Award Winning pianists Kerry Waller and Yoana Kyurkchieva present an eclectic piano duo recital featuring works by Brahms, Lutoslawski, Poulenc and Shostakovich % R8 G4 \% [: N' i% v/ U9 o& E: v3 O: V' D
Date: Sunday, August 23, 2015 ; d' f" ]; X1 u- `Time: 2:00 pm) ~9 Y0 ~" S# m( {8 ~5 b: z. u
Location: Convocation Hall, University of Alberta 4 j$ ]/ ]2 i D+ |) U4 ]2 G1 @2 t. b l
Admission 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.% z3 @* q7 @0 `5 r% O1 s' ]) X5 v
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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. ! d5 B$ K! Z$ [- o7 N! x! U+ \( M9 v# q3 T+ B5 ?/ S( k6 X5 j
Yoana recently earned her Doctor of Music degree under the supervision of Dr. Jacques Despres at the University of Alberta.