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Happy Dog Duo
Virtuosity Unleashed!
Happy Dog Duo — pianists Eric Tran and Nathan Cheung — have performed two-piano music for two decades, with a focus on bringing joy to the classical music world. They won 1st prize and Abild American Music Award at the Ellis Duo-Piano Competition, hosted by the National Federation of Music Clubs. Most recently they won 1st prize in the Abril International Competition in Spain, where they will bring this program on tour. The program includes Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Mozart, and Happy Dog.
General Admission
$30 in advance / $35 at the door
Student Admission
$20 in advance / $25 at the door
We are offering a limited number of seats for this performance. Advance purchase is recommended. Masking is optional.
HAPPY DOG DUO
Pianists Eric Tran and Nathan Cheung have performed four-hands classics, originals, and transcriptions for two decades, with a focus on bringing humor and joy to the classical music world. Their performances have taken them across Europe, Asia, and 20 US states, and they have appeared on Aspen Public Radio, WQXR, and NPR. Recent invitations include guest artist performances at Stanford University, the Chautauqua Institution, and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall.
They won the 1st prize and Abild American Music Award at the Ellis Duo-Piano Competition, hosted by the National Federation of Music Clubs; 1st prize at the MTNA-Stecher and Horowitz Two Piano Competition; and 1st prize at the Ohio International Duet and Duo Piano Competition. Outside of the United States, they won 1st prize in the Antón García Abril International Chamber Music Competition in Spain. They are among the few piano duos who have performed on the only Pleyel Double Grand piano in the Western Hemisphere. Performances with orchestra include the Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Diablo Symphony Orchestra, Vallejo Symphony, and the Pittsburg Piano Festival Orchestra.
Outside of music, they both enjoy solving puzzles, watching Japanese cartoons, and frantically scribbling life plans on whiteboards.