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Cairns-Gimuy, QLD
Starts 24 July 2026
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Festival Artists

Festival Artists

Piano

Kristian Chong

Kristian Chong is supported by Artist Angel Karin Keighley


Leading Australian pianist and YAMAHA artist Kristian Chong performs across Australia, UK, Europe, Asia, North America and Africa as concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. He has appeared with almost all major Australian orchestras as soloist, and with orchestras in the UK, New Zealand and China with recent highlights including both Saint-Saëns 2nd & Rachmaninoff's Paganini Rhapsody with the Melbourne Symphony. His collaborations include the Australian String Quartet, Li-Wei Qin, Timo-Veikko Valve, Vadim Gluzman, Sophie Rowell, Dale Barltrop, Daniel Dodds, Jack Liebeck, Satu Vänskä and Teddy-Tahu Rhodes. Festivals include the Adelaide, Coriole, Huntington, Mimir and Oxford May Music Festivals. Kristian studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Piers Lane & Christopher Elton, and Stephen McIntyre at the University of Melbourne, where he is on faculty.