Albert Tiu

[1] He studied piano with Nita Quinto at the University of the Philippines College of Music, with John Winther in the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and with Michael Lewin at the Boston Conservatory.

In 1996, he received his Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School, where he was a scholar and student of Jerome Lowenthal.

In September 2007, after suffering a dislocated left thumb from a bicycle accident, he performed an entire recital with his right hand alone.

Albert arranged eight of Chopin preludes for the right hand and played a commissioned piece by Kawai Shiu.

[9] Albert Tiu is married to his wife Susan, and they have two children, Alexander and Lauren.