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Hi! I am a pianist as well as a cat lover.
Here is some of my personal background that might be of interest to you.
MY HOME
I originate from Hong Kong (a British colony which will be handed over to China on the 1st July, 1997). I immigrated to Canada (Quebec, Montreal) in June, 1989 with my parents and our Pekingese, Foxette, and 3 turtles. We chose to reside in Quebec because we like the European atmosphere, and that my parents have many friends there.
MY EDUCATIONAL & MUSICAL BACKGROUND
I began my piano studies at the age of 6 under the tutelage of Mrs. Madeline Chan Chung Mien. I then continued to study with Mrs. Lo Lung Kwan (1977-1982) and Mr. Stephen Wong (1985-1986). In 1986, I studied with the prestigious concert pianist Ms. Nancy Loo and was admitted into the Honours Diploma Program in Piano Performance at the Hong Kong Baptist College. Between 1988 and 1989, I was awarded the Associateship and Licentiateship in Piano Performance of the Trinity College of Music (London). When I immigrated to Canada in 1989, I entered the Graduate Diploma Program in Advanced Musical Performance Studies at Concordia University (Montreal) where I was groomed under the aegis of Professor Philip Cohen. Upon completion of my Graduate Diploma, I pursued my Master's degree in the Special Individual Program at Concordia majoring in piano performance, psychology and education. At the same time, I am also an active member of the Leonardo Project of the psychology department at Concordia, where I collaborate with other musicians, artists and scientists in conducting research on the psychological aspects of advanced musical performance. My master's thesis provides a critical analysis of concepts of giftedness of the solo concert pianist. In 1992 and 1993, I was granted the McConnell Fellowship. Upon completion of the Master's degree, I continued to pursue my doctoral studies at Concordia in 1995. In the same year, I was awarded the Philip Cohen Scholarship. Currently (1997) I am embarking on two major projects. Artistically, I am preparing for a compact disc recording which would be released within the next year. Meanwhile, academically, I am preparing for my doctoral dissertation which would explore the performance blocks and interferences encountered by developing solo concert pianists and attempt to unravel and put into perspective certain didactogenically induced problems.
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