ERIC GUO

We begin our season with a concert by Canada’s Pianist Eric Guo, winner of the 1st prize at the Chopin Competition on Period Instruments in Warsaw 2023.

Born in Toronto, Eric Guo started piano lessons when he was 4 years old. As a recipient of David and Renette Berman Scholarships, he’s currently enrolled in The Artist Diploma Program under Jonathan Biss and Anton Nel after obtaining a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance (Honours) at The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory in Toronto. Over these past years, he has studied with John Perry and Dean James Anagnoson. He has also been frequently mentored by Sir Stephen Hough. Eric is an Alumni of Phil and Eli Taylor Academy.

Eric won 1st prize and Mazurkas Prize in Chopin Competition on Period Instruments in Warsaw. He is recipient of the 5th prize at the Marguerite Long-Thibaud Competition (Paris), 3rd prize at the Hastings International Concerto Competition, 2nd prize (2019) and 3rd prize (2025) at the Canadian Chopin Competition, to name just a few.

As a soloist, he has appeared with numerous orchestras, including England’s Royal Philharmonic, Poland’s {oh!} Orkiestra, Czech’s Collegium 1704, Bach Collegium Japan, Ural Youth Symphony of Russia, Auer Academy Orchestra of Korea, Fort Worth Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Niagara Symphony, Ontario Philharmonic, Burlington Symphony Orchestra, Oakville Chamber Orchestra, Drummondville Orchestra, among many others. Next season he will perform under Maestro Peter Oundjian with The Royal Conservatory Orchestra in Koerner Hall, a result of his winning the GGS Corcoran Concerto Competition Grand Prize.

Eric has performed in concert in the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall, at Chopin’s Birthplace in Żelazowa Wola, the Chopin Museum, at the Lutoslawski Polish Radio Concert Studio, The Chopin Museum, the Dworek Chopin in Dusnziki, Rudolfinum, BOZAR, Lukaskirche Dresden, Theatre du Chatelet, Opera Comique, Salle Cortot, Bibliotheque Polonaise, Ateneo de Madrid, Eroica Saal and Ehrbar Saal in Vienna, Tokyo Opera City, Hamamatsu Act City, Hyogo Performing Arts Center, The Merkin Concert Hall in New York (concert aired on WQXR), Shalin Liu Performance Center, Orchestra Hall in Minneapolis, Gusman Concert Hall, North Carolina Museum of Art, Koerner Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, Burlington Performing Arts Centre, George Weston Hall, the Four Seasons Center, Harbourfront Theatre, McMaster University’s LIVELab, Salle Gilles Lefebvre, Maison des Arts Desjardins Drummondville, and many others.

He has been invited to perform at some of today’s most prestigious international festivals, including Chopin and his Europe (Poland), Duszniki (Poland), Nohant (France), Dvorak Prague (Czech), Bolzano Bozen (Italy), Frost Chopin (Miami), Rockport Chamber Music, Paderewski Festival (Raleigh).

Eric was named one of CBC’s 30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30, and recipient of Hnatyshyn Foundation Grant in Piano. His debut album, released by the Chopin Institute, received rave reviews from many musical journals, including Gramophone (UK), and has been broadcasted on CBC and Radio-Canada.