Conrad’s first commercially available recording, released by EMI Classics, is now available for purchase on iTunes. His installation in The Juilliard Sessions consists of works by Debussy, Stravinsky, and himself. View it in the iTunes store here.
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Conrad’s performance with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, hailed as “a blazing debut” by The Detroit News, has been posted in its entirety on the DSO’s YouTube channel. Watch it below:
Conrad Tao has been commissioned by the Dallas Symphony and Jaap van Zweden to write the official piece to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Quite an honour for someone whose (Chinese) parents were not even born at the time, but the decision was unanimous after Conrad’s mesmerizing success there last May… [via IMG Artists]
…Needless to say, Tao does not have an average college student’s life. Often, he said, juggling his schoolwork and performing career can be “incredibly frustrating,” especially since he does most of his schoolwork on the road. Having completed his high school studies entirely through independent study without tutors or teachers, Tao said that he is [...]
“I’ve found the work to be one of the most well-structured pieces ever written for the piano,” Tao said. “The first movement is almost 25 minutes long, yet the abundance of ideas never feels gratuitous — the structure of the work feels very intuitive. When I play it in a way I find satisfactory, the [...]
Conrad Tao made Forbes’ “30 Under 30: The Youngest Stars In The Music Business” list, alongside the likes of Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, and Adele. He is the only classical musician on the list. The article writes that “this year’s roster was handpicked by a panel of expert judges—Randy Phillips, chief of concert promoter AEG [...]
American Public Media’s Performance Today aired Conrad Tao’s Piano Trio second movement “Eventide” on October 28, 2011, as part of their featured 21st Century composers series. The Piano Trio was beautifully performed by the Juilliard Pre-College trio group, Dawn Wang, violin, Xinchi Wang, cello, and Conrad Tao, piano, and recorded on the From the Top show [...]
“Conrad Tao, who recently scooped the 2012 Gilmore Young Artist Award, is a pianist deserving of high accolades, as Benjamin Ivry soon discovers.” Click here to read Conrad’s interview with Benjamin Ivry in the September/October issue of International Piano magazine.
“It was the opportunity of a lifetime, but it was also something a seasoned veteran might have to think twice about before agreeing to. Pianist Conrad Tao is seasoned, but he’s also only 17. Still, when the call went out for a last-minute substitute for an ailing pianist, Tao jumped at the chance to give [...]
