Chetan Tierra Conquers Prokofiev
Conservatories are crammed, worldwide, with aspiring concert pianists. Trying to break out ahead of the pack is a gruelingly competitive business: The winnowing process, unforgiving, keeps narrowing the field, as with aspiring astronauts or major league pitchers. But Chetan Tierra, a 25-year-old pianist from Santa Cruz, plows ahead.Read more…
Prokofiev Concerto
"Strolling confidently to the piano, Tierra was wearing a Nehru jacket in Armani black, much the fashion among today’s young performers (along with the unshaven facial stubble some young men believe is so cool). After the brief orchestra tutti, Tierra whipped into high gear and gave us a thrilling performance of the Prokofiev Concerto."
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West Coast Tour - January-February, 2007
"Chetan Tierra is one of today's most talented emerging concert pianists and embodies the instrument with his fluidity, power and emotion. His pianissimos were definitively whisper-kissed as his fingers seemingly floated over the keys; his fortissimos were melodiously strong and powerful"
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18th New Orleans International Piano Competition
“Tierra hit his stride with a reading of Cesar Franck's 'Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue' - a spiritually charged performance that reminded one that Franck, like Messiaen, served as a church organist for many years.” Read more…
Recital at Carnegie Hall - November 25th 2006
The opening of Mr. Tierra’s Scriabin was like a balm for exhausted ears. He achieved a delicacy not even approached in the previous two hours and perfectly balanced the luminous main theme against Scriabin’s glistening accompaniments. Read more…