Performances
Concert pianist performing classical and contemporary repertoire across American, European, and Asian traditions.
US-Malaysia cultural exchange performance, October 2025.
Video credit: Malaysia Pavilion
Upcoming Performances
Currently available for performances and cultural collaborations.
For booking inquiries: chaffman.job@gmail.com
Video Samples
Live Improvisation on Somewhere Over the Rainbow
U.S. Pavilion at World Expo
2:30
Rhapsody in Blue Cadenza
Street Piano at World Expo
1:30
US-Malaysia Collaboration
World Expo 2025
1:30
Debussy: Pagodes
UN Pavilion Performance
2:30
Signature Repertoire
Solo Romantic
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2, Etudes-Tableaux
- Liszt: Transcendental Etudes, Spanish Rhapsody
- Scriabin: Sonatas No. 4, 5, 8, 10, Preludes, Etudes
- Chopin: Nocturnes, Waltzes, Preludes, Etudes
Impressionist/20th Century
- Debussy: Estampes, L'Isle Joyeuse, Préludes
- Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, Miroirs
- Albeniz: Iberia, Azulejos
- Falla: Noches en los Jardines de España
Concerto Repertoire
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
- Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
- Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
- Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Improvisation as Cultural Diplomacy
Returning to the historical tradition of Mozart and Liszt, Theodore treats improvisation as real-time cultural dialogue— a living language of music exchanged spontaneously across traditions and borders.
Recent improvisational collaborations include Malaysian sitar, Japanese shakuhachi, and cross-cultural ensemble work, each serving as diplomatic conversation in sound.
