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| Beatrice Long has gained a reputation as one of the leading
performers of her generation. For more than two decades, her recitals and
concerts have received international acclaim. Very much at home on the
concert stage, Beatrice Long has performed as a soloist with the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfonia Estato de Mexico, National Symphony
Orchestra of Taiwan, Taipei Symphony, Laredo Philharmonic, New Amsterdam
Symphony, Jura Symphony Orchestra in France, and the Academy of West
Festival Orchestra among others. A top prize winner in several
international competitions including Robert Casadesus International Piano
Competition, World Piano Competition of Cincinnati and the Taipei
International Piano Competition, Long's rare combination of dramatic
virtuosity and eloquent musicianship has captivated audiences in Southeast
Asia, Belgium, France, Switzerland, Central America and in the United
States. She has appeared as recitalist in Ravinia and Fontainebleau
Festivals and was invited to play in the Presidential Palace Concerts in
Taiwan.
Her recent performances include solo recitals at Summer Festival in Champagne, France, Del Valle Concert Series in San Francisco, International Piano Series in Charleston, SC. She was invited as a guest soloist with Taipei Civic Orchestra, Mountain Symphony Orchestra in Tennessee, Lyric Orchestra of New Jersey. She also tours frequently with her sister Christian Long as duo pianists performing in Dallas Museum of Arts, Spoletto Festival, Embassy Concert Series in Washington D.C., Concert Halls of Shen-Yang and Wuhan in China. In June 2004 they performed in the Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. In April 2005, they appeared in the Asia Music & Arts "Outstanding Chinese Musicians Series' in the National Concert Hall in Taiwan. In November 2005, they are invited by the Formosa Chamber Music Society of New York to give a recital in the Weill Recital Hall of Carnegie Hall. In addition to her concerts as soloist, Beatrice enjoys a versatile career as a chamber musician and a recording artist. Her playing has been broadcast on National Public Radio, and Radio France among others. Her disc of the Scriabin Mazurkas on Naxos was praised in the American Record Guide as "impressive on many levels". As a chamber musician, Beatrice has worked closely with Ruggiero Ricci, Felix Galimir, and Misha Schneider. She enjoys collaborations with many well-known musicians of her generation. Currently she serves as an artistic director for the 'Classical at the Circle' Concert Series at the Watchung Arts Center, NJ, bringing innovative programs to the community. Beatrice received degrees with honors from the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia and the Peabody Conservatory. Her teachers include Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Leon Fleisher, Enrique Graf and Fou Ts'ong. |
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