Mr. Hung-Kuan Chen This is Me

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1. 1. The Banff Centre - Biography

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   Published on: 5/21/2008   Last Visited: 5/21/2008

   Hung-Kuan ChenThe Banff Centre - Biography
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   Hung-Kuan Chen
   
   piano, CanadaBorn in Taiwan in 1958 and raised in Germany, Hung-Kuan Chen is probably the most decorated pianist in Boston, winning prizes and awards in the Chopin, Geza Anda, the Montreal, and the Queen Elisabeth competitions.
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   Mr. Chen's gifts as an extraordinary interpreter of Beethoven received high acclaim during a series of recitals in 1989 devoted to the performance of the thirty-two Beethoven sonatas, and all-Chopin recitals in 1990.
   
   Then in 1992, one of the pianist's hands suffered serious neurological damage in an accident.He was told repeatedly that he could not expect to play again; just as repeatedly, he refused to believe this.Instead, through self-practice of Qigong (a traditional Chinese meditation technique) he has regained his ability to play again.His first solo recital in March of 1998 received rave reviews.
   
   Mr. Chen joined the faculty of Boston University in 1984 and New England Conservatory extension in 1993.Recently, he migrated to Canada and is now distinguished artist in residence at Mount Royal Conservatory, Calgary.

2. 2. blog2.webdai.com

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   Published on: 4/1/2007   Last Visited: 4/26/2007

   "Music is hot in China," said Chen Hung-Kuan, the chairman of the piano department at the Shanghai Conservatory. "It may be fading in Western countries," he added, but in China the talent is "unlimited."

3. 3. www.langlang-fanclub.com

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   Published on: 3/21/2007   Last Visited: 9/7/2007

   "He did quite well on Chopin's 'Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor' and played outstandingly in a few places," says well-known Taiwanese pianist Hung-Kuan Chen, who is also director of Piano Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.