I am currently a Senior Solution Manager at Algorithmics Inc. In 2009, I was awarded the 2nd prize from the Boston International Piano Competition, and in 2008 the 3rd prize of 2008 Washington International Piano Artists Competition (also awarded both the Press Jury Award and Best Performance of a Romantic Period).
In 2006, I started organizing and performing in fund-raising concerts for charity organizations such as Oxfam Canada, SickKids Foundation, and World Vision Canada. Besides working full time at Algorithmics, I am also studying piano with Boris Zarankin.
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Upcoming Performances
Toronto Summer Music Festival - Emerging Artists: July / Aug 09 (TBD) read more…
Music Heals! Charity Concert for Oxfam Canada: Early Nov 09 (TBD), Toronto
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What’s New with Ricker?
June: just came back from Peru - read…
May: awarded 2nd prize from Boston International Piano Competition - read…
April: just seen Spirit of the Beehive (review) and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (review);
March: “Investment Executive” did a feature of me - read…; exploring films by Ingmar Bergman: Cries and Whispers, The Seventh Seal, Persona (review)
Feb: re-watching Kurosawa’s films: The Hidden Fortress, Rashomon, Throne of Blood, Ikiru. Finished reading Hermann Hesse’s Demian; starting Herman Melville’s Moby Dick.