His family moved to the US from the Philippines when Martial Law was imposed. Zachary Dunbar was 15 years old when a piano teacher saw his potential, which led to opportunities to be a classical pianist.
Key Points
- His mother is a Filipina and met his American father when he was drafted to play and coach basketball in the Philippines.
- Born and raised in the Philippines, he was in Year 5 when his family moved to the US where he pursued his studies at Yale University College of Music.
- He is currently a Principal Fellow at The University of Melbourne, where he served as Performing Arts Graduate Research Convenor (Faculty of Fine Arts & Music, University of Melbourne).
- His piano career took a backseat when he pursued his love for theatre in London. After more than 14 years of hiatus he is he returns to the concert stage.
- He returns on stage this September 5, 'Twilight' at the Tempo Rubato in Brunswick, Melbourne.
- Catch the full interview soon via the SBS Filipino You Tube Channel
Yung mukha ko hindi Pilipino but inside me, I still felt very much Filipino. It was the way I behaved, I had to watch myself, you have to fall into a different culture, a different way of beingZachary Dunbar on adjusting to his life in the US as a Filipino-American migrant in the seventies
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