Andy Siu

Hello World! My name is Andy and I'm an amateur pianist from Vancouver who is currently based out of Ottawa.

I started playing piano from a very young age when my family brought home a toy piano on which I would spend what felt like centuries before finally starting formal lessons at the local community centre. Continuing my studies from pre-school all the way to high school, I eventually felt like I hit a brick wall in my progress, which I wouldn't understand until many years later. With my high school graduation, I formally "retired" from exams and competitions to pursue other passions and to focus on my university studies.

Shortly after relocating to Ottawa for work, I rediscovered the world of classical music and found a much deeper appreciation of all the intricacies I had written off in my youth. With all of the people I had met and places I had travelled to during my (way too many) university days, I had unexpectedly grown as a musician and I began forming deeper emotional connections with music. The itch to play again grew and culminated in 2022, when I decided to pick up (figuratively) the piano again, excited to share what I learned with the world. What better way to come out of retirement than by tackling a big piece whose beauty had haunted and taunted me for the past several years? This would be Chopin's Ballade in G minor, op. 23.

I am excited to say that just over a year later, I'm organizing my "debut solo concert" for the fall of 2023; a charity concert with an all-Chopin program, in cooperation with the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario.