RADIANT 金石 ENTERTAINMENT Presents Timeless Classic Piano Concert
Chinese-born Canadian Young Steinway Artist Richard He has just finished his Canada Piano Tour in October 2022, which he traveled through six major cities in Canada and performed Liszt complete Twelve Transcendental Etudes with the Premiere of The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto for Piano Solo Arrangement.
Richard He began studying piano at the age of four. He was given rigorous training by Chun Hu Zhou, the Piano Department Chair of Shenzhen University. After Richard won the first prize at the Shenzhen Piano Competition and performed with the world-renowned French pianist Richard Clayderman at Shenzhen Civic Center in front of 2500 people. The news outlets was impressed by how musical Richard was at such young age, even called him” the young superstar pianist of the next generation”.
Richard continued his piano study with Dr. Anna Levy from Moscow Conservatory, an apprentice of Margrita Feodorova who studied with the legendary pedagogue Heinrich Neuhaus. Richard received a merit scholarship to attend the prestigious Eastman School of Music in the United States, under the guidance of Piano Department Chair Douglas Humpherys. He later graduated from Manhattan School of Music with Master Degree in Piano Performance after working with Jeffrey Cohen, an apprentice of the legendary pianist Menahem Pressler. Richard has also worked with numerous renowned pianists such as Richard Goode, Dang Thai Son, Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald, Julian Martin, Sara Buechner, Matti Raekallio and Edward Parker.
Richard He has won numerous awards including in 2017, the First Prize in Rome International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso, The Fourth Place Honor at the 9th International Rosario Marciano Piano Competition in Vienna, Austria; the Grand prize winner of 2018 International Shining Stars Debut competition in New York, USA, the First Prize winner and the Special Management Prize in 2019 Amsterdam International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso and The Third Prize in Rising Stars Grand Prix Berlin International Competition (1st place vacancy). In January 2022 Richard awards the “Exceptional Teacher “in the Canada Joy of Music International Piano Competition 2022.
Richard has been performing in North America and Europe and has been invited to major international music festivals such as the Seattle International Young Artists Music Festival, the Gijón International Piano Festival in Spain, the Classical Bridge International Music Festival in New York, the International Peace Festival, Music and Beyond in Canada, Sea to Sky International outdoor Piano Festival, etc. In addition, Richard He has given many solo recitals and classical music appreciation lectures in China and Canada, and has performed as a special guest performer at the Spring Festival Gala and the Chinese International Film Festival Awards Ceremony in major Canadian cities。
Richard He performed in many famous venues including the prestige Carnegie Hall in New York, Kleine Zaal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam Netherland, Sichuan Grand Theater, Chengdu, China, Teatro Studio Borgna of Auditorium Parco Della Musica Rome, Italy, Shenzhen Civic Center, China ,Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, CBC Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, Centre Pierre-Péladeau de l\'UQAM - Salle Pierre-Mercure in Montreal, Arts common and Winspear center in Calgary and Edmonton. Canada. ICON Tianfu Concert Hall , Chengdu, China.
His performance with orchestra including Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, New York Concerti Sinfonietta, Italy “Orfeo Stillo” Orchestra, Sichuan Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra of Sichuan Conservatory of Music.
Richard He made his debut album Odyssey: Liszt Transcription in 2021. Currently, He is the Artist-In-Residence at Sichuan Symphony Orchestra China.
Richard He began studying piano at the age of four. He was given rigorous training by Chun Hu Zhou, the Piano Department Chair of Shenzhen University. After Richard won the first prize at the Shenzhen Piano Competition and performed with the world-renowned French pianist Richard Clayderman at Shenzhen Civic Center in front of 2500 people. The news outlets was impressed by how musical Richard was at such young age, even called him” the young superstar pianist of the next generation”.
Richard continued his piano study with Dr. Anna Levy from Moscow Conservatory, an apprentice of Margrita Feodorova who studied with the legendary pedagogue Heinrich Neuhaus. Richard received a merit scholarship to attend the prestigious Eastman School of Music in the United States, under the guidance of Piano Department Chair Douglas Humpherys. He later graduated from Manhattan School of Music with Master Degree in Piano Performance after working with Jeffrey Cohen, an apprentice of the legendary pianist Menahem Pressler. Richard has also worked with numerous renowned pianists such as Richard Goode, Dang Thai Son, Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald, Julian Martin, Sara Buechner, Matti Raekallio and Edward Parker.
Richard He has won numerous awards including in 2017, the First Prize in Rome International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso, The Fourth Place Honor at the 9th International Rosario Marciano Piano Competition in Vienna, Austria; the Grand prize winner of 2018 International Shining Stars Debut competition in New York, USA, the First Prize winner and the Special Management Prize in 2019 Amsterdam International Music Competition Grand Prize Virtuoso and The Third Prize in Rising Stars Grand Prix Berlin International Competition (1st place vacancy). In January 2022 Richard awards the “Exceptional Teacher “in the Canada Joy of Music International Piano Competition 2022.
Richard has been performing in North America and Europe and has been invited to major international music festivals such as the Seattle International Young Artists Music Festival, the Gijón International Piano Festival in Spain, the Classical Bridge International Music Festival in New York, the International Peace Festival, Music and Beyond in Canada, Sea to Sky International outdoor Piano Festival, etc. In addition, Richard He has given many solo recitals and classical music appreciation lectures in China and Canada, and has performed as a special guest performer at the Spring Festival Gala and the Chinese International Film Festival Awards Ceremony in major Canadian cities。
Richard He performed in many famous venues including the prestige Carnegie Hall in New York, Kleine Zaal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam Netherland, Sichuan Grand Theater, Chengdu, China, Teatro Studio Borgna of Auditorium Parco Della Musica Rome, Italy, Shenzhen Civic Center, China ,Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Vancouver, CBC Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, Centre Pierre-Péladeau de l\'UQAM - Salle Pierre-Mercure in Montreal, Arts common and Winspear center in Calgary and Edmonton. Canada. ICON Tianfu Concert Hall , Chengdu, China.
His performance with orchestra including Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, New York Concerti Sinfonietta, Italy “Orfeo Stillo” Orchestra, Sichuan Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra of Sichuan Conservatory of Music.
Richard He made his debut album Odyssey: Liszt Transcription in 2021. Currently, He is the Artist-In-Residence at Sichuan Symphony Orchestra China.