2022/23 OAKVILLE SYMPHONY DE CLARA YOUNG ARTISTS

Lyndsay Tran recently completed her Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering at the University of Ottawa. She now works as a Chemical Engineer, specializing in process design. Despite pursuing a career in engineering, she still has a strong passion for music. Lyndsay grew up in Oakville, and started playing the violin at age 3. As she progressed through her musical career, she played in various orchestras and chamber groups around the GTA, competed in various music festivals, and became a mentor for young violinists. In 2013–14, she was the concertmaster of the Halton Youth Chamber Orchestra. In the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, she joined the Oakville Symphony Orchestra as a Young Artist. When she went to Ottawa for university, she continued her playing with the Ottawa Pops Orchestra and Ottawa Chamber Orchestra. Upon her return to Oakville, she has been a part of the administrative staff for the Oakville Suzuki Performing Arts Summer Camp, and rejoined the Oakville Symphony.

Qiyue He is currently a graduate student at University of Toronto, studying violin performance with Jonathan Crow. Born in Beijing, China, Qiyue started playing violin at the age of four. In 2017, she went to the United States to continue her violin studies with Wilfredo Degláns and Baroque violinist Boel Gidholm at Eastman School of Music while pursuing her interests in history and mathematics at University of Rochester. She also received her music training at EAMA – Nadia Boulanger Summer Institute in Paris. Qiyue has performed extensively in China, France, the United States, and Canada as a chamber musician, recitalist, and orchestral musician.

Hannah Kohler is a grade 12 student at T.A. Blakelock Secondary School in Oakville. She currently studies with Susan Gagnon at an RCM 10 level. Hannah was a member of the Oakville Symphony Youth Orchestra from 2016-2022. She has also played at a number of venues including Musikverein and the MuTh, Vienna, and the Longy School of Music, Boston. In addition to playing the cello, Hannah has been playing the trombone for the past 3 years and is a part of her school's Jazz Band and Wind Ensemble. Outside of music, Hannah dances, volunteers at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital, and is involved in a number of leadership activities at school including Prime Minister of Student Council, President of Eco Club and a Youth Stakeholder for Generation Green.