Pianist

Echoing Route/Root’s themes of memory, migration and the tension between vulnerability and grandeur, this all-20th-century programme for two pianos balances intimacy and power. Francis Poulenc’s Elégie is brief but poignant, while his Sonata for piano four hands is full of quirky charm.

Junyan Chen & Alim Beisembayev

Leeds Conservatoire

Female composers, cultural identities, contemporary music: Junyan Chen's interests are as broad as her talent is impressive. At the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition, she not only won second prize, but also the Chamber Music Prize and the Alexandra Dariescu Award – a talent worth keeping an eye on! At ProArte, the young artist will search for connections between times and places with a multifaceted program: works by François Couperin will be presented alongside Maurice Ravel's homage to his fellow Baroque composer. Ravel's famous "La valse" and works by Olivier Messiaen reveal further facets of French soundscapes for solo piano. And with Amy Beach's "Variations on Balkan Themes," a transatlantic cultural encounter joins the pattern of connecting lines.

Pianist

Junyan Chen

Events

Past events

Mar 24, 2026

Junyan Chen & Alim Beisembayev · Leeds Conservatoire

Mar 21, 2026

Discover Talent: Junyan Chen / Piano Recital · Elbphilharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Symphonic Dances by Rachmaninoff

Leeds Conservatoire

Piano in Suite No. 1 by Rachmaninoff

Leeds Conservatoire

Piano in Sonata for piano 4 hands by Poulenc

Leeds Conservatoire

Piano in Élégie by Poulenc

Leeds Conservatoire

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