{{Short description|American pianist}} '''Frederic Chiu''' (born 20 October 1964) is an American classical concert pianist.
==Career== In 1993, he entered the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, where his exclusion from the final round created enormous media coverage.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/03/arts/at-the-cliburn-contest-a-note-of-discord-intrudes.html|title = At the Cliburn Contest, a Note of Discord Intrudes|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 3 June 1993|last1 = Oestreich|first1 = James R.}}</ref>
Chiu is also co-director of Beechwood Arts, a non-profit corporation that seeks to change the way the arts are created and experienced, through a program of intimate, innovative and immersive events. These include Arts Immersion Salons that include Music, Art, Performance, Film and Culinary Arts in one event around a common theme, and Culinary+Art which combines high-end restaurant experiences with gallery-quality exhibits.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://beechwoodarts.org/About_Us.html|title = About Beechwood Arts}}</ref>
Chiu is a Yamaha Artist. In 2014, he marked his 25th anniversary as a Yamaha Artist with special commemorative events, including concerts at the Newport Music Festival<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yamaha.com/usa/disklaviertv/eventdetail.html?ENTID=4805|title=Frederic Chiu, Piano—In Recital 2014 Newport Music Festival - Yamaha DisklavierTV}}</ref> and in New York City at Miller Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/frederic_chiu_and_yamaha_to_celebrate_25_years_together_at_miller_theatre_concert_in_new_york_city/prweb12221097.htm|title = Frederic Chiu and Yamaha to Celebrate 25 Years Together at Miller Theatre Concert in New York City}}</ref> He has been a notable supporter of Yamaha's new products, including the CFX line of grand pianos,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.musicincmag.com/News/2010/100526/100526_yamaha.html|title = Music Inc Magazine}}</ref> the Disklavier Mark IV, DisklavierTV, the PSR-OR700 Keyboard, the GranTouch, the AvantGrand and Yamaha Entertainment Group's recording label. He was the first Classical artist to record for YEG, in 2015, with the release of Distant Voices,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.yamaha.com/yasi/newsdetail.html?CNTID=6892735|title = Yamaha Artists Services, New York}}</ref> available on three platforms: Audio CD, Video DVD and DisklavierTV.
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==External links== *[http://bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Chiu-Frederic.htm Frederic Chiu Bio at Bach Cantatas] *[http://fredericchiu.com Frederic Chiu official website]
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