CNMAT presents pianist and Regent's Lecturer Gloria Cheng in a performance, demonstration, and discussion of new works for piano and live electronics. The pieces have been composed for this occasion by UC Berkeley graduate composers Sivan Eldar, Dan Van Hassel, and Jen Wang.

Pianist Gloria Cheng is widely hailed as a compelling and eloquent performer of new works. She is often cited for tapping the emotional core of contemporary music, and her recitals and recordings are noted for exploring significant interconnections between composers.

Ms. Cheng earned her B.A. in Economics from Stanford University, and graduate degrees in Music from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California. In addition to solfége and piano studies in Paris and Barcelona, her primary teachers were Isabelle Sant'Ambrogio, Aube Tzerko, and John Perry. http://gloriachengpiano.com/gloria_cheng_biography.html