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)

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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)

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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

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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

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May 27, 2006 - 7:30 pm

Willowdale United Church

fund raising for SickKids Foundation