【Red Maple Journal/Helen Yang】  A refined Lunar New Year concert, bringing together talented musicians and blending Eastern and Western musical traditions, is set to take the stage. Presented by The Royal Conservatory of Music, the concert will be led by internationally acclaimed young pianist Tony Yike Yang and will take place on Thursday, January 23, 2026, at 7:00 PM at Koerner Hall in Toronto.

Hailed by CBC Music as one of Canada’s finest young musicians, pianist Tony Yike Yang first rose to international acclaim at the age of 16 after becoming the youngest-ever laureate in the history of the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, winning the 5th prize in 2015. The alumnus of The Taylor Academy has also performed for dozens of royalty, dignitaries, and ambassadors such as HRH Camilla, the Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, HRH Queen Mathilde of Belgium, former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, former Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah, and Polish President Andrzej Duda, among others.

Joining him for this special celebration are flutist Dora Wong and Guzheng artist Cynthia Qin, creating a vibrant fusion of musical styles. The program features the Ontario premieres of selections from Vincent Ho’s The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 2: Preludes and Fugues, alongside classical masterworks by Scriabin and Chopin, and the iconic Chinese composition The Butterfly Lovers by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang.

Concert Details:

Venue: Koerner Hall, The Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto at 273 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON M5S1W2

Date: Thursday,January 23, 2026

Time: 7:00 PM (Prelude Recital at6:00PM)

Tickets Available: https://www.rcmusic.com/tickets/seats/403201

Pianist Tony Yike Yang’s website: https://www.tonyyikeyang.com/