Canadian Lucas Wong is gaining reputation as a well sought-after solo and collaborative pianist. He made his orchestral debut at the age of 21, playing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto with Canada's UBC Symphony Orchestra and the New Westminster Symphony Orchestra. In 2004, he performed his debut solo recital at the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) Studio One in Vancouver, which was broadcasted live on CBC Radio. Since then, his artistry has taken him to some of the most prestigious concert halls and festivals in the world, including Carnegie Hall in New York City, Centre Pierre-PŽladeau in Montreal, Banff Summer Music Festival in Canada, the Chan Center for the Performing Arts in Vancouver, SongFest in Pepperdine University, the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, He Luting Concert Hall in Shanghai, and the Concours International de Musique de Chambre de Lyon. Most recently, Mr. Wong was invited to perform Mahler's cycle "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" (Shanghai premiere) and give vocal and vocal accompanying masterclasses at the Sixth International Piano Academy at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Earlier this year, he was the pianist for Maestro James Levine's vocal masterclass in the 2009 festival "The Song ContinuesÉ" under the auspice of the Marilyn Horne Foundation, in partnership with The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall in New York City. As a multi-faceted pianist and a keen interpreter of contemporary works, Mr. Wong has continuously been working with living composers of today. In the current season, he plans to perform works by William Bolcom, George Crumb, John Halle, and Ben Pesetsky, to name a few. In the previous seasons, he toured North America performing with soprano Maghan Stewart-McPhee in the U.S. premiere of Jocelyn Morlock's "Involuntary Love Songs" and Elmar Lampson's "Drei Lieder." The duo also performed in "Crossing the 49th Parallel," an innovative hour-long program dedicated to American and Canadian songs. In 2008, he served as the repetiteur and orchestral pianist in the west coast premiere of "A Wedding" by William Bolcom, and performed at the world premiere of the new opera "A Bird in Your Ear," by David Bruce. Mr. Wong is currently a full-time coach and accompanist at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and the Yale Opera. In 2006, he was appointed a teaching fellowship at the Yale Department of Music and was invited to be a guest speaker on Debussy's piano etudes at the Juilliard School. As a recording artist, Mr. Wong has performed "The Taichi Concerto for Guqin and Piano" by composer/conductor Nai-Chung Kuan on the First Impression Music (FIM) CD entitled "The Legend of Guqin." He also performed as a piano soloist with the UBC Symphony Orchestra on their CD "Bartok and Tchaikovsky" and as part of the live recording of the Canadian Vocal and Performing Arts Society's "Pianos Galore" gala concert at the Chan Centre. He was also featured to perform on the CD "Autumn Yearning Fantasia," an exploration of Chinese folk music by FIM. Mr. Wong earned his Bachelor of Music from the University of British Columbia, both Master of Music and Master of Musical Arts from Yale University. He is currently finishing his doctoral degree in piano performance at Yale, under the tutelage of Boris Berman. He also holds a post-graduate collaborative piano fellowship at the Bard Conservatory of Music. Among his recent achievements, he received the Piano Encouragement Award at the 2008 Marilyn Horne Foundation Song Competition and the 2006 Yale School of Music Alumni Association Prize. Other top prizes include winning the 2003 DŽbut Young Artists Competition in Canada as well as the 2002 UBC Concerto Competition. He also received the gold medal from the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto, the conservatory's highest honor for his ARCT Teachers' diploma. His mentors include John Churchwell, Frank Corliss, Claude Frank, Peter Frankl, Michael Friedmann, Richard Goode, Kayo Iwama, Martin Katz, Graham Johnson, Warren Jones, Poon Tak.