Past Events

Performances

Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation: Lunchtime Chamber Music

- January 7, 2025
12:10PM @ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Chopin: Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 No. 2
Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
Beethoven: Sonata in E-flat major ("Les adieux"), Op. 81a
Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54

Peabody Conservatory: Harrison Winter Piano Competition – Final Round

- December 9, 2024
12:20PM @ Friedberg Hall, Peabody Conservatory (Baltimore, MD, USA)

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 – Vanessa Yu, piano; Michael Sheppard, orchestral reduction

Peabody Conservatory: Harrison Winter Piano Competition – Preliminary Round

- December 8, 2024
6:50PM @ Friedberg Hall, Peabody Conservatory (Baltimore, MD, USA)

Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 5 – Vanessa Yu, piano; Michael Sheppard, orchestral reduction

Peabody Institute: Chamber Music Recital

- November 14, 2024
7:30PM @ Goodwin Hall, Peabody Conservatory (Baltimore, MD, USA)

Corigliano: Gazebo Dances – Naomi Wong and Vanessa Yu, piano duo

Masterclass with Eric Zuber

- November 1, 2024
2:00PM @ Goodwin Hall, Peabody Conservatory (Baltimore, MD, USA)

Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47

PianoArts North American Biennial Competition: Semifinal Round Duo Recital

- June 1, 2024
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music – Rose Room (Milwaukee, WI, USA)

Handel: Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434

PianoArts North American Biennial Competition: Semifinal Round Solo Recital

- May 31, 2024
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music – Rose Room (Milwaukee, WI, USA)

Chopin: Nocturne in E major, Op. 62 No. 2

Solo Recital and Masterclass

- May 26, 2024
4:00PM and 6:00PM @ Orrett Music Academy (Etobicoke, ON, Canada)

Handel: Suite No.1 in B-flat Major, HWV 434
Alexina Louie: Fastforward (2008)
Chopin: Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2
Schubert: Impromptu in A-flat Major, Op. 90 No. 4
Chopin: Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 42

Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra: Let There Be Liszt

- May 11, 2024
7:30PM @ Scarborough Citadel (Scarborough, ON, Canada)

Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 – Ronald Royer, conductor; Vanessa Yu, soloist

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Scarborough Philharmonic Orchestra: Songs of Hope – Album Preview Concert

- April 26, 2024
7:30PM @ Heliconian Hall (Toronto, ON, Canada)

World premieres of newly commissioned Canadian works for mezzo soprano, soprano, and chamber ensemble.

Fourth Year Graduating Recital

- April 17, 2024
7:30PM @ University of Toronto Faculty of Music – Walter Hall (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Handel: Suite No. 1 in B-flat Major, HWV 434
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90
Bach/Petri: Sheep May Safely Graze, BWV 208
Chopin: Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62 No. 2
Schumann: Symphonic Études, Op. 13

Thursday Noon at Met

- March 21, 2024
12:00PM @ Metropolitan United Church (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90
Schumann: Symphonic Études, Op. 13

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Celebrating the Journée internationale de la Francophonie

- March 20, 2024
12:10PM @ University of Toronto Faculty of Music – Edward Johnson Building Lobby (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Featuring University of Toronto Faculty of Music students selected to participate in the inaugural France-Canada Academy of Vocal Arts, a collaboration between U of T and the Académie Francis Poulenc in Tours, France

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Nine Sparrows Arts Foundation: Lunchtime Chamber Music

- January 16, 2024
12:10PM @ Yorkminster Park Baptist Church (Toronto, ON, Canada)

J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major, BWV 852 from WTC Book 1 / Haydn: Sonata in A-flat Major, Hob. XVI:46 / Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10 (selections) / Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 / Debussy: Images, Book 1

Music from the Great Hall: Solo Recital

- October 25, 2023
7:30PM @ Arts and Letters Club of Toronto (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Haydn: Sonata in A-flat Major, Hob. XVI:46 / Chopin: Etudes, Op. 10 (selections) / Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 / Debussy: Images, Book 1

Mississauga Symphony Orchestra: Absolute Romantics

- October 14, 2023
8:00PM @ Living Arts Centre, Hammerson Hall (Mississauga, ON, Canada)

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 – Denis Mastromonaco, conductor; Vanessa Yu, soloist

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Oakville Chamber Orchestra: The Beloved Classics

- October 1, 2023
3:00PM @ St. John's United Church (Oakville, ON, Canada)

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 – Charles Demuynck, conductor; Vanessa Yu, soloist

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Gijón International Piano Festival: Piano Marathon

- August 14, 2023
4:45PM @ Paseo de Begoña (Gijon, Spain)

Haydn: Sonata in A-flat Major, Hob. XVI:46 / Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 (excerpts)

Masterclass with Jose Ramon Mendez

- August 12, 2023
4:30PM @ Conservatorio Profesional de Música y Danza de Gijón, Coro 301 (Gijón, Spain)

Haydn: Sonata in A-flat major, Hob. XVI:46

Chautauqua School of Music: Chamber Music Concert

- August 3, 2023
6:00PM @ Fletcher Music Hall (Chautauqua, NY, USA)

Thuille: Sextet for Piano and Woodwind Quintet – Josean Delgado, flute; Nathalie Vela, oboe; Nathan Magley, clarinet; Miranda Macias, bassoon; Trenton Carr, horn; Vanessa Yu, piano