Hailed as ‘a pianistic sensation’ (Rhein-Zeitung, Germany), David Louie ranks among the foremost Canadian musicians of his generation, giving concerts at major centres in North America and Europe. Having garnered prizes at prestigious music competitions – the CBC Radio Competition, Santander International Competition and the Sydney International Competition – David Louie made his New York debut under the auspices of the city’s venerable Peoples' Symphony Concerts. He has appeared as soloist with numerous orchestras including the Vancouver Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada, Gulbenkian Chamber Orchestra of Lisbon, and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London.
Performing widely as a chamber musician, David Louie is a founding member of the ARC Ensemble and has recorded for SONY BMG Masterworks. Dedicated to rediscovering the work of unjustly neglected composers, ARC (Artists of the Royal Conservatory) has received Grammy nominations for the groundbreaking albums On the Threshold of Hope (RCA Red Seal) and Right Through the Bone (RCA Red Seal). In recent tours with ARC, David Louie has performed in London, Rome, Warsaw, Budapest, New York, and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
In addition to performances on modern piano, David Louie is an accomplished harpsichordist, and one of few keyboard artists to traverse traditional boundaries between period and modern performance. He has presented Bach's Goldberg Variations and The Well-Tempered Clavier at festivals in Canada and the United States. He has also written harpsichord transcriptions of works by Bach and Rameau.
Born in British Columbia, Canada, David Louie began studying music at the age of five. As a Canada Council Arts Grant recipient, he later studied with Boris Zarankin and John Perry, graduating summa cum laude from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. A dedicated teacher of numerous successful and prize-winning students, David Louie currently resides in Toronto and is Head of the Piano Department at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music.Medal.

David Louie