Cindy Thong, pianist

Canadian pianist Cindy Thong leads a polyvalent career as a pedagogue, researcher
and performer. She has performed throughout Canada, in Switzerland, Austria,
Germany, Spain and Italy, and has also been a finalist and prizewinner in numerous
competitions such as the Concours Hélène-Roberge and Canadian Music Competition.
She has also made appearances at the Orford Music Festival, Banff Arts Centre, Gijón
International Piano Festival and Euro Music Festival, amongst others. 

Her Yarmouth program features the works of four giants of the romantic period: Schumann, Brahms, Chopin and Liszt. 

Schumann – Kinderzenen, Op.15 

Brahms – 4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119 

Chopin – Ballade No. 4 Op. 52 

Liszt – Sonata in B minor 

Alongside her performance and pedagogical activities, Cindy maintains a keen interest
in performance psychology and mental skills training. In particular, her dissertation
pertained to the neuropsychology of learning and the optimization of practice methods,
deconstructing and analyzing models related to enhanced efficiency. She has regularly
been invited to lecture and offer workshops on these topics and related subjects at
institutions such as the University of British Columbia and York University, and
continues to expand this interdisciplinary work in collaboration with other domains, such
as research for arts and health interventions.

Cindy holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Montréal (Canada), where
she was also awarded the Prix d’interpretation en piano upon graduation. She also
holds a Master of Arts in Music Performance from the Haute École de Musique de
Genève (Switzerland), as well as a Bachelor of Music, Master of Music and Artist
Diploma from the University of Montréal. Her primary teachers include Jimmy Brière, the
late Dominique Weber, and John Hansen. Cindy is currently on faculty at Acadia
University and the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts. She is also the Artistic
Director of the Acadia Piano Intensive program.