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Viola Teachers
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Viola Teachers 🎵
Eros Tang
Specialty: Viola, Violin, Piano, Chamber Coaching
Language(s): English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Email: eros.tang.music@gmail.com
Joseph Wu
Specialty: Viola, Violin, Chamber Coaching
Language(s): English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Email: Josephwuchungfan@gmail.com
Eros Tang is an accomplished violinist and a certified RCM instructor with advanced specialization in violin, viola and piano. He has an active private studio dedicated to teaching each student according to their individual goals and learning styles. Eros has taught over 100 students ranging from elementary to university and adults at all levels in private and group settings. Many of his students have been awarded First Class Honours at RCM examinations and have been accepted to performing arts secondary schools and universities for music.
He holds a Bachelors and Masters of Music in Performance at the University of Toronto, an Artist Diploma at the Glenn Gould School and is a DMA Candidate at the University of Oklahoma. Eros has studied and worked with renowned pedagogues including: Dr. Timothy Ying, Erika Raum, Kelly Parkins-Lindstrom, and Dr. Min-Jeong Koh.
In addition to his private teaching and performance initiatives, Eros is the concertmaster and director of the Chinese Artists Society of Toronto orchestra, a director of the Willowdale Music Collaborative for group masterclasses, and a conductor of the CAST youth orchestra.
Teaches at: Music school, Online, Teacher’s home, Teacher’s studio
Specialist Designation:
Violin - Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced
Piano - Elementary, Intermediate
Credentials:
2022 - Doctoral Candidate - University of Oklahoma
2015 - Master of Music - University of Toronto
2013 - Artist Diploma - The Glenn Gould School
2011 - Bachelor of Music - University of Toronto
2007 - Associate of the Royal Conservatory of Music - The Royal Conservatory of Music
Joseph Wu is a violinist, violist and conductor from Hong Kong. He premiered Piazzola’s Four Seasons with String Appassionata, and has been performing around the world including Japan, China, Czechoslovakia, Vienna and the USA. He has also served as an adjudicator of different music competitions. Joseph has been participating orchestras in GTA including guest concertmaster of North York Concert Orchestra, Chinese Artists Society of Toronto (also board member), guest violinist of Sudbury Symphony Orchestra, guest violinist/violist of Ontario Cross-Cultural Music Society. Joseph has extensive teaching experiences. His inspirational teaching method has won him Outstanding Teaching Award in the International Music and Arts Competition 2011. His students have won numerous awards including Toronto Kiwanis Festival. He has conducted students’ recitals, namely ‘Enlightening’, with local famous instrumentalists. All the ‘Enlightening’ recitals have received high acclaims. He has also been invited to host music education seminars in various music schools, and was the ‘Star Tutor’ of Parsons Music (Hong Kong) in 2018. Joseph has been appointed the conductor of a string orchestra, and various youth and school orchestras. From 2012, he has been the Principal Conductor of the Hong Kong International Youth Philharmonia. He led HKIYP to perform in major galas and for a music tour to Taiwan in 2014. He also conducted the world premier concert ‘Nutcracker’ featuring animation Dustykid in 2015 which received huge applause. ‘Truly inspirational concert that proved classical music is fun and conventional!’ –Metro Radio (Hong Kong)