{"id":119453,"date":"2025-11-13T13:32:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=119453"},"modified":"2025-11-13T13:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T18:32:54","slug":"interview-canadian-pianist-tony-siqi-yun-talks-koerner-hall-recital-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/11\/13\/interview-canadian-pianist-tony-siqi-yun-talks-koerner-hall-recital-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERVIEW | Canadian Pianist Tony Siqi Yun Talks About His Koerner Hall Recital Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Canadian pianist Tony Siqi Yun (Photo courtesy of the artist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Canadian pianist Tony Siqi Yun is making his Royal Conservatory debut \u2014 also a Toronto recital debut \u2014 at Koerner Hall on November 23. He\u2019s bringing a mixed program that ranges from the Baroque to the avant garde.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Toronto, Tony Siqi Yun was the Gold Medalist at the First China International Music Competition (2019), and was awarded the Rheingau Music Festival\u2019s 2023 Lotto-F\u00f6rderpreis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The wins launched his career as a soloist and recitalist. Now 23, he has appeared with many of the world\u2019s major orchestras, and on prominent stages. In the 2025\/26 season he\u2019ll be performing with Orchestre M\u00e9tropolitain, Louisville Orchestra, Las Vegas Philharmonic, and Lincoln Symphony, among others, along with recital debuts this season include Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw, Flagey,
\nHarrogate, The Royal Conservatory, and Celebrity Series of Boston.<\/p>\n

Yun graduated from The Juilliard school in 2024, where he studied as a Jerome L. Greene Fellow. He\u2019s continuing his studies there towards an Artistic Diploma.<\/p>\n

LV spoke to Yun about the recital.<\/p>\n

Tony Siqi Yun: The Interview<\/h2>\n

Yun\u2019s career has been a whirlwind of activity since the 2023 win at Rheingau. \u201cRheingau for sure. I went there as a prize winner through Steinway.\u201d He relates receiving the email about receiving the prize from his manager in 2022, just a couple of weeks after his concert debut.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very surprised. It was a huge honour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since then, there have been many memorable moments.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I had to name one more, of course Carnegie with Orchestre M\u00e9tropolitain and Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin, who is my mentor. We work [together] regularly. We played Rach 2, and that was one of the first pieces we worked on,\u201d he adds. \u201cThese two things really stood out in the past couple of years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Playing the New York venue is of course a milestone in any performer\u2019s career. \u201cIt\u2019s just so emotional to make the Carnegie debut.\u201d After working in Philadelphia backstage with N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin, performing on the Carnegie stage with him was icing on the cake.<\/p>\n

\u201cI never thought I would make my Carnegie debut with him,\u201d he says. \u201cI was so nervous. But I think he gods of Carnegie were with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Recital Program<\/h3>\n

The Toronto recital program includes:<\/p>\n