The Piano Pod Season 2 Episode 16: Donna Weng Friedman--Award-winning pianist, Chamber Musician, Producer & Educator
Description
To celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we invited Donna Weng Friedman— Award-winning pianist, chamber musician, producer, and educator -- for this upcoming episode.
Clara & Yukimi had a wonderful conversation with Donna this morning. She is such a great storyteller--we all got choked up during the show hearing her incredible stories! During the interview, we covered topics such as:
- Donna's upbringing/training at Princeton and Juilliard, and with Nadia Boulanger.
- Her international performance career
- Her Heritage and Harmony programs
- Her creation of "The Music Bee Club" -- interactive classical music apps for children.
[Donna Weng Friedman]
Ms. Friedman created the Heritage and Harmony programs - including the video series in collaboration with WQXR, and the education program Heritage and Harmony: Her Art, Her Voice in collaboration with the National Women’s History Museum – with the aim of promoting empathy, understanding, and tolerance among people of all backgrounds.
Ms. Friedman has performed in concert halls as a soloist with major symphony orchestras internationally and as a chamber musician, collaborating with world-renowned musicians. As a recording artist, she released an EP during the pandemic, named Heritage and Harmony: Silver Linings, which was recently honored with two silver medals at the 2022 Global Music Awards.
Ms. Friedman currently serves as a faculty member at the Mannes School of Music while conducting master classes worldwide including at the Shanghai and Beijing Conservatories. She is also the creator/developer of “The Music Bee Club”—an interactive classical music app for children, which was produced by multiple Grammy-Award winner, David Frost.
[Links]
- WQXR Her/Music Her/Story: https://www.wqxr.org/shows/her-music-...
- Heritage and Harmony: https://www.wqxr.org/story/heritage-h...
- About Quiet Poems: https://icareifyoulisten.com/2022/03/...
- Listen to Quiet Poems: https://youtu.be/qLWQJXyAldo
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7iJ84K...
- Mannes: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVNnUVdWVnpPalhQYXQyOE5lS1RQT
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