Cheng and Chow Master Class

Tomomi Sato just gave a great performance of Après une Lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata. Mr Chow quipped that he had a friend who used to say that no matter how you play this piece, it'll still sound like Hell. Hahaha!!! Seriously, she played it very well. The overarching comment was about the pedaling, since this is a very dry room. This is a great reminder to pianists about how we have to continually adjust for the performance venue and instrument!


She is a sophomore student of Bernadene Blaha at USC, Thornton School of Music.

This is a pianist to watch for in the future!