U p c o m i n g
May 02, 2020 - 7.00 pm - CANCELLED
Event Name: Freedom Rhapsody
Venue: Glenn Gould Studio: 250 Front St West, Toronto (CBC Building)
Pianists: Ricker Choi, Carlisle Beresford, Pearl-Lynne Chen
Description: Let's celebrate our Freedom through music, and
stand with those still fighting for it!
Net proceeds will be donated to human rights organizations and
foundations supporting Hong Kong's pro-democratic movement
Part I
Albéniz - Triana (Iberia, VI)
Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 in D+
Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G-
Dvorak - Slavonic Dances Op. 46 No. 4
Rachmaninoff - Piano Sonata No.2, Op.36 (1931)
Part II
Chopin - Nocturne in C sharp Minor, No.20
Chopin - Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op.54
Carlisle Beresford - Childhood Freedom
Dvorak - Slavonic Dances op. 72 No 2
Shostakovich - Symphony 10, 2nd movement (Piano Duet)
Ricker Choi: Hong Kong Rhapsody
P a s t
03-30-2018 - 8.00 pm - Kindred Spirits Orchestra
Flato Markham Theatre for the Performing Arts
- Liszt, Totentanz, S. 126 (with Ricker Choi)
- Liszt, Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2, S. 125 (with Ricker Choi)
Dec 3, 2016 - 7.30 pm - OCMS Philharmonic
Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto: 5183, Sheppard Avenue East, Scarborough
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 (Soloist Ricker Choi)
Jan 30, 2016 - 7:00 pm
Isabel Bader Theatre
UTChinese 2016 New Year Concert
Fund raising for UTChinese Elementary School Fund
Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Gershwin
Oct 17, 2014 - 8:00 pm
Burlington Performing Arts Centre
Fund Raising concert for Joseph Brant Hospital Foundation
April 13, 2013 - 7:30 pm
Glenn Gould Studio
Fund Raising concert for SickKids Foundation
Guest Pianist: Anson Hui
Oct 26th, 2012 - 7:30pm
St. Gabriel's Passionist Parish
Liszt: Totentanz (Ricker Choi pianist), with Sneak Peak Orchestra
June 23, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Glenn Gould Studio
Fund Raising concert for United Way
Program includes piano works by Liszt, Grunfeld, Strauss, Bartok, Tchaikovsky
Feb 4, 2012 - 7:00 pm
Isabel Bader Theatre
UTChinese 2012 New Year Concert
Fund raising for UTChinese Elementary School Fund
Brahms Op 118 and Ravel La Valse
Nov 22, 2011 - 12:00 pm
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts
COC Free Concert Series
Ricker's solo piano recital
Nov 18, 2011 - 1:20 pm
20 min interview with 96.3 FM (classical radio station) - to watch
Oct 30, 2011 - 2:00 pm
Glenn Gould Studio
Off Centre Music Salon
Scriabin's Sonata No. 5
Aug 21, 2011 - 2:00 pm
Victoria College Chapel
Music Beyond - Fund Raising for Oxfam Canada
Ricker Choi with Leonard Gilbert
Feb 6, 2011 - 2:00 pm
Glenn Gould Studio
Off Centre Music Salon
Ravels La Valse (solo piano arrangement)
Feb 4, 2011 - 8:00 pm
Isabel Bader Theatre
UTChinese 2011 New Year Concert
Liszt Mephisto Waltz and Schumann Symphonic Etudes Op. 13
Sept 11, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Euromusic Recital Hall
Oxfam Canada Fund Raising Concert
Liszt Sonata in B Minor
Aug 13, 2010 - 7:30 pm
Walter Hall
TSMAF`s Emerging Artists in Concert
Scriabins Sonata No. 5
Apr 11, 2010 - 2:00 pm
Glenn Gould Studio
Off Centre Music Salon
Mendelssohns Variations Serieuses Op. 54
Feb 7, 2010 - 4:00 pm
Recital Hall at Euromusic
to aid Haiti victims in support of Oxfam Canada
Liszts Totentanz, Chopins Ballade #4, Cello Etude,
Nocturne Op 55 No 2, and Ravels La Valse
Nov 20, 2009 - 8:00 pm
Walter Hall
Recital Benefiting Oxfam Canada
Chopin: 4th Ballade, Ravel: La Valse, Mendelssohn: Variations Serieuses Op 54, Ginastera: Danza Argentinas
vocal works (soprano Barbara Fris) - Strauss: 4 Last Songs, Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder
July 2009 - 7:30 pm
Walter Hall
TSMAF`s Emerging Artists in Concert
Ravels La Valse
July 10, 2009 - 7:00 pm
U of T, Hart Houses Music Room (2nd floor)
Fundraising for Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation
Chopin - Ballade #4, Mendelssohn - Variation Serieuses, Ravels - La Valse
May 13, 2009 - 1:00 pm
Halton Hills-The Gallery - 9 Church St., Georgetown, Ontario
Chopin: Ballade #4, Ravel: La Valse, Liszt: Mephisto Waltz #1;
Strauss: Four Last Songs (Soprano Barbara Fris)
Feb 7, 2009 - 7:00 pm
J. J. R. MacLeod Auditorium (MS 2158), Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto
UTChinese 2009 New Year Concert
Charity fund raising for Love Through Education Foundation
(organized by UofT Chinese Magazine)
Nov 9, 2008 - 2:00 pm - Hermitage Day Celebration
Womens Art Association - 23 Prince Arthur Ave
(organized by Canadian Friends of the Hermitage)
The Hermitage Foundation raises money for the restoration of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia.
This concert features all Russian vocal and piano classical music.
Oct 18, 2008 - 7:00 pm
Charity Concert: Jazz and Classical!
Fund raising in support of Oxfam Canada - China Earthquake Relief Funds
(organized by Music Heals!)
July, 2008 - 7:30 pm
Walter Hall
TSMAF`s Emerging Artists in Concert
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz
Feb 3, 2008 - 6:00 pm
fund raising for Love Through Education Foundation
(organized by UTChinese Magazine)
Nov 13, 2007 - 7:30 pm
Willowdale United Church
fund raising for Oxfam Canada
Jan 27, 2007 - 7:30 pm
Willowdale United Church
fund raising for Willowdale United Church
Dec 9, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Willowdale United Church
fund raising for World Vision Canada
May 27, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Willowdale United Church
fund raising for SickKids Foundation