Hugh’s Goes Classical with Ryan Huang

Hugh’s Goes Classical with Ryan Huang in the Green Sanderson Hall at Hugh's Room, 296 Broadview Avenue
Curated by Eric Friesen and Angela Hewitt
$40 in advance, $50 at the door

 

Ryan Huang, 15, is a Young Steinway Artist and a Young Scholar of the Lang Lang
International Music Foundation.

A laureate of numerous international competitions, Ryan has earned top prizes at the XXII
Nutcracker International Television Music Competition (Russia), the Fryderyk Chopin Piano
Competition for Children and Youth (Poland), the Jeune Chopin Competition (Switzerland), and the Kaufman International Piano Competition  (United States), as well as the Steinway Junior Piano Competition and the Canadian Music Competition in Canada.

In 2026, he has been selected as a participant in the Gina Bachauer International Piano
Competition, the Cleveland International Piano Competition and the Hilton Head International
Piano Competition. 

Since making his Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium debut at age seven and his solo recital debut
at the Shanghai Symphony Hall at age eight, Ryan has performed with prestigious orchestras
and ensembles including the Toronto Symphony, Moscow Philharmonic (Russia), Wuhan
Philharmonic(China), Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra(Austria), and Newfoundland Symphony
(Canada), Oakville Symphony, among others. He has also appeared with orchestras across
Italy and Poland.

An alumnus of the Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists, Ryan currently
studies in the studio of Dr. Michael Berkovsky and receives additional guidance from Dr. Marilyn Engle.

During his formative years he was under the tutelage of Dr. Olga Chichova.
Beyond the concert stage, Ryan is a passionate volunteer who performs regularly for charity
and teaches music to primary school students weekly. He remains dedicated to the philosophy
that every child deserves the opportunity to explore the beauty of music and musical
instruments. Sunday October 18.