Hui Wu

Program
Philip Glass – Wichita Vortex Sutra with Allen Ginsberg’s poem recited by Guest Artist, Veteran Joo Kim
Philip Glass – 10 Etudes, Book I
Frédéric Chopin – 12 Etudes, Op. 25

This program juxtaposes two cornerstones of the piano repertoire: the complete Op. 25 Etudes of Frédéric Chopin and the 10 Etudes of Philip Glass (Book I). By pairing these cycles, the program explores the “Etude” as both a technical laboratory and a high-art form, tracing the line from Chopin’s 19th-century chromaticism to Glass’s 21st century minimalism.