| Hailed
recently as artists of "amazing maturity" who play with "splendid balance
musically and physically," the Long sisters placed first in the 1997 Ellis
Duo Piano Competition sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
In addition to the first prize, the Long Duo also won the Lucile Ward for
the Best Performance of American Music Award. Since then, the Long Duo
has performed throughout the United States and in Asia. Their performances
were broadcasted on National Public Radio, WRR in Dallas among others.
In a "rave" review from The Washington Post, the Long sisters were praised
for "putting new life into duo piano recital . . . with barnstorming
technique. . . ."
Born in Taiwan to a musical family, pianists Beatrice and Christina Long have enjoyed distinguished solo careers as well. |
| Hailed recently as artists of "amazing maturity" who play with "splendid balance musically and physically," the Long sisters placed first in the 1997 Ellis Duo Piano Competition sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs. In addition to the first prize, the Long Duo also won the Lucile Ward for the Best Performance of American Music Award. Since then, the Long Duo has performed throughout the United States and in Asia. Their performances were broadcasted on National Public Radio, WRR in Dallas among others. In a "rave" review from The Washington Post, the Long sisters were praised for "putting new life into duo piano recital…with barnstorming technique. . . ."
Together, with their extensive repertoire and command of the keyboard, the Long Duo has been praised for being able to "switch styles with ease, playing and musical grace and sensitivity." |
Born in Taiwan to a musical family, pianists Beatrice and Christina Long have enjoyed distinguished solo careers as well. Beatrice has received top awards in the Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition, the Young Keyboard Artists Association International Competition, the AMSA World Piano Competition and the Taipei International Piano Competition. She has played to critical acclaim throughout Central America, Southeast Asia, France, Belgium, Switzerland, and the United States. As a recitalist, she appeared in Ravinia and Fontainebleau Festivals. She also performed as a soloist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica del Estado de Mexico, National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, Taipei City Symphony Orchestra, the Jura Symphony Orchestra of France and the Laredo Philharmonic Orchestra among others. The American Record Guide described her Scriabin Mazurkas disc on 
Christina is Artist-in-Residence at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. She has served as Assistant Professor of Piano at Westfield State College in Massachusetts, and Tabor College in Kansas. In addition to holding a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of North Texas, she has earned the Dissertation Award for Excellence in Musical Performance. Her other awards include the first prizes of Kingsville International Young Performers Competition, Sherman Symphony Orchestra Soloist Competition, top prizes of Midland-Odessa Symphony Orchestra National Young Artist Competition, and Concerto Competition of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra. Christina has performed in recitals and with orchestras in the United States, Taiwan and Poland where her playing was described as having "dynamic temperament," "unusual elasticity, color, rhythmic clarity and creative fantasy." Also active in contemporary and chamber music she has appeared in the "Basically Beethoven Series" of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and with the Texas Computer Musicians Network. Her teachers include Adam Wodnicki, Vladimir Viardo, and Lillian Long. She has recorded for Centaur Records. She has recently been commissioned by the Ubiquitous publishing company to translate the book "My Life With Great Pianists" by Franz Mohr.|
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Danza de Jalisco J. S. Bach Benjamin Britten Max Bruch Dinu Lipatti Bohuslav Martinu Felix Mendelssohn Darius Milhaud W. A. Mozart Camille Saint-Saens Francis Poulenc Heitor Villa-Lobos Ralph Vaughan-Williams
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Mozart:
Larghetto
und Allegro Intermission Shostakovich:
Suite, Op. 6 Program II Beethoven:
Sonata in D major, Op. 6 Intermission Shostakovich:
Suite, Op. 6 Program III Mozart:
Larghetto und Allegro Intermission Long-Hsin
Wen: Flame (1984)
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Recital- New York City - Alice Tully Hall Recital
- Sun City Chamber Music Society - Sun City, AZ - April 4, 2005 Lecture\Demonstration - April 5, 2005 - Sun City, AZ Recital
- Music At First- Springfield, MA - April 25, 2004 - 3:30 PM Recital - Sioux City Concert Course - Sioux City, Iowa Eppley Auditorium, Morningside College - March 29, 2003 - 7:30 PM Masterclass - Morningside College - March 28, 2003 - time TBA Recital - Dallas Museum of Arts - Dallas, Texas - March 22, 2003 - 2:30PM Recital - Laredo Symphony Recital Series - Laredo, Texas - Civic Center - March 15, 2003 - 7:30PM Masterclass - Laredo, Texas - March 14, 2003 - time TBA Recital - National Chiao-Tung University - Taiwan - November 28. 2002 Recital - National Theatre at Taipei - Taiwan - November 27, 2002 Recital - Tuesday Morning Music Club - Springfield, Massachusetts - October 1, 2002 - 10:00AM Recital
- Masterclass - Summer Festival - Southeastern Oklahoma State University Recital - Soirees Musicales - Dayton, Ohio - May 4, 2002 - 8:00 PM Recital
- The Plano Symphony Orchestra Recital Series - Plano, Texas Recital - July, 2001 - Masterclass - University of Southeastern Oklahoma Recital - June 9, 2001 - 8:00 PM, Shengyang, China Recital - June 5, 2001 - 8:00 PM, Shengyang, China Recital - June 2, 2001 - 8:00 PM, Wuhan, China Recital - Phillips Gallery - April 29, 2001 - Washington, D.C. Recital - Embassy Row - November 18, 2000 - Washington, D.C. Recital - Musicians Resource Center - November 17, 2000 - McLean, Virginia Recital - Berry College - November 16, 2000- Rome, Georgia Recital - ProMusica - November 14, 2000 - Gainesville, Georgia Recital
- Albert Simons Center for the Arts - Spellman College
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- Donald Hageman, Ohio
"Sisters
Beatrice and Christina Long put new life into the duo piano recital...allowed
every piece to speak for itself...branstorming technique."
-THE WASHINGTON
POST
"This
is a marvelously talented duo who has indication of excellent success.
They
have amazing maturity."
Dr.
Henry Janiec - Spartanburg Symphony
"First
class playing from both performers. Splendid balance musically and physically.
The players have everything they need for professional success -- confidence,
technique and musicality."
Allison
Nelson - President of the Jury, Ellis Competition
"Beautiful
communicative sound and ambiance . . .
played
with abandon . . . outstanding performance."
Elizabeth
Pridenoff - CINCINNATI CONSERVATORY
"No
amount of rhythmic intricacy or percussive demands
eluded
the pianists . . . played with musical grace and sensitivity."
William
Furtwangler -THE POST and COURIER
