Young Canadian pianist Tony Ann strikes a chord in neo-classical scene

‘I’m very grateful to social media, because how people discover music now is so different compared to 20, 30 years ago ... Now you can just get on your phone and find something you like ...’ says Ann. Photo: The Star/Shaari Chemat

From the moment he began playing the opening notes to his first song, Canadian pianist Tony Ann knew he had the Malaysian audience in the palm of his hand.

The neo-classical sensation, who was raised in Toronto, but is now based in Los Angeles, California, played a sold-out show (presented by Soundscape Records) last month to 650 music lovers at the main hall of the PJPac venue in Selangor.