Pianist Charlotte Hu Announces 2025-2026 Season Highlights
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Pianist Charlotte Hu Announces 2025-2026 Season Highlights
Recitals Presented by The Gilmore, Newport Classical, Strathmore, Music on Madison in NYC, Boston Conservatory at Berklee,Taipei Concert Hall, & more
New PENTATONE Album Featuring the Complete Goyescas by Enrique Granados Coming June 5, 2026
Charlotte Hu’s 2025-2026 Programming Showcases Four Major Focuses:
Spanish Repertoire, the Music of Chopin, Pioneering Women Composers, and the Music of Pauline Viardot
“praises follow her all around the world” – International Piano
“a superb pianist” – Philadelphia Inquirer
Complete Schedule: charlottehu.com/calendar
Taiwanese-American pianist Charlotte Hu (formerly known as Ching-Yun Hu) has been praised by audiences and critics across the globe for her dazzling virtuosity, riveting musicianship, and magnetic stage presence. Germany’s Süddeutsche Zeitung describes Hu’s playing as “extremely confident and physically strong.” She possesses, writes the Jerusalem Post, “superstar quality – musical, energetic and full of flair.”
With a vast repertoire encompassing the works of composers from the 18th Century to the modern era, Charlotte Hu presents compelling programs that juxtapose audience favorites with underperformed treasures and new commissions. As a soloist, Hu has captivated audiences across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, performing sold-out concerts at many of the world’s most prestigious venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw, Taipei National Concert Hall, National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Hong Kong Cultural Center, the Taichung Opera House, and Osaka’s Symphony Hall. She is a frequent guest at music festivals such as the Aspen Music Festival, Ruhr-Klavier Festival, and Oregon Bach Festival. Concerto engagements have included performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Taiwan Philharmonic, Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, and National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra.
Charlotte Hu's 2025-2026 season showcases four major focuses – Spanish repertoire, the music of Chopin, works by pioneering women composers, and a new project for The Gilmore featuring the music of Chopin paired with the music of French composer and mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot. She performs in recitals presented by The Gilmore, Newport Classical, Music on Madison in New York City, Strathmore, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and the Taipei Concert Hall, among others.
In October 2025, Hu will record her next album – her second for the PENTATONE label – with producer Everett Porter of Polyhymnia at Muziekcentrum van de Omroep (MCO) in Hilversum, The Netherlands. The new album, which will feature Enrique Granados’ Goyescas suite in its entirety, will be released on June 5, 2026. It follows Hu’s PENTATONE debut recording, Liszt: Metamorphosis, which was released July 2024. International Piano wrote that Metamorphosis “showcases some truly beautiful piano playing, while BBC Music Magazine describes the album as “a splendid introduction to a talented pianist.” Hu will be performing music from her forthcoming Goyescas recording throughout the upcoming season, including presented by the Puffin Cultural Forum (Teaneck, NJ; October 9, 2025); Music on Madison (New York, NY; October 26, 2025); Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL; December 6, 2025); Hemet Concert Association (Hemet, CA; April 12, 2026); Cheboygan Chamberfest (Cheboygan, MI; May 23, 2026); and Taipei National Concert Hall (Taipei, Taiwan; June 24, 2026).
During the 2025-2026 season, Charlotte Hu will work with The Gilmore, serving as an Artist Teacher for The Gilmore International Piano Festival and collaborating on a new program with soprano Raquel Gonzalez. Hu’s concert with Gonzalez (Kalamazoo, MI; May 6, 2026) will showcase the music of French composer and mezzo-soprano Pauline Viardot paired with music by Viardot’s close friend, Frédéric Chopin. It features a selection of Viardot’s solo piano works and her songs for soprano and piano, as well as her arrangements of Chopin’s Mazurkas for voice and piano.
Also this season, returning to the repertoire of her 2011 debut solo album, Chopin, Hu celebrates the music of the beloved Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin by performing selections from his Mazurkas and Nocturnes; Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Variations on “Là ci darem la mano,” Op. 2; Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57; Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60; and Polonaise “Heroic,” Op. 53. Hu performs music by Chopin presented by Music on Madison (New York, NY; October 26, 2025); Newport Classical (Newport, RI; November 7, 2025); The Gilmore (Kalamazoo, MI; November 19, 2025); Lynn University (Boca Raton, FL; December 6, 2025); and the Jamestown Community Piano Concert Series (Jamestown, RI; January 18, 2026); Hemet Concert Association (Hemet, CA; April 12, 2026); and Cheboygan Chamberfest (Cheboygan, MI; May 23, 2026).
In spring 2026, Charlotte Hu brings her artistry and versatility to Women Pioneers – a program highlighting the significant legacy of women composers from the early 19th century to today, from important historical women composers including Lili Boulanger, Fanny Mendelssohn, Pauline Viardot, and Margaret Bonds to some of today’s most in-demand composers such as Jennifer Higdon, Lera Auerbach, and Unsuk Chin. Featuring music of contrasting forms, styles, and influences, Women Pioneers offers fascinating connections and fresh perspectives on the role of women in Western music history. Hu will perform the program at Boston Conservatory at Berklee (Boston, MA; March 26, 2026) and Strathmore’s Music at the Mansion (North Bethesda, MD; April 2, 2026).
A Steinway Artist, Charlotte Hu serves as an associate professor at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and as an artist in residence at Temple University in Philadelphia. She is also the founder and artistic director of the Yun-Hsiang International Music Festival in Taipei and the Philadelphia Young Pianists' Academy (PYPA). Now in its 13th year, PYPA provides concert opportunities for young pianists while serving as an important cultural bridge between East and West.
In addition to her recordings for PENTATONE, Hu’s debut album, Chopin, was released on ArchiMusic in April 2011 and was named Best Classical Album of the Year by Taiwan's prestigious Golden Melody Award. Her recordings released on CAG/Naxos and BMOP/sound have received overwhelming critical acclaim. Her Rachmaninoff album on Centaur/Naxos received a five-star review by the U.K.'s Pianist magazine, which called the album “essential listening for Rachmaninoff admirers.”
Concert details are available on Charlotte Hu’s performance calendar: charlottehu.com/calendar
For more information about Charlotte Hu: charlottehu.com/biography