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in 2001, in addition to the Steven De Groote Memorial Award for the best performance of chamber music; other prizes include fifth prize at the

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in 1992, First Laureate of the Honens International Piano Competition in 1996, and Fifth Prize in the

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in 1993, among other prizes at various competitions, including the

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. He is currently on the faculty of the

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