This is the Legend Of...
Have you ever wondered about what it takes to be a great investment banker? Or how you can be a broadcaster for the Olympics on national TV? What about becoming a famous world-renowned musician? Or how about making it to a pro sports league such as the NHL? Join Amos Vang, a Canadian lawyer, broadcaster, and podcaster, as he tells and features the untold real-life stories of professionals and people from all walks of life, as well as the lessons that they have learned from their careers. Real-life stories, timeless lessons, rising legends. Find them all here on "This is the Legend Of...".
Episodes
She just competed at the Olympics of Piano, the 2025 International Chopin Competition. Athena Deng returns to the show to share her experiences!
Join Amos Vang and Athena Deng as they revisit Athena’s Road to Warsaw, from her performance at the preliminaries to her 1st round performance, as well as her preparation and mindset going into and after the Competition. Athena also shares the most important lessons that she learned from th...
He almost got kicked out of school in Iran for playing piano. Then, he and his family fled Iran because of war. After years of tribulation and difficulties, he would become a world-renowned, award-winning composer, with a JUNO Award nomination in 2024.This is the legend of Iman Habibi, an Iranian-Canadian composer who served as the commissioned composer for the recently concluded 2025 Honens International Piano Competition. Even t...
The semi-finals of the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition begins tomorrow, and as we hone in on the competition, it's time to get the organizational and professional perspectives on the success of Honens!
Meet Amanda Smith, CEO and President of Honens! Join Amos Vang as he features Amanda's career and pathway to Honens, along with behind-the-scenes organizational elements of the competition and festival, Honens'...
The finest instrument is the mind. He showed exactly why, by recording his own brain on music!
Meet Nicolas Namoradze (known as “Nico” to friends and colleagues), a pianist, award-winning neuroscientist, and 1st prize winner of the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition.
In this episode of This is the Legend Of…, Amos features Nicolas’s unique career, pathway to Honens, and fascinating research after Hon...
In 2022, at age 21, he became the first Ukrainian pianist and the youngest person to win Honens, aka Canada’s Grand Slam of international piano competitions, in the most cathartic year of recent history.But it almost did not happen.This is the Legend of Illia Ovcharenko.Join Amos Vang as he features the legendary path of Illia Ovcharenko’s piano career, Ukraine’s rich music traditions, Ukraine’s strong educational foundations in mu...
In 1984, he was the first Canadian to win the LeedsInternational Piano Competition. That same year, he performed for Queen Elizabeth II.
8 years later, he judged the inaugural edition of the Honens International Piano Competition, Canada’s Grand Slam of international piano competitions.
Meet Jon Kimura Parker (known as “Jackie” to friends new and old), an award-winning pianist who also serves as the Artistic Director of Honens.
In th...
At age 5,he made his professional piano performing debut at Carnegie Hall. Yes, 5 YEARS OLD.
At age 11, he performed for a Canadian prime minister.
At age 14, he won his first international piano competition.
By the age of 16, he won at least 5 internationalpiano competitions, and was the youngest winner of Le Prix Cortot in world history.
How old is he right now? 17 YEARS OLD!
Not...
If you are a longtime classical music fan, then you know who she is.The late great Arthur Rubinstein described her as a “born Chopin interpreter”. In fact, Rubinstein was her mentor. She is described as “one of the Grandes Dames of piano playing”. She is also a Juno Award winner.
She is an alumna of The Juilliard School.She won third prize at the 1974 Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition.She is an Officer of the Order o...
"Columbia University professor by day, musical sorceress by night"! - ConcertoNet
Meet Magdalena Baczewska, a Polish virtuoso pianist, Director of the joint Columbia-Juilliard Music Performance Program, and judge of the 2025 Canadian Chopin Competition! Born in Katowice, Poland, Magdalena grew up with a deep passion for piano performance from a young age.
Join Amos Vang as he and Magdalena discuss a plethora oftopics, s...
At 19 years old, she won the CBC National Radio Competition.
She has performed at the world’s most renowned concert halls, such as Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, and the Bolshoi.
She is a member of the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia.
She is a 3-time Juno Award nominee.
She is a jury member of the Canadian Chopin Competition and the Junior Van Cliburn International Competition (for c...
At 11 years old, she performed her first major performancewith an orchestra.
At 12 years old, she won her first international competition.
At 22 years old, she won 2nd prize at the Canadian Chopin Competition.
And later this year in 2025, Athena Deng will be competing for the greatest piano prize of all at the International Chopin Competition.
Join Amos Vang on the first miniseries episode of “The Road to Warsaw” as he features the leg...
An excellent composer must have exceptional understanding of the audience’s preferences.
In part 2 of the Legend of Aaron Tsang, Amos Vang and Aaron Tsang discuss Aaron’s decision to go to the University of Toronto for music composition, the evolution of Aaron’s musical style, the similarities between composers and lawyers, and the importance of mentorship in the music profession and the legal profession.
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At 14 years old, his music and films were featured at international film festivals.
He’s composed for world-renowned video game and entertainment publishers such as Capcom, DreamWorks Pictures, and Konami.
In fact, the intro and outro music that you will hear on this episode was written by Aaron Tsang, specifically for all graduation ceremonies at the University of Toronto.
This is the Legend Of…...
Gone are the days when people had one job.
Gone are the days when professions such as lawyers and doctors enjoyed a high level of respect and recognition.
Gone are the days when it was believed that a person could only be an expert in one area.
Today, it is becoming increasingly important to have expertise in not just one profession, but MANY professions. Ironically, this is a return to the Rena...
Lawyer. Professor. Contestant on CBC’s “Canada’s Smartest Person”. Former election candidate for Ottawa City Council and for the Law Society of Ontario. Legal polymath. This is the Legend Of… Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich.
Join Amos Vang as he features the trailblazing career of Dr. Bromwich. The two lawyers discuss the inspiration for Dr. Bromwich’s versatile, diverse career across the law and non-law worlds, as well ...
It's difficult enough to get to therapy. It's even more heartbreaking when you realize that no matter how hard you tried, it didn't work. And it's NOT your fault.
Unfortunately, this is the reality facing many Asians and Asian-Americans. On this sobering episode, Amos Vang and Godwin Chan discuss the difficult reality of the cultural limits of therapy and the clashing of the WEIRD mindset (Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich, and ...
An episode 20+ years in the making. Scientist, venture capitalist, angel investor, podcaster. This is the Legend Of Godwin Chan. Godwin will also be a regular feature on the podcast and will co-host some episodes. Amos Vang and Godwin Chan have been friends for over 20 years: since kindergarten/Grade 1! Over these decades, the two friends have had thousands of fascinating conversations about metaphysical philosophy, epistemo...
Step aside, Michael Buffer. A new announcer has stepped into the ring of history. Join Amos Vang as he features Carlos Verde, international fight night ring announcer for United Boxing Promotions! For over 10 years, Carlos’s adventures in journalism has brought him everywhere from international level women’s hockey to university basketball, and now to boxing and MMA. Carlos’s exceptional skills in public presentation, writing, ...
There’s mythbusting, and then there’s history mythbusting. Join Amos Vang as he interviews Sebastian Major, a history teacher and host of the award-winning podcast Our Fake History! In a similar vein to This is the Legend Of…, Sebastian focuses on telling the unknown stories of history itself: everywhere from ancient history to classical history to even the history of professional wrestling! In this episode, Amos and Sebast...
At 25 years old, he became the youngest concertmaster in a North American orchestra. This is the Legend Of Jonathan Crow, a legendary Canadian violinist, concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and former teacher of another legendary violinist, Kerson Leong.
In this episode, Amos Vang and Jonathan Crow discuss about Jonathan’s marvelous career and experiences in the world of violin. From performing for the great Sir Yeh...
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