Han Ding
Piano Instructor
BMus, BA, LRCM, ARCT
Han is a pianist, composer, and teacher who has performed concerts, written numerous original works, created dozens of piano arrangements, taught piano for over twenty years, and adjudicated at music festivals across western Canada.
At home on both the piano and harpsichord, Han’s keyboard repertoire spans the 16th to 20th Centuries. His concerts have included Rachmaninoff’s First Piano Concerto with Symphony of the Kootenays and solo or ensemble performances with Calgary ProArts, TimePoint Ensemble, Early Music Voices, and Rosetown Music Festival. He participated in CMC Stepping Stone and the RBC Competition with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.
His compositions include Three Dances for Oboe and Piano (recorded in Montréal on a grant from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts), Ballad Concerto for Cello and Piano (performed in Calgary and Toronto), a string trio, and other works. His piano works include an arrangement of Ho Ho Watanay commissioned by ARMTA for Canada's 150th, numerous solo pieces, and jazz/pop/traditional arrangements that have been widely downloaded.
Outside of music his interests lie in photography, video editing, painting, crafts, fiction writing, and travelling.
Han graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Music in piano performance and a Bachelor of Arts in English literature, and received Licentiate and Associate diplomas from the Royal Conservatory of Music.