Recordings
Sibelius: Piano Works, Vol. 1
"[Tong's] playing reflects his enormous affection for these pieces in particular (nothing matter-of-fact or unconvincing here). Key to his admiration for Sibelius's piano-writing is how it is 'unlike that of any other composer and quite unique in its own way."
Sibelius: Works for Violin and Piano
"Humphreys and Tong again make a persuasive case for this music, heard to advantage at Cedars Hall in Wells.."
"There's no mistaking how Joseph Tong's accompanying, always immaculate in the earlier pieces, responds vividly to the stronger material in the later ones."
Schumann Piano Works
"Tong's readings intelligently balance impulse and discipline, offering wide tonal variety, but never at the expense of textural clarity. His sensitive playing of the Op.18 Arabeske and the dozen short pieces of Papillons, Op. 2, works beautifully."
"Tong has a deep understanding of harmony, and a fine sense of texture and colour. Most pleasingly, he reveals the self-quotations that weave the works together and collectively evoke Schumann's creative world."
Sibelius Piano Works Vol. 2
"Joseph Tong is a masterful Sibelian, and brings to these remarkable varied works a measure of understanding and technical adroitness which admirable. The recording quality is first-class, and - as with the first CD - this deserves the highest recommendation."
Sibelius Piano Works Vol. 3
"With these musically coherent programmes, unconstrained by chronology (often a thorny issue with Sibelius) and avoiding cherry-picking favourite snippets, he placed himself as one of Sibelius's leading keyboard interpreters."
John McCabe: Upon Entering a Painting
Schubert: Piano Duets
Debussy: Four Hands
Soloist, duo pianist and chamber musician
picture credits
Mike Takami, Patrick Allen, Ralf Bächle
contact
- joetong2@gmail.com
website
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