Master Class
To be eligible for masterclasses, minimum of three classes must be entered for the same year. An audition is needed, please write an email along with contestants full name and contact information, along with a YouTube video of contestant’s performance. Any inquiries for fees, please contact us at info@oymimusicfestival.com.
Available Master Class Divisions:
Piano and Strings Divisions
James Anagnoson - Piano (Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary)
Renowned pianist and pedagogue, James Anagnoson will be leading a masterclass as part of the OYMI Music Festival at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Toronto. James Anagnoson is the Dean and Professor of Piano at the Glenn Gould School of Music of the Royal Conservatory of Music. James Anagnoson's long list of renowned former students include Li Wang, Tony Yang, Jan Lisiecki, Todd Yaniw, Ben Smith.
Jonathan Crow - Violin (Toronto)
Renowned Canadian violinist Jonathan Crow will be leading a masterclass as part of the OYMI Music Festival at the Steinway Piano Gallery in Toronto. Jonathan Crow is the Concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and former Concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. He was also the 1st Prize Winner of the OSM Manulife Competition. Jonathan Crow has been an ambassador for Canadian classical music and education for decades.
Lang Ning Liu - Piano (Toronto)
Graduate of the Glenn Gould School of Music and the Juilliard School, renowned pianist Lang Ning Liu is currently a Piano and Chamber Music Faculty at the Glenn Gould School of Music and the Phil and Eli Taylor Academy. Lang Ning Liu has appaeared soloist with Juilliard Orchestra, Beijing Symphony Orchestra and more.
Todd Yaniw - Piano (Toronto)
Dr. Yaniw is a graduate of the Glenn Gould School of Music, Rice University and University of Texas in Austin. Dr. Yaniw is currently a chamber music and piano faculty of the Phil and Eli Taylor Academy. As a soloist, Dr. Yaniw made his Toronto Symphony Orchestra debut 2012 and has also soloed with the Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra.