Ethan Tong

Ethan Tong, born in Vancouver, is active as a pianist, music teacher, and conductor. He received his formal training at the University of British Columbia, during which he studied piano with Amanda Chan.

In his early years, Ethan studied with Dr. Steve Ho, Winfried Rompf, and Dr. Mayumi Randall, and quickly developed an affinity not only for classical piano, but also jazz, music producing, choral repertoire, and other styles of music as he completed his Associate Diploma (ARCT) in Piano Performance with the Royal Conservatory of Music by the age of 15.

During his undergraduate studies, he continued to perform alongside elementary, high school, and university-level choirs, and studied conducting under the direction of conductors such as Dr. Jonathan Girard, Dr. Robert Taylor, Jaelem Bhate, Dr. Scott MacLennan, Bujar Llapaj, and Bryan Deans.

In the year of 2024, he graduated from the University of British Columbia, receiving both a Bachelor of Music and a Bachelor of Education. Known for his dedication to the pursuit of excellence in music and music education, he was the recipient of the UBC Medal in Music, having graduated at the top of his music class, as well as the Quan Family Music Educator Award and the Outstanding Practicum Award from the faculty of Education. He was also accepted into the Master of Education in Music Education program at UBC, and has since started his graduate studies in September 2025.

Ethan is currently working full-time at Vancouver Christian School as the high school band, choir, and jazz band teacher, in addition to teaching private students in his studio. In his spare time, he is the assistant conductor of West Coast Symphony Orchestra, gives music clinics to students at high schools, and plays piano for others!

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