Sidney Yin | Pianist
Biography
Chinese-Canadian pianist Sidney Yin is currently studying Piano Performance in the Doctorate program with Boris Slutsky and has taught at the Preparatory of the Peabody Conservatory as well as the world renowned Juilliard School of New York. His past teachers include Julian Martin, Veda Kaplinsky, Edward Parker, and Betty Wong.
During his early years, Sidney's talents had already been widely recognized in Canada with continuous outstanding achievements in local and regional music competitions earning numerous trophies, scholarships and awards.In 1998, Sidney was Provincial Winner of the National Piano Class of the British Columbia Festival of Arts. In 1999, he was 1st prize winner of the 5th Annual Pacific Piano Competition. He was also the 1999 ARCT Gold Medalist for scoring a near perfect mark of 99%, the highest mark in the history of The Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada.
As a guest soloist, he has performed with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Orchestra of the North Shore, New Juilliard Ensemble, and recently the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic and other orchestras in recital halls and theatres within and outside North America, including the Weill Recital Hall and the
Isaac Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall and Juilliard Theatre.
Sidney was the featured soloist of the 2001 and 2003 "Focus!" series of the Juilliard in New York. In October 2003, he was invited to be a guest pianist to perform a commissioned work by Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project in New Jersey. Sidney maintains a private studio and teaches at the Gilman School of Towson, and judges frequently in local and regional competitions.
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