GC pianist Han Chen has been making headlines with his recent “Infinite Staircase” concert at the National Sawdust on September 24. Some  reviews below:

The New Yorker – “The Taiwanese pianist Han Chen, a noted interpreter of the Ligeti Etudes and other modernist repertory, has made a blistering album of [Liszt’s] opera transcriptions.” – Alex Ross

New York Times – “This young pianist revels in modern and cutting-edge pieces. After making his recorded debut on the Naxos label with some sterling interpretations of Liszt, he has since taken on the piano works of Gyorgy Ligeti as well as those of contemporary artists like Thomas Adès.” – Seth Colter Walls.

I Care If You Listen – “Infinite Staircase was a marathon of canonical music and new works that displayed exquisite programming, stupendous technique, and forward-thinking expansion of classical music’s best traditions… Han Chen’s perfectly calibrated touch and transitions created an immersive and seamless musical universe.” – Lana Norris

New York Classical Review – “And here he was astonishing, with some of the finest pianism one has ever witnessed. Beyond sheer dexterity, this was tremendously musical playing, with every phrase clear and pointed in a certain direction, fluid control of dynamics and form, a combination of articulation and force that was hard to believe. One had the feeling that Chen was deep inside the work, opening up every detail of Ligeti’s musical personality.” – George Grella

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