Charlotte Tang
pianist, fortepianist
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“Expressive,
fine chamber musician”
La Libre Belgique
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about
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Charlotte Tang is a pianist/fortepianist specializing in early nineteenth-century repertoire and historical keyboard instruments. A laureate of the 2024 Musica Antiqua Competition in Bruges and winner of the 2025 Emerging Artist Competition of Early Music America, she has been praised by La Libre Belgique as an “expressive, fine chamber musician.” Her performances have been heard across North America and Europe, including appearances at the Banff Centre, Saxon Shore Early Music Festival, and leading historical-keyboard venues and institutions.
Charlotte holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Toronto.
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upcoming
Jul 29, 2026
9 p.m.
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Aug 1, 2026
11 p.m.
Young Artists Showcase @ WQXR
Aug 30, 2026
2 p.m.
presented by Oude Muziek Utrecht
Transfiguration
Clara Schumann, Schubert, Robert Schumann/Liszt
Part of Fabulous Fringe 2026
Sep 19, 2026
3 p.m.
presented by Hammer Baroque
To the (Distant) Beloved
Revisiting the love story of Clara and Robert Schumann
St. John the Evangelist, Hamilton
Free admission. Donations welcome!
Sep 27, 2026
2 p.m.
Oct 18, 2026
11 a.m.
presented by Xenia Concerts and City of Mississauga
Inside the Drawing Room
Musical Stories, Dreams, Fantasies and Adventures
A family friendly, adaptive concert!
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past events
Jun 23, 2026
Palingenesis
new music performance with Emerald Sun (clarinet)
Walter Hall, University of Toronto (livestream)
Jun 19, 2026
presented by Concerts in Care
Scenes from the Mother Goose
Piano duets with Aaron Chow
Christie Gardens
Jun 14, 2026
presented by Celeste Early Music Festival
Elegy and Fantasy
Solo and Duet performance with Riko Fukuda
Old Town Hall, Newmarket, ON
Jun 10, 2026
presented by Concerts in Care
Scenes from the Mother Goose
Piano duets with Aaron Chow
Zoom livestream (with Q&A)
Jun 7, 2026
presented by Concerts in Care
Distant Beloved: Clara and Robert Schumann
Solo piano recital with narration
The Dunfield Retirement Residence
May 16, 2026
Masterclasses
for Students from Enriched Programs
Merriam School of Music, Oakville
May 10, 2026
presented by Concerts in Care
Mother’s Day Concert
Piano Duet with Aaron Chow
Chartwell Grenadier, Toronto, ON
Apr 20–22, 2026
Sudbury Music Festival
Adjudication (all piano classes)
Apr 18, 2026
North York Music Festival
Adjudication (RCM 9, 10, age achievement class)
Mar 28, 2026
Tübinger Hammerklavier-Tage I
12:30pm Lecture-recital
At the Edge of Silence: Pianissimos, Pianississimos, and Soft Pedals in Schubert’s Piano Sonatas
2:00pm: Lecture recital: Dussek, Beethoven and the English Piano
(with Anders Muskens)
University of Tübingen, Germany
Mar 12, 2026
Harmonia @WFIU
Radio broadcast x Early Music America
Mar 5-9, 2026
Sociable Fortepiano Fellowship
Mar 6, 2026 Salon @ RIVAA Gallery
Mar 8, 2026 Keyboard Energies @ Cornell Tech
Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies
Mar 2, 2026
University of Toronto, Piano Pedagogy Program (UTPPP)
Adjudication
Feb 21, 2026
MSM Festival, Oakville
Adjudication
Classical Piano (RCM 1–10) – Romantic Repertoire
Feb 6, 2026
MSM Festival, Oakville
Adjudication
Classical Piano (RCM 1–10) – Etudes
Jan 11–31, 2026
Banff Musician-in-Residence
Jan 29 – Open studio (with Alice Belem, piano)
Jan 30 – Sundog @Rolston Recital Hall
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
Dec 7, 2025
presented by Saxon Shore Early Music Kenardington
Three Phantastical Collections: a Nineteenth Century Guide to Escape a Crazy World
Fundraising concert
St Mary Church and Centre
Dec 2, 2025
St. John’s Anglican Church (Willowdale)
The Anglican Music Tradition (Advent Education Series)
Music of the Reformation
Nov 25, 2025
St. John’s Anglican Church (Willowdale)
The Anglican Music Tradition (Advent Education Series)
Chants and psalters
Oct 18, 2025
Early Music America Summit
Emerging Artist Showcase
Oct 18, 2025
presented by Concerts in Care
In Search of Life: Mozart, Liszt, Bach/Busoni
outreach concert on modern piano
Barrie
Oct 17, 2025
presented by Concerts in Care
In Search of Life: Mozart, Liszt, Bach/Busoni
outreach concert on modern piano
Christie Gardens
Oct 15, 2025
presented by Concerts in Care
In Search of Life: Mozart, Liszt, Bach/Busoni
outreach concert on modern piano
Etobicoke Town Hall
Aug 10, 2025
Forte|Piano Conference Festival
Lecture Recital on the expressive use of soft-pedals in Schubert’s piano sonatas
Cornell University
Jul 24, 2025
Thesis Defense
Beyond Softness: Unlocking the Expressive Power of Soft-pedals in Schubert’s Piano Sonatas
University of Toronto
Jun 15–29, 2025
Sponsored by Early Music America Workshop Scholarship, Tafelmusik
Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute (Harpsichord, continuo)
Jun 25 Ensemble Performance @ Walter Hall
Jun 26 Orchestra Performance @ Walter Hall
Jun 29 Finale Concert @ Grace Church on-the-Hill
Jun 8, 2025
National Conference for Keyboard Pedagogy
Presentation with Aaron Chow
“What can students learn about Mozart on a digital keyboard?
May 23–Jun 2, 2025
Art of Piano
May 27 Masterclass with Tema Blackstone
Jun 2 Showcase Recital @ Rolston Recital Hall
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity
May 15, 2025
Masterclasses
for Students from Enriched Programs
Merriam School of Music, Oakville
Mar 8, 2025
Historical Keyboard Society of North America
Regional Conference Workshop
co-organizer
Lecture-Recital on the Use of Soft-pedals in Schubert’s Piano Music
Masterclass Teaching on Regier/Graf piano
University of Ottawa
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listen
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Clara Schumann:
4 Pièces caractéristiques, Op. 5 No. 3, Romance
Rolston Recital Hall, Banff Centre
Rolston Recital Hall, Banff Centre
Rolston Recital Hall, Banff Centre
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Bach:
Prelude and Fugue in E-flat minor, BWV853
Rolston Recital Hall, Banff Centre
Rolston Recital Hall, Banff Centre
Rolston Recital Hall, Banff Centre
Emerging Artist Showcase
presented by Early Music America
Works by Kalkbrenner, Schubert, Clara Schumann, and Mendelssohn
Recorded on a Regier/Graf piano by Ben Ewing
Recorded on a Regier/Graf piano by Ben Ewing
Clementi:
Sonata in G minor, Op. 50 No. 3 Didone Abbandonata
Walter Hall, University of Toronto
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photo credits: Chris McGuire, Ligia Poplawska, Rita Taylor