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Chopin Ballade 1

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About Ai

Young concert pianist, unleashing musical brilliance! National Concert Hall performer, winner at national and international competitions!

Pianist

Dublin

Hello! My name is Ai Lin and I am a young concert pianist in Ireland. Despite being 17 years old, my achievements already speak volume! - 2018 invited to perform at the National Concert Hall - 2019 1st Prize winner of Belfast Music Festival (piano) - 2019 1st prize winner of Arklow Music Festival (piano) - 2020 invited to perform at Dublin City Council for Chinese New Year celebrations - 2020 won 2nd prize in International John Field Piano Competition - 2021 Honorary Mention Prize in Canada International Piano Competition - 2021 Feis Ceoil: won 1st Prize in Rhona Marshall, John Field Cup and 2nd Prize in Junior Pianoforte Solo B competitions - 2022 won 1st prize in TUDublin Junior Repertoire and Ita Beausang Trophy for Concerto - 2022 Feis Ceoil: won 1st prize in Patricia Read Cup, Claude Biggs Memorial Cup and Junior Concerto competitions - 2022 invited to perform at Feis Ceoil Winners' Gala Concert in RDS Concert Hall - 2022 invited to perform at Boyle Arts Music festival - 2023 won 1st prize in TUDublin Senior Sonata and Senior Repertoire competitions - 2023 Feis Ceoil (senior competitions): 1st prize winner of Huban Cup and 2nd prize in Nordell Cup - 2023 pianist for the Emmanuel Concert in the Helix DCU - 2023 performed at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre for 'Sing a Song of Docklands' - 2023 accompanied students for Junior Cycle and Leaving Cert Examinations - 2023 performed at TUDublin Concert Hall in as part of chamber group - 2023 LTCL Piano Performance Diploma - 2023 Feis Ceoil Junior Organ competition 1st prize winner - 2024 FTCL Piano Performance Diploma I am a classical pianist but can also play modern or pop music. I hope to continue pursuing music in the future and express myself through piano!

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5 out of 5

Ai Lin was the piano accompanist of the Maryfield College Choir for the ‘Sing a Song of Docklands’ concert at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre. She did an amazing job and it was a really enjoyable night!

5 out of 5

The Emmanuel Concerts were at 3-night concert series held in the Helix DCU, where over 1,000 students from all over Ireland came to sing liturgical songs and produce wonderful music. Ai Lin was selected as pianos for the band from previous auditions and she did us all proud, representing her school and community!

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Ai's Song list

Bach - Cello Suite No.1 (full)

Bach - Prelude in C Major

Badarzewska - La prière d'une vierge

Bartok - Three Hungarian Folksongs from Csik

Beethoven - 'Pathetique' Sonata (all 3 mov)

Beethoven - 'Appassionata' Sonata (all 3 mov)

Beethoven - Für Elise

Beethoven - 'Moonlight' Sonata 1st mov

Brahms - Hungarian Dance No.5 (piano duet)

Burgmuller - Nocturne for Cello and Guitar No.1

Chopin - Ballade No.1 in G minor

Chopin - Ballade No.2 in F Major

Chopin - Ballade No.3 in Ab Major

Chopin - Fantasie Impromptu

Chopin - 'Revolutionary' Etude

Chopin - Etude in Ab Major Op.25 No.1

Chopin - Waltz in C# minor Op.64 No.2

Chopin - Waltz in A minor B.150 Op. Posth

Chopin - Scherzo No.2 in Bb minor, Op.31

Chopin - Nocturnes

Chopin - Nocturne in C# minor (with cello)

Chopin - Cello Sonata in G minor Op.65, 3rd mov.

Debussy - Clair de Lune

Debussy - Estampes 'La Pagodes'

Debussy - Estampes 'La Soirée

Debussy - Arabesque No.1

Faure - Sicilienne (with cello)

Faure - Elegie (with cello)

Field - Nocturne No.8 in F Major

Field - Nocturne No.5 in Bb Major

Haydn - Sonata Mo.7 in D Major 1st mov

Liszt - Transcendental Etude in F minor

Liszt - La Campanella

Liszt - Liebestraum No.3 in Ab major (with or without cello)

Mendelssohn - Rondo Capriccioso

Mendelssohn - Scherzo in E minor

Mozart - Turkish March

Mozart - Sonata No.13 in Bb Major (full)

Pachelbel - Canon in D (with or without cello)

Rachmaninoff - Etude Tableaux in G minor

Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G minor

Rachmaninoff - Vocalise Op.34, No. 14 (with cello)

Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Var.18

Rameau - Les Trois Mains

Ravel - Jeux D'eau

Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto No.2

Saint-Saens - The Swan (with cello)

Saint-Saens - Allegro Appassionata (with cello)

Satie - Gymnopédie No.1

Scarlatti - Sonata in Eb Major K.253

Schubert - 3 Military Marches for Piano Duet No.1

Schubert - Ständchen (with cello)

Schubert - Ave Maria (with cello)

Schubert - Four Impromptu Op.90 D899 No.3

Shostakovich - Waltz No.2 (with cello)

Shostakovich - Romance from the Gadfly (with cello)

Smetana - Vltava (with cello)

Tchaikovsky - The Seasons; October

Tchaikovsky - The Seasons; June Barcarolle

All of Richard Clayderman's piano pieces

Yiruma - River Flows in You

Yiruma - Kiss the Rain

Yiruma - Spring Time

Hisashi - Merry-Go-Round of Life (Howl's Moving Castle)

Song From a Secret Garden (with cello)

Castle in the Sky (with cello)

The Godfather (cello and piano/guitar)

Tiersen - Comptine D'un Autre Été

I can easily sightread pieces too and have lots of accompanying experiences

Customer questions

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

That's no problem! I always try my best to be flexible and if times change, just let me know in advance!

How much time do you need to set up?

It will take 30 mins max to warm up at the piano and get a feel of the touch - won't take long!

If I have a piano at my venue, are you happy to perform on that?

To have a piano at the venue is desirable, and I am more than happy to play on it!

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Of course - they are a compiled list of the pieces I can play but I'm also happy to hear what suggestions outside of the list you have to suit your event.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

If there's a piece/song you would like me to play outside of my list, I am happy to learn it beforehand! However, there would be an extra fee for any requests depending on the difficulty.

Musicianship

Genres:

Classical, Classical crossover

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Instruments:

Piano, Cello, Classical guitar

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Event types:

Concert, Hotel / Restaurant event, Wedding, Virtual event, Private event, Charity event, Recording session

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Other skills:

Accompanist, Fluent sight-reader, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Examiner