MusiC2
- A two-pianist group touring in US and Taiwan with thematic classical solo/duet/duo piano repertoire

Long time friends including being classmates for 9 years,
Mei-En (Mabel) and Chiao-Ju (Cherry) have collaborated for thematic recital series in the US and Taiwan since 2011.
Devoted to performing as well as teaching,
the
MusiC2 combines solo, duet and duo classical piano repertoire with visual presentation and vivid explanation,
and seeks to spread out and educate non-classical trained audience the beauty and variety of authentic piano music.

年同窗並熱愛旅行的周媺恩(Mei-En/Mabel)和洪巧如(Chiao-Ju/Cherry,
自二〇一一年初開始合作,
每年於台北及美國兩地舉行主題性鋼琴音樂會巡迴演出。
兩位同樣致力於演出及教學的
鋼琴家,
共同
詮釋獨奏與重奏古典鋼琴曲目,
力圖營造豐富而不沈重、親切而不流於俗套的節目氛圍

希望將古典音樂以生動的圖片及口語解說介紹給一般大眾。


From Mei-En Chou and Chiao-Ju Hung's devotion, dedication and creativity, as well as their annual goals and challenges to themselves, diverse thematic repertoire with vivid live explanation, and their excellency in technique and musicality,
I really look forward to their future performances, as well as their growth in life.

~ Ken Lee, A Talented and Creative Piano Recital 一個有才藝及創意的音樂會 (Mandarin only)

MusiC2

We are always open to collaboration with fellow musicians as well as performance opportunities!
Please contact us here 演出邀請請洽 MusiC2CisuM@gmail.com


Upcoming tour 次回節目預告

Pictures of an Exhibition 跟著音樂去看畫
Pictures of: Rachmaninoff, Debussy, Schumann, and Mussorgsky
圖片音樂by:拉赫曼尼諾夫、德步西、舒曼、穆索斯基 ♪

PAST TOURS 歷年巡迴回顧

7-dance

2017: Pas de deux 跟著音樂來跳舞

Shall we dance? Join us in an afternoon of beautiful music and share the enchanted time with us!
圓舞曲、探戈、快步舞...你會跳幾種舞?快來跟我們一起隨著音樂翩翩起舞吧~

Dances: Waltz, Menuet, Tango, and many others
曲牌(?):圓舞曲、小步舞曲、雙人舞、探戈、及其他多種舞曲 ♪

2016: Jeux d'eau (Playing Waters) 跟著音樂戲浪去

Voyage from a river's trickling beginning into the endless expanse of the sea;
Join us in experiencing the beautiful world of water and play with it!
歡迎跟我們隨著音樂啟航,邊戲水邊欣賞夢幻的水世界,沿著河川航向遼闊無際的海洋♪♪

Point of Interests: Rivers, Fountains, Barcarolles, and Oceans...oh, there are Seagulls!!
景點:船歌、川河海洋及噴泉…媽媽,有海鷗!

2015: It's a small world after all 跟著音樂去旅行

Pieces selected from different continents, countries, cultures, memories... Join us to a musical trip to the world!
與旅行相關、描述世界各地風情的獨奏及聯彈曲目,歡迎和我們一起踏上遊覽各大洲的音樂之旅!

Point of Interests: Arctic (Eskimos), Bohemia, Hungary, Japan, Taiwan, Puerto Rico, Souvenir
景點:北極(愛斯基摩)、波西米亞、匈牙利、日本、台灣、波多黎各,另外附上紀念品♪

2014: Halloween in Summer 魔王與女巫的對話

Are you ready for ghost, elf king, witch, and death music?
看似恐怖實則俏皮的主題......您的心臟夠強壯嗎?!

Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg, Scriabin, Alkan, Bolcom | Mussorgsky, Saint-Saëns, Grieg, Schubert
穆索斯基、貝多芬、蕭邦、葛利格、史克里亞賓、李斯特、阿爾坎、博坎、舒伯特


海報特別感謝:童星亮小姐

2013: In Tune with Humor 幽默與詼諧的對話

Including Scherzo, Humoresque, Sarcasms and Scaramouche, different styles of humor from 6 countries!
Please sit back and giggle with us :)
詼諧曲、幽默曲、諷刺和丑角,為您呈獻來自六個國家的幽默情懷;請繫好安全帶,乘此歡笑列車和我們一同遨遊!

Prokofiev, Chopin, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, Copland, Shchedrin (Solo) | Borodin (Duet), Milhaud (Duo)
鮑羅定、普羅高菲夫、蕭邦、德弗札克、孟德爾頌、柯普蘭、米堯

2012: Music for the Young 大人與小孩的對話

Repertoire includes piano pieces that's written for children; written for adult to play for children; or selected for/by students
選自"為孩童所寫"或者"寫給成人彈奏給兒童"之曲目

Prokofiev, Debussy, Bartok, Schumann (Solo) | Arensky, Debussy (Duet)
作品包含普羅高菲夫,德步西,巴爾托克,舒曼,及亞倫斯基(全台首演)

2011: Variations and Dances 變奏曲與舞曲的對話

In collaboration with Cherry,
Repertoire of this recital is inspired by Arensky's Suite for Two Pianos:
Theme and Variations on various kinds of (hard) Dances.
這場與巧如合作的音樂會,
選曲的靈感來自亞倫斯基作品•雙鋼琴的組曲──使用多種舞曲型式所寫的(困難的)主題與變奏。

Variations: Handel, Mozart, Beethoven (Solo) | Arensky (Duo) | Dances: Ginastera (Solo) | Debussy (Duo)
曲目包括變奏曲(韓德爾、莫札特、貝多芬、亞倫斯基)及舞曲(吉那斯特拉、德布西)

Interested in collaboration with us? Contact us here _________

Ms. Chiao-Ju Hung, Piano  鋼琴─洪巧如

Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Ms. Hung started piano lessons at the age of six. She attended musical school when she was nine, and have been studied in music ever since. She passed the highest level piano exam of the Associate Board of the Royal Schools of Music when she was eleven. At age fourteen, she studied with Prof. Wambach in Duisburg, Germany.

Major in piano, Ms. Hung studied with Professor Lina Yeh at the National Taiwan Normal University, where she received her bachelor's and Master’s Degrees, and gave solo piano recitals in 2002 and 2007. Due to the love of contemporary music and the challenge of interpreting them, Ms. Hung holds a minor in composition and has premiered pieces (both solo and collaborative) by contemporary Taiwanese composers. Ms. Hung has been the accompanist of Joy Choir, Supreme Administrative Court Choir in Taipei, and Taipei YMCA Oratorio Choir. She is a certified high school music instructor and currently teaches piano at various studios in Taipei.

洪巧如,台北市人,先後畢業於古亭國小、仁愛國中、師大附中等學校之音樂班,1999年保送甄試進入師大音樂系,畢業後至師大附中實習。2004年考取師範大學音樂系鋼琴演奏組碩士班,並於2007年畢業。主修鋼琴,曾師事黃麗瑛老師、陳莉琳老師、林玉淳老師、及葉綠娜老師。

六歲時在賴幸玉老師的啟蒙下,開始學習鋼琴。1992年通過英國皇家音樂學院鋼琴八級檢定。1995年曾兩度赴德國Duisburg,隨Wambach教授學習鋼琴。於2002年、2007年舉辦鋼琴獨奏會。因喜愛接觸當代作品,為林思貝《鏡I》、《鏡II》、趙菁文《Calling Across Time》首演擔任鋼琴獨奏及伴奏。現為佳音英語合唱團、最高行政法院合唱團、及YMCA聖樂團之伴奏,於沛思音樂、愛樂芬音樂教室教授鋼琴,並經常擔任考試及音樂會伴奏。近期演出除合唱團年度音樂會外,另有MusiC2年度巡迴。