EVELYN ESCH, vocalist 17 year old vocalist EVELYN ESCH is currently studying vocal performance on full scholarship at Wilfrid Laurier University in the studio of Leslie Fagan and Allyson McHardy. Evelyn undertook pre-college studies with Michelyn Wright, under whose tutelage she won many awards and scholarships, and completed RCM level 9 vocal examination [...]

JEREMY ZHU, violin JEREMY ZHU is 12 years old and currently studying violin with Maestro Tak Ng Lai. He started his violin journey at 4. Jeremy completed his Royal Conservatory of Music Level 10 with first-class honours at 10, and he has been playing violin in the Canadian Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra over 2 years. Jeremy just started his [...]

Noah Clarke, piano Noah Clarke is 15 years old and has been studying piano with his grandmother Aster Lai since he was five years old. This past summer Noah completed his Royal Conservatory of Music Associate Diploma (ARCT) for Performance with first class honours. He also plays cello and is a student of [...]

CHRISTOPH CHUNG, VIOLA Christoph is a former member of the CSYO viola section, and a CS Young Artist Competition winner. Born in Toronto, Christoph began his musical journey at the age of 2 by learning piano with his mother. He furthered his piano studies with Marina Geringas and Aster Lai, and later found [...]

JONATHAN MAK, PIANO and VIOLA Pianist Jonathan Mak is from Toronto, Canada, and he began studying piano at the age of three with Aster Lai. He made his orchestra debut with the Canadian Sinfonietta just one year later, at the age of 4.  Jonathan studied with Daniel Shapiro at the Cleveland Institute of Music, [...]

JUN PARK, VIOLIN Jun Park is a former concertmaster of the CSYO, and is currently studying Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Since graduating from the CSYO, Jun has had the opportunity to be part of several student music initiatives, such as the McMaster Chamber Orchestra, the Health Sciences Musical, and the [...]

TAK NG LAI – Senior Orchestra Conductor The founder of the Canadian Sinfonietta, Tak Ng Lai is a well known conductor and a sought after pedagogue. Over the years, he has inspired hundreds of students, many of whom are performing and conducting on concert stages and in orchestras all over the world. His enthusiasm [...]

ELI GUO, Flute Soloist Eli Guo is a 19-year-old aspiring flutist. He played First Flute in the Canadian Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra from 2015-2020. He is now a second-year university student at McGill University, majoring in Flute Performance.  Eli has played as a principal flutist in the McGill Symphony Orchestra since his very first year in the [...]

MIRANDA WONG, Harp Soloist Miranda Wong performs as a harpist and a pianist with the Canadian Sinfonietta Youth Orchestra since 2014. Miranda has studied harp with Andrew Chan at Harps on the Hill School in Markham since 2013. She enjoys performing for various special events and weddings, and is also active in performing [...]