Emma Rui-Xuan Shi

Dr. Emma Rui-Xuan Shi is a unique and dynamic pianist, music educator, and a church musician. From a young age she has concertized throughout Canada, the United States, Australia, Japan, mainland of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. During her more than thirty-years’ piano career, as winner of numerous competitions, her name resulted in widespread recognition as a pianist to watch. Emma got her Bachelor of Arts degree from Capital Normal University (Beijing, China). Afterwards she was admitted to the University of Victoria followed by acclaimed Canadian pianist, Professor Bruce Vogt, while awarded Wilhelm Rieder Scholarship, and received her Master of Music degree in 2010. In 2016, she has received the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance under the guidance of world-famous pianist, Dr. Corey Hamm, and theorist Dr. John Roeder, at the University of British Columbia, where she is offered full Scholarship and a teaching assistance position as a highly recommended musician and instructor. Dr. Emma Shi is an active music educator, public speaker and adjudicator. She is the director of Doctor Music Academy, director of International Piano Professional Association (IPPA) Canada division, music director of Cloverdale United Church. During the pandemic period, Dr. Shi published numerous videos of piano pedagogy, hosted virtual concerts to global audience, organized fundraising concerts for local community. One of the highlight performance was a live solo recital in Sierra Leone National TV Station invited by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. In addition to her solo performance career, she was invited to offer several professional lectures, topic includes jazz piano, piano fundamental techniques, new syllabus of RCM exams, etc. She is a seasoned adjudicator and has served in the juries of national and international piano competitions including, IPPA-Conero International Competition, Maria’s Records International Music Festival, China “Xuehui” Cup Piano Competition. She is renowned for developing prodigious talents from early formative ages to young professional artists. Her students are prize winners in national and international competitions.