Chinese pianist to perform in Yogya

Chinese pianist to perform in Yogya

YOGYAKARTA: Pianist Sun Yingdi of Shanghai is to perform at a
solo concert here on July 9, 2005 at the auditorium of Gadjah
Mada University's school of medicine at 7:30 p.m.

Jointly organized by Yogyakarta-based Karta Pustaka Dutch
cultural center and the Erasmus Huis Jakarta, the concert is part
of 25-year-old Yingdi's world tour after winning the first prize
at the 7th International Franz Liszt Piano Competition this year.

"Held annually in Utrecht, the Netherlands, the International
Franz Liszt Piano Competition has been a prestigious event, the
standard of achievement for young pianists, especially because
Liszt's compositions themselves have been considered as difficult
pieces to play," Karta Pustaka's Executive Director Anggi Minarni
said.

During the two-hour concert in Yogyakarta, Yingdi is scheduled
to play Mozart's Sonate in C major, KV 330, Ravel's Scarbo (uit:
Gaspard de la Nuit, No. 3), and Liszt's Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S-
514, Ballade No. 2, S-171, Sonetto di Petrarca 104, S-161/5, and
Rhapsody espagnole, S-254.

The pianist is also scheduled to perform in Jakarta on July
11, 2005 at Gedung Kesenian Jakarta. -- JP