Award Winning pianists Kerry Waller and Yoana Kyurkchieva present an eclectic piano duo recital featuring works by Brahms, Lutoslawski, Poulenc and Shostakovich7 G2 B* ?* x b
1 d& t" h9 ]7 Z# A" s; t1 qDate: Sunday, August 23, 2015 , ?/ p: Y& ?& U- d2 mTime: 2:00 pm: ~& A8 s" R: N; Z
Location: Convocation Hall, University of Alberta G5 S3 F2 A, @8 C" C
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. 7 y# w7 {0 P8 N+ K. B2 l- T 1 `9 ]- C1 z* \6 ^8 ~7 c2 k6 F2 F# K U3 d( RHe 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.1 @( Q1 h; n. b' L$ W' j
) R" Q+ ?" N7 N' o1 m jYoana recently earned her Doctor of Music degree under the supervision of Dr. Jacques Despres at the University of Alberta.