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Sun 01 Nov
|Kings Place, Hall One
London Piano Festival: Junyan Chen in Recital
Shanghai-born, London-based pianist Junyan Chen — second prize winner at the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition — gives an hour-long lunchtime recital in Kings Place's Hall One as part of the London Piano Festival. Her programme runs from Dutilleux's Trois Préludes through Chick Corea's Children's Songs to Brahms's Piano Sonata No. 2. A relaxed midday concert for anyone curious about where classical piano is heading.
Time & Location
01 Nov 2026, 12:00 – 13:00
Kings Place, Hall One, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9AG, United Kingdom
About the event
London Piano Festival
Junyan Chen piano
Henri Dutilleux Trois Préludes pour piano
Chick Corea Children’s Songs
Johannes Brahms Piano Sonata No. 2 in F♯ minor
Junyan Chen is an exciting new force on the piano scene, with Gramophone describing her performance as an “exhilarating and technically thrilling performance.” This lunch-time recital showcases a programme that reflects both her musical range and her interest in bringing different strands of the piano repertoire into conversation.
From winning second prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2024, Junyan has gone on to perform with some of the UK’s leading orchestras, to perform extensively in recital, and to collaborate regularly with Manchester Collective and Her Ensemble.
The recital moves from Dutilleux’s Trois Préludes pour piano, through selected movements from Chick Corea’s Children’s Songs, to Brahms’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor, a substantial work that brings the programme to a decisive close.
This event will last for approximately 60 minutes with no interval.
Date: Sun 1 Nov
Start time: 12pm (Doors: 11.30am)
Venue: Hall One
Price: £20-£30
Find out more info or book your tickets on https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/classical/junyan-chen-in-recital/
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