Evelyn Chang
*28 November 1977
Works by Evelyn Chang
Biography
A British/Taiwanese musician currently residing in Hong Kong. Evelyn is known as a pianist, actively collaborating with artists and composers from all over the world.
Her passion for contemporary music started back in her London days where she spent over 18 years studying and performing in the UK and Europe. She was featured in Park Lane Group Young Artists Concerts at the South Bank Centre before graduating from the Royal College of Music, since then she became involved with many contemporary music groups, projects and actively premiered new works and made numerous recordings including ‘Mahakai’ - an improvisatory album with saxophonist Paul Dunmall. In her solo album ‘Poets from the East’ for Avie Records, she also included music by Desyatnikov, Ma Shui-Long and Tabakova. In her recital album with violist Maxim Rysanov, Tabakova’s Whispered Lullaby was also featured alongside other romantic works.
Prior to Royal College of Music, Evelyn was studying at The Purcell School of Music. This was the time she was inspired and became interested in composing. Though the seed was planted at that time, Evelyn was always more forcused on performing and teaching. After years of dedication to music, she turns her love of music to expressing it with her own language. In 2021 her first official work was born - ‘Fantasies for Children’ , a set of 20 miniatures for piano solo dedicated to her two sons.
Evelyn is a Steinway Artist.
About the music
At various stages in life, there were often moments I felt trapped in inability to express, whether it be in a mental state or by some kind of physical restriction, through speaking or performing. It is also through those moments I discovered music always has its presence in my inner hearing disregarding what may be the situation on the outside. It passes by like clouds in the sky, so quickly it escapes from my memory. When it happens, it’s a wonderful escape from the outside world and a tremendous feeling of freedom and liberation. Recently I decided to start jotting the music down on paper as a memo to remember my journey.