex Ho is a British-Chinese composer based in London whose music and stageworks have been described as “menacing and poetic" (The Guardian), "important and impressive" (Opera Today), and a "fresh, different idea that captured the imagination" (Scottish New Music Awards 2021). Alex is Artist-in-Residence at Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier and Associate Composer at Oxford International Song Festival. His music theatre piece, Untold, co-created with Olivier-nominated choreographer Julia Cheng, premiered at Concertgebouw Brugge and O. Festival Rotterdam in Spring 2023 and won the FEDORA Opera Prize 2023 for a "bold and moving creation". Alex is supported by Glyndebourne Opera's 3-year Balancing the Score residency programme.

Visit Alex's website to hear his work.

Performance information

Doors: 6.30 pm
Performance: 7 pm
Running time: 1 hour
Age guidance: 7+, under 14s must be accompanied by an adult aged 18+

Concert format and pricing
Our hour-long, bite-sized concerts are an ideal introduction to different genres of music – and with a recommended ticket price, you decide what you pay. Tickets are general admission with no reserved seating, ​so please ensure you tell us about any ​access requirements for you or your party at the time of booking. ​

Visit our University Hall concerts webpage to view the full series and venue information.

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Location details

Address:

University Hall
NTU City Campus
48 Shakespeare Street
 Nottingham
 NG1 4FQ

Parking:

Situated on the University’s City Campus, University Hall is a short walk from Nottingham city centre. Due to our central location we don’t have visitor parking available, but public transport will bring you almost to our door.

If you’re intending to park in the city centre, the closest (and largest) facilities to our City Campus are:

Travel Info:

Visitors travelling on the tram are advised to get off at the Nottingham Trent University stop on Goldsmith Street.

Visit our travel pages for campus maps and detailed information on how to get here.

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