Rosey Chan
Rosey Chan is a pianist, composer, performance artist and curator.
Background
Rosey chan was born in the United Kingdom to Chinese parents and attended the Royal Academy of Music on a piano scholarship. She then went on to be classically trained at the Royal College of Music in South Kensington, London.
Career
Chan performed as half of the Yukawa-Chan piano duo which performed at such venues as the Royal Albert Hall, Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Carnegie Hall.[1][2]
In 2008, Rosey started work on her solo career and expanded her repertoire to include contemporary electronic music, jazz improvisation,[3][4] film scoring and performance art. She presented her multi-media performance piece 'March of the Jingoists' at the 2009 Frieze Art Fair.[5] Her 3-screen video installation 'Past Present Future' was premiered at the 2010 Hong Kong Art Fair.
In 2011 Chan was appointed Creative Director of the first Hong Kong Liberatum Festival, a international cultural festival and summit.[6]
Solo Releases
Rosey released her debut album 'ONE' in 2010 on Ho Hum Records. The album was produced by the singer-songwriter Sting[7] and featured tracks by, Bach, Debussy, Bill Evans and Tom Waits. Her next album 'Surface Tensions' is currently in production.
Today
Rosey Chan currently lives and works in London where she performs and collaborates on a various dance, visual art, film, music, and fashion projects.[8]
Discography
Albums
- ONE (2010)[7]
Compositions
- Short Films
- China-Town - (Red Mullet, 2011)
- Documentaries
- One & Other a Portrait of Trafalgar Square - (Red Mullet, 2009)
References
- ↑ Yukawa/Chan, Wigmore Hall, London | Music | The Guardian
- ↑ Charm and thrills - Telegraph
- ↑ Jazzwise magazine
- ↑ Rosey Chan Review 5 stars (UK)
- ↑ Frieze week report | Art | Wallpaper* Magazine
- ↑ Rosey Chan has been appointed Creative Director of the first Hong Kong Liberatum Festival | Liberatum - Connecting the world's finest artistic minds
- 1 2 Keyboardmag: Rosey Chan One
- ↑ Rosey Chan - Vogue.it