Collaborative pianist
Selected in 2015 as the youngest piano accompanist for the Pacific Wind Ensemble North American Tour, and an active chamber and collaborative partner since.
HY Piano Studio
HY Piano Studio
HY Piano Studio · Greater Vancouver & online
Classical pianist and teacher. Preparatory first notes through the ARCT diploma.
Hellena Yang · In recital
About
Hellena Yang is a Canadian-Chinese classical pianist and educator who brings conservatory training and a working knowledge of the music world to every lesson she teaches.
She holds a Bachelor of Music (Honours) in Piano Performance from the Royal College of Music in London, where she studied under Professor Gordon Fergus-Thompson and Professor Mengyang Pan. Those years gave her the foundation she still teaches from: rigorous technique, a large amount of stage time, and constant collaborative playing.
She went on to complete a Master's degree in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy at Goldsmiths, University of London, studying music education, arts leadership, and cultural management. The two degrees pull in the same direction — one shaped how she plays, the other shaped how she thinks about music's place in a student's life.
Technical excellence and artistic expression are not two subjects. They are one, taught together from the first lesson.
Today she teaches the full Royal Conservatory of Music curriculum from her studio in Greater Vancouver, and performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and collaborative pianist.
The record
Education
Studied with
Honours
Professional
Teaching
Lessons are built around the student in front of her — but the destination is always the same: playing that is healthy, expressive, and secure enough to hold up on an exam bench or a stage.
Hellena teaches the complete Royal Conservatory of Music curriculum, preparing students for examinations, festivals, competitions, auditions, and public performance. Her emphasis is on healthy playing habits, thoughtful musicianship, and instruction shaped to the individual, so that confidence and musical sensitivity grow alongside the certificates.
Repertoire, technique, studies, and ear training across the full syllabus, with exam and festival preparation when a student wants it.
The written foundation — notation, scales, intervals, and chords — taught alongside playing rather than crammed before a deadline.
Voice leading, analysis, and keyboard harmony, through the levels required for the ARCT.
Periods, styles, and repertoire in context, so that the piece on the stand makes sense as more than notes.
Performance
Hellena performs solo, chamber, and collaborative programmes across Canada — because a teacher who still plays teaches differently.
Selected in 2015 as the youngest piano accompanist for the Pacific Wind Ensemble North American Tour, and an active chamber and collaborative partner since.
Recital and chamber appearances throughout Canada and the UK, including the Royal College of Music Performance Series in London.
Classical repertoire, film scores, and requested pieces, recorded at the Fazioli F212. Watch on YouTube
Gallery
Recitals, collaborations, and one graduation in London.
Studying at the studio
Weekly one-to-one lessons of 30, 45, or 60 minutes, matched to the student's level and goals. Rates on request.
In-studio lessons in Greater Vancouver, and online lessons for students elsewhere in BC and abroad.
Lessons available in English or Mandarin — 中英文授课皆可。
Enquiries
Tell Hellena a little about the student — age, any previous study, and what you're hoping for — and she'll reply with availability and next steps. New students are accepted through the year as places open.