Award Winning pianists Kerry Waller and Yoana Kyurkchieva present an eclectic piano duo recital featuring works by Brahms, Lutoslawski, Poulenc and Shostakovich 4 O8 `! Y" u- v' }% `2 P8 t& Z: ~6 `7 S# }( _/ A5 w& x- j
Date: Sunday, August 23, 2015 7 H+ \# p: y) U9 u$ k3 ]9 L b$ iTime: 2:00 pm0 H c' @7 R& X- w2 l. n
Location: Convocation Hall, University of Alberta# M( |0 |2 b6 A9 M! n9 q. x
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.9 u7 H' o$ V; B5 p ?% i. _8 \2 }* U! [
( A; y n/ ]$ PHe 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- \! R9 F& \8 L! j& `6 t; _8 [& @ ) z% c9 y! U0 \& M" K% P$ tYoana recently earned her Doctor of Music degree under the supervision of Dr. Jacques Despres at the University of Alberta.