Join us on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 3:00 pm for a performance by the distinguished pianist Kuok-Wai Lio.

• Program
• About the Artist
  • Kuok-Wai Lio
• About the Concert
  • Reservations

Program

About the Artist

Kuok-Wai Lio

A graduate of Curtis Institute of Music, pianist Kuok-Wai Lio was a recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant administered by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, as well as the Career Advancement Award given by Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.

Praised by the Vancouver Sun as a “musician’s musician” and for his “sensitive playing” by the New York Times, the Macau-born pianist is active as a soloist and chamber musician worldwide. He has performed at venues such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Tonhalle Zürich, and Herkulessaal in Munich. He was chosen to step in for the legendary pianist, Radu Lupu, for a recital in Town Hall, New York to critical acclaim.

Kuok-Wai has studied under Gabriel Kwok, Gary Graffman, Claude Frank, Peter Frankl, Boris Berman, Jack Winerock, Stanislav Ioudenitch, and others. His mentors include Imogen Cooper, Mitsuko Uchida and Jonathan Biss. He was invited by Sir András Schiff to take part in many of his masterclasses in Europe, and by Leon Fleisher to attend his mentorship program at Caramoor in upstate New York.

A frequent participant at the Marlboro Music Festival, Kuok-Wai has performed with musicians such as Peter Wiley, Kim Kashkashian, Pamela Frank, Cho-Liang Lin, Peter Stumpf, Joseph Lin, Christoph Richter, Hsin-Yun Huang, Zoltan Fejevari, Oliver Herbert, Andrei Ionita, Ben Beilman, Danbi Um, the Shanghai Quartet, and others. During an anniversary celebration of Sandor Vegh and the International Musicians Seminar in Prussia Cove, Kuok-Wai was chosen to perform in masterclasses and concerts at Wigmore Hall in London, and the Salzburg Festival. He has also performed at a Schubertiade curated by Vancouver Recital Society, alongside pianists Inon Barnatan and Jonathan Biss.

About the Concert

Our concerts take place at a private home in southern Rhode Island, near the village of Wakefield. The address is 103 North Road, Wakefield RI 02879. Driving time from Providence, Newport, Westerly, and southeastern Connecticut is under an hour. An Amtrak station is only 10 minutes drive from the venue.

Map and Directions

This performance begins at 3:00 pm. One hour before the performance, join us for a discussion about the music on the program. After the performance, you’ll have an opportunity to meet the artists and learn about their backgrounds, interests, and career plans.

Reservations

If you’d like to attend this concert, send an email to craig@corememorymusic.com with the full name of each guest in your party. If seating is available, we’ll confirm your reservation. If you have a confirmed reservation and a member of your party decides not to attend, please let us know so another guest can take their place.

The suggested contribution is $50 per person but any amount is welcome. Contributions are collected at the door. We accept cash, personal checks, and credit cards.

IMPORTANT: As a precaution, we’d like everyone attending this concert to be fully vaccinated and symptom-free. Masks are optional at this time.

Seating capacity for this concert: 20