Dec. 6: Pianist Charlotte Hu Presented by Lynn University Conservatory of Music – Performing the Music of Chopin, Granados, and Debussy
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Pianist Charlotte Hu
Presented by Lynn University Conservatory of Music
Performing the Music of Frédéric Chopin,
Enrique Granados, and Claude Debussy
Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7:30pm
Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall (inside de Hoernle International Center)
3601 North Military Trail | Boca Raton, FL
Tickets and information
“praises follow [Charlotte Hu] all around the world” – International Piano
Boca Raton, FL – Internationally acclaimed Taiwanese-American pianist Charlotte Hu will be presented in concert by Lynn University Conservatory of Music on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7:30pm. The performance will be held in Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall, which is inside de Hoernle International Center (3601 N Military Trl ). Charlotte Hu (formerly known as Ching-Yun Hu) has been praised by audiences and critics across the globe for her dazzling virtuosity, captivating musicianship, and magnetic stage presence.
With a fierce dedication to making classical music more accessible, Hu presents captivating programs that tell human stories inclusive of gender and race. By juxtaposing audience favorites with underperformed treasures and newly commissioned works, Charlotte Hu’s recitals consistently offer musical and narrative contrasts that encourage people to listen deeply and discover anew the work of even the most well-known composers.
For this Saturday evening performance, Hu will perform a program dedicated to the music of Frédéric Chopin, Enrique Granados, and Claude Debussy. This program highlights Hu’s past and future, as the Romantic era Polish pianist and composer was the primary inspiration behind her debut solo album Chopin, released on ArchiMusic in 2011. The recording was named Best Classical Album of the Year by Taiwan's prestigious Golden Melody Award.
The timeless music of Claude Debussy will then serve as a delicate bridge between the two halves of the program. Hu brings her musical elegance to the iconic composer of the Impressionist era, imparting various emotions through Debussy’s work, before moving to the decisive and compelling imagery that shapes the music of Enrique Granados’ Goyescas Suite (1911). Granados composed this richly expressive work in 1911, as he was inspired by the work of artist Francisco Goya. The suite is subtitled Los majos enamorados (The Gallants in Love). The music is highly technical and extremely challenging but is also regarded as one of the two most iconic works of Spanish piano repertoire – the other being Isaac Albeniz’s Iberia Suite. Granados composer is the inspiration behind Hu’s next album – her second on the PENTATONE label – which will be released in June 2026.
The complete concert program will include: Chopin’s Variations on Là ci darem la mano from Mozart's Don Giovanni, Op. 2; Berceuse in D-flat major, Op. 57; Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60; and Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53 "Heroic"; Debussy’s Suite bergamasque III. Clair de lune; and Selections from Goyescas, Los majos enamorados: No. 5 El amor y la muerte (Love and Death); No. 4 Quejas, o la maja y el ruiseñor (Complaints, or The Maiden and the Nightingale); and No. 1 Los requiebros (Compliments/Flattery).
"I am truly looking forward to visiting Lynn University and performing some of the most amazing works in piano literature—audience favorites like the Chopin works and Debussy, as well as lesser-performed works like the absolutely gorgeous Suite of Goyescas,” says Hu, “I look forward to performing for the audience in Boca Raton and visiting this fantastic university."
More about Charlotte Hu: As a soloist, Charlotte Hu has astounded 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, 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, and Taiwan Philharmonic, among others. Recent and upcoming highlights for Charlotte Hu include performances presented by Newport Classical, the Mansion at Strathmore, the Gilmore Piano Festival, the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra, the Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá, the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, Taipei Concert Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Center, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, and the Taichung Opera House.
An active recording artist, Charlotte Hu’s debut album of Chopin works on ArchiMusic was named Best Classical Album of the Year by Taiwan’s prestigious Golden Melody Award, and recordings released on Naxos/CAG Records and BMOP/sound with Boston Modern Orchestra Project 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 it “essential listening for Rachmaninoff admirers.” Her latest album, Liszt Metamorphosis, was released by PENTATONE in July 2024. In June 2026, Charlotte will release her next album on PENTATONE, which will feature Enrique Granados’ Goyescas suite in its entirety.
Charlotte Hu is the founder of two piano festivals across two continents: the Yun-Hsiang International Music Festival in Taipei and the PYPA Piano Festival in Philadelphia. Now in its 13th year, PYPA has become an important fixture in the classical music world, cultivating a deeper appreciation for classical music and serving as a cultural bridge between East and West.
At the heart of Charlotte’s success is a story of strength, dedication, and resilience that has powered her dream of becoming a world-class artist. Moving to the United States from Taiwan at age 14 without her parents to begin studies at The Juilliard School was the first of many challenges Charlotte has overcome in building her illustrious career — one that’s included winning top prizes at the 12th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition and the Concert Artists Guild Competition, performing on classical music’s biggest stages, and fostering the next generation of musicians as an advocate for classical music through entrepreneurial and philanthropic initiatives. A tireless advocate for humanity, Charlotte raised $27,000 for youth education charities through a Hope Charity Concert live-streamed on her Facebook page in June 2020. The online concert reached more than 140,000 people across the globe.
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, in addition to her busy performance schedule. She is a frequent guest artist, leading master classes and artist residencies at universities and music festivals worldwide. She holds degrees from The Juilliard School, Cleveland Institute of Music, and Germany’s Hanover University of Music, Drama, and Media, where she studied with Herbert Stessin, Sergei Babayan, and Karl-Heinz Kammerling, respectively.
For more information, visit www.charlottehu.com
For Calendar Editors:
Description: Taiwanese-American pianist Charlotte Hu, who the Philadelphia Inquirer describes as a “first class talent [and] superb pianist,” is presented in concert by the Lynn University Conservatory of Music. Hu will perform a program featuring the music of Frédéric Chopin, Enrique Granados, and Claude Debussy.
Concert details:
Who: Pianist Charlotte Hu
Presented by Lynn University Conservatory of Music
What: Music by Frédéric Chopin, Enrique Granados, and Claude Debussy
When: Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 7:30pm
Where: 3601 North Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33431
Tickets and information: www.lynn.edu/events/guest-pianist-charlotte-hu-in-recital