Jim-Isaac Chua Benefit Piano Concert

The Filipino- American pianist Jim-Isaac Chua has performed extensively in USA, Canada, Austria, France, Italy, Poland and South-East Asian Countries. He has been awarded in numerous international competitions in USA and Europe and returns to Baker City after his breathtaking performance in 2023, to raise funds for Crossroads Youth Art Education Programs. Jim-Isaac's remarkable skills, with an approachable personality, make the concert insightful and educational. "Ravishing! Outstanding pianistic mastery and artistry of the most outstanding and demanding literature which seem to reach the limit of pianistic abilities!" Anna Miech, pianist.

Jim Isaac will be performing for Baker City the following numbers:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787) (transcription by Giovanni Sgambati): Melodie from “Orfeo ed Euridice”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): "Rondo Alla ingharese quasi un capriccio" in G major, Op. 129 (Rage Over a Lost Penny)
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849): Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943):  Etude-tableau in E-flat minor, Op. 39 No.5
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):  Ondine from “Gaspard de la Nuit” M. 55
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):  Piano Sonata in A-minor, K. 310
    Allegro maestoso
    Andante cantabile con espressione
    Presto
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):  Réminiscences de Don Juan (S. 418)