Award Winning pianists Kerry Waller and Yoana Kyurkchieva present an eclectic piano duo recital featuring works by Brahms, Lutoslawski, Poulenc and Shostakovich' l3 x3 Y% |. m; _+ {% o* y
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Date: Sunday, August 23, 2015 + s8 ?6 S! w( B( Z' [8 F3 D8 {Time: 2:00 pm ( w! }1 e, V; b* ]# oLocation: Convocation Hall, University of Alberta+ e* E f l# ~9 G
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: m# J( L# h# f5 z+ \! `, S+ ^4 F$ x/ s
He 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. & n+ i; X3 }. ]. V4 h% S! p / U4 |, F) H% w' g/ ^/ vYoana recently earned her Doctor of Music degree under the supervision of Dr. Jacques Despres at the University of Alberta.