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ABOUT THE ARTIST

Educational Background
-Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto. (Peter Longworth, John Perry, Andre Laplante, Marc Durand) 1997-2003
-University of Montreal, Montreal. (Marc Durand) 2003-2005
-Royal Conservatoire de Bruxelles, Belgium (Evegeny Moguilevsky) 2005-2007
-Jaques Rouvier in Paris France. 2007
-Juilliard School of Music, NYC (Bachelor of Music in Piano performance with Veda Kaplinsky) 2008-2013
-Manhattan School of Music, NYC (Masters in Piano performance with Solomon Mikowsky and Philip Kawin) 2014-2016
-Martha Argerich as a Music Mentor


Performing Experience
-The Four Seasons Centre, giving a solo recital. 2001
-Heliconian hall, chamber recital. 2012-2015
-The Glenn Gould Studio, recording for CBC radio. 2003 
-Palais des Beaus Arts in Bruxelles, chamber music recitals. 2006
-Salle Pleyel in Paris, Summer programme for Singers Gala concert. 2007 
-Place des Arts in Montreal, giving a chamber music recital. 2004
-Paganini hall in Italy, solo recital and chamber music. 2005
-Lincoln Centre in New York, guest artist at the International young artist competition and Chamber recital. 2014
-Orford Art Center in Montreal, guest artist at the Afternoon concert. 2005 
-Seoul Art Center in South Korea. Chamber music recitals. 2011
-Alink-Argerich foundation's concert tour in Europe, performing in Italy, Spain, France and Belgium.  2005-2007
-St. Timothy Choir, Conductor and Music director 2018-2020


Collaborative pianist/Teaching experiences and work shops
-Teaching assistance (TA) in Ear-training at the Juilliard School. 2012
-Guest chamber music coach for the chamber music society of Lincoln Centre. 2014
-Accompanied International festivals for singers at the Juilliard School and Lincoln Centre. 2013-2015
-Free-lancing accompanist working with the undergraduate and graduate students at the Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music and Mannes School of Music. 2012-2017
-Accompanied intensive Summer French Chanson workshop at the Manhattan School of Music. 2016
-Accompanied Master's degree conducting courses at the Manhattan school of Music 2016-2017
-Accompanied Strings in Euro music festival. 2008
-Accompanied the English songs workshop at the Mannes School of Music. 2014-2016
-4-hands reading with Canadian pianist Anton Kuert. 2017-present
-Canadian Music Competition (CMC) collaborative pianist from 2018.
-Choir director at St. Timothy Choir from 2018.
-Adjudicated, Junior Upstate New York music competition. 2016
-Adjudicated, International OYMI music competition in summer of 2019. 
-Adjudicated, Canadian Music Competition in 2019. 
-Collaborative-artist in Zodiac summer music festival in Nice, France 2019.


Awards & Grants
-Awarded for best interpretation of the Canadian composer and Chopin in Jeunesse Musicale in Montreal and broadcasted in CBC Radio Canada. 
-International Flame Paris prize Winner (France). 
-Montreal Symphony OSM competition Prize Winner (Canada) 
-Stepping Stone prize winner (Canada) 
-One of the two Canadian pianists to compete in the International Chopin Competition in Poland, Warsaw. 2005
-Competed in the International Queen Elizabeth competition in Belgium. 2007
-Full Scholarships at the Royal Conservatoire de Bruxelles. 
-Full Scholarships at the Juilliard School of music to attend Bachelor's degree of Music.
-Full Scholarships at the Manhattan School of Music to attend Master's degree of Music. 
-Accompanied prize winners at the Various competitions including the MET (NY), International Tremplin competition for Cello (Paris), International Carnegie hall debut competition (NY). International New Jersey music competition (NY), Kiwanis competition (Toronto), CMC (Toronto). Since 2007

Position
-Accompanist at University of Toronto
-Accompanist at Canadian Music Competition
-TKCC (토론토 한인 합창단) Conductor
-OYMI Youth Orchestra Conductor
-Piano Faculty at B. Solomon Academy




 

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-Conductor at Toronto Korean Canadian Choir, TKCC (한인합창단).

-Conductor at OYMI Orchestra.

-Collaborative Pianist to Canadian Music Competition.

-Collaborative Pianist to University of Toronto.

-Piano faculty at MAA.

-Piano faculty at Berkovsky Solomon Academy.

-Music Director of 'Encore' House Concert Series.  

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