Calvin Tsang

Calvin Tsang is a violin teacher with professional teaching experience over a span of 20+ years, accepting new students age 6+ at any level for 1-1 Virtual Violin Lessons (or in-person if local to North York) from anywhere in Canada (except Quebec) and even in USA (location restrictions apply- please inquire if interested).

"Mr. Tsang is a very experienced teacher. He knows how to improve your kid's violin skills quickly. He always gives praising to my daughter, which encourages her a lot." - G. Y.

From the comfort of their home, Calvin's students learn how to practice music/violin effectively. His TIME-TESTED unique learning methods applied during the lessons, customized for each student, reinforces Suzuki & RCM (Royal Conservatory of Music) curriculum and increases student's efficiency in learning and personal motivation for improvement.

Through his unique methodology, his talented young student progresssed and memorized the songs all the way to Suzuki Book 4 in less than 2 years of starting virtual lessons as a complete beginner.

As a professional violinist, Calvin has been featured as a classical soloist on radio, TV, and in various settings. During his career, he had the honor to perform in concert halls alongside classical music superstars James Ehnes (twice), JOSHUA BELL (multiple), LANG-LANG (twice), Kerson Leong (twice), Timothy Chooi, Karen Gomyo, Leila Josefowicz, & Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg as well as famous conductors such as Barenboim, William Eddins, David Robertson, Hans Graf, & Jahja Ling.

Starting lessons at age of 8 with Suzuki method, he quickly garnered awards/honors, including Concerto winner & soloist with Austin Symphony at just age 14, 1st place in All-State (3-TIMES)/All-Region orchestra auditions (Concertmaster of Texas All-State Symphony Orchestra only as a high school freshman), and winner in Texas French Symposium music categories in same year.

Born overseas, he completed Bachelor/Master degrees in Violin Performance at Northwestern University, then performed with various renowned orchestras including San Diego Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Columbus (OH) Symphony, Virginia Symphony and Des Moines Metro Opera. He also was invited to perform as guest violinist in orchestras across US, including Fort Worth Symphony, Canton Symphony, Dallas Opera, Des Moines Metro Opera, Greenville Symphony (SC), Las Colinas Symphony, Texarkana Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, Charlotte Philharmonic, East Texas Symphony, Sherman Symphony and others. After moving to Canada, he has performed in section/ principal positions with various GTA orchestras and maintained an online and in-person teaching studio.