Works
Solo works
Tenderness (2022)
piano
5'
Tenderness is a study in sound. Though imperceptible, immaterial and ephemeral, tenderness provides sustenance for all humankind. We all need tenderness – yet many never receive it. Alternating in the work are different jingling and gossamer textures that gradually converge into timbral clouds before finally dispersing in a down-to-earth hymn. I wrote the piece for the Fifth International Maj Lind Piano Competition 2022, with our smallest baby boy in my lap.
Premieres: October 20, 2022
The Fifth International Maj Lind Piano Competition
Hyelee Kang, piano
Hao Wei Lin, piano
Ke Ma, piano
Jonathan Mak, piano
David Munk-Nielsen, piano
Misora Ozaki, piano
Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Helsinki, Finland
October 21, 2022
The Fifth International Maj Lind Piano Competition
Yuewen Yu, piano
Aleksei Zaitsev, piano
Michelle Candotti, piano
Kevin Chow, piano
Bogdan Dugalić, piano
Théotime Gillot, piano
Sibelius Academy Concert Hall, Helsinki, Finland
June 9-10, 2023
Silence Festival
Sports Hall, Kaukonen
Anna Kuvaja, piano
September 24, 2023
Taidekoti Kirpilä, Helsinki, Finland
Anna Kuvaja, piano
April 11, 2024
Tampere Biennale
Small Auditorium, Tampere Hall
Henri Sigfridsson, piano