Good news at the end of Summer 2021! I received two 2021 SOCAN Foundation Young Composer Awards. One was in the Large Ensemble Category for my piece Petawawa Gorges, and the other was in the Solo Category for my piece Chorale and Variations. My solo piano composition, Etude on Home Sweet Home, won the grandContinue reading “Competitions”
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About
The First Prize winner of the under 17 category of the 2018 Montreal Symphony Orchestra Manulife Competition, Canadian-American pianist/composer/violinist Henry From was named, by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, as one of CBC’s 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30 for 2019. Recent performance highlights as a pianist include performing Beethoven’s concerto no. 3 and Ravel’sContinue reading “About”
Concerts
May 15, 2021, Participant in the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Day of Music event. It was a full-day online festival with many different musicians and genres of music. My contribution included three of my recent compositions for solo piano. https://dayofmusic.ca/video/new-music-for-the-piano-by-henry-from/ March 28, 2021, My first in-person concert since the pandemic began! The Willows Retirement Commnity, Bellingham,Continue reading “Concerts”
Premieres
Theme and Variations for Erhu and Piano. Premiered by Nicole Ge Li and Corey Hamm in October 2021. I composed this as part of the 2021 Elliot Weisgarber Workshops, a project of the Canadian Music Centre in BC. Audio and video recorded by Jordan Nobles. Thank you to all involved! https://vimeo.com/633158769 Wind Quintet, Op. 67,Continue reading “Premieres”
Summer Academies
Verbier Festival 2021 (Switzerland) I had a wonderful time at this music festival in the beautiful town of Verbier in the Swiss Alps. Highlights of the 3-week long festival included piano lessons with Joaquín Achúcarro, Klaus Hellwig, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, and Sir András Schiff. I was honoured to receive the festival’s Tabor Prize for Piano. ClickContinue reading “Summer Academies”