Malaysian pianist Magdalene Ho plays Bach, Ades, Handel, Satie, Medtner

Malaysian pianist Magdalene Ho came to international attention after winning the 2023 Clara Haskil International Piano Competition. During the 2025 Van Cliburn, Magdalene Ho’s outstanding performance attracted the attention from every corner of the world. The Gramophone said: “While it’s hard to know where Magdalene Ho will be in 10 or 20 years, her passion for music, her commitment to her craft, her recreative brilliance and the communicative power beneath her modest stage demeanour all augur well for a successful and fulfilling career and life in music.”

Magdalene Ho will perform at the Summer Concert Series 2026 at NEC 夏日系列音樂會 on Thursday, Aug 20, 7:30 pm at NEC’s Williams Hall.

Program on 8/20/2026:
Bach: English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811
Adès: Three Mazurkas, Op. 27
Handel: Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430
Satie: Nocturnes (selection of all five)
Medtner: Sonata minacciosa, Op. 53, No. 2

Admission is free. Suggested donation $10 at door. Children under 6 not admitted. Details at: https://www.chineseperformingarts.net/contents/summer/2026/0820/index.html