Born in Toronto, Eric Guo started piano at 4 years old. As recipient of David and Renette Berman Scholarships, he’s studying in Artist Diploma Program under Professor John Perry and Dean James Anagnoson after obtaining BMus at The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory in Toronto. Alumnus of The Royal Conservatory’s Taylor Academy. Previous teachers: Li Wang, John O’Conor, David Louie. His career slightly opened after winning 1st prize at the Chopin Competition on Period Instruments in Warsaw 2023 (with Mazurkas Prize) led to performances at prestigious festivals: Dvorak Prague (Czech), Nohant Chopin (France), Duszniki Chopin (Poland), Chopin and his Europe (Warsaw), Bolzano Festival Bozen (Italy), Golden July Music Festival (Vienna), Frost Chopin (Miami), Rockport Music, Paderewski Festival (Raleigh), etc. His competition CD was released by Chopin Institute during his recitals on Chopin’s 214th birthday in Żelazowa Wola and Warsaw Philharmonic, and broadcasted on CBC and Radio-Canada’s 175th anniversary of Chopin’s death. Soloist with numerous orchestras: Royal Philharmonic, {oh!} Orkiestra, Collegium 1704, Bach Collegium Japan, Ural Youth Symphony, Brescia Master Orchestra, Fort Worth, Minnesota, Frost Festival Orchestra (led by David Kim concertmaster of Philadelphia), Toronto Symphony, Drummondville Orchestra, Mississauga Symphony, Ontario Philharmonic, Burlington Symphony, Oakville Chamber Orchestra, etc. Concertized in Warsaw Philharmonic, Chopin’s Birthplace at Żelazowa Wola, Chopin Museum, Krzysztofory Palace, Pszczyna castle, Rudolfinum, BOZAR, Lukaskirche Dresden, Salle Cortot, Bibliothèque Polonaise, Ateneo de Madrid, Eroica Saal, Ehrbar Saal, White Rock Theatre, Tokyo Opera City Hall, Hamamatsu Act City, Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Merkin Concert Hall in New York (aired on WQXR), Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, Shalin Liu Performance (Rockport), North Carolina Museum of Art, Stetson Chapel, Gusman Concert Hall, Koerner Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, George Weston, Living Arts Centre, etc. Named CBC’s 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30, and the Hnatyshyn Foundation Developing Arts Grant in Piano.