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Pianist Chu-Fang Huang, a 2005 Van Cliburn Piano Competition finalist, will appear in Rodeheaver Auditorium Sunday at 2 p.m.
Huang is a guest of the Lakeland Community Concert Association. Born in China, she began studying the piano at age 7 and was accepted on full scholarship to the Shenyang Music Conservatory's pre-college division at age 12.
Two months after moving to the U.S. in 1998, she made her U.S. recital debut on the Prodigy Series of the La Jolla Music Society at age 15.
A top prizewinner at several recent national and international competitions, Huang has performed throughout China, Europe, Asia and the U.S.
As part of the prize awarded her upon being named a finalist at the 2005 Cliburn competition, Huang embarked on three years of concert engagements in the U.S.
This season she performs in Chicago; Washington, D.C. (Kennedy Center); Essen, Germany; and Holland in addition to giving recitals, chamber music, and education programs for Grand Valley State University, the University of Arkansas in Little Rock, and the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire.
Huang's performances have been broadcast on WQXR (New York) "Young Artists Series," National Public Radio in Washington, D.C., and through the Internet by the Australian Broadcast Corp. She will appear in the film documentary about the Twelfth Cliburn Competition, In the Heart of Music, to be aired on PBS stations.
Huang is pursuing her master's degree at the Juilliard School of Music as a pupil of Robert McDonald.
LCCA subscriptions are $35 for the season. Individual concert tickets are $15 each.
Children, 18 years old and younger or still in high school may attend free when accompanied by an adult member.
The association's final concert of the 2005-2006 season is April 15 at 7:30 p.m. featuring the Montana Mandolin Society.
LCCA subscription cards are honored at community concerts in four other towns: Kendallville, LaPorte, Auburn and Kokomo. Reciprocal schedules are available.
For more information about LCCA, call June Staley, 574-269-7336, or Phil Eherenman, 574-267-3992.
