Award Winning pianists Kerry Waller and Yoana Kyurkchieva present an eclectic piano duo recital featuring works by Brahms, Lutoslawski, Poulenc and Shostakovich+ {- I: s$ C! n0 r4 B/ [7 P
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Date: Sunday, August 23, 2015 $ N' g! a: W2 c1 d5 ?Time: 2:00 pm & r2 T1 o# r9 c. F! eLocation: Convocation Hall, University of Alberta 4 Y* F4 M' Q5 o% ^ 8 f/ M4 i) \1 Z. `) ^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.& t. I% Q: q- J. C8 `
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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. 7 F1 s% I- Z- g- M; l, x8 i9 q; \! C8 E5 I( H% b" ]3 O1 S
Yoana recently earned her Doctor of Music degree under the supervision of Dr. Jacques Despres at the University of Alberta.