First Fridays at Cunningham Hall - Featuring Ting Ting Wong and Jose Melendez

Travel across continents and centuries in From Vienna to Buenos Aires, a dazzling piano four-hands concert featuring José Meléndez and Ting Ting Wong. This vibrant program journeys from the elegance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the charm of Gabriel Fauré to the colorful modernism of Francis Poulenc and the passionate rhythms of Latin America with Astor Piazzolla and Zequinha de Abreu. Along the way, audiences will experience beloved works by Maurice Ravel, Ludwig van Beethoven and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, all brought to life through the dynamic interplay of two pianists at one instrument. From refined Viennese brilliance to fiery tango and Brazilian flair, this concert promises an unforgettable musical voyage filled with elegance, energy, and virtuosity.

Ting Ting Wong, Piano
Ting Ting Wong is a highly regarded collaborative pianist and vocal coach based in Philadelphia. She serves on the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music and as a staff accompanist at Philadelphia’s prestigious Academy of Vocal Arts. She has performed at the Kennedy Center, with Opera Philadelphia, and on Curtis on Tour, and is also Senior Artist-in-Residence and Collaborative Pianist with the Mendelssohn Chorus of Philadelphia.

José Meléndez, Piano
José Meléndez is an internationally active pianist, conductor, vocal coach, and collaborative artist whose career has taken him throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. A longtime member of the Academy of Vocal Arts music staff, he serves as Assistant to the Music Director, Assistant Conductor, Collaborative Pianist, and Vocal Coach. He has also worked with organizations including Glimmerglass Opera, Opera Philadelphia, Hawaii Opera Theatre, and the Curtis Institute of Music.