CBC Music 30 Under 30
Vanessa Yu
About Vanessa
Biography
Vanessa has presented solo and chamber programs for series including the Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra’s New Generation Artist Celebration, Confluence Concerts, and Thursdays at Noon at the University of Toronto. Most recently, Vanessa gave solo recitals for the International Holland Music Sessions in the Netherlands and the Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation in Canada...
CBC Music | 2022 Edition
30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30
The first thing to know about Vanessa Yu is that she's a cake fiend. "I will happily eat cake for any meal of the day," she admits. Of course, there are worse vices, and who knows, this one could be fuelling her success: Yu won the grand prize at the 2021 Pacific Rim International Music Competition, which comes with an invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall in January 2023...
Performances
May TBD, 2024
PianoArts North American Biennial Competition: Semifinal Round Duo Recital
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music – Rose Room (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90
Alexina Louie: Fastforward (2008)
Schumann: Fantasiestücke for Cello and Piano, Op. 73
May TBD, 2024
PianoArts North American Biennial Competition: Semifinal Round Solo Recital
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music – Rose Room (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Handel: Suite No.1 in B-flat Major, HWV 434
June TBD, 2024
Patrick W. Price Piano Competition: Final Round
Performing Arts Center Recital Hall (San Marcos, TX, USA)
Handel: Suite No. 1 in B-flat Major, HWV 434
Claudio Santoro: Toccata (1954)
Schumann: Symphonic Études, Op. 13
July 23, 2024
Toronto Concert Orchestra
Palais Royale (Toronto, ON, Canada)
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 – Sharon Lee, conductor; Vanessa Yu, soloist