THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Music presents
Guest Artist Recital
“AS ONE: Celebrating Great Piano Duos of the Past” The Tu Masters Duo Richard Masters, Piano Hsiang Tu, Piano
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 7:30 p.m. | Dohnányi Recital Hall
PROGRAM Sicilienne Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) arr. G. Maier
Fantasia in F minor, D. 940
Franz Schubert (1797–1828) arr. H. Bauer
Invitation to the Dance
Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826) arr. F. Corder INTERMISSION
Suite for two pianos (1940) Prelude Canzonetta Jig Masks
Beryl Rubinstein (1898–1952)
The Blue Danube Waltzes
Johann Strauss Jr. (1825–1899) tr. A. Schulz-Evler/A. Chasins
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS Richard Masters is a pianist and opera coach/conductor based in Blacksburg, Virginia, where he is associate professor of piano and collaborative piano at Virginia Tech’s School of Performing Arts. He has collaborated with Grammy-winning baritone Donnie Ray Albert, flutist Valerie Coleman, and performed under the baton of the late Lorin Maazel. Recent performances include appearances at the English Music Festival in Oxfordshire, the American Cathedral in Paris, and at the Nixon Library in California. Chicago Tribune critic Howard Reich named his Albany Records disc of American art songs as one of the “best classical recordings of 2020.” A Yamaha Artist, Masters holds degrees from Eastman, Juilliard, and the University of Colorado. Hsiang Tu has been an Assistant Professor of Piano at the University of Florida since 2022. During his time in Gainesville, he has given five solo recital programs, performed the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 with the UF Symphony, and released two solo albums, including a 2-CD recording of the complete works for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, which “confirms that Tu is a pianist of formidable gifts” (American Record Guide). Last fall alone, he performed and gave masterclasses in Croatia, Peru, Taiwan, and the U.K. A prizewinner at the New Orleans International Piano Competition and The Juilliard School Concerto Competition, Tu has performed at Alice Tully Hall and MoMA in NYC, Jordan Hall in Boston, National Museum Cardiff, and National Recital Halls throughout Taiwan. Tu completed his undergraduate studies at Boston University and the University of Calgary before earning MM and DMA degrees from The Juilliard School.