Having recently taken up a position at The New Zealand School of Music in Wellington it became very obvious as to why Jian Liu is creating quite a stir amongst the NZ music community.
Despite having injured his wrist the previous Friday, Jian gave a masterful performance of a very taxing programme. His intellectual prowess was matched by his equally formidable technique and in particular his interpretation of the Liszt B minor (one of my personal favourites) brought out facets of the music which I had not previously heard. Once again you could hear a pin drop in the Concert Chamber as every ear was glued to model D Steinway.
As I write this blog Jian is conducting his masterclass at the Lewis Eady showroom and it is fascinating to get an insight into the minds of these fantastic performers and how they put together the architecture of the music.
Post by John Eady
NZIPF Chairman
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