linda ruan, Piano

Winner of the 2025 Eckhardt-Grammatté National Music Competition, Chinese-Canadian pianist Linda Ruan is passionate about sharing the potential of music to overcome boundaries across cultures. Since being introduced to drums at age four and piano at age seven, music has remained a stabilizing force in her diverse childhood from Tokyo, Shanghai, to Vancouver.

Recently, Linda won the Lancaster International Piano Competition and the Shean Piano and Strings Competition. Her piano duo La Fiammata is the second-prize winner of the ARD International Music Competition 2021 and embarked on a Pan-Canadian Tour.

Linda received her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from The Glenn Gould School, The Juilliard School, and the Tianjin Juilliard School. Her teachers include James Anagnoson, Hung-Kuan Chen, Xiao Li, Li Wang, and Xiaohan Wang. Currently, she is studying at the UBC School of Music with Dr. Corey Hamm.

Visit www.lindaruan.com, www.instagram.com/lindaruanpiano to connect with Linda online.

This recital is generously sponsored by VWMS member Tony Roper.