Eric Guo
Senior Division
Nocturne in B major, op. 62, no. 1
Etude in C major, op. 10, no. 1
Etude in G sharp minor, op. 25, no. 6
Mazurka in C minor, op. 56, no. 3
Scherzo in B flat minor, op. 31
Born in Toronto, Eric Guo started piano at 4 years old. As recipient of David and Renette Berman Scholarships, he will enrol in Artist Diploma Program in Sept 2024 studying under Professor John Perry and James Anagnoson after obtaining Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance (Honours) 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.
Soloist with numerous orchestras: UK’s Royal Philharmonic, {oh!} Orkiestra, Collegium 1704, Bach Collegium Japan, Ural Youth Symphony, Fort Worth, Minnesota, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Ontario Philharmonic, Burlington Symphony Orchestra, Oakville Chamber Orchestra, Drummondville 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, Ehrbar Saal, Tokyo Opera City Hall, Hamamatsu Act City, Hyogo Performing Arts Center, Merkin Concert Hall in New York (aired on WQXR), Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, North Carolina Museum of Art, Stetson Chapel, Gusman Concert Hall, Koerner Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, George Weston Hall, Four Seasons Center, Harbourfront Theatre, McMaster University’s LIVELab, etc.
Honed his artistry in festivals/courses: Radziejowice (modern and fortepiano), Brescia, Piano Academy Eppan, Gilmore Festival Fellowship and Maria Joao Pires' Partitura Project, PianoTexas, Frost Chopin, Music@Menlo, Curtis Summerfest, Orford Musique, etc.
Mentored by renowned artists: Dmitri Alexeev, Emanuel Ax, Edward Auer, Michel Beroff, Angela Cheng, Alvin Chow, Dang Thai Son, Jeremy Denk, Pavel Gililov, Richard Goode, Stewart Goodyear, Nikolai Demidenko, Krzysztof Jablonski, Kevin Kenner, Piet Kuijken, Robert Levin, Robert McDonald, Anton Nel, Garrick Ohlsson, Ronan O’Hora, Janusz Olejniczak, Piotr Paleczny, Maria Joao Pires, Ewa Pobłocka, Katarzyna Popowa-Zydroń, Martino Tirimo, Arie Vardi, Dina Yoffe, etc
Named CBC 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30.