Shaun Choo | Camerata Fiestravaganza - F. Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 1 in e minor Op. 11

A fusion of the Spanish words "Fiesta" (festival) and "Extravaganza" (extravagant), Camerata Fiestravaganza celebrates the creation of a new chamber orchestra, with nearly 40 personally-selected talented musicians coming together from diverse cultures and ethnicities, the majority of which are current students from the three major Universities of music in Berlin Universität der Künste, Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler and Barenboim-Said Akademie. Camerata Fiestravaganza's debut concert was held at the UdK Concert Hall, Berlin on 16th May 2022, led by renowned American conductor Evan-Alexis Christ and more than ten-time International Prize-Winning Singaporean Classical Pianist, Composer and Teacher Shaun Choo at the piano. Together, they performed Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1 in e minor Op. 11, as well as the world premiere of Shaun's debut work for Piano and Orchestra - Valsenchanté. Originally written for piano four-hands, the enchanted Waltz has been specially re-arranged for this ensemble, highlighting the capabilities of each member by playfully-interwoven melodic lines exchanged between instrument groups. This event was made possible by the funding from the German Federal Government for Culture and Media as part of NEUSTART KULTUR.