An intimate evening of world-class classical piano, drinks, and dessert
You are invited to a private recital by the renowned classical pianist Fei-Fei Dong in our home in New York City.
Following the recital will be a reception with the chance to meet and chat with Fei-Fei and each other over drinks and dessert.
Saturday, November 19 — doors open at 7pm — recital starts 7:30pm — drinks and dessert reception with the pianist afterwards until about 10:30pm at our apartment near Broadway and 29th Street in Manhattan. For photos/videos of previous Lilacs events, see here.
To RSVP, go to the Eventbrite page here. As always, 100% of the proceeds will go to the pianist.
About Fei-Fei
Praised for her “bountiful gifts and passionate immersion into the music she touches” (The Plain Dealer), pianist Fei-Fei is a winner of the Concert Artists Guild Competition and a top finalist at the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. She continues to build a reputation for her poetic interpretations, charming audiences with her “passion, piquancy and tenderness” and “winning stage presence” (Dallas Morning News), both in the US and internationally, including her native China.
Born in Shenzhen, Fei-Fei began piano lessons at the age of 5. She is a graduate of The Juilliard School where she studied with Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky, and is currently pursing Doctoral of Musical Arts degree with pianist Yefim Bronfman at Manhattan School of Music.
See below for some of Fei-Fei’s past public performances and the planned program for her recital for us.
The program
L. Beethoven – Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-flat major, Op. 31, no. 3
C. Debussy – Suite Bergmasque L. 75
S. Rachmaninoff –Moments Musicaux, Op. 16