Event Description
Beethovenian Collective is pleased to present pianists Kelvin Tang and Derek Harman in an afternoon of refined piano artistry, performed in the gracious setting of the Feldman House.
Doors open at 6:00 PM · Recital begins at 6:30 PM
A heartfelt thank you to Ben Feldman, Charles George, and Ray Mitzel for opening their beautiful home to our music and our community. To honor the privacy of our host, the address will be shared with confirmed guests only.
Following the recital, guests are invited to enjoy a reception featuring a selection of hors d’oeuvres, along with wine and soft beverages.
Admission & Donation
This evening is offered freely; there is no ticket.
This concert is presented by the Beethovenian Collective, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Should you wish to give, a donation of any amount is warmly welcomed, and every gift goes directly toward supporting our artistic and educational mission. Tax-deductible contributions are gratefully received.
About the Artist
Kelvin Tang is an accomplished pianist and composer. In 2026, he won First Prize at the Fou Ts'ong International Concerto Competition, presented by the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, appearing as soloist with the Mercury Orchestra at Jordan Hall in Boston. In 2025, he was a prizewinner at the Yale Gordon Piano Competition at the Peabody Institute of Music, earning the opportunity to perform Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra in fall 2026, and in 2021 he won the Beethoven Takács Piano Competition at Oberlin Conservatory.
Kelvin began publishing his own works in 2023. His notable compositions include the collaborative Echoes of Home for Violin and Piano, as well as the piano solo work Nocturne and Piano Suite No. 2. He has participated in numerous masterclasses with esteemed musicians including Dang Thai Son, Stanislav Ioudenitch, Leslie Howard, Richard Goode, Nicholas Namoradze, and Robert Levin, gaining invaluable insights from each experience.
Kelvin has been admitted to the Doctor of Musical Arts program at the Peabody Institute. He earned his Master of Music at Peabody under HieYon Choi and his Bachelor of Music at Oberlin Conservatory under Alvin Chow. He also participated in the Junior Piano Program at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, studying under Hui Ling. Kelvin is the inaugural recipient of the Beethovenian Fellowship.
Derek Hartman is an American pianist who enjoys a varied career as a performer, an educator, and an advocate for the music of our time. In 2025, he won the 17th International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna, becoming the first American-born pianist to take the prize since the competition's founding in 1958. He has also won top prizes at the Washington International Piano Competition, the Chicago International Music Competition, the PianoArts North American Competition, and the Music Teachers' National Association Young Artist Piano Competition.
Derek has performed on prominent stages across the United States and Europe, including the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. and the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, and he has appeared as a soloist with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, and the Clara Schumann Philharmonic in Germany. An avid chamber musician, he has collaborated with violist Jordan Bak and flutist András Adorján, and he is a regular Faculty-Artist of the ContemporArt Chamber Music Festival in Satu Mare, Romania. Derek is a Bösendorfer Artist.
Since 2024, Derek has served as Lecturer of Piano at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University. He is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the Yale School of Music, where he also earned his Master of Music, and he received his Bachelor of Music from the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University. His principal teachers include Boris Slutsky, James Giles, Paul Wirth, and Sarah Miller. Born and raised in the Twin Cities metro area of Minnesota, he is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Program
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
I. Andante moderato
II. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
III. Andante con moto
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Six Bagatelles for Piano, Op. 126
I. Andante con moto
II. Allegro
III. Andante, cantabile e grazioso
IV. Presto
V. Quasi allegretto
VI. Presto – Andante amabile e con moto
Kelvin Tang, piano
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Menuetto – Allegretto
IV. Prestissimo
Derek Hartman, piano
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Recital Location
To respect the privacy of the property, the specific address for the house will be provided only to guests who reserved the seat
