Christopher Richardson

Age: 21

Hometown: Danville, CA

School/Teacher: University of California, Berkeley/Mack McCray

Christopher Richardson has performed with eight orchestras, including two performances with the Minnesota Orchestra. He has received top prizes in over 60 state, national, and international piano competitions, including First Prize and Best Chopin Prize at the MTNA National Competition and First Prize at both the 2017 and 2019 MTAC Concerto Competitions. He has performed in venues such as the 2000-seat Music Tent in Aspen, Carnegie Hall, Finney Chapel, and Benaroya Hall. He has appeared on NPR's From the Top, TV program PIEon KCTS 9, and King FM 98.1. He presented at the TEDxYouth@Redmond conference in Washington, and has recently released his debut album, titled Wizard of Oz. Christopher was accepted to the Juilliard School of Music and the Peabody Conservatory under Leon Fleisher, and is currently a triple major in Economics, Biology, and Music at UC Berkeley. He studies piano with Mack McCray. He is also the blog writer for the Steinway Society of the Bay Area, where he gives his thoughts on various aspects of classical music.

Repertoire

Round 1

Etude in B minor, Op. 25, No. 10 (Paderewski)

Etude in A minor, Op. 25, No. 11 (Paderewski)

Nocturne in D-Flat Major Op. 27, No. 2 (Paderewski)

Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 (Paderewski)

Round 2

Polonaise-Fantasy in A-Flat Major, Op. 61 (Henle)

Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 34 No. 1 (Paderewski)

Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 (Paderewski)

Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53 (“Heroic”)  (Henle)

Round 3

Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39 (Paderewski)

Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60 (Paderewski)

Mazurkas, Op. 59 (Paderewski)

Sonata in B minor, Op. 58 (Paderewski)

Round 4

Piano Concerto in E minor, Op. 11 (Henle)