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E-Mail:
Angela.Cheng@oberlin.edu

Office:
Bibbins 305
Office Phone:
440/775-8820
Address:
77 W. College St.
Oberlin, OH 44074

Visit Also:
Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow, New Faculty for 1999, to Perform Duo-Piano on Sunday, April 30, 8 p.m. in Warner Concert Hall

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Keyboard Studies - Piano

Angela Cheng
Associate Professor of Piano

Education
Bachelor of Music: The Juilliard School, 1982

Master of Music: Indiana University, 1984

Studies with Ernesto Lejano, Sascha Gorodnitzki, and Menahem Pressler

Competitions (partial listing)
Gold Medal at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition

First Prizes at the Montreal International Competition, University of Maryland International Piano Competition, D'Angelo Young Artist Competition, Mae M. Whitaker International Piano Competition, Palm Beach Invitational International Competition, American Music Scholarship Association International Piano Competition, Young Keyboard Artists Association International Piano Competition, and the CBC National Competition for Young Performers

Awards and Honors
Sir James Lougheed Award of Distinction from the Alberta Government, John H. Edwards Fellowship from Indiana University, and the Medal of Excellence from the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria

Angela Cheng is a Steinway Artist

Concerto Performances (partial listing)
Performances with more than 100 orchestras, including the symphonies of Montreal, Toronto, St. Louis, Houston, Indianapolis, Utah, Cincinnati, Colorado, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Quebec, National Arts Centre, Winnipeg, Hawaii, Syracuse, North Carolina, and Alabama as well as the Israel Philharmonic, Boston Pops, Buffalo Philharmonic, and Louisiana Philharmonic

Recitals (partial listing)
Solo and chamber recitals throughout North America, Asia, and Europe, including New York City (Avery Fisher Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and the 92nd Street Y), Wigmore Hall in London, the Kennedy Center, Library of Congress and the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., Mozarteum in Salzburg, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Montreal, Toronto, Taiwan, and Australia

Collaborations with numerous chamber ensembles, including the Takacs, Colorado, and Vogler quartets

Masterclasses (partial listing)
Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts, Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Tunghai University in Taiwan, Colburn School in Los Angeles, Indiana University, University of Michigan, Northwestern University, and the University of Texas

Adjudication (partial listing)

Juror at numerous competitions, including the Montreal International Piano Competition, Gina Bachauer International Piano Competition, William Kapell International Piano Competition, Esther Honens International Piano Competition, Hilton Head International Piano Competition, New Orleans International Piano Competition, Jacksonville International Piano Competition, and the Oberlin International Piano Competition

Professional Affiliations
Prior to Miss Cheng's appointment to the Oberlin Conservatory, she was on faculty at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

Recordings

Recordings for Koch International and CBC Records

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