Award Winning pianists Kerry Waller and Yoana Kyurkchieva present an eclectic piano duo recital featuring works by Brahms, Lutoslawski, Poulenc and Shostakovich ; s& ]: z M+ r9 q + k; e, c: i YDate: Sunday, August 23, 2015- z( E) O/ l9 I' E# h( m
Time: 2:00 pm 3 `: x0 M) R0 J: }2 eLocation: Convocation Hall, University of Alberta1 G1 J& r; O$ E- b( U' S- v
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. : x+ c- u! [- ?6 g& n0 j3 g5 d' ^& D$ d3 k* c/ r9 L4 T
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. ) v2 K- M: H: m% |- { * s [! p, W6 tYoana recently earned her Doctor of Music degree under the supervision of Dr. Jacques Despres at the University of Alberta.