Byron Yue
Byron Yue is a Chinese-American pianist, fortepianist, and vocal coach. After graduating from Weber State University with Dr. Yu-Jane Yang, Byron continued his study at Musik und Kunst (MUK) Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien under the guidance of Dr. Prof. Johannes Kropfitsch, Prof. Jura Margulis, Prof. Roland Batik for piano, and Prof. Mikayel Balyan for fortepiano.
Byron has appeared in masterclasses given by world renowned musicians, including Maestro Paul Badura-Skoda, Heinz Mejimorec, Nelita True, Lydia Artymiw, Jose Feghali, and Garret Zittelbart. Besides, Byron has also worked with Hyungki Joo & Yu Horiuchi.
Byron has performed in the musical venues as such: Steinerner & Gläserner Saal- Musikverein, Peterskirche, Ehrbarsaal, Allred theatre, Browning Center, Schubert Geburtshaus, Kaisersaal, Theatre Museum – Eroica Saal, Klimt-Villa Wien, Pleyel Kulturzentrum, Gesellschaft für Musiktheater, Bank Austria Salon-Barock Saal, and so on. Byron has also been invited to perform through out the Europe, including Netherland, Germany, Slovakia, Poland. He is frequently invited to perform for numerous musical societies, organizations and events in Vienna. He has also been signed as the Hilton-Crystal Cruise Artist to perform in German and Austrian region.
As a vocal coach and accompanist, Byron has cooperated with many singers from, for example, Vienna State Opera Haus, Vienna Volksoper, Linz State Theater, Theater Bonn, Sofia Opera and Ballet, and so on. He has also regularly played in the class of KS. Grace Bumbry, KS. Olivia Miljakovic, KS. Ulrike Steinsky, Prof. Dr. Mihail Lanskoi, Maestro Bojidar Nikolov, and Prof. Gerrit Prießnitz. He also accompanied in competitions, masterclasses and auditions. Such as, Salice d’oro, The Bumbry way-Norma Edition, International Opera Artists. In Poland, he was invited to perform for the 10th year Anniversary of Pabianice International Music festival. Byron is currently studying privately with Maestro Helmut Deutsch. In 2023 Byron has been pointed the head of studies and correpetitor of Klosterneuburg Opera Festival.
In 2019, Byron founded the Golden July Music Festival Vienna based in Vienna, he has enormous passion to create a Viennese cultural stage for more young and professional musicians. At the same time, Byron is the Vice President of the very first Fortepiano Gesellschaft Wien; a member of Skäl international Austria.
2022 Byron became the chair of Collaborative Piano Department of one of the oldest music conservatory in Vienna-Franz Schubert Conservatory.