2024 Taiwanese & Canadian Musicians Series (III) 台加音樂家饗宴系列之三
2024 Taiwanese & Canadian Musicians Series (II) 台加音樂家饗宴系列之二
Strings that Connect - Music for Heart and Soul 共鳴之弦：帶來歡樂的音樂旅程
2024 Taiwanese & Canadian Musicians Series (I) 台加音樂家饗宴系列之一
Tango Beats and Classical Treats 琴韻舞影：探戈與古典的交織
Cellist: Judy Lou
- Judy is a passionate cello performer and instructor who completed her Master of Music from University of British Columbia in 2015 under the tutelage of renowned cello performer, Eric Wilson (M.Mus. Juilliard). In University, she frequently served as the principal cellist of UBC Symphony during her years of study and won the prestigious Friends of Chamber Music award for her chamber group in 2012. Currently, she is a cello faculty of Vancouver Academy of Music, Langley Community Music School and Pacific Chamber Music Academy while performing all over the lower mainland of British Columbia.
- Since her studies, she has actively contributed to Vancouver’s music community through various performances and educational roles. As an active musician, Judy has performed in notable concert series such as Muzewest Concerts Society, Vancouver Art Gallery out to lunch series, Silk Purse Arts Centre: Classical Concerts Series, Vancouver Chamber Music Player, Vancouver Inter-Cultural Orchestra concert series, Cafe Music concert series, and Music Friends. Chamber music brings her tremendous joy as she enjoys the interaction with wonderful musicians. Similarly, she also enjoys playing in an orchestra and has performed with Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Vancouver Island Symphony, Vancouver Metropolitan Orchestra, and various other orchestras.
- Outside her professional roles, Judy regularly organizes charity concerts for seniors and the community at large. Although she is classically trained, she has performed numerous contemporary pieces and is comfortable with musical styles of all forms. She strongly believes that music can improve lives and is constantly seeking to engage with fellow musicians and non-musicians to share her enthusiasm for the art.
Pianist: Sunny Qu
- Pianist Sunny Qu has performed on three continents in such venues as the Weiner Salle in Salzburg, Austria, Duke’s Hall in London, England, and the Chan Centre in his native Vancouver.
- Sunny was a prize winner of the 2009 Knigge Competition, as well as a past winner of the UBC Concerto Competition. He has subsequently performed with the UBC Symphony Orchestra, as well as the West Coast Symphony Orchestra. In recent seasons, Sunny has appeared as soloist with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no. 3 and with the BC Symphony Orchestra in Mozart’s Double Piano Concerto alongside his teacher, Sara Davis Buechner. He was also invited to perform as soloist in the west coast premier of Charles Hansen’s Adagio for Piano and Orchestra with the Bellflower Symphony. Sunny was the recipient of the Johann Strauss Foundation Award, and the Else Cross Brahms Prize from the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. Currently, he is working on performing the complete works of Chopin.
- In 2017, Sunny was invited to join the Global Outstanding Chinese Artist Association as the organization’s ambassador in North America. In this role he has served on the jury of the GOCAA International Piano Competition in 2017 and 2018, as well as given masterclasses at the 2018 GOCAA Summer Academy held at California State University Northridge.
- Sunny was a graduate of the UBC School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music where he studied with Sara Davis Buechner and Hamish Milne. He then continued his studies with pianist and conductor Jeffrey Kahane at the University of Southern California. His past teachers include renowned pedagogue Edward Parker and concert pianist Ian Parker. He was also fortunate to receive guidance during his studies from such artists as Anton Kuerti, Robert Levin, Joanna MacGregor, Pascal Devoyon, and Steven Osborne.