Piano Master Class with Richard He

We are pleased to announce a piano master class at our studio on Sunday, January 8 at 2:00 p.m. featuring our returning student and success story, Richard He. Richard is currently completing his second year of studies in piano performance at the prestigious Eastman School of Music in New York. This will be a wonderful opportunity for students to meet Richard, to hear him play and share some of his experiences. The master class will be an open lesson for anyone who wishes to play and is free to the public. Everyone is welcome to come and participate! Refreshments will be served.

Our ARCT Graduates

These are the students who studied with Anna and Greg and achieved their diplomas from the RCM. Today they are successful musicians and music teachers:

Susanne Ma (1995)
Sherry Hsu (2001)
Janet Murray (2002)
Joyce Ngai (2002)
Christine Wong (2007)
Herbert Kwan (2008)
Lainie Fung (2008)
Michelle Ning (2009)
Jaylene Marr (2009)
Jasmine Ip (2009)
Austin Doyle (2009)
Caleb Sung (2010)
Karen Wu (2011)

Congratulations to Our Students

Congratulation to our students - RCM summer session:

Christine Dong -  96% - History ; Piano,Gr.8 - 82%

Karen Wu -   Piano , ARCT- 80%

Jinny Kim - Piano, Gr.9 - 84%

Evangeline  Yee  - Piano, Gr.10 - 80%

Coquitlam Festival Winners

Congratulation to our winners!!!

Katarina Simic - ARCT - Second Prize - (Chopin)

Mary Lai, Gr.10 - First Prize - (Bach); First Prize - (Messiaen)

Jinny Kim , Gr.9 - First Prize (Bach); First Prize - (Mozart); Second Prize (Debussy)

Alisha Ward , Gr.9 - First Prize (Chopin); Second Prize - (Bach)

Matthew Wong, Gr.8 - First Prize  - (Bartok) ; Second Prize -(Mozart); Third Prize - (Chopin)

Duet - Matthew Wong and Art Lo - First Prize - Jazz Parnass

Seanna Semchishen , Gr. 8 - First Prize and Gold Medal - Concert Group

Art Lo, Gr.7 -  Second - (Clementi); Second Prize -( Scarlatti); Third Prize - (Casella)

Daniel Deng, Gr.7 - Second Prize -(Prokofiev); Third Prize - (Kuhlau); Third Prize -(Bach)

Student and Parent Testimonials

If you're interested in what kind of experience our students and parents have had with us, please visit our testimonials page:

Congratulations to our student Richard He

Congratulations to our student Richard He on his acceptance to the Eastman School of Music with a full scholarship. We wish him every success!

Congratulations to our theory/history students on their recent examination successes

Yongxin Bao - 76 Grade 3 Harmony

Frances Wang - 91 Grade 3 Harmony

Peter Weinkam - 81 Grade 5 Analysis

Anna Zhao - 76 Grade 3 Harmony

Congratulations to our 3 recent ARCT graduates!

We would like to offer a hearty congratulation to three of our recent graduates who successfully completed their ARCT during the August 2009 session: Michelle Ning, Jaylene Marr and Jasmine Ip.

Young talent in spotlight at concerto concert

A young Burnaby pianist is in the spotlight this weekend as part of the Burnaby Clef Society's concerto concert.

Richard He, a winner of the 2009 Clef Society Concerto Competition, will perform Franz Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.

Read the rest of the article from the Burnaby Now

Congratulations to Our Festival Winners!

Richard He - First place winner of the concerto competition. Richard will perform with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on May 30 at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby.

Richard He - First Prize (ARCT)

Jasmine Ip - Second Prize (ARCT)

Nancy Zhao - Second Prize (Grade 10)

Frances Wang - Third Prize (Grade 10)

Carina Lo - Third Prize (Grade 9)

Graeme Thomson - Third Prize ( Grade 9 )

Seana Semchischen - Third Prize ( Grade 8 )

Christine Dong - First Prize ( Grade 6 )

Alisha Ward - Two Gold medals from the Kiwanis Festival ( Grade 8 )

Welcome Back Scholarship Concert

The Welcome Back Scholarship Concert took place Saturday, September 13, 2008 at Place des Arts in Coquitlam.Thanks to everyone who attended!

Anna Levy with students Andrew Huang, Christine Wong and Richard Hee at the Place des Arts Welcome Back Concert on September 13.

"Come hear Place des Arts teacher Anna Levy's senior students perform for a worthy cause. All the proceeds from this concert will go to a growing scholarship fund to be offered to the best and brightest Place des Arts music students.

On this program you will hear: Mozart's Piano Concerto in d minor, No. 20, K. 466 with Christine Wong; Chopin's Scherzo in Bb minor performed by Andrew Huang; Gershwin's "Three Preludes for 2 Pianos" with Michelle Ning and Anna Levy; and Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1 in Eb Major, played by Richard He. Do not miss this event!"

Richard He, National Canadian Competition Performance

Congratulations to Richard He, finalist at the National Canadian Competition (3rd prize)

Burnaby Clef Society Festival 2008 Winners

Our winners at the Burnaby Clef Society Festival 2008

Richard He

Peter Kao

Lidia Lee

Laney Fung

Christine Wong

Alana Xin

Congratulations to William Kuo

Congratulations to our long time student William Kuo for his acceptance into the Bachelor of Music program at McGill University in Montreal!

First Annual Student Scholarship Concert

Performed January 2007 at Place des Arts