Daniel Chow, piano
"Pianist Daniel Chow is one of the most unique talents of his generation, delighting audiences across the United States, Europe and China.
Friday, January 20, 2012 at 7:30 PM ~ Academy Hall
[Program]
Admission $22 -
STUDENTS: 18 & under free with student ticket voucher
Tickets are available at the
Academy Box Office 7280 Kemano Street, Monday – Thursday 9:30 - 4:30
Tel 604 485 9633
And at the door 30 minutes before the concert
Pianist Daniel Chow is one of the most unique talents of his generation, delighting
audiences across the United States, Europe and China. He made his solo debut with the UBC Symphony Orchestra in 2001 performing Rachmaninoff’s 3rd Piano Concerto at the Chan Center in Vancouver. Daniel was also featured and broadcast on CBC’s Westcoast Performance in 2005.
An advocate of chamber music, Daniel has collaborated with EMI Classics artist Sarah Chang, Naxos artist Howard Zhang and Song artist Denis Djokic and has been featured on NPR broadcast in a chamber recital with cellist Ashley Sidon. While studying at the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Daniel learned and performed virtually the entire chamber music repertoire for all orchestral instruments and piano.
Awards received include a Gold Medal from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, multiple BC Arts Council Grants, Vancouver Foundation Grants and prizes from the Canadian Music Competition and the BC Festival of the Arts.
Academic achievements include a Bachelor of Music from the University of British Columbia, a Master of Music and Artist Diploma from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music and a Diploma of Technology (Advanced Accounting) from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Daniel now works for Manning Elliott LLP, a mid-size accounting firm in Vancouver as an articling CA student, servicing private companies and not for profit organizations with the intention of becoming a Chartered Accountant in June 2011. Interests and hobbies include hiking, lifting weights at the gym and extreme sports such as snowboarding on the local Vancouver slopes.