Award Winning pianists Kerry Waller and Yoana Kyurkchieva present an eclectic piano duo recital featuring works by Brahms, Lutoslawski, Poulenc and Shostakovich ; d& \3 r# H, x: s, E! n0 R8 d2 h! k: b3 a8 o
Date: Sunday, August 23, 2015 : @$ v# f9 Z, e, BTime: 2:00 pm* z, z' T5 q$ d* F
Location: Convocation Hall, University of Alberta 7 F% c H1 z3 e- ~: ~9 H ' ]% y. C7 }9 o' U- |. p8 pAdmission by donation
Kerry Waller studied under Dr. Jacques Despres at the University of Alberta. In 2014, he won the Grand Prize at the Canadian Music Competition which culminated in a performance with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra.% [" O* G+ f5 X) N: P
) [4 p0 ~1 j8 G" ~( m tHe is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance under Paul Stewart at the University of Montreal.
Yoana Kyurkchieva received a Bachelor of Music degree and a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance, chamber music, collaborative and pedagogy from the National Music Academy in Sofia, Bulgaria. She has won many prestigious piano competitions and scholarships worldwide.# K* s0 K# R4 J3 m* C+ y6 L& s( ~
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Yoana recently earned her Doctor of Music degree under the supervision of Dr. Jacques Despres at the University of Alberta.