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My Wonderful Students in Performance

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Past Events

Title Date Information Location

Gene Emerson performs Saint-Saens Piano Concerto 2

December 10th, 2016Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam, BC

Contemporary Players Concert

December 2nd, 2016 2:00 pmThe Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery, UBC, Vancouver

Contemporary Players Concert

November 28th, 2016 12:00 pmBarnett Hall, UBC School of Music, Vancouver

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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)
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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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