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Happy Dog Duo
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Happy Dog Duo — pianists Eric Tran and Nathan Cheung — returns to the piano store to present a new program of solos and duos. The program will include multiple premieres of original works by Tran and Cheung.
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.
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. Notable invitations include guest performances at Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, the Chautauqua Institution, and Stanford University. Most recently, they performed guest artist recitals in Spain and Norway. Their debut album will be released in 2027 on the German label solo musica.
They are the only duo to have won three back-to-back major North American duo competitions: 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 were the first Americans to win the 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.
Their duo name comes from their first joint composition: Happy Dog. Outside of music, they both enjoy solving puzzles, watching Japanese cartoons, and frantically scribbling life plans on whiteboards. happydogduo.com