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Chris Gu has recently earned a Master of Music in Piano at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music under the tutelage of Gregory Sioles, a student of the late György Sebők. In addition, Chris has also studied with Evelyne Brancart and Manami Kawamura. In 2016 Chris gave his first solo piano recital at Westerbeck Recital Hall in Pasadena and has since performed in venues including Lansing Recital Hall, Twitchell Auditorium and Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Chris is the winner of 2018 MasterWorks Concerto Competition, the Second Place winner of the 2017-2018 California Association of Professional Music Teachers Concerto Competition Regional South, the First Place winner of the 2018 American Fine Arts Festival Concerto Competition, and the First Place winner of 2018 Los Angeles International Liszt Competition, Division V: Ages 21-35. Chris has performed in masterclasses under world-renowned pianists and pedagogues, including Boris Slutsky, Angela Cheng, Alan Chow, William Nabore, Stephen Cook, Stewart Gordon, and Christopher Harding.

This summer, you can find Chris performing as a collaborative pianist at the Ithica Suzuki Institute in Ithaca, NY. Locally, Chris also provides collaborative piano services for the Naperville Youth Symphony Orchestra and its members and serves as the pianist for the Living Water Evangelical Church choir.

Chris was born in Wuhan, China, but grew up in the 626 area of Los Angeles. Outside of music, he spends a lot of time cooking and enjoying both Asian and Western cuisine. He enjoys taking time to try ramen restaurants in the cities that he visits. Chris has set foot in eight countries on three continents and looks forward to expanding his location history.