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The Age

'Kristian Chong is a pianist of impressive talent and sensitivity...'

'...a true chamber musician at work...'

Limelight Magazine

'The soloist, Kristian Chong, was nothing short of brilliant, giving a heartfelt performance of extraordinary beauty and sensitivity with finely controlled expression, tempi and touch.

The Adelaide Advertiser

'This was playing with finesse and strength in the best proportions' -

UPCOMING CONCERTS

THURS 12 AUGUST 2021

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THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER 2025, 8pm

BRUCH, BAKRNČEV & BRAHMS

CHRISTOPHER MOORE - viola PHILIP ARKINSTALL- clarinet
KRISTIAN CHONG - piano

BRAHMS - Sonata for Viola & Piano Op. 120 No. 2
BRUCH - 8 Pieces for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, op. 83 (selection)
Michael BAKRNČEV - Trio (World Premiere)
BRAHMS - Sonata for Clarinet & Piano, Op. 120 No. 1

The principal viola and associate principal clarinet from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra join Kristian for this program of romantic favourites by Brahms and Bruch, as well as a world premiere by the award - winning Australian composer Michael Bakrnčev. This concert also serves as a launch for the new album of Kristian and Philip's Brahms' Sonatas and Clara Schumann Romances.

TEMPO RUBATO, MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA

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TUESDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2025, 1pm

SCHUBERT'S LAST SONATA

HOBART TOWN HALL
KRISTIAN CHONG - piano

SCHUBERT - Piano Sonata in B flat major D960

Melbourne-based pianist Kristian Chong performs Schubert's final - and arguably greatest - piano sonata D960 in B-flat Major. Written only weeks before his death, the extraordinary B-flat Sonata is often classed among the most emotionally challenging and melodically beautiful in the repertoire, captivating audiences from its exalted opening measures to the exuberant final notes.

HOBART TOWN HALL, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA

WEDNESDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2025, 1pm

SCHUBERT'S LAST SONATA

PRINCESS THEATRE, LAUNCESTON
KRISTIAN CHONG - piano

SCHUBERT - Piano Sonata in B flat major D960

Melbourne-based pianist Kristian Chong performs Schubert's final - and arguably greatest - piano sonata D960 in B-flat Major. Written only weeks before his death, the extraordinary B-flat Sonata is often classed among the most emotionally challenging and melodically beautiful in the repertoire, captivating audiences from its exalted opening measures to the exuberant final notes.

PRINCESS THEATRE, LAUNCESTON, AUSTRALIA

NEW RECORDING RELEASE

In True Romantics, two of Australia's most accomplished musicians, clarinettist Philip Arkinstall and pianist Kristian Chong, bring new light and lyrical warmth to Brahms's Clarinet and Piano Sonatas, Op.120 and Clara Schumann's Three Romances, Op.22 (here transcribed for clarinet by Roger Young).

This album explores the late flowering of two intertwined musical souls: Johannes Brahms, whose inspiration was rekindled by the playing of clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld, and Clara Schumann, whose influence and artistry shaped Brahms's creative life. The result is a recording steeped in tenderness, nostalgia and expressive intimacy - music where, in the words of Brahms's friend Eusebius Mandyczewski, "it is as though the instruments were in love with each other."

Recorded with clarity and warmth, True Romantics reveals the natural partnership between Arkinstall and Chong, two of Australia's leading interpreters of Romantic chamber repertoire. Together they capture both the intensity and inward grace of these works, highlighting the lyrical introspection and passionate dialogue between clarinet and piano.