Kevin Lau :: Composer :: Pianist

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2025 Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize



In 2025, Kevin was awarded the prestigious Johanna Metcalf Performing Arts Prize, one of the largest unrestricted prizes for all artists in Ontario, celebrating mid-career artists across multiple disciplines. He named composer Michelle Lorimer as the recipient of the Protege prize.

Kimiko's Pearl



The World Premiere of a new Canadian ballet, Kimiko's Pearl, will take place from June 22-23 at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in St. Catharines. Featuring music by Kevin Lau, the ballet dramatizes the Japanese-Canadian internment through the eyes of Kimiko, a modern-day teenager whose family experienced the tragedy of the internment first hand.


CD Release



Kevin Lau's debut album, "Under a Veil of Stars," features the St. John-Mercer-Park Trio and is now available for purchase/streaming on multiple platforms. For more information, visit Under a Veil of Stars and Leaf Music.


Book Release


The Nightingale is now a children's book! Featuring illustrations by Amy Scheidegger Ducos, music and text by Kevin Lau, and performances by Scott St. John, Nathan Williams, Kevin Lau, and narrator Miya Shay. Visit ROCO for more details.


Upcoming Performances (2025 - )



  • August 2, 2025 - Seventh String Quartet. Poiesis Quartet, Austin Chamber Music Center, Austin, Texas, USA.


  • August 11, 2025 - Piano Trio. Seiler Trio, Waterside Summer Series, Amherst Island, ON.


  • September 12, 2025 - Seventh String Quartet. Poiesis Quartet, Newport Classical, Rhode Island, NY, USA.


  • September 26-27, 2025 - At the Still Point of the Turning World.ROCO, Miller Outdoor Theatre | Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX, USA.


  • October 9, 2025 - Seventh String Quartet. Poiesis Quartet, Colorado College Summer Music Festival, Colorado, USA


  • October 24, 2025 - Seventh String Quartet. Poiesis Quartet, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC


  • October 24, 2025 - Petals in the Wind. Phoenix Orchestra; Angel Wang, violin. Meridian Centre, North York, ON.


  • November 9, 2025 - Seventh String Quartet. Poiesis Quartet, Noe Music, San Francisco, CA, USA.


  • November 16, 2025 - Seventh String Quartet. Poiesis Quartet, Caramoor Center, Katonah, NY, USA.


  • January 29, 2026 - A Drop of Light. Jim Campbell and co., Adam Chamber Music Festival, Nelson, New Zealand.


  • February 1, 2026 - Seventh String Quartet. Poiesis Quartet, Evergreen Museum, Baltimore, MD, USA.


  • February 22, 2026 - Child of the Stars. Symphony Nova Scotia, Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax, NS.


  • April 6, 2026 - Seventh String Quartet. Poiesis Quartet, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, TN, USA.


  • April 12, 2026 - A House Covered With Dawn. Manitoba Chamber Orchestra & Sonora Voices, Crescent Arts Centre, Winnipeg, MB.


  • April 18, 2026 - Inspired by Narnia. ROCO, Church of St. John the Divine, Houston, TX, USA.


  • May 7, 2026 - Symphonic Suite from Kimiko's Pearl. Niagara Symphony Orchestra, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON.


  • June 17-18, 2026 - Dark Angels Concert Suite. National Arts Centre Orchestra, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON.


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