Born in Surabaya, Dr. Irene Margarete Setiawan has pursued her piano studies, performances, and teaching abroad. She has performed as a soloist and collaborative pianist in the US, Canada, Singapore, and Indonesia. Her achievements include winning top prizes at the Sydney Performing Arts Challenge, UPH National Piano Competition, UBC Concerto Competition, the Ruth Parnum King …
Iswargia Renardi Sudarno was born in Bandung, Indonesia, and started his piano lesson there at the age of eleven, with Mrs. Wibanu, Partosiswojo, John Gobée and Oerip S. Santoso. After finishing his bachelor degree in architecture at the Bandung Institute of Technology, he continued his musical education at the Manhattan School of Music in New …
Pianist Carol Liu brings a wealth of experience and expertise to her students. Originally from China, she began her journey on the piano at the age of five under the tutelage of esteemed pianists, including Professor Fang Yi from the Harbin Conservatory of Music and Professor Ling Zhao from the Central Conservatory of Music. After …
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 …
Richard Evans is a pianist of international reputation. He has performed throughout Europe, Australia, Japan and America, notably the Kaufman centre, New York; Falsterbonasets International Festival, Sweden; Festival du Valloir and la Folle Journee, France; Osaka and Kyoto Symphony halls, Tokyo Opera City Hall; South Bank Centre and the Barbican, London. He has broadcast live …
Rachel Yang Yang is a distinguished piano educator based in the Vancouver region. With a master’s degree in piano from the Sichuan Conservatory of Music, she was a piano lecturer at the institution before relocating to Vancouver in 2009. Since then, she has forged a path of excellence, establishing her own thriving piano studio. As …
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 …