Award Winning pianists Kerry Waller and Yoana Kyurkchieva present an eclectic piano duo recital featuring works by Brahms, Lutoslawski, Poulenc and Shostakovich # ~- `% r1 Y# u , z. f* i, E; O4 UDate: Sunday, August 23, 2015 2 W Y) B. U! x7 _# VTime: 2:00 pm" _4 f" o; H9 E/ W: T
Location: Convocation Hall, University of Alberta" z8 ]9 K: o2 m- E7 z* U& Z' }
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.. A8 ^. u3 v4 |/ C8 r
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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. 0 n3 w& b- X$ E" z% F# ^8 T; D# ~
Yoana recently earned her Doctor of Music degree under the supervision of Dr. Jacques Despres at the University of Alberta.