Pianist Chiu brings Talent to College Stage
	Pianist Frederic Chiu, the Ithaca-born prodigy who made his debut at age 14 with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, will visit Ithaca College for a Tuesday, March 17, concert in Ford Hall Auditorium. The 8:15 p.m. performance will conclude the College’s 1997–98 concert season. Chiu burst onto the scene in 1993, when his elimination from the Van Cliburn Ninth International Piano Competition caused an editorial furor in the New York Times. The paper would later laud Chiu for his powerful technique. "There is a real grace in his playing, an inborn elegance . . . with bright, unsentimental sound," the Times reported. "He reminds one a little bit of Glenn Gould." Chiu, 34, graduated from Indiana University with honors in both computer science and music. He later studied with Abbey Simon at the Juilliard School. He has played at venues around the world, including a debut in London during the 1994–95 season. Chiu, who now lives in Paris, records exclusively for harmonia mundi usa. In Ithaca, Chiu’s performance will feature music by Chopin, Debussy, Prokofiev, and Schumann. A free pre-concert lecture will be offered by School of Music faculty member Deborah Martin in room 201, Ford Hall. Tickets are $8 for children, senior citizens, and Ithaca College students; $14 for Ithaca College alumni, Friends of Ithaca College, faculty, staff, administrators, and other students; and $16 for the general public. Tickets can be purchased at the Ticket Center at Clinton House and Rebop Records, Tapes, and Compact Discs, Collegetown. For more information on Chiu’s Ithaca performance, call the School of Music at (607) 274-3171.