[Event postponed due to Covid-19.]
Fresh from his noted performance at the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland, Aristo Sham brings what The Washington Post called his “boundless potential” to the Cosmopolis Festival. Presenting a program of virtuosic, Romantic staples that highlight the rich tradition of Russian pianism, Aristo is sure to thrill with this dynamic program.
Program
- Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Études-Tableaux, Op. 39
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), arr. Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943): Suite from Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major
- Alexander Scriabin (1871–1915): Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70
Bio
Hailed by The Washington Post as a young artist with “boundless potential” who can “already hold his own with the best,” pianist Aristo Sham has dazzled audiences on five continents in countries ranging from Singapore and Argentina to Slovenia, Morocco, and throughout the United States. He recently performed as soloist with the Hong Kong Philharmonic conducted by Edo de Waart, the English Chamber Orchestra under Raymond Leppard, the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, and the Minnesota Orchestra.
Mr. Sham won First Prize at the 2018 Young Concert Artists International Auditions. The Young Concert Artists Series will present his debut recitals in New York at Merkin Concert Hall and in Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center Theater this season. He also won First Prize at the 2019 Alessandro Casagrande International Piano Competition in Italy, the Silver Medal at the 2018 Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition, First Prize at the 2018 Charles Wadsworth International Piano Competition, First Prize and the Bärenreiter Urtext Special Prize at Germany’s Ettlingen International Piano Competition, and First Prize at the New York International Piano Competition.
A native of Hong Kong, Aristo Sham was granted a BA in Economics from Harvard in 2019, and an MMus in Piano Performance from the New England Conservatory in 2020. He is currently Artist-in-Residence at the Ingesund Piano Centre, and has attended the Harrow School in the United Kingdom and the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts.