Oct. 26: Pianist Charlotte Hu Presented by Music on Madison – Performing the Music of Frédéric Chopin and Enrique Granados
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Pianist Charlotte Hu Presented by Music on Madison
Performing the Music of Frédéric Chopin and Enrique Granados
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3pm
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
921 Madison Avenue | New York, NY
Tickets and information
“praises follow her all around the world” – International Piano
New York, NY – Internationally acclaimed Taiwanese-American pianist Charlotte Hu will be presented in concert by Music on Madison on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 3pm. The performance will be held at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (921 Madison Avenue). 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 concert presented by Music on Madison, Hu will perform a program dedicated to the music of Frédéric Chopin and Enrique Granados. This program connects 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.
Conversely, Granados serves as the inspiration for Hu’s next album – her second on the PENTATONE label following 2024’s Liszt: Metamorphosis – which will be released in June 2026. Focusing on Granados’ Goyescas Suite (1911), Hu brings the vibrant, expressive, and emotionally rich melodies from this work to the live ambiance of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. The complete concert program will include: Chopin’s Polonaise-Fantasie in A-Flat Major, Op. 61; Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60; selections of Mazurkas; and Polonaise "Heroic," Op. 53; as well as Goyescas No. 1: "Los requiebros" (Compliments/Flattery); No. 2: "Coloquio en la reja" (Conversation at the Window); and No. 3: "El fandango de candil" (Fandango by Candlelight) by Granados.
Hu says of this emotive program:
“I'm excited to share two composers who have become closest to my heart throughout my artistic journey: Frédéric Chopin and Enrique Granados. What fascinates me about both is how they each found their unique voice within the Romantic tradition - while both were immersed in 19th-century Paris, they remained deeply connected to their roots. Chopin brings that elegant, introspective Polish soul to everything he touches, while Granados captures something so passionate and brilliantly expressive about the Spanish spirit.
This program features some of Chopin's most treasured late works - his Barcarolle and the Polonaise-Fantasie - alongside three pieces from Granados's incredible and rarely performed Goyescas suite. I'm particularly thrilled about the Granados selections because they're part of my upcoming PENTATONE album, set for release on June 5, 2026. It's wonderful to be able to share this music with the audience at Music on Madison fresh from the studio!”
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 Jerusalem Post describes as having “superstar quality” and being “musical, energetic, and full of flair,” is presented in concert by Music on Madison. Hu will perform a program featuring the music of Frédéric Chopin and Enrique Granados.
Concert details:
Who: Pianist Charlotte Hu
Presented by Music on Madison
What: Music by Frédéric Chopin and Enrique Granados
When: Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 3pm
Where: Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10021
Tickets and information: mapc.com/music/sams