GORDEN CHENG

AGE 41  I  SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA  I  UNITED STATES
INFORMATION SECURITY ARCHITECT

A computer science graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas, Gorden Cheng has grown a flourishing career in technology for more than 20 years, currently serving as director of information security for the Oracle Corporation in San Diego. The Chongqing, China, native is not a conservatory-trained pianist; he’s taken private lessons for many years, which has yielded fantastic results on the amateur scene, including top-three competition prizes in Chicago, Boston, Colorado Springs, Paris, Warsaw, and Washington, D.C., as well as a semifinalist finish at the last Cliburn Amateur in 2016. For him, competing is about “sharing his music with people and performing on a big stage.” Outside of these pursuits, he enjoys spending time with his wife and children, and is a huge fan of FC Barcelona and UFC.

Repertoire

Preliminary Round

BACH Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor, BWV 849
HAYDN Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50 (I)
CHOPIN Etude in B Minor, op. 25, no. 10

Semifinal Round 

BISCARDI Incantation to Desire (Tango)
SCHUBERT Fantasie in C Major, op. 15

Final Round 

TCHAIKOVSKY Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, op. 23 (III)