Yue Chu
China
Age 25
Yue Chu is no stranger to Calgary. He took part in Mount Royal College’s Morningside Music Bridge program three times, and later studied with Hung-Kuan Chen and Tema Blackstone at the Conservatory. He now works with Wha-Kyung Byun and Russell Sherman toward his Master of Music Degree under full scholarship at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. He was the first undergraduate at New England to be a Presidential Scholar two years in a row.Earlier this year, Chu received third prize in the Bösendorfer USASU International Piano Competition. When not at the keyboard, he plays all kinds of sports, and likes to whip up delicious meals for his friends.