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An outstanding international musician of our time, Vietnamese - Canadian pianist Dang Tnhị Son was propelled lớn the forefront of the musical world in October 1980, when he was awarded the First Prize & Gold Medal at the Xth International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. It was also the first time that a top international competition was won by an Asian pianist.

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He began piano studies with his mother in Hanoi. Discovered by the Russian pianist Isaac Katz, who was on visit in Vietphái nam in 1974, he pursued his advanced training at the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Russia with Vladimir Natanson & Dmitry Bashkirov.

Since winning the Chopin Competition, his international career has taken hyên ổn to over forty countries, into such world renowned halls as the Lincoln Center (New York), Barbican Center (London), Salle Pleyel (Paris), Herculessaal (Munich), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Opera House (Sydney), & Suntory Hall (Tokyo).

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He has played with numerous world-class orchestras such as The Philharmonia Orchestra , Đài truyền hình BBC Philharmonic , City of Birmingsay mê Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, St-Petersburg Philharmonic, Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal , Czech Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Berlin, Dresden Philharmonic Oslo Philharmonic, Warsaw National Philharmonic, Prague Symphony, NHK Symphony, New nhật bản Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Hungarian State Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic, Russian National Symphony, as well as Virtuosay đắm of Moscow, Sinfonia Varsovia, Vienmãng cầu Chamber, Zurich Chamber, Royal Swedish Chamber Orchestras, and the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris. Also, he has appeared under the direction of Sir Neville Marriner, Vladimir Ashkenazy , Pinchas Zukerman, Mariss Jansons, Pavvo Jarvi, Ivan Fisher, Frans Bruggen, Vladimir Spivakov, Dimitri Kitaenko, Sakari Oramo and John Nelson ahy vọng others.

In the field of chamber music, he has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic Octet, the Smetamãng cầu String Quartet, Barry Tuckwell, Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, Pinchas Zukerman, Boris Belkin, Joseph Suk, Alexander Rudin, và he has played duo-piano with Andrei Gavrilov.

Other career highlights include a New Year"s Day concert (1995) with Yo Yo Ma, Seiji Ozawa, Kathleen Battle, và the late Mstislav Rostropovich, in a major international sự kiện produced by the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation NHK; in January 1999, a Gala-concert opening the Chopin year, where he was the only foreign artist invited khổng lồ appear as soloist with the Warsaw National Opera Theatre Orchestra; concerts in Isaac Stern"s last festival in Miyazaki, Japan in 2001, which included three performances with Pinchas Zukerman; a special performance in 2005 as the only guest artist at the Opening Gala Concert of the XVth International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, where he was also a thành viên of the jury; và on Chopin"s 200th Birthday, March 1st, 2010, he played at the Gala Concert the Concerto in f-minor with the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century under the direction of Frans Brugren at the Warsaw National Opera Theatre.

Dang Tnhì Son is frequently invited khổng lồ give sầu master classes around the world - such as the special class in Berlin in October, 1999, where he taught alongside Murray Perahia and Vladimir Ashkenazy. He has sat on the juries of prestigious competitions such as the Warsaw International Chopin Piano Competition (2005, 2010, 2015), Clevel& (USA), Clara Haskil (Switzerland), Artur Rubinstein (Tel-Aviv), Hamamatsu, Sendai (Japan), Piano Masters of Monte Carlo, Sviatoslav Richter (Moscow), Prague Spring International, Montreal International Piano Competition, and Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition among others.

During the 2012-2013 season, Dang Thai Son toured around the world with an ambitious program of all five Beethoven"s piano concertos, the Beethoven Marathon. This colossal project was considered the most significant since his winning at the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw in 1980.

Dang Tnhì Son has recorded for Deutsđậy Grammophone, Melodya, Polskie Nagrania, CBS Sony, Analekta, Victor JVC, & the Fryderyk Chopin Institute.

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Mr. Dang"s album "Chopin"s Concertos" on Fryderyk Chopin Institute label was awarded in 2013 a Platinum Disc by the Polish Association of Audio-Video Producers for sales of over 10,000 copies. This disc features recordings of the Chopin Piano Concertos on a 1849 Erard piano và period instruments under the baton of the late Frans Brugren và his Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, documenting two memorable events in the festival "Chopin & his Europe" in 2005 và 2006.

Two exciting recording projects were released in 2017. The first one is a Schubert recording with Victor Kenwood Japan, a company that Dang Tnhì Son has worked with since 1995. The second recording devotes khổng lồ Paderewski"s compositions which includes the Piano Concerto in a minor and a selection of Paderewski"s solo works. The Piano Concerto lớn on this CD was recorded live with the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Vladimir Ashkenazy during the "Chopin & his Europe" Festival in Warsaw on August 29th, năm ngoái. This recording was selected as "La clef du mois" (Disc of the Month) by ResMusica (Paris, France.)

Dang Tnhị Son was chosen by Deutsbịt Grammophone, in partnership with The Frederyk Chopin Institute, to lớn be featured as one of the artists in their recently released 2-volume recording of music of Chopin on period instruments. Album can be ordered here.

Dang Tnhì Son is the featured artist in the television program "Tomorrow", produced by NHK (nhật bản Broadcast Corporation) in which he visited music students that were the victims of the 2011 earthquake và tsunangươi disaster in the Tohoku area in Fukushima (Japan). He shared with them his musical experiences but most importantly he encouraged them to lớn continue their music education, to lớn fight on, & to look forward to the future. The program was broadcast worldwide in February 2013.

Dang Tnhị Son has received the "Doctor Honoris Causa" from the Music Academy in Bydgoczsz, Polvà.

Mr. Dang is the subject of the biography "A pianist loved by Chopin - The Dang Thai Son Story", published by Yamaha Music Media Corporation in 2003.

Mr. Dang is the winner of the Prix Opus (equivalent of a Grammy Award in Quebec, Canada) in the năm nhâm thìn "Concert of the Year" category for his concert presented by the Fondation Arte Musica at the Musee de Beaux Arts" Bourgie Hall in Montreal, Canada.

In September of 2018, Dang Tnhị Son received the Gold Medal "Zasluzony Kulturze Gloria Artis" (Medal for Merit lớn Culture) from the Ministry of Culture of Pol&. This is the highest cấp độ of distinction awarded khổng lồ people for their distinguished contributions lớn Polish culture và national heritage. What an extraordinary news and humbling honor for Mr. Dang whose career has been dedicated khổng lồ music of Chopin & recently music of Paderewski!

Dang Tnhì Son joined the piano faculty at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music (Ohio, USA) in September 2018 where he works with undergraduates. In the Fall of 20đôi mươi, he will start teaching at the New Englvà Conservatory in Boston (Massachusetts, USA) all degrees above sầu the undergraduate program. In November 2018, Mr. Dang was named as Specially appointed Professor of Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Chinese National School of Music & Đài Loan Trung Quốc Conservatory of Music and in June 2019, he was invited to lớn be the honorary Professor at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, Trung Quốc. In the Fall of 20trăng tròn, Dang Tnhị Son will join the faculty at the New England Conservatory.More information about Dang Tnhì Son’s worldwide appearances can be found under the “News” section.