Fou Ts’ong was a Chinese-born British pianist. He was the first pianist of his national origin to achieve international recognition. His parents Fu Lei and Zhu Meifu were persecuted during the Cultural Revolution and committed suicide in September 1966.
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Fou Ts’ong was a Chinese-born British pianist. He was the first pianist of his national origin to achieve international recognition. He came to prominence after winning third prize and the Polish Radio Prize for the best performance of mazurkas in the 1955 International Chopin Piano Competition. His parents Fu Lei and Zhu Meifu were persecuted during the Cultural Revolution and committed suicide in September 1966. Fou first studied piano with Mario Paci, the Italian founder of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
He made his debut with the New York Philharmonic under Paul Paray in Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in November 1961. Fou was nominated for a Grammy for most promising new classical artist in 1963, for a recording of Scarlatti’s sonatas. He remained associated throughout his career with playing Chopin, and his recital programmes often included several of his works. The Chinese pianist Lang Lang has described Fou as a role model, praising his understanding of his music.
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