Welcome to Frederic Chiu’s Classical Smackdown!
Audiences around the world have loved having the opportunity to make a statement, by listening to an unusual pairing of Classical Piano Composers and voting live, in real time.
Time Travelers
Bach vs. Glass
(Premiered 2015)
Total Wins: Total Votes:
Bach: 4 Bach: 51%
Glass: 5 Glass: 48%
Tie: 1 Tie: 1%
Heart & Soul
Debussy vs. Prokofiev
(Premiered 2011)
Total Wins: Total Votes:
Debussy: 35 Debussy: 48%
Prokofiev: 33 Prokofiev: 48%
Tie: 0 Tie: 4%
Young Geniuses
Mendelssohn vs. Chopin before age 20
(Premiered 2020)
Total Wins: Total Votes:
Mendelssohn: 1 Mendelssohn: 43%
Chopin: 6 Chopin: 56%
Tie: 0 Tie: 1%
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Concert Results
Tecate, Mexico, Rancho La Puerta 2019
Tecate, Mexico, Rancho La Puerta 2017
North Platte, NE, Allied Concerts
South Bend, IN, Sweetwater/IMTA
Lille, France, Lille Piano(S) Festival
Westport, CT, Special Beechwood Session
Gijón, Spain, International Piano Festival
Dublin, Ireland, International Piano Festival
Columbia, SC, South Eastern Piano Festival
Princeton, NJ, Princeton Symphony
Fullerton, CA, Cal State Fullerton
NY, NY, APAP Conference NYC 2017
Houston, TX, Woodlands Salon Series
Northampton, NH, Lyra Festival
Concord, NH, Concert Association
Indianapolis, IN, American Pianist Association
Les Baux-De-Provence, France, Domaine De Manville
Anchorage, AK, U Of Alaska Anchorage
Great Barrington, MA, Bard College At Simon's Rock
Cincinnati, OH Carlson-Berne Foundation
Windsor, Ontario, Great Lakes Chamber Music Festival
Honolulu, HI, Aloha International Piano Festival
Ridgefield, CT, Scotts Ridge Middle School
Ridgefield, CT, East Ridge Middle School
Bloomington, IN, IU Jacobs School Of Music
Murray, KY, Murray State University
Tecate, Mexico, Rancho La Puerta
Chautauqua, NY, Piano Festival
Detroit, MI, Great Lakes Festival
Anderson, SC, Anderson University
Flushing, Queen, NY, Flushing PS20
Flushing Town Hall School Program
New Paltz, NY, Mohonk Festival Of The Arts
Newport, RI, Music Festival Special Smackdown Festival
Auburn, NY - Adams Piano Series
NY, NY, Leschetizky Association, Tenri Cultural Center
Elon NC, Elon University, Adams Foundation Concert
Burlington, VT, University of VT, Lane Series
NY, NY, Rockefeller University
White Plains, NY, Faust Harrison Pianos
Philadelphia, PA, Thomas Jefferson Medical College
Bourges, France, Theatre St Bonnet
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Concert Results
Chengdu Jinyue Furong Music Festival
Pianistico de Joinville, Brazil
Denver, CO, Second Tuesday At Trinity
Saratoga Springs, NY, Skidmore College
Highland Heights, KY, NKU/OMTASW/ NKMTA
Tecate, Mexico, Rancho La Puerta 2019
Westport, CT, Beechwood Journeys Salon
Canon City CO, Schools Allied Concert
La Junta CO, Schools Allied Concert
Find out when Classical Smackdown comes to your area, in person.
