程氏平方二重奏 法國大提琴作品集 Cheng2 Duo / Violoncelle français

A young duo introduces itself. The interpretations of Cheng2 Duo are steeped in a rare balance of unfiltered
youthful joy and enthusiasm in their playing on one hand, and mature, historically informed, and profound interpretations
on the other, commanding attention from the very first note.

Bryan and Silvie Cheng are brother and sister; he is a cellist, she a pianist, and together they are the Cheng² Duo
(pronounced Cheng Squared Duo), now presenting their debut CD with audite. These two Canadian artists are
children of Chinese immigrants: she was born in Tokyo, he in Ottawa; today, he lives in Berlin, she in New York –
cosmopolitans, therefore, with a diverse cultural background. Both are young, barely or around twenty years of
age: audite's youngest artists to date, which also reflects the label's strong commitment to its performers. This
debut CD marks the beginning of an audite recording series featuring Cheng² Duo. A further recording of Spanish
works for cello and piano is already being planned.

This first disc makes the panorama of French chamber music written between the 1860s and the 1910s come
alive in all its diversity: from multiple-movement works whose composers mainly drew on Beethoven and the
German romantic composers, through to character pieces which formed part of the repertoire performed
in sophisticated salons. Principal trends, some of which were devoted to one another by way of trenchant
polemics, are represented by works of César Franck, Camille Saint-Saëns and his student Gabriel Fauré, as well
as Claude Debussy. This release features two additional tracks, excerpts of Louis Francoeur's Sonata in E major
in arrangements by Jean-Delphin Alard and Arnold Trowell, which are available as download.
The performers have not only proved an instant success as Cheng2 Duo – stepping in at short notice at Carnegie
Hall and impressing both the audience and the promoter to the extent that they were immediately re-invited –
but have also won renowned awards as soloists, each in their own right.

Bryan Cheng made his debut in Montreal at the age of ten and has since been invited to perform as a soloist
with numerous orchestras, at festivals and in recital. Having won several Canadian competitions and awards,
including the 2016 National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition, he is now preparing to take part in
many of the major international cello competitions. Having trained with Yuli Turovsky and Hans Jørgen Jensen
at Northwestern University, Illinois, he is now studying with Jens Peter Maintz at the Universität der Künste in
Berlin. As an avid chamber musician, Bryan Cheng has appeared in various formations ranging from the piano
trio through to ensembles performing on traditional Chinese instruments. He also champions new music and
has given several world premieres in Canada and the USA.

Silvie Cheng made her orchestral debut in Ottawa in 2008, followed by her Carnegie Hall solo debut in Weill
Recital Hall three years later. She has won numerous national and international piano competitions and given
solo recitals as well as chamber music performances at major halls and festivals. She is a Nassau Chamber
Music Society artist and the pianist of the sTem Trio. Silvie Cheng studied with Jeffrey Cohen, Michel Fournier
and Nicole Presentey at the Manhattan School of Music and the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto.
She rounded off her musical training in masterclasses with distinguished pianists including Menahem Pressler,
Angela Hewitt and Christoph Eschenbach.