Join us for a special holiday performance by Ian Lin, a virtuosic young pianist from Kingston, Rhode Island. This will be Ian’s first appearance at these concerts.



Program

Composer Work Year
Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata in D major, BWV 912 1712?
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7 1796
Intermission
Frédéric Chopin Impromptu No. 2 in F-sharp major, Op. 36 1839
Nocturne, Op. 48 No. 1 1841
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Seasons, Op. 37a: December 1876
Intermezzo from The Nutcracker (transcribed by M. Pletnev) 1892
Alfred Grünfeld Soirée de Vienne, Op. 56 1910

About the Artist

Ian Lin

Ian Lin

Rhode Island pianist Ian Lin is the son of Christine Liu and University of Rhode Island professor Bing-Xuan Lin.

Ian studies piano performance with Natalie Zhu and Curtis Meng-Chieh Liu in Philadelphia. He also studies composition with Dr. Ke-Chia Chen.






About the Concert

This performance begins at 2:00 pm. Join us an hour earlier for a pre-concert 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.

The address of the venue is 103 North Road, Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879. Driving time from Providence, Newport, Westerly, and southeastern Connecticut is under an hour, and Kingston Station is only five miles away.

Map and Directions

Contributions

Guests at our concerts are asked to make a financial contribution at the door. All contributions go directly to our performing artists. The suggested contribution for this concert is $40 per person. We accept cash, personal checks, and credit cards. Checks should be payable to “Core Memory Music”.

Children under 18 are welcome to join us free of charge.

Reservations

If you’d like to attend this concert, send us an email with the full name of each person in your party. If seating is still available, we’ll confirm your reservation.

If you can’t attend the concert in person, you’re welcome to listen to our audio livestream (no reservation required).