Phoebe Croteau, Piano

Phoebe Croteau was born in South Korea to a Korean mother and Canadian father. Having begun piano lessons at the age of 5, Phoebe quickly excelled at her instrument and won 1st prize at the Hankook Ilbo Music Competition at the age of 7. That same year, her family moved to Canada where Phoebe continued her piano studies, taking part and garnering top prizes in the OMFA and ORMTA competitions, as well as being a national finalist at the Concours de Musique de Canada. Internationally, Phoebe has performed concerts in a variety of renowned venues across the globe in countries such as the US, Canada, Italy, Russia, South Korea, and so on. She has also participated in various international summer festivals including Oberlin Conservatory’s Summer piano festival, and the Cervo International Summer Academy in Italy, and has worked with distinguished artists such as Veronica Jochum, Tatiana Sarkissova, Leon Mccawley, and Ian Fountain. Phoebe previously studied at the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in the class of Natalia Trull before transferring to Wilfrid Laurier University last year. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance under the tutelage of Anya Alexeyev.