Selected Piano Recitals

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2011

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2009
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2004
2003
1998

Acoustic Modes: Ondine & Oiseaux tristes by Maurice Ravel
Fantasias: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor by J.S Bach,  
Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 by Frédéric Chopin, Fantasie in C major, Op. 17 by Robert Schumann, solo piano performance 
(Variations)2: Goldberg Variations by J. S. Bach & The People United Will Never Be Defeated! by Frederic Rzewski, solo piano performance
(Variations)2: Goldberg Variations by J. S. Bach & The People United Will Never Be Defeated! by Frederic Rzewski, solo piano performance
Music at the Movies, improvisation with cellist Sera Smolen for silent films
For Bunita Marcus by Morton Feldman, solo piano performance
Vingt regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus by Olivier Messiaen, solo piano performance
Piano Quintet, Op. 57, by Dmitri Shostakovich, with the Lilac String Quartet
Piano Etudes, nos. 4 & 5 by György Ligeti, solo piano

Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Kendal, Ithaca, New York


Qatar Music Academy, Doha, Qatar

Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Tinker Street Theater, Woodstock, New York
Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
First Presbyterian Church, Ithaca, New York
Unitarian Church, Ithaca, New York

Recordings

Live recording of the Goldberg Variations
by Johann Sebastian Bach
at Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, January 21, 2011, 3:30 p.m.First half of Variations2 at Light in Winter
Syau-Cheng Lai, piano

• Aria
  
• Variation 1. a 1 Clav.
  
• Variation 2. a 1 Clav.
  
• Variation 3. Canone all'Unisono. a 1 Clav.
  
• Variation 4. a 1 Clav.
  
• Variation 5. a 1 o vero 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 6. Canone alla Seconda. a 1 Clav.
  
• Variation 7. a 1 o vero 2 Clav. al tempo di Giga
  
• Variation 8. a 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 9. Canone alla Terza. a 1 Clav.
  
• Variation 10. Fughetta. a 1 Clav.
  
• Variation 11. a 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 12. a 1 Clav. Canone alla Quarta in moto contrario
  
• Variation 13. a 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 14. a 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 15. Canone alla Quinta. a 1 Clav.: Andante
  
• Variation 16. Ouverture. a 1 Clav.
  
• Variation 17. a 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 18. Canone alla Sesta. a 1 Clav.
  
• Variation 19. a 1 Clav.
  
• Variation 20. a 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 21. Canone alla Settima
  
• Variation 22. a 1 Clav. alla breve
  
• Variation 23. a 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 24. Canone all'Ottava. a 1 Clav.
  
• Variation 25. a 2 Clav adagio
  
• Variation 26. a 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 27. Canone alla Nona. a 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 28. a 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 29. a 1 o vero 2 Clav.
  
• Variation 30. a 1 Clav. Quodlibet
  
• Aria da Capo
  

Live recording of the The People United Will Never Be Defeated!
by Frederic Rzewski
at Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, January 21, 2011, 5:00 p.m.
Second half of Variations2 at Light in Winter
Syau-Cheng Lai, piano

• Variations 1-6
  
• Variations 7-12
  
• Variations 13-18
  
• Variations 19-24
  
• Variations 25-30
  
• Variations 31-36
  

Live recording of For Bunita Marcus
by Morton Feldman
performed at Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, February 3, 2007
Syau-Cheng Lai, piano

• For Bunita Marcus

Live recording of Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus
by Olivier Messiaen
performed at Barnes Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, December 11, 2004
Syau-Cheng Lai, piano

• I - Regard du Père (Contemplation of the Father)
• II - Regard de l'étoile (Contemplation of the star)
• III - L'échange (The exchange)
• IV - Regard de la Vierge (Contemplation of the Virgin)
• V - Regard du Fils sur le Fils (Contemplation of the Son upon the Son)
• VI - Par Lui tout a été fait (Through Him everything was made)
• VII - Regard de la Croix (Contemplation of the Cross)
• VIII - Regard des hauteurs (Contemplation of the heights)
• IX - Regard du temps (Contemplation of time)
• X - Regard de l'Esprit de joie (Contemplation of the joyful Spirit)
• XI - Première communion de la Vierge (The Virgin's first communion)
• XII - La parole toute-puissante (The all-powerful word)/uploads/2/4/7/0/24709454/regard04.mp3
• XIII - Noël (Christmas)
• XIV - Regard des anges (Contemplation of the angels)
• XV - Le baiser de l'enfant-Jésus (The kiss of the infant Jesus)
• XVI - Regard des prophètes, des bergers et des mages (Contemplation of the prophets, the shepherds and the Magi)
• XVII - Regard du silence (Contemplation of silence)
• XVIII - Regard de l'onction terrible (Contemplation of the awesome anointing)
• XIX - Je dors, mais mon cœur veille (I sleep, but my heart keeps watch)
• XX - Regard de l'église d'amour (Contemplation of the Church of love)