About Christine Yu

Christine Yu began her study of the piano at the age of five. Capturing the audience's heart at an early age, she received multiple top prizes in various SYMF categories, Cypress, CAPMT, and Orange County Philharmonic Society. Chosen to tour elementary schools as part of the Musical Encounters Program, she also had the opportunity to spark increased appreciation of music among her peers.

Miss Yu received continual acclaim as a teenager, where she was awarded the Top Category Award of the Pacific Music Society Junior Auxiliary Music Scholarship, took first place in the Music Teacher's Association of California (MTAC) State Concerto Competition - Division III, and was awarded both the Orchestra Prize at the Santa Clara University Concerto Competition and First Prize in the East Bay Piano Competition, Senior Division. The Young Artist Guild at the MTAC State Convention in Los Angeles also presented Miss Yu with the coveted Rodetsky Award.

Christine graduated from Stanford University with Honors in 2002, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Biological Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Music - Piano Performance. Each year, Stanford University presents a graduating senior from one of the five performing and creative art departments: creative writing, art, drama dance, and music, with a prize, recognizing the individual's contributions and achievements; Miss Yu was given this honor of receiving the Louis Sudler Prize in the Performing and Creative Arts at Stanford University. As a young adult, Christine was also awarded first prize at the MTAC State Concerto Competition - Division IV, first prize in the Pacific Symphony Orchestra Showcase for Young Musicians, first prize in the 2002 Edith Knox Performance Competitions, winner of the Berkeley Piano Club's Dorothy Van Waynen Piano Award, winner of the Oakland East Bay Symphony's Young Artist Competition, and was also the recipient of the Mu Phi Epsilon 2002 Music Scholarship.

Miss Yu has been the featured soloist with the Pacific Symphony, Oakland East Bay Symphony, Peninsula Symphony, Kensington Symphony Orchestra, the Santa Clara University Orchestra, and the Classical Philharmonic. Christine was given the premier performance of Seymour Bernstein's new composition, Fantasy on a Theme by Francisco. She also enjoys participating in summer music programs such as the Oberlin Music Festival and the Aspen Music Festival, as well as performing for various benefit events.

Through the tutelage and inspiration of Norman Krieger, John Perry, Thomas Schultz, and Jed Galant, Christine has developed a wealth of knowledge and an inspiring style, both as a performer and as a teacher. Miss Yu holds a Masters degree and a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree in Music - Piano Performance from the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music.

Contact Christine at MusicWithYu@gmail.com

Christine Yu's Resume

Education

• University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music

  Doctorate of Musical Arts
  2004 - 2007

• University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music

  Master in Music
  2002 - 2004

• Stanford University

  Bachelor of Science - Biological Science
  Bachelor of Arts - Music Piano Performance with Honors
  1998 - 2002

Teachers

• Professor Norman Krieger

  University of Southern California
  2004 - 2007

• Professor John Perry

  University of Southern California
  2002 - 2003

• Dr. Thomas Schultz

  Stanford University
  1998 - 2002

• Dr. Jed Galant

  Newark, California
  1992 - 1998

• Ms. Lucille Straub

  Tustin, California
  1988 - 1991

Musical Activities

• Private Piano Instruction and Accompanist

  1995 - Present

• Young Artists' Guild

  Member
  1998 - 2003

• Noon Concert Series at Stanford University

  Coordinator
  2001 - 2002

• Music Department Performance Committee

  Student Representative
  2000 - 2002

• Stanford Chamber Music Program

  Participant
  1998 - 2002

Concerto Appearances

• Pacific Symphony

  Carl St. Clair, conductor
  Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1
  Irvine Barclay Theatre - Irvine, CA
  July 07, 2002

• Peninsula Symphony

  Joseph A Valenti, conductor
  Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1
  Rolling Hills Covenant Auditorium - Palos Verdes, CA
  June 16, 2002

• Oakland East Bay Symphony

  Michael Morgan, conductor
  Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1
  Richmond Auditorium - Richmond, CA
  January 27, 2002

• Oakland East Bay Symphony

  Michael Morgan, conductor
  Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1
  Paramount Theatre - Oakland, CA
  January 25, 2002

• Classical Philharmonic

  Lawrence Kohl, conductor
  Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5
  Neighborhood Church - Castro Valley, CA
  April 09, 2000

• Santa Clara University Orchestra

  Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5
  Santa Clara University - Santa Clara, CA
  January 16, 1999

Christine Yu's Awards

2003

• First Prize, Music Teachers' Association of California Solo Competition Southern California Regional - Division IV

2002

• First Prize, Music Teachers' Association of California State Concerto Competition - Division IV
• First Prize, Pacific Symphony Orchestra Showcase for Young Musicians
• Winner, Pacific Music Society Junior Auxiliary Music Scholarship - Collegiate Division
• First Prize, Edith Knox Performance Competition
• Louis Sudler Prize in the Performing and Creative Arts, Stanford University
• Winner, Dorothy Van Waynen Award, Berkeley Piano Club
• Winner, Mu Phi Epsilon Music Scholarship

2001

• First Alternate, Music Teachers' National Association - California State
• Winner, Oakland East Bay Symphony Young Artists' Competition
• Blew-Colley-La Follette Award, Stanford University
• Honorable Mention, Music Teachers' Association of California Northern California Concerto Competition - Division IV

2000

• Winner, Pacific Music Society Junior Auxiliary Music Scholarship - James Denver Gary Award
• First Alternate, Music Teachers' Association of California Northern California Concerto Competition Division IV
• First Alternate, Classical Philharmonic Concerto Competition

1999

• Blew-Colley-La Follete Award, Stanford University Semi-Finalist, Corpus Christi Young Artist's Competition

1998

• Rodetsky Award, Music Teachers' Association of California Young Artists' Guild
• First Prize, Music Teachers' Association of California Memorial Scholarship Audition - Alameda County Branch

1997

• First Alternate, California Youth Symphony Competition

1996

• First Prize, East Bay Piano Competition
• Winner, Orchestra Prize, CAPMT Concerto Competition
• First Prize, U.S. Open Music Competition
• Third Prize, Music Teachers' Association of California Memorial Scholarship Audition - Alameda County Branch

1995

• Winner, Kensington Symphony Young Soloist Competition
• First Prize, Music Teachers' Association of California State Concerto Competition - Division III
• First Prize, Northern California Piano Competition
• First Prizes, U.S. Open Music Competition
• First Prize, Music Teachers' Association of California Memorial Scholarship Audition - Alameda County Branch
• First Prize, Piano Competition at University of Pacific, Conservatory of Music
• Third Prize, East Bay Music Festival

1994

• First Prize, Pacific Music Society Junior Auxiliary Music Scholarship

1993

• Second Prize, Music Teachers' Association of California Memorial Scholarship Audition - Alameda County Branch

1992

• Third Prize, East Bay Music Festival

1990

• Second Prizes, Southwestern Youth Music Festival
• First Prize, Cypress College Piano Competition
• First Prize, Musical Arts Competition

1989

• Winner, Orange County Philharmonic Society, Musical Encounter
• First Alternate, CAPMT Piano Ensemble Program
• Triathlon Trophy in Southwestern Youth Music Festival
• First Prizes and Second Prize, Southwestern Youth Music Festival
• First Prize, Musical Arts Competition

1987

• First Prize, Southwestern Youth Music Festival

1986

• Second Prize, Southwestern Youth Music Festival