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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!

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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 ...

"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, such Magdal...

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...

This is the Legend of Cameron Penney.

            From working as a co-op student for the Fort Frances Times to managing social media in the NHL for the Winnipeg Jets, Cameron has enjoyed a meteoric rise in his career!

Join Amos Vang as he features Cameron’s career and path to the NHL.  Cameron and Amos also reminisce on their times in Ottawa and the Carleton/uOttawa rivalry, and they discuss the difficulties in which the sports an...

If you are a Canadian sports fan, then you know who he is.

            James Duthie has spent over 25 years with TSN and has won 4 Canadian Screen Awards for his work.  From the Stanley Cup to the Grey Cup to the Vancouver Olympics to the NBA and everything in between, James tells his numerous stories and the many life lessons that he learned since then, including how sportscasting has changed from the 1980s to the present day.  Ja...

Psychotherapy.  Social Work.  Social Science Inventor.  Faculty Professor.  This is the Legend of Dr. Ka Tat Tsang.

            In this episode, Amos features Dr. Ka Tat Tsang, a Hong Kong-born Canadian psychotherapist, about his career and his creation of the internationally acclaimed SSLD system.  More importantly, starting at 50:00 in the episode, Amos and Dr. Tsang talk about their shared Chinese cultural heritage, the unique i...

Join Amos Vang as he interviews Byron MacDonald, a former Olympic swimmer, longtime swimming head coach of the University of Toronto Varsity Blues, an award-winning Olympic sportscaster, and former coach of world champion swimmer Kylie Masse!

            In this episode, Byron and Amos talk about Byron’s journey competing against the best swimmers in the world (including the great Mark Spitz), his decades-long career as a coach, th...

At 8 years old, Kerson Leong (梁喬信) won his first national music competition, and then won the next 4 consecutive national music competitions at 9, 10, 11, and 12 years old.

            At 13 years old, he won 1st prize at the International Yehudi Menuhin Competition (the Olympics/Paralympics of violin).  To this day, NO OTHER CANADIAN has achieved this feat (the closest was Scott St. John’s 3rd place finish in 1985).

            At...