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Save the Date for Two Piano Benefit Recital
The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) invites you to an inspiring evening in celebration of our 60th Anniversary: Michelle Chen Kuo & Christopher Kuo, Mother & Son Two Piano Benefit Recital at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on October 3, 2025.
Michelle and Christopher are a mother & son two piano team on a mission to raise money for nonprofits in the hunger relief, education, and social service sectors. They have collaborated with many philanthropic organizations and performed together in major performance spaces.
All proceeds will support CPC’s essential social services across early childhood education, youth development, senior care, workforce training, family services, and community support, uplifting and empowering over 80,000 New Yorkers each year.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Meet the Artists: Michelle Chen Kuo and Christopher Kuo
Michelle Chen Kuo (Chen Chou-Hsia) is a critically acclaimed concert pianist, teacher, and philanthropist. She has performed extensively in the United States, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Great Britain as a solo artist, and has appeared as a guest with the woodwind quintet “Five”, the EMCA Chamber Ensemble Carmerata Atlantica, and the Hanover Wind Symphony.
Michelle has received top awards at a variety of competitions in the past, including the Taiwan National Piano Competition for three consecutive years. She was the first-prize winner of the National Piano Competition in Hong Kong and represented Hong Kong at the London Arts Festival. Michelle also frequently performed solo and with the Hong Kong Chamber Society on national radio and television in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Christopher Kuo began learning piano at a very young age with his mother and continued to pursue his studies in music throughout his time at university and at the beginning of his professional career. As a young pianist, he won more than 10 awards and titles in regional and state-wide solo, duet, and duo competitions, including those hosted by the NJFMC and Music Educators Association of New Jersey.
At sixteen years old, he made his 2006 solo New York Debut at Weill Recital Hall which was enthusiastically received; the New York Concert Review said he “play[ed] with the ease of a flick of a switch.” He appeared there again with Michelle in 2007 in their first performance together as a duo team and made an exciting return there in October 2015.
ABOUT CPC
The Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) is a social services organization that creates positive social change. Founded in 1965, CPC is the nation's largest Asian American social services organization and aims to promote the social and economic empowerment of Chinese American, immigrant, and low-income communities of New York City. CPC is the trusted partner to individuals and families striving to achieve goals in their education, family, community, and career.
關於華策會
華人策劃協會（簡稱“華策會”）是一個致力於創造正向社會變革的社會服務機構。華策會成立於1965年，是美國最大的亞裔美國人社會服務機構，旨在促進紐約市華裔美國人，移民，及低收入社區的社會權益和經濟賦權。華策會是為實現其教育，家庭，社區及職業目標而努力的個人和家庭可信賴的機構。
ACERCA DE CPC
El Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) es una organización de servicios sociales que crea un cambio social positivo. Fundada en 1965, CPC es la mayor organización de servicios sociales asiático-americanos del país y su objetivo es promover la capacitación social y económica de las comunidades chino-americanas, inmigrantes y de bajos ingresos de la ciudad de Nueva York. CPC es el socio de confianza de personas y familias que se esfuerzan por alcanzar objetivos en su educación, familia, comunidad y carrera.
