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17 Jun 2023 | 03:44am IST

Vivek Menezes

Much has been said elsewhere about Chelsea (29) and Chloe (27), the prodigiously talented – and equally hard-working – Goan sisters from Bandra, who have separately stormed through colleges and conservatories in the USA to emerge as two of the most promising young artists of our times. Each is proving to be an individual powerhouse-in-the-making, but together (particularly when playing side-by-side) the siblings are uncanny, literally incredible. Venus and Serena Williams come to mind, which is probably unfair, but they did deliver two superlative performances on two successive nights in Porvorim.

Chelsea de SouzaJune 27, 2023Goa, Herald, News, Duo, Chloe de Souza

The Navhind Times: Sister Act

By Navhind Times

2023-06-18 | Luis Dias

The last time the de Souza sisters (Chelsea and Chloe) performed in Goa was several years ago, so it was a delight to hear them again recently, in two very thoughtfully programmed and illuminating concerts.

Both of them have established themselves in the U.S. as performers and music educators, breaking barriers, reaching out to newer audiences and making exciting connections with other genres from jazz to ‘world’ music.

As someone invested in music education myself, I was curious how their inspiring journey began.

Chelsea de SouzaJune 27, 2023Interviews, Navhind Times, Duo, Chloe de Souza, Education

The Hindu: Chelsea de Souza traverses the Silk Road on a musical quest

The young pianist at her lecture recital in Bengaluru brilliantly explained how melodies were traded between the East and the West to construct a cultural bridge

June 23, 2023 07:19 pm | Updated June 24, 2023 11:40 am IST

MALINI WHITE

Accomplished technique was evident in their control and shaping of musical line, and interpretation and feeling shown in the sure grasp and communication of content and intent. Particularly notable was Chelsea’s fine contrast between a powerful bass and an exquisite delicacy of treble, particularly in the Debussy. With its very well-structured, presented and performed programme, so different from the usual recitals, it made for a captivating evening.

Chelsea de SouzaJune 27, 2023Reviews, The Hindu, Bangalore

Mid-Day: Concert pianist Chelsea de Souza's performance in Mumbai will explore cultural identities in Western classical music

Updated on: 16 June,2023 08:45 AM IST | Mumbai
Suprita Mitter |

Concert pianist Chelsea de Souza’s upcoming lecture-recital will explore the intertwining of cultural identities in Western Classical music

In artistic pursuits such as music, how original is original, and where and how do inspirations come along? Exploring this interesting subject, 29-year-old pianist Chelsea de Souza has put together a lecture cum recital called The Silk Road: A Tale of Musical Trade between East and West, which will be performed in Mumbai early next week as part of a multi-city tour of India.

“As part of my doctorate, and also one of the areas I have been researching about and am interested in for the last few years, was how music is influenced by cultures and how people use it to express their identity. Typically, we don’t think of these cultural interactions much when it comes to Western Classical music because it’s an abstract art form. But when you unravel what inspired composers to compose their music, and what music they encountered, you realise that there have been a lot of cultural interactions across the world,” says de Souza.

Chelsea de SouzaJune 21, 2023News, Mid-Day, Mumbai

Sunday Mid Day: The Chopin duet arrives in India with a Western Classical performance on June 19

Updated on: 11 June,2023 08:09 AM IST | Mumbai
Jane Borges | jane.borges@mid-day.com

Bandra’s virtuosos, Chelsea and Chloe de Souza, who have been wowing audiences with their Western Classical performances in America, are on an India tour, where in a first, they will slide four hands across the keys of a piano.

Chelsea de Souza’s earliest memory of Western Classical music was on the breakfast table. Her “musically-inclined” father, Colin, would play records of the collected works of composer-pianist Frederic Chopin as she and her younger sister Chloe polished off their bowls of porridge. “I still have a very strong memory of listening to Chopin before heading to school,” says the Houston-based pianist, whom we meet at her family home in Bandra West. “That’s how it all began.”

The 29-year-old, who is a Steinway Young Artist—a title conferred upon only the best pianists of their time by a programme handled by Steinway’s Concert and Artist Department—has spent the last 12 years at music schools across the US pursuing an undergrad at Oberlin College and Conservatory, before a Master’s at Peabody. She is currently in the midst of completing a doctorate at Rice University.

Chelsea de SouzaJune 12, 2023News, Mid-Day, Duo, Chloe de Souza, Mumbai

The New Indian Express: Pianists Chelsea de Souza and Chloe de Souza present the works of legendary musicians at this classical music showcase this weekend

Chelsea presents works of Claude Debussy, Toru Takemitsu, Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji and Reena Esmail

Alwin Benjamin Soji Published : 09th June 2023 12:00 AM

The Piano is a great instrument to understand various musical cultures and the influence they can have on each other. From legendary pianists like Beethoven and Mozart to contemporary stars like Elton John and Martha Argerich, everyone influences the other. Elaborating on this ‘influencing’ of music, US-based concert pianists and sisters Chelsea de Souza and Chloe de Souza present two piano recitals in the city as part of their ongoing India tour. We talk to Chelsea about the upcoming performance and the future projects she has in the pipeline.

“The performance is part of the concert tour that my sister and I are on. We just finished our first performance of the tour in Goa. On the first night, Chloe is doing a very exciting solo piano recital and then I join her at the end for a duet. The second night is a lecture recital that I am doing where I will be speaking about the music I will be playing and Chloe will be joining me at the end for a duet,” begins Chelsea.

Chelsea de SouzaJune 10, 2023Bangalore, News

The young pianist at her lecture recital in Bengaluru brilliantly explained how melodies were traded between the East and the West to construct a cultural bridge