San Diego New Music: Connections
San Diego New Music presents Connections, a recital by pianist Shiau-uen Ding, curated by Madelyn Byrne. A native of Taiwan, pianist Shiau-uen Ding is an energetic performer of traditional and contemporary repertoire based in New York. She directed and co-founded NeXT Ens, the first chamber ensemble in the US performing solely electroacoustic music with national recognition. She has collaborated with internationally renowned performers and composers, including Steve Reich, Michael Kugel, George Tsontakis, and Moritz Eggert. San Diego New Music is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the public performance of notated music of the highest integrity and artistic caliber from the 20th and 21st centuries. "We seek to advance the art form by promoting music composed with conceptual rigor, passionate energy and singular artistic vision."