Education
- CRD, Guildhall School of Music & Drama
- BMus, University of Toronto
Biography
Lydia Wong is a pianist, educator, and artistic leader whose distinguished career has taken her to venues across the globe, where she has performed alongside many of the world’s preeminent musicians.
An active advocate for contemporary music, she developed a close artistic collaboration with Krzysztof Penderecki and went on to perform his music in Europe and North America. Her performances have been broadcast internationally and can also be heard on recordings released by CentreDiscs, Naxos, Marquis Classics, and Phoenix Records.
A graduate of the University of Toronto and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Ms. Wong has been a member of the faculty at the University of Toronto since 2000 and was appointed Head of the Piano Department in 2016. She was the recipient of the Faculty of Music Teaching Award in 2018 and served as Artistic Coordinator of the Summer Collaborative Piano Internship program at the Banff Centre from 2008-2016.