SMITH Talon

Schools

None

Teachers

Piotr Paleczny (2021-present)
Eduardus Halim (2015-present)
Kevin Kenner (2020-2022)
Rufus Choi (2015-2021)

Awards & Prizes

Semifinalist, 18th Fryderyk Chopin Int’l Piano Competition (2021)
1st Prize, Gina Bachauer International Junior Piano Competition (2016)

This is Me

My Playing

Chopin
Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 48, No. 1
Etude in G-flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5
Etude in G-sharp Minor, Op. 25, No. 6
Ballade in F Minor, Op. 52

Repertoire

Stage I – Recital

Chopin

Ballade No.1 in G Minor, Op. 23

Beethoven

Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
Vivace ma non troppo, sempre legato – Adagio espressivo / Prestissimo / Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo

Stravinsky

4 Etudes, Op. 7

Stage II – Recital

Tal-Haim Samnon

Memory and Variations

Ravel

Gaspard de la nuit
Ondine / Le gibet / Scarbo

Talon Smith

24 Preludes, Op. 1

Stage III – Finals

Classical Concerto

Mozart

Concerto No. 27 in B-flat Major, K. 595
- Allegro
- Larghetto
- Allegro

Chamber Music

Brahms

Trio in A Minor for Piano, Clarinet and Cello, Op. 114
- Allegro
- Adagio
- Andantino grazioso
- Allegro

Grand Concerto

Rachmaninov

Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
- Allegro ma non tanto
- Intermezzo: Adagio
- Finale: Alla breve