Solo pianist Tiffany Poon visited the Draylen Mason Music Studio ahead of her performance at Cooper's BBQ 3/14/24 as part of Classical Unlocked's SXSW Official Showcase to talk with Dianne Donovan on Midday Oasis.
About Tiffany:
Hong-Kong born pianist Tiffany Poon has appeared with orchestras and in recital throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia since she was first accepted to the Juilliard pre-college program at the age of eight.
In February 2024, Tiffany released her debut album on Pentatone, "Diaries: Schumann", which has amassed over 2.3 million streams and charted at No.1 on Apple Music Classical across four continents.
Recent highlights for Tiffany include her Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin debut performing Brahms’ Piano Concerto, as well as a sold-out debut recital at Dresdner Musikfestspiele. She also made debut performances at the Klavierfestival Ruhr, Rheingau Musikfestival’s KlassikMarathon and the Sèries Jeunes of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich. She collaborated with pianist Louie Lortie and conductor Josep Caballé Domenech at the Moritzburg Festival, and made further debuts at the Herbst Theatre with Chamber Music San Francisco, Munich’s Herkulessaal for the Klassik vor Acht series, and as part of the Washington Performing Arts' Hayes Piano Series at the Kennedy Center.
With a KZread community of 323k subscribers and over 50 million views, Tiffany is dedicated to building new audiences in classical music through insights into her life as a musician with the aim of making music more accessible for all. She is also the Founder and President of ‘Together with Classical’, a charity which empowers people of diverse musical backgrounds to learn and share their experiences with classical music through online community engagement, grant-giving, interviews and educational videos.
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