Vicky Chow
Biography Vicky Chow
Jane Antonia Cornish
Time, silence, light, reflection and transcendence: exploring these themes, Jane Antonia Cornish’s five studio albums have been met with wide acclaim.
The music from these albums has led to collaborations in the world of ballet. Ask la Cour, NYC Ballet Principal, choreographed a pas de deux to Into Silence, which was performed and toured by Stars of American Ballet. Most recently the Royal Swedish Ballet performed a new work by Joseph Sturdy to music by Jane Antonia and Michael Gordon.
The first woman in history to win a British Academy Award (BAFTA) for music, Jane Antonia has also scored many films, including “Fireflies in the Garden” starring Julia Roberts, Ryan Reynolds and Willem Dafoe. She was named one of the UK Film Council’s “Breakthrough Brits in Hollywood” and was nominated for “Breakthrough Composer of the Year” award by the International Film Music Critics Association.
Jane Antonia Cornish studied composition at The Royal Northern College of Music with Anthony Gilbert, where she was made a Major Scholar. She went on to complete her postgraduate degree at the Royal College of Music, London.
Vicky Chow
Hong Kong/Canadian pianist Vicky Chow has been described as “brilliant” (New York Times) and “one of our era’s most brilliant pianists” (Pitchfork). Since joining the Bang on a Can All-Stars in 2009, she has collaborated and worked with artists and ensembles such as the International Contemporary Ensemble, The Knights, Tyshawn Sorey, Andy Akiho, John Zorn, Meredith Monk, Gong Linna, Kronos Quartet, Longleash Trio, Steve Reich, Wet Ink Ensemble, Yarn/Wire, and Momenta Quartet, to name a few.
About her recording of Michael Gordon’s Sonatra, Ethan Iverson wrote for The New Yorker, “Sonatra is a milestone of composition, and Vicky Chow’s recording of it is a milestone of pianism.” Her album Tristan Perich: Surface Image, released in 2013 on New Amsterdam Records, was among the top 10 Avant Music albums in Rolling Stone. In 2022, she will be releasing three new solo albums (Philip Glass: Piano Etudes Book 1 in celebration of his 85th Birthday in 2022, Jane Antonia Cornish: Sierra, and Michael Gordon: July) on the Cantaloupe Music label. Her other recordings can be found on Nonesuch, New Amsterdam, Tzadik, among others.
During the pandemic, she worked with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company on the new production “Afterwardsness,” which premiered at the Park Avenue Armory October 2020 and toured Massachusetts and Minneapolis in late 2021. Upcoming performances in spring 2022 include premieres of a new concerto by Krists Auznieks in Latvia, tours with Bang on a Can All-Stars in Europe, as well as new premieres and album release concerts at Roulette Brooklyn.
Originally from Vancouver, Canada, she is based in Brooklyn, NY. She serves as faculty at the Bang on a Can Summer Institute and has been on faculty at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. She is on the Board of Advisors for Composers Now, and is also a mentor at The Juilliard School. A graduate of The Juilliard School (B.M. ’05, M.M ’07 Piano Performance) and The Manhattan School of Music (M.M. Contemporary Performance ’09), Vicky Chow is a Yamaha artist.
