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May 22nd, 2013

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May 22, 2013 by peter

Ariel Artists Welcomes Jenny Q Chai

I am thrilled to announce that I have just signed on with Ariel Artists – read the exciting announcement here. When I first talked about management with my teacher Pierre-Laurent Aimard three years ago, he said severely: “many artists were destroyed by management agencies. They think they are God!” Since then, I’ve been a bit [...]

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May 14th, 2013

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May 14, 2013 by peter

Flower Walk

This was a shot my mom took in New York City with her iPhone while I was walking out of an Upper West Side flower shop, after getting the flowers needed for Cage’s Water Walk. I was unaware she was taking it, and was very excited for the upcoming performance at Spectrum.

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April 25th, 2013

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April 25, 2013 by peter

Don’t Call Me a Pianist!

An essay by Jenny Q Chai. Who are we without names? Are we still who we are without names? If yes, then why do we need names? Are names categorizations, or mere symbols of our real selves? Of course, we need names for identification. Like in a library, the books labeled with numbers then become [...]

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April 7th, 2013

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April 7, 2013 by Sam

Jenny Performs with Baseball and Mitt at An Die Musik LIVE

On Thursday, May 9, Jenny Q Chai will perform an altered version of her program Acqua Alta at Baltimore’s premiere classical/experimental music venue An Die Musik. The program will include Annie Gosfield’s dynamic work Brooklyn, October 5, 2941,  which memorializes Mickey Owens’s famous blunder that granted the Yankees victory in the 1941 World Series (and blemished his own epic career from that moment [...]

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March 23rd, 2013

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March 23, 2013 by peter

Jenny Performs John Cage’s WATER WALK and more at Spectrum NYC

Jenny will perform a concert entitled Acqua Alta (High Water), at New York City’s Spectrum on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 8pm. Spectrum is located at 121 Ludlow St., New York City. Admission is $15 general / $10 students & seniors. Acqua Alta (High Water) will be the anchor of a month-long programming focus on [...]

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January 24th, 2013

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January 24, 2013 by peter

New image of Jenny, by Richard Warren

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I asked composer Marco Stroppa to comment on this picture by photographer Richard Warren and here’s what he said: “It’s hard to express something precisely, since it creates a sort of dreamy, unreal atmosphere. It looks as though you’re on the verge to fly to an unknown destination. It’s not clear, though, whether the doves [...]

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January 12th, 2013

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January 12, 2013 by peter

Artist as elegance…as fencer…as boxer

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New photo added today! About this pic, composer Nils Vigeland says: “This has many metaphors! Artist as elegance…as fencer…as boxer”

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December 30th, 2012

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December 30, 2012 by peter

A Look Back to 2012; Leaping Into 2013

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Dear Music Lovers, It is heartwarming to realize how lucky we are as musicians to be able to be touch others through the power of music. In the holiday season, after my trip from NYC, full of wonder and beauty, I am ever clearer in my realization how fortunate I am to be granted the [...]

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November 19th, 2012

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November 19, 2012 by helen

Dissecting Stroppa

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In a groundbreaking performance mixing academics with theater, Jenny Q Chai, wearing a doctor’s lab coat, will “dissect Stroppa” and in particular, his recent work, “Innige Cavatina” from the collection Miniature Estrose. Chai met the composer Marco Stroppa in Darmstadt, Germany five years ago, and she was immediately enthralled by his music. The two kept in [...]

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October 15th, 2012

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October 15, 2012 by peter

Countdown to November 4 at LPR…

George Grella spins a Jenny Q tune on his blog, THE SMALLER CITY:

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Nils Vigeland Five Pieces (for Jenny Q Chai) Part I

Nils Vigeland Five Pieces (for Jenny Q Chai) Part I

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Performed by Jenny Q Chai Composed by Nils Vigeland Premiered at April 21, 2011 at Peter Norton Symphony Space

Recent Posts

  • Ariel Artists Welcomes Jenny Q Chai
  • Flower Walk
  • Don’t Call Me a Pianist!
  • Jenny Performs with Baseball and Mitt at An Die Musik LIVE
  • Jenny Performs John Cage’s WATER WALK and more at Spectrum NYC

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The Chinese-born, 28-year-old American pianist Jenny Q Chai demonstrated true affinity for contemporary music throughout the challenging program she played on Thursday night at Zankel Hall…playing with resourceful technique and sensitivity…her playing was admirable for its refinement and directness… — Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times

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