Teaching
My Wonderful Students in Performance
Past Events
| Title | Date | Information | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
Ancient Music From the Twentieth Century |
November 26th, 2016 2:00 pm | ||
Halloween Concert |
October 30th, 2016 7:00 pm | Barnett Hall, UBC School of Music, Vancouver | |
Linda Ruan plays Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto 1 |
October 7th, 2016 7:00 pm | Michael J. Fox Theatre, Burnaby, BC |
Student Successes
Jaeden Izik-Dzurko (private student)
- Won Piano Category and Grand Prize at 2016 National Music Competition
- Accepted to study with Hung-Kuan Chen at 2016 Aspen Music Festival
- Won 2016 Kamloops Symphony Concerto Competition
- Chosen to represent Shuswap at the 2016 BC Piano Competition
- Winner of numerous other local festivals (Kiwanis Music Festival)
Nicole Linaksita (BMus Perf 2016)
- Chosen to represent Vancouver at the 2016 BC Piano Competition
- Finalist at the CMC Stepping Stones Competition
- Semi-Finalist at 2015 Montreal Symphony Concerto Competition
- Semi-Finalist at 2013 E-Gre Competition
- Winner of 2013 Seattle International Piano Festival Competition
- Winner of 2013 Vancouver Women’s Musical Society Competition
- Winner of numerous other local festivals (Kiwanis Music Festival, Russian Music Festival, Richmond Music Festival, Student Performers Guild, Concerts in Care)
- Chosen to perform at 2016 UBC Baccalaureate Concert
Natalie Lo (BMus Perf 2016)
- Won 2016 Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra Concerto Competition
- Won 2015 Burnaby Clef Concerto Competition
- Won 2015 UBC Mozart Concerto Competition
- Won 4th prize at 2016 Shean Piano Competition
- Chosen to represent Vancouver at 2016 Provincial Music Festival
- Winner of numerous other local festivals (Kiwanis Music Festival, Russian Music Festival, Richmond Music Festival, Student Performers Guild, Concerts in Care)
- Chosen to perform at 2015 UBC Baccalaureate Concert
Yekaterina Utegenova (MMus 2015)
- Winner of 3rd prize at UBC Concerto Competition
- Winner of numerous other local festivals (Kiwanis Music Festival, Russian Music Festival, Richmond Music Festival, Student Performers Guild, Concerts in Care)
Lillian Liu (BMus Perf 2014)
- Accepted for MMus at Royal College, London
- Chosen to perform at 2014 UBC Baccalaureate Concert
- Winner of numerous other local festivals (Kiwanis Music Festival, Russian Music Festival, Richmond Music Festival, Student Performers Guild, Concerts in Care)
Linda Ruan (private student)
- Accepted into BMus Perf Glenn Gould School
- Won 3rd prize at 2015 National Music Teacher’s Competition
- Played Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto 1 with Chinese Orchestra
- Winner of numerous other local festivals (Kiwanis Music Festival, Russian Music Festival, Richmond Music Festival, Student Performers Guild)
Elliot Kam (BMus Perf 2015)
- Accepted into MMus McGill
- Winner of numerous other local festivals (Kiwanis Music Festival, Russian Music Festival, Richmond Music Festival, Student Performers Guild, Concerts in Care)
- Accepted for summer music study at numerous international music academies
Rosie Whiting (MMus 2016)
- Accepted to Diploma program with Winston Choi at Roosevelt University, Chicago
Megan Thibeault (Dipl. 2017)
- Semi-Finalist at 2016 E-Gre Competition
Davy Lau (private student)
- Chosen to represent Vancouver at the 2016 Provincial Music Festival
- Winner of numerous other local festivals (Kiwanis Music Festival, Russian Music Festival, Richmond Music Festival, Student Performers Guild)
Chris Morano (DMA 2016)
- Winner of 3rd prize at 2011 E-Gre Competition
- Winner of Music on Main New Artist Competition
Da Young An (MMus 2012)
- Semi-finalist at 2011 E-Gre Competition
- Winner of 2011 Johann Foundation Scholarship
- Chosen to perform at UBC Baccalaureate Concert
- Winner of numerous other local festivals (Kiwanis Music Festival, Russian Music Festival, Richmond Music Festival, Student Performers Guild, Concerts in Care)
Connie Luk (BMus 2007)
- Accepted in DMus Pedagogy, Hong Kong Baptist University
Simon-Marc De Freitas (BMus Perf 2007)
- Accepted to MMus Collab. University of Toronto
- Winner of 2007 Johann Foundation Scholarship
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