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Free Classical Piano Improvisation 7 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan pianovsforte 206 views Off the cuff Piano improvisation 7 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan on 3/11/11. Experimented with an imitative style this time. I won't be able to upload any for a few month...
Free Classical Piano Improvisation 6 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan pianovsforte 278 views Off the cuff Piano improvisation 6 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan on 3/6/11. Haven't uploaded an Improv in a while, so I hope this one is to your liking! As usual feel fre...
Live in Concert: Beethoven Sonata Op. 110 mov 3 Performed by Christopher Janwong McKiggan pianovsforte 290 views Beethoven Sonata Op. 110 in A-flat Major, Live from my 1st Masters recital at Rice University.
Live in Concert: Stravinsky "The Firebird" Arr. Agosti Performed by Christopher Janwong McKiggan pianovsforte 736 views Scenes from Stravinsky's "The Firebird" Suite, Arranged by Guido Agosti, Live from my 1st Masters recital at Rice University.
Live In Concert Free Classical Piano Improvisation by Christopher Janwong McKiggan pianovsforte 643 views Live in Concert this time! Off the cuff Improvisation as before! Recorded at my Master's recital at Rice University Duncan Hall 1/20/2011. A Slightly more intense improv th...
Free Classical Piano Improvisation 4 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan pianovsforte 155 views Off the cuff Piano improvisation 3 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan on 12/11/10. Final one for the year of 2010 (A nice calm one this time)! Have a merry Christmas and a Hap...
Free Classical Piano Improvisation 3 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan pianovsforte 216 views Off the cuff Piano improvisation 3 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan on 11/21/10. Now the third one! Was feeling in a rather sentimental/romantic mood when I improvised this...
Zhou Long - Wu Kui Performed by Christopher Janwong McKiggan pianovsforte 174 views Christopher Janwong McKiggan performing Zhou Long's Wu Kui
Free Classical Piano Improvisation 2 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan pianovsforte 973 views Off the cuff Piano improvisation 2 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan on 11/09/10. Second one now out! This is something that I'm experimenting with, as I have been asked nume...
Free Classical Piano Improvisation 1 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan pianovsforte 22,719 views Off the cuff Piano improvisation 1 by Christopher Janwong McKiggan on 10/29/10. This is something that I'm experimenting with, as I have been asked numerous times to load m...

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I've loaded here various performances of classical and improvisational music of me. Please feel free to message me, comment, add me as a friend and subscribe to me if you like my playing! I also have videos of my piano trio (Eon Trio) that are uploaded by the user Celloheaven. Enjoy!

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Christopher has won numerous awards including Gold medalist in the Seattle International Piano Competition, second prize winner in the solo division and third prize winner in the senior concerto division at the Kingsville International Music competition, first prize winner in the Bradshaw and Buono International piano competition, finalist of the World Internationl Piano Competition, winner in the UMKC concerto/aria competition, first prize of the MMTA Piano Collegiate State Level Competition , the second century scholarship in the Sigma Alpha Iota auditions, second prize in the Jefferson City Piano Concerto Competition, first prize in the Kansas City Musical Club competition, the Ruby McClure award from the Missouri Federation of music, finalist in the Music Academy of the West Concerto competition, Gold medal in the Fifth Thai National Youth Music Competition, among others.
He is also a Laureate of the Seoul International Piano Competition.

Born in Christchurch, England, Christopher began his piano studies at age six with his father. He moved to Thailand at age seven, residing with his father, a British citizen, and mother, a Thai citizen of Chinese heritage, and continued to study piano at the age of ten, with a number of renowned local teachers.

Christopher has participated in master classes with many great artists including Jerome Lowenthal, Joseph Kalichstein, Robert McDonald, Phillipe Bianconi, Lang Lang, Frederic Rzewski, Anthony de Mare and Konstantine Lifshitz and had coachings with members of the T'ang Quartet and the Takács Quartet. He has also collaborated with great composers of today including Robert Beaser, Claude Baker, Paul Lansky, Zhou Long, James Mobberly, Narong Prangcharoen, John Sharpley, Tison Street, and David Vayo.

Christopher has participated in many music festivals including Music Academy of the West, Bowdoin Music Festival, Thailand International Composition festival, Electronic Music Midwest, Lanna music festival among others. He has also performed at numerous venues including Weill Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall, Hahn Hall, Jin Mao Concert Hall, Thai Cultural Center, the Goethe Institute, and Folley Theatre.

He is founding pianist with the Bangkok Piano Trio and Eon Piano Trio which have been graced in concert by the presence of H.R.H Princess Galyani Vadhana. The Eon Trio regularly performs every summer, and has performed a variety of places throughout Asia.

Christopher recorded "Three Minds" by Thai composer Narong Prangcharoen, which was released by Albany records in the album "Phenomenon".

At UMKC he studied with Dr. Robert Weirich and Dr. John McIntyre. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from UMKC in 2010 and will be attending the Shepherd school of music as a Master of Music Piano Performance under Prof. Jon Kimura Parker starting Fall of 2010.

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Christchurch, England

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United States

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Rice Graduate Student as a Master of Music in Piano Performance

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Graduate school: Rice University, The Shepherd school of music Undergrad:University of Missouri - Kansas City

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