Terence Yung

Terence Yung
Origin Hong Kong, China
Genres Classical
Occupation(s) Teacher, Musician
Instruments Piano
Website http://sites.google.com/site/terenceyungnow/Home

Terence Yung (born Hong Kong, China) is an award-winning classical pianist.

Education

At the age of five, Terence, who had natural perfect pitch, was found playing melodies by ear. Terence, who grew up in the United States, studied privately with Eleanor Sokoloff of the Curtis Institute of Music. He later trained at the Juilliard School pre-college program in New York City, where he was a scholarship student of Frank Lévy. He continued his studies with Abbey Simon at the University of Houston[1] in Texas on a music scholarship and Pell grant. While at the university, he taught students from families of extreme poverty at the Yellowstone Academy in the Third Ward part of Houston as part of its urban outreach initiatives. He graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts from the Department of English and a Bachelor of Music from the Moores School of Music, taking summer courses at the neighboring Houston Community College. He also took lessons with Garrick Ohlsson and Philippe Entremont

Upon graduation, he worked as a translator and for a law firm in the Philadelphia metro area before enrolling at the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, Texas where he is seeking his Juris Doctor degree.

Music career

Mr. Yung has appeared as a recitalist, chamber-musician, and soloist with orchestras throughout the United States including performances in Philadelphia, New York City, Seattle, and Houston, as well as abroad in Spain and France. He made his first public appearance at the age of 6. At age 11, he was asked to perform Beethoven's "Waldstein" Sonata at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts' Master Class Series. At age 13, he made his professional début with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra at the Grand Opera House[2] Youth Concert Series.

Notable venues include the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, the Teatro de Puigcerdá, the Grand Opera House in Delaware, Benaroya Hall, Yamaha Salon, Steinway Hall in New York City, the Kosciuszko Foundation, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston. He has also appeared at a number of international music festivals including the Puigcerdá International Music Festival, the The International Keyboard Institute and Festival at Mannes College, the Seattle International Piano Festival, and the International Piano Festival in Houston. His recordings and interviews have been broadcast by radio and television throughout the United States and abroad.

Terence Yung has been the subject of a number of interviews by Ming Pao Daily News[3] and Global Chinese Times[4] as well as French Public News as an outstanding young talent from Hong Kong. Mr. Yung has been an advocate for the education and outreach of classical music. He is affiliated with Sing For Hope,[5] volunteering with its Healing Arts initiative to bring the gift of music to doctors and patients at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

Terence Yung is a Young Steinway Artist.[6]

Interviews

References

  1. ↑ News & Notes: UPCOMING EVENTS. Upscale Weekly, University of Houston Moores School of Music, 22 March 2010. Retrieved 2011-07-10.
  2. ↑ "Featuring Youth Soloist Competition Winner TERENCE YUNG," "DSO Press Release," February 11, 2004
  3. ↑ Fan, Chen "天份加努力 容皓嘉開鋼琴演奏會 長途跋涉習琴 朱麗亞音樂學院苦練4年畢業," Ming Pao Daily News, January 21, 2008
  4. ↑ "Terence Yung to perform a Solo-Recital," Global Chinese Times, January 21, 2008
  5. ↑ "Sing for Hope". singforhope.org.
  6. ↑ "Young Steinway Artists". Steinway.com.

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