Angela Park

Angela Park has established herself as one of Canada’s most sought-after pianists. Praised for her ‘stunningly beautiful pianism’ (Grace Welsh Prize, Chicago), ‘beautiful tone and sensitivity’ (American Record Guide), and for performing ‘with such brilliant clarity it took your breath away’ (Chapala, Mexico), Angela’s versatility as both soloist and chamber musician has led to performances across Canada, as well as in the United States, Europe, Japan and Mexico. She has performed for such notable series as Montreal’s Pro Musica, Ottawa Chamberfest, Toronto Summer Music Festival, Parry Sound’s Festival of the Sound, Winnipeg Virtuosi, Debut Atlantic and Prairie Debut Tours, Orchestra London Canada, Sinfonia Toronto, Stratford Symphony, and the Northern Lights Music Festival in Mexico. She is a founding member of the award-winning Ensemble Made In Canada, Mercer-Park Duo, and the AYR Trio. Angela is also an artist for Piano Six - New Generation, an organization that brings world-class pianists to remote communities across Canada. Recent and upcoming seasons include a world premiere of John Burge’s Second Piano Concerto with Sinfonia Toronto, tours with Prairie Debut, performances with Lyrica Baroque in New Orleans, Louisiana, collaborative recitals at the Interlochen Center for the Arts, and Ensemble Made In Canada tours of Canada and the United States. Angela has recorded solo albums, and collaborative discs with cellist Rachel Mercer and Ensemble Made In Canada for labels including NAXOS Canadian Classics, Centrediscs, and Enharmonic Records. In 2010 Angela earned her DMA in Performance from the Université de Montréal, and previously received her MMus and BMus degrees from the University of Toronto. From 2011-2014, Angela was Visiting Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano-Woodwinds at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. She has been Artist-in-Residence at Western University with Ensemble Made In Canada since 2014.