Michael Cheung: Born in Canada, Michael Cheung obtained his diplomas in piano performance and pedagogy from France (Ecole Normale de musique Cortot de Paris), UK (Royal Academy of Music) and Canada (Royal Conservatory of Music). As a soloist, he has been invited to perform in prestigious halls across the world, including Salle Gaveau, Théâtre du Chatelet, Berlin Philharmonie, Philharmonie Gasteig Munich, Wiener Musikverein, Grieghallen Bergen. Passionate about chamber music, he regularly collaborates with musicians from renowned orchestras around the world, including Orchestre de Paris, Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester, L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Gothenburg Symphony, Oslo Philharomonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Michael has won top prizes in international piano competitions in USA, Canada, Singapore, France, and Poland – both as a young artist, and later as an adult ‘amateur’. He has notably won a top prize in the Chopin Competition for Amateur Pianists in Warsaw in 2015. In more recent years, he has developed a particular passion for historical informed performance, which he explores through continued studies of the harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano and musicology. He is guided in his apprentissage of solo repertoire, chamber music and lieder accompaniment by leading specialists in this area, including Costantino Mastroprimiano, Edoardo Torbianelli, Luca Montebugnoli, Alexei Lubimov, Pablo Gomez Abalos, Sigiswald Kuijken and Marie Kuijken. As a creative, Michael conceptualizes and performing innovative programs, mixing classical and other genres of music with other artistic domains and performing in non-traditional venues. Recent successes include 'Bach to the Future' and 'Tangos around the world'. Apart from music, Michael is a Director in the Pharmaceutical Industry. He also holds a Master's degree in Positive Psychology and Coaching.