Peter Ware

PETER WARE received a M.M. from Yale University and a B.M. from Virginia Commonwealth University. His teaching experience includes positions at Queen's University, Brock University, Northern Kentucky University and the University of Cincinnati. As a free-lance composer and music publisher, he offers students a vast practical knowledge and excitement for the intricate workings of music. [More details]

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Dr. Kui Min, a highly praised performer, teacher and scholar is a recipient of many awards and honors, including the first prize in the First China International Piano Competition Southwest Division, Outstanding Performance Certificate in the Dorothy A. Anderson International Piano Competition, the winner of Concerto Competitions at the Wilfrid Laurier University and the University of Notre Dame, and recently the winner of Beethoven Competition at the University of Wisconsin‐Madison School of Music. Dr. Min has been heard in may concert halls in Canada, USA, Japan and China. Dr. Min has toured with The Canadian Consort let by Maestro Chosei Komatsu, representing Canadian government, performing in 14 cities in Japan including solo performance for The Imperial House of Japan. With over 18 years of success in teaching piano to all ages and levels from young beginners to piano majors in universities in Canada, USA and China, Dr. Min has developed an innovative pedagogy that combines Eastern and Western schools.  [More details]

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Dr. David Swan

DR. DAVID SWAN is a past winner of the Eckhardt-Granatté and CBC Talent Competitions. A concert pianist, he specializes in contemporary music, appearing regularly on New Music Concerts and as a freelance accompanist. He has served eleven years as organist at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Toronto. [More details]

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A native of China, Dianyuan Ye began piano lessons with his father at age five.  A graduate of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, he completed a postgraduate diploma at the Conservatorium Maastricht in the Netherlands studying with pianist Joop Celis.  [More details]

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Dianyuan Ye

Lorraine Wu

A native of Taiwan, Lorraine Wu began her early training in Piano at age of five. She attended Manhattan School of Music for both undergraduate and graduate studies under the tutelage of professor Zenon Fishbein. After receiving her masters' degree from Manhattan School of Music in 2007, Miss Wu worked with world-renown pianists such as Bernard Ringeissen (France), Epifanio Comis (Italy) at the Samuel Barber International Music Festival in West Chester, PA.     [More details]

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Acclaimed as “one of the 10 Promising Future Stars in China” by the People’s Daily News, pianist Lu Wang has established a career performing throughout the U.S., China, and Europe. His concretizing career has brought him to many prestigious halls, including Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, New York’s Steinway Hall, Hong Kong’s Performing Arts Center, People’s Palace in Beijing, Beijing Central Concert Hall, and Xinghai and Shanghai Music Halls. In 2000, he was invited to play recitals at the Glinka Choir College and Chamber Music Concerts at the Composers’ Union in St. Petersburg, Russia. His establishments in China include collaborations with China’s National Symphony, the National Ballet, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra.    [More details]

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Lu Wang

Yuka Kobayashi

Originally from Japan, YUKA KOBAYASHI relocated to Canmore, Alberta in 1991 and attended the Mount Royal College Academy of Music in Calgary, where she had many opportunities to study with renowned pianists including: Marek Jablonski, Lee Kum Sing, Marc Durand, and Robin Wood. While studying with Marilyn Engle in Calgary, she was an active participant and a winner in various musical festivals and competitions, including the Calgary Kiwanis Festival and the Canadian Music Competition, for which she was awarded first prize in the Provincial division. [More details]

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Maggie Ho

Shih-Ren Lu

Shih-Ren Lu is a second year Music Education major at the University of Toronto. Her patience, kindness and maturity blend with her enthusiasm for music. As a student, she participated in festivals including the Kiwanis, Peel Music, Arts Richmond Hill and the Canadian Chopin Competition. [More details]

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Kathy Feng

Andrea Yau

ANDREA YAU has over 10 years of experience in music. She holds an ARCT in Piano and has won numerous musical awards in the Arts Richmond Hill Festival, Markham Festival, ORMTA Recital, and Kiwanis Music Festival.  Andrea also has knowledge in ensemble as well as solo work with the keyboard, participating as a harpsichordist in orchestras and accompanying and organizing Christmas concert choirs.  [More details]

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HANNAH TSE has over six years experience teaching children. Her passion for piano is only surpassed by her rapport with today's youth. A pianist for Hallelujah Chinese Evangelical Free Church, Hannah has led summer camps, played prestigious festivals, and taught Sunday school. She has won musical awards and has her ARCT in Piano. Past teachers include Peter Ware and Dr. David Swan at the Ware Academy of Music. [More details]

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HANNAH TSE