Junior 2 Division Finalist
Final Round Program:
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN – Etude Op. 25, No. 6
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN – Rondo à la mazur in F Major, Op. 5
L.V. BEETHOVEN – Sonata No 27 in E Minor, Op. 90, 1st mvt
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN – Nocturne in E Major Op. 62, No. 2
AMY BEACH – "A Hummingbird," Op. 128, No. 3
Yunen Gu is a 13-year-old boy who is sensitive, humorous, imaginative and creative. Yunen has great passion for music and enjoys performing piano and composing. His dream is to become a concert pianist and let everyone love and enjoy music. Yunen started to learn piano when he was 4 in China. When he was 8 years old, he began to study piano with Prof. Kathleen Solose at the University of Saskatchewan. Now he studies piano with Dr. Michael Berkovsky in the Royal Conservatory (RCM). Yunen is a winner of numerous local and international competitions.
Year 2023:
• 2023 Canadian Music Competition (CMC), National Finals, 12 years old Class, 2nd Place,
• 2023 Ontario Music Festivals Association (OMFA), Provincial Finals, ARCT Diploma Class, 1st Place,
• North York Music Festival, 3 Classes (ARCT), 1st Place & 1st Place & 2nd Place,
• Kiwanis Music Festival of Guelph, 2 Classes (ARCT), 1st Place & 1st Place,
Year 2022:
• Music and Stars Awards Competition (USA), Gold Star,
• Napolinova 3rd World Piano E- Competition (Italy), Second Prize, First Prize missing
• The 9th GOCAA International Music Competition (USA), Final Round, Gold Medal,
• Peel Music Festival, ARCT Level 18 and under Class, 1st Place,
• Toronto Kiwanis Festival, ARCT Open Piano Class: 2nd Place,
• North York Music Festival, ARCT Class, 1st Place,
Yunen's favorite is classical music, but he also enjoys jazz. He is a member of his school's jazz band and is also an accompanist in his church choir. A bird lover, Yunen is good at math, coding and speedcubing, and he enjoys reading, writing his own novels, and playing table tennis.
