Filipino-American pianist, Dr. Tristan Savella is an active soloist and chamber musician based in Toronto. His career has taken him to performances at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in New York City, the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Schloss Mirabell in Salzburg, Austria, and the Canadian Opera Company’s Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre in Toronto. Furthermore, Tristan is the recipient of multiple prizes at various national and international competitions, including third place at the Concours Flame in Paris, first place at the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition in New York City, a finalist prize at YoungArts Week (sponsored by the National YoungArts Foundation) in Miami, and third place at the Glenn Gould School's Chamber Music Competition. 

Tristan’s performances in 2024-25 include a variety of solo and chamber music concerts, including programs for Piano Trio, Cello & Piano, Oboe & Piano, and Piano Four-Hands. Highlights include performances at the Candlelight Concerts (Toronto), Doors Open for Music at Southminster (Ottawa), the Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Syrinx Concerts (Toronto), the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage Concert Series (Washington D.C.), and Emerson Avenue Music Salon (McLean, Virginia). Apart from performing, Tristan works as a private piano and music theory teacher and as an accompanist at The Royal Conservatory of Music’s Taylor Academy and the Glenn Gould School. He also regularly serves as an adjudicator for local festivals and competitions, including Kiwanis (Toronto and Kingston, ON), ORMTA (Toronto and Newmarket, ON) and the Aegio International Piano Competition (Richmond Hill, ON). 

Tristan holds a Bachelor of Music in Applied Music from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, a Master of Arts with highest distinction from the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria, and an Artist Diploma from The Glenn Gould School in Toronto. He is also an alumnus of the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. His principal teachers at these institutions were John O’Conor, George Kern, T.J. Lymenstull, and the late Nelita True. In 2023, Tristan completed the Doctor of Musical Arts at the University of Toronto, where he studied with the late Marietta Orlov, as well as with Jamie Parker and Lydia Wong. Additionally, Tristan has taken part in numerous music festivals, including at the Banff Arts Centre, the Orford Music Academy, the Gijon International Piano Festival, and the Chautauqua Institute. Aside from music, Tristan is a lifelong tennis fan and his other interests include traveling & cultural exploration, learning languages, urbanism, data science & analytics, soccer, and video games.