Stanford Cheung

Dr. Stanford Cheung has gained a sought-after reputation as a Canadian concert pianist maintaining a versatile career across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe, and Asia. Stanford is a proud Yamaha Artist. He received his doctorate degree in music (piano performance) at the age of 26 from McGill University’s Schulich School of Music under the Boris Roubakine Memorial Fund Scholarship and served as lecturer and instructor at McGill University where he developed an integrated methodology to piano performance, technology, and improvisation practices. He also holds a master degree in piano performance from McGill and a bachelor degree in piano performance from the University of Toronto. Stanford is a recipient of the FTCL Fellowship from the Trinity College of Music, London. As a soloist, Stanford’s recent engagements include performing Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra, Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Mississauga Symphony Orchestra, and the Yellow River Piano Concerto with the Ontario Cross Cultural Philharmonic Orchestra. Dr. Cheung judges in major national and international music festivals and competitions. He serves in the artistic committee of the CCC Toronto International Music Festival, one of the most reputable music festivals in Canada. He is also the concert director for In Concert for Cambodia.