Dr. Jiyuan Zhang started piano at age of 3. She was accepted to the Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music when she was 10. Her childhood accomplishments include the 1st place at the 1st China National Youth Piano Competition, gold medal at the Shanghai “Haiman” Piano Competition, 1st place at the 71st …
Cihan Yücel’s interest in the piano began at the age of six. This passion led him to the Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory, where he studied with pianist Menekşe Akar for ten years, and later to The Hartt School at the University of Hartford. By 2023, Cihan had successfully earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s, Artist Diploma, …
Helena Yue Hao is an accomplished concert pianist, accompanist and music educator. Her dynamic interpretations and virtuosic skill have taken her across North America and Asia, where she’s shared her music with audiences in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, New Jersey, Shanghai, Beijing, Qingdao, and Nanyang. With an early start at the age of 4, Helena’s remarkable …
Yunjia Guan is a highly regarded pianist and music educator, known for her piano performance skills, music education experience, and academic research. As a passionate music educator, Yunjia Guan is committed to the preservation and popularization of classical music in China. She has taught courses in numerous public and private schools, designed innovative curricula, mentored …
Matteo Generani is an Italian pianist, collaborator, and educator of international renown. He is the winner of both national and international competitions, including the Solo Piano Competition “Villa Oliva” (Italy, 2018) the White Lake Young Artist Solo Performance (Montague, Michigan, 2019) and the Jefferson City Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition (Jefferson City, Missouri, 2020). Recent highlights …
Pianist Alexander “Sasha” Malikov performs extensively across Canada and the United States both as a soloist and a chamber musician. Most recent highlights include solo recitals in Austin, Texas, at Vancouver’s Müzewest Concerts, and at Toronto’s Arts & Letters Club. In 2021, he also recorded Beethoven’s Cello Sonatas Nos. 2 & 5 with Joseph Johnson, …
A native Calgarian, Kathy Dornian is a nationally respected pedagogue, chamber musician, adjudicator and examiner. She earned a Master of Music Degree in piano performance from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Education and Kodaly Fine Arts Diploma from the University of Calgary. Her education was enriched by post-graduate …
Ms. Peggy Yip, Vice President of the Pacific International Youth Music Society and a founding member, brings extensive knowledge and experience to the organization. In addition to her leadership role, she contributed her expertise as a piano advisor to the Richmond Music Festival Society in the past and holds the Royal Conservatory of Music Piano …
Kyu is a pianist, educator, pedagogue, and clinician who is actively performing. Kyu has taught both nationally and internationally and has performed in Italy, Czech Republic, China, Thailand, Costa Rica, Korea and Carnegie Hall, Steinway Hall in New York, and Krannert Center for Performing Arts in US. Kyu is a recipient of the Marina Grin …