Meet your adjudicator – Angela Park

Senior Piano

Canadian pianist Angela Park has been praised for her “stunningly beautiful pianism” (Grace Welsh Prize, Chicago), “beautiful tone and sensitivity” (American Record Guide), and for performing “with such brilliant clarity it took your breath away” (Chapala, Mexico).

Angela’s versatility as both soloist and chamber musician has led to performances across Canada, as well as in the United States, Europe, Japan and Mexico. She is a founding member of the JUNO award-winning Ensemble Made In Canada, a group she performed with from 2006-2020.

Angela has numerous projects with her duo partner, cellist Rachel Mercer, including the Mercer-Park Duo, St. John-Mercer-Park Trio with violinist Scott St. John, and the Seiler Trio with violinist Mayumi Seiler.  She has been fortunate to collaborate frequently with artists including clarinetist James Campbell, soprano Leslie Fagan, violinist Moshe Hammer, violist Rivka Golani, and violist Sharon Wei.

Angela has recorded solo albums, and collaborative discs with cellist Rachel Mercer, St. John-Mercer-Park Trio, and Ensemble Made In Canada for labels including NAXOS Canadian Classics, Centrediscs, Leaf Music, and Enharmonic Records.  From 2011-2014, Angela was Visiting Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano-Woodwinds at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.

She is currently Assistant Professor of Piano and Collaborative Piano at Western University in London, Ontario, as well as co-Artistic Director of the 5 at the First Chamber Music Series in Hamilton, Ontario.