December 27 and 28 2025
Youthful Vengeance, 1110 Dundas St W, 7:30pm
Glad Day Lit, 32 Lisgar St, 2pm
Emma Meinrenken
Violinist
Canadian-German violinist Emma Meinrenken is a musician praised for her virtuosity and unique interpretations of both contemporary and standard repertoire. She is the recipient of Yale’s Presser Foundation Award and a Sylva Gelber Foundation Award, and other prizes include 1st place at the Stradivarius International Violin Competition and the Prix Ravel at the Ecole d'art américaines de Fontainebleau.
She has performed in many prestigious music festivals worldwide, including the Verbier Festival Academy, Norfolk Music Festival, NUME Festival, Festival of the Sound, and Four Seasons Workshop. She has recently co-founded a concert series, Music Around the Corner, which focuses on highlighting Canadian music and unique community spaces in Toronto. Meinrenken debuted with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in 2011, and has since soloed with orchestras across North America and Europe.
Collaborations with composers are a major feature of her career, and she made her Carnegie Hall debut giving the New York premiere of a work by Fred Lerdahl. Recent projects include being the soloist and dedicatee for the premiere of Maya Miro Johnson’s Violin Concerto, and an upcoming solo feature at Bang on a Can’s ‘Long Play’ Festival in May 2026.
She recently received her Master of Musical Arts from the Yale School of Music under the tutelage of Augustin Hadelich, and started her doctorate degree in Musical Arts at CUNY in the fall of 2025 with Mark Steinberg. She has a Bachelor of Music from the Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with Ida Kavafian and was awarded the Milka Violin Artist Prize upon graduating.
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Diane Kim
Violinist
Diane Dahyeon Kim is a Korean-Canadian violinist who is actively performing worldwide. She was part of the National Youth Orchestra in 2022 and 2023 where she received the Stephen Sitarski Leadership
Award. Diane made her debut with Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra performing Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. She has received 1st prize in the Young Artist Competition - Burlington Symphony and Lazlò Spezzaferri International Music Competition. Diane graduated from the Glenn Gould School's Bachelor of Music program, studying under Paul Kantor and Barry Shiffman. She received her master’s degree at the Gustav Mahler Privat Universität, studying under Sae Won Suh. Currently, she is pursuing an Artist Diploma program at the Glenn Gould School under Min Jeong Koh and Marie Berard.
Lynn Sue-A-Quan
Violist
Violist Lynn Sue-A-Quan, born in Toronto, Canada, is currently a member of the Jacksonville Symphony. She has also performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic As a soloist, she has collaborated with numerous orchestras across North America, including the Aspen Music Festival Orchestra, Niagara Symphony, Guelph Symphony Orchestra, and Oakville Chamber Orchestra, among others. Her festival appearances include Lucerne Music Festival, Tanglewood Music Center, and the Verbier Festival. In addition to her performing career, Sue-A-Quan is deeply committed to teaching. She runs a private studio and was honored as a recipient of the Morse Teaching Artists Fellowship at Juilliard, where she had the opportunity to teach music to students in New York City public schools. Sue-A-Quan is a graduate of the Juilliard School, holding a bachelor’s and a master’s degree.
Joanne Yesol Choi
Cellist
Joanne Yesol Choi is a Korean-Canadian cellist, artistic director, and the recipient of the Canada Council’s 2025 Virginia Parker Prize, the country’s highest national honour for classical musicians under 32. Named one of CBC’s 30 Under 30 Canadian Musicians, she has emerged as a dynamic voice in the classical music world, recognized for both her compelling artistry and her bold vision for the future of the art form.
A passionate chamber musician, Joanne is a founding member of the Dior Quartet, an ensemble acclaimed for its artistic depth and cultural diversity. From 2021 to 2024, the quartet served as Quartet-in-Residence at the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Their international accolades include winning the 2023 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, and being featured on major stages across North America, Europe, and Oceania.
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In parallel with her performing career, Joanne has dedicated herself to mentorship, access, and education. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of two major initiatives: Solegio Arts, a nonprofit organization committed to making world-class music education accessible to the community; and Art of Four Chamber Music Program, a string quartet program designed to nurture the next generation of young string players. Joanne has served as a guest lecturer at Stanford University and the University of Toronto, and was on faculty at the PRIZM International Chamber Music Festival and the Mostly Modern Festival USA.
A former student of the Taylor Academy, she returned to RCM in 2021 as a Rebanks Family Fellow.She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, where she studied with Eric Kim, Brandon Vamos, and the Pacifica Quartet.
