2018 Honens International Piano Competition & Festival Program Book

PIANO | FESTIVAL | COMPETITION

PIANO COMPETITION & FESTIVAL 30 AUGUST T0 8 SEPTEMBER 2018 | CALGARY CANADA

Jon Kimura Parker Artistic Director

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GREETINGS HONENS THEN & NOW COMPETITION PROCESS JURY GUIDELINES PRIZES COMPETITION & FESTIVAL GUIDE COMPETITORS GUEST ARTISTS JURIES COMMUNITY ODDS & ENDS APPLAUDS

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Honens applauds the corporate, media and arts partners, foundations, public funders, and suppliers who make the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition & Festival possible.

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MESSAGE FROM THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Welcome to Honens’ ninth Competition and search for the next Complete Artist! From the moment I met Esther Honens in 1992, and served on the first Honens Competition Jury, I knew that Calgary would become the centre of one of the world’s great celebrations of piano music. Back in the 1980s, I was preparing for international piano competitions myself. I remember the long hours of practicing and refining my art. I remember trying to play my best through the fog of jet lag. I remember a few disappointments, but I also remember the elation of performing at the top of my game. Most especially, I remember discovering that music touches everyone in a different way. Imagine the inspiration that has led these young musicians to prepare for their arrival in Canada. That inspiration comes from your love of music, your appreciation of their hard work, and the warm and supportive spirit that defines Honens. Each of these young artists brings a unique voice and perspective to the music they will perform for us. It is a privilege to host them. The Honens musical environment includes not just our extraordinary young Semifinalists, but also our distinguished Jury, collaborating artists, former Laureates, mentor, conductor, and Calgary-based composers and musicians including members of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the Kensington Sinfonia. All are committed to creating a meaningful musical experience for you. I hope that you are touched by every note.

Jon Kimura Parker Artistic Director

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO The past two years have felt a bit like standing in the wings waiting for the big event to begin … and now it’s finally here! Welcome to the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition & Festival. Often imitated—never duplicated, Honens has carved out a unique and highly respected niche in the world of major international music events and truly honours the vision of Esther Honens: to share fine piano music with Calgarians, Albertans, Canadians, and the world. To the entire Honens Team and Board of Directors, my deepest and most profound gratitude. You make it a pleasure to come to work every day. To our small battalion of volunteers, your spirit of givingness is beyond inspiring. Thank you. To those who support us—individual, corporate, and funding agencies—we are grateful for your partnership. Truly, all of this would be impossible without you. And to the ten Semifinalists, I wish you each the very best of luck as you set off on this very important leg of your journey. I hope you enjoy every minute. For the next ten days, together we will enjoy musical (and extra-musical) experiences of the highest order. On behalf of all of us, thank you, Esther Honens, for your incredible gift. Let the show begin.

Neil Edwards President & CEO

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MESSAGE FROM THE 2015 HONENS PRIZE LAUREATE I can’t believe it’s already been three years since my first time in Calgary! Calgary will always have a special place in my memory. It’s my ‘Canadian’ home and where I found a great community of music-lovers and Honens supporters. I was very blessed to find such a special community on my musical path. It has been an honour and a privilege to be the 2015 Honens Prize Laureate and its representative over the past three years. It’s a role that always made me really proud and has given me motivation to move forward and improve in every event or project. From the recitals in the most beautiful halls to outreach in small and remote communities, I will always be very grateful for the excitement, constant engagement, and support I’ve been given. To the Honens team, I wish you all the best in your vision and mission for the musical world. To the contestants, I hope you will have as great of a time as I did three years ago. A key can open a door, but remember to focus on what is behind the door! Be yourself, be honest with yourself, and most importantly, enjoy every moment. To the audience and dear Calgarians, I look forward to seeing you all and sharing with you the joy and the excitement of the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition & Festival!

Luca Buratto 2015 Honens Prize Laureate

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MESSAGE FROM THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF ALBERTA As Her Majesty the Queen’s representative in Alberta, it’s my pleasure to welcome you to the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition & Festival. Calgarians, and all Albertans, are proud to have this highly regarded international event as a fixture of our arts community. One of the things that distinguishes the Honens approach is the focus it places on the human element ... on the enrichment and career development it has to offer competitors and Laureates alike. The Competition and Festival work to foster long-term excellence for individual artists and for the arts community in general. That’s what makes it such a fulfilling and enjoyable musical experience for all concerned. I’d like to offer my best wishes to the participating musicians, along with sincere thanks for sharing your great talents with us all. To everyone who takes in a performance, thank you for supporting this great Competition and Festival and enjoy!

Her Honour, The Honourable Lois Mitchell cm aoe lld Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

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MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA Dear Friends, I would like to extend my warmest greetings to everyone taking part in the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition & Festival. This Competition offers a wonderful opportunity for some of the world’s most talented musicians to showcase their skills. I am certain that everyone in attendance will be entertained and inspired by the wide variety of performances as 10 pianists from nine countries vie to be named the 2018 Honens Prize Laureate. I would like to thank the organizers and volunteers for ensuring the success of what is sure to be a spectacular event. On behalf of the Government of Canada, I offer my best wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event. Sincerely,

The Right Honourable Justin Trudeau pc mp Prime Minister of Canada

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MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER OF ALBERTA On behalf of the Government of Alberta, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone to the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition & Festival. As it does for many Albertans, music holds a special place in my heart. This iconic Competition is a celebration of the exceptional classical music that contributes to our province’s arts and culture scene. The Festival is an opportunity for the performers to share their talent and passion, while inspiring those fortunate enough to listen to the performances. Not only does this Competition delight and excite Albertans, each of the young pianists help to strengthen our own passion for classical music and piano. My thanks to the Competition and Festival organizers and volunteers for expanding the generous legacy of Esther Honens. Your hard work and dedication in support of music and culture truly shows how much Albertans and visitors to our beautiful province have to celebrate. Best wishes to all of the pianists who grace the Honens stage.

The Honourable Rachel Notley mla Premier of the Province of Alberta

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A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR NENSHI

MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR OF CALGARY

citizens of Calgary and my City Council colleagues I am pleased to welcome you to the On behalf of the citizens of Calgary and my City Council colleagues, I am a unique celebration of classical music.

pleased to welcome you to the Honens International Piano Competition

oud history in our city of supporting emerging classical pianists. This Festival is a natural & Festival. nens’ other endeavours, and I am excited about its addition to Calgary’s festival nent musicians from around the world perform works inspired by culture on the eve pianists from all over the 2018 is anwillexciting Competition year! Ten d War. The Honens Festival will close in the fitting venue of Central Memorial Park, with world will be descending upon Calgary to compete for the coveted title cert sure to delight fans of classical music - both old and new.

of Honens Prize Laureate, $100,000 CAD, and an Artist Development

yone involved with organizing the Honens Festival Calgarians this opportunity Program valued atfora giving half-million dollars! sical music. Calgary enjoys a vibrant arts scene, and Honens plays a significant role in e artistic offerings in our city continue to grow and thrive. I commend those involved with organizing

the Honens International Piano Competition & Festival for their dedication to sharing the music of many more years of having the Honens Festival in our city. talented artists, and for continuing to showcase and promote classical music. It is events such as this that enrich our community and add to the vibrancy of Calgary.

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I hope you all have a wonderful time at the 2018 Competition & Festival. Congratulations! Sincerely,

His Worship Naheed K. Nenshi Mayor of the City of Calgary

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HONENS THEN & NOW

ESTHER HONENS Esther Honens loved the piano and the city of Calgary. After working 25 years as an office manager for Henry Birks jewelry and amassing a sizeable fortune through smart investments, she turned her attention to creating a legacy of musical excellence to be enjoyed by generations of Canadians. In 1991, knowing she was nearing the end of her life, Mrs. Honens gave $5 million to endow an international piano competition in Calgary. Her competition would provide a springboard for young musicians and be a source of tremendous civic pride. A board of directors was quickly assembled and an Artistic Director appointed. Their challenge was to organize the inaugural competition while Mrs. Honens, suffering from Parkinson’s disease, was still alive. Mrs. Honens observed the final concerts in November 1992 from a specially built chamber in Jack Singer Concert Hall. Five days later, at age 89, she passed away.

LEGACY PARTNERS Honens Legacy Partners support the realization of Esther Honens’ vision of bringing the finest young pianists in the world to Calgary and taking Canada to the world through the triennial Honens International Piano Competition. The Legacy Partners Endowment Fund allows Honens to provide wide-reaching programming through an annual festival and enriching community education and outreach projects. Legacy Partners follow in Esther Honens’ footsteps by contributing to the country’s cultural vibrancy through securing Honens’ future. Ian and Heather Bourne Percy+ and Lois Cole John and Sheilagh Langille F. Richard Matthews + cm qc +

Legacy Partners make donations of $250,000 and more. All gifts received to date have been eligible for matching contributions from the Government of Canada.

Deceased Honens endowment funds are maintained and administered by the Calgary Foundation.

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We applaud Honens for its work in discovering and developing the best Complete Artists for the world stage.

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Honens Team

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CONSULTANTS & PUBLICISTS

Officers

Bettina Schimmer PR Cologne, Germany Bettina Schimmer

R. Craig Hoskins Chair Mark Congram Secretary Angelo Toselli Treasurer Directors Cathy Beehan Sunny Delaney-Clark Heather Edwards Angela Gosselin Connie Hunt Sharie Hunter Wendy Liu Brenda Marshall Florence Minz Bruce Shultz Neil Edwards Ex officio Jon Kimura Parker oc Ex officio

STAFF Neil Edwards President & CEO Jon Kimura Parker oc Artistic Director Xenia Hanusiak Director, Artistic Planning Mark Mosher Director, Finance & Administration Amanda Smith Director, Marketing & Communications Jennifer Weihmann Manager, Donor & Audience Relations Lisa Farquharson Coordinator, Digital Media & Volunteers Vanessa Mickel Summer Intern

Boulev’art Artists’ Management Montréal, Canada Marie-Catherine Lapointe Samuel Côté Kanzen Arts New York, United States Earl Blackburn KL Strategic Communications Toronto, Canada Karen Lorenowicz Nancy Shear Arts Services New York, United States Nancy Shear Raphael Zinman Valerie Barber PR London, United Kingdom Valerie Barber Sabina Wagstyl

VOLUNTEERS Melanie Aikenhead Co-Chair Susan Anderson Co-Chair Lee Ferrier Co-Chair Faye Hleucka Co-Chair Honens applauds the hundreds of volunteers who generously share their time and skills. Volunteers are listed on page 136.

Laureates 1992 to 2015

Laureates are listed in ranked order.

2015

1996

Luca Buratto I taly Honens Prize Laureate

Maxim Philippov Russia Honens Prize Laureate

2012

Albert Tiu Philippines Eugene Watanabe United States Laureates

Pavel Kolesnikov Russia Honens Prize Laureate

2009 Georgy Tchaidze Russia Honens Prize Laureate Evgeny Starodubtsev Russia Gilles Vonsattel Switzerland Laureates

2006 Minsoo Sohn South Korea Honens Prize Laureate Hinrich Alpers Germany Hong Xu C hina Laureates

2003 Xiang Zou C hina Honens Prize Laureate Winston Choi C anada Roberto Plano Italy Laureates

2000 Katherine Chi Canada Honens Prize Laureate Marko Martin E stonia Alessandra Ammara Italy Laureates

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1992 Yi Wu A rgentina / China Honens Prize Laureate Krzysztof Jablonski Poland Jean-Efflam Bavouzet France Sergei Babayan Armenia Dmitry Nesterov Russia Laureates

Juries 1992 to 2015

2015

2006

First Jury Inon Barnatan Stewart Goodyear Noriko Ogawa Mary Sigmond

First Jury Lydia Artymiw Angela Cheng Maxim Philippov Andrew Raeburn

Second Jury Alessandra Ammara Janina Fialkowska Jeremy Geffen Charles Hamlen Paul Hughes Pedja Muzijevic Costa Pilavachi

Second Jury William Aide Iain Burnside Pietro De Maria Noriko Ogawa James Parker Ewa Pobłocka Blanca Uribe

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2003

First Jury William Aide Leila Getz Charles Hamlen Benedetto Lupo

First Jury William Aide Iain Burnside Ick-Choo Moon Isobel Moore-Rolston

Second Jury Adrian Brendel Michael Haefliger Julian Kuerti Aleksandar Madžar HaeSun Paik Jon Kimura Parker Michael Spring

Second Jury Rudolf Jansen Emanuel Krasovsky André Laplante Paul Myers Ursula Oppens John P.L. Roberts   oc ma dfa lld Christopher Taylor

2009 First Jury Angela Cheng Katherine Chi Matthias Kirschnereit Ronan O’Hora Second Jury William Aide Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Iain Burnside Hung-Kuan Chen Jane Coop José Feghali Aleksandar Madžar

2000 First Jury William Aide Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Margo Garrett Lee Kum-Sing Kolja Lessing Isobel Moore-Rolston Edith Wiens

Second Jury Paul Badura-Skoda Angela Cheng Irena Grafenauer Emanuel Krasovsky John P.L. Roberts   oc ma dfa lld Simon Streatfeild Blanca Uribe Benita Valente

1996 First Jury Isobel Moore-Rolston Jane Coop José Feghali Charles Foreman Tom Krause Steven Lubin Samuel Wong Second Jury James Campbell Rafael Druian Marc-André Hamelin Evgeny Mogilevsky John P.L. Roberts   oc ma dfa lld Alan Smith Blanca Uribe Takuo Yuasa

1992 First Jury Marilyn Engle Knut Franke Dale Jackson Paul Pollei Jeremy Siepmann Peter Simon Second Jury Nikolai Demidenko Janina Fialkowska Hitoshi Kobayashi Anton Kuerti David Owen Norris Jon Kimura Parker Andre-Michel Schub Maurice Till Charles Wadsworth

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COMPETITION PROCESS

THE COMPLETE ARTIST Honens searches for Complete Artists —21st century pianists for 21st century audiences. The Complete Artist is a thoughtful interpreter, a consummate collaborator, an awe-inspiring virtuoso, a communicator, a risk-taking explorer, a dreamer. He/she expresses and interprets ideas from a wide cultural context and keen imagination through performances and programming choices that are informed and seasoned by a fascination for life outside the practice studio. The Complete Artist inspires the heart and engages the intellect. The Honens International Piano Competition discovers a unique, imaginative, and informed pianist—an emerging Complete Artist whose distinctive voice, versatility, and ease as communicator demonstrate that he/she is ready for a professional career. The Complete Artist’s interpretations are founded upon the intellectual and emotional understanding of musical text, and upon his/her ability to synthesize and express such understanding so as to challenge and stir both the intellect and the emotions of the listener. This creative awareness stems not only from knowledge of a particular composition itself but, equally importantly, from a wide knowledge of related music, of musical literature as a whole, and of the other arts, including, but not limited to, the visual and literary. If the resulting interpretation appears unusual and unconventional, it does so freshly and naturally. Pianists taking part in the Honens Competition must also express—through their stage deportment, program design, and interviews with arts journalists— sensitivity to contemporary culture, and a willingness and ability to communicate effectively with audiences of today.

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APPLICATION PROCESS AND EVALUATION Applications to the Competition are accepted through an online process. Pianists of all nationalities, aged 20 to 30, with the exception of previous Honens Laureates and professionally managed pianists, are eligible. Honens asks for a comprehensive resume of education, experience, and interests. Proof of schooling, past performances, and competitions must be provided. The Applicant Screening Jury evaluates all eligible applications, and chooses 50 artists to advance to the Quarterfinals. Candidates are evaluated on proposed Competition programming, experience relative to age, and reference letters.

QUARTERFINALS International Audition Round Quarterfinalists perform a 40-minute recital in Berlin or New York. Recitals are recorded on digital video under as similar conditions as possible. Following the recital, each Quarterfinalist participates in a ten-minute English-language interview, which is also captured on video. The First Jury meets at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity to review all recital and interview recordings and selects 10 pianists to advance to the Semifinals.

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SEMIFINALS Recital Round Performance order is determined in advance of the Semifinals. This order of performance is maintained throughout the Semifinals except, at the discretion of the Jury Facilitator, for reason of accident, illness, or other untoward circumstance. The pianist who is assigned “Number 1” performs his/her solo recital first; the pianist who is assigned “Number 6” is the first to perform his/her collaborative recital. Pianists have the opportunity to choose their performance piano(s) from instruments supplied by Honens’ Official Piano Sponsors. Each pianist is allotted 30 minutes for the choice(s). He/she may choose one instrument for the solo recital, another for the collaborative performance, another for the chamber performance, and another for his/her post-Classical concerto should he/she so wish. No changes are allowed. Pianists perform a 65-minute solo recital and 65-minute collaborative recital with a singer and violinist. Each pianist has two and a half hours of rehearsal with the collaborative artists, the time to be divided as required by the choice of set repertoire. There is a run-through with the collaborative musicians immediately before the collaborative recital. The Second Jury selects three pianists to advance to the Finals. A Jury deliberation takes place immediately following the last Semifinals performance and the announcement of the three Finalists is made that same evening.

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FINALS Chamber, Concerto, and Interview Round The order of chamber and concerto performance is made programmatically and is decided by the Competition’s Artistic Director and the conductor of Finals II. Each pianist performs a quintet with the Azahar Ensemble chosen from a list provided by Honens and a post-Classical concerto of his/her choice, performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and guest conductor Karina Canellakis. A 15-minute interview is conducted with each Finalist in English. Sample discussion points are provided to the pianists in advance of the interviews in order to prepare their thoughts. The interview is recorded on video. The Second Jury evaluates this interview based on the pianist’s ability and willingness to communicate, and his/her readiness and suitability for a major career in music. Each Finalist has a two-hour rehearsal with the Azahar Ensemble for his/her chamber performance. They also have a 30-minute meeting with the conductor immediately followed by a two-hour rehearsal with the orchestra for their concerto. There is a dress rehearsal on the day of each performance. A Jury deliberation takes place immediately following the last Finals performance. The announcement of the Honens Prize Laureate and presentation of prizes is made from the stage that same evening.  

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MEETING WITH JURORS AND MENTOR-IN-RESIDENCE All members of the Second Jury remain in Calgary for one day after the Finals to share their knowledge and expertise with Competition pianists as they see fit. Pianists have the opportunity to discuss questions relating to their own technique and musicianship with each Juror. A highly respected pianist attends the final week of the Competition. The seven pianists who do not advance to the Finals each meet with the mentor for a 60-minute coaching session. The mentor also attends the Finals after which he meets with the two Finalists and the Honens Prize Laureate.

REPERTOIRE Applicants submit two solo recital programs for the Competition. The first 40-minute program is performed in the Quarterfinals. The second 65-minute program is performed in the Semifinals. No repertoire may be repeated. Pianists are asked to design their recital programs with the same care and on the same principles as for a public, professional concert. Honens believes that a Complete Artist explores both the pivotal works of piano literature and the music of our time (i.e. works composed during the last 50 years). Pianists are encouraged to perform an encore of two to three minutes after their 65-minute solo recitals. Pianists may choose one collaborative recital program from a list of four prescribed choices. Finalists perform a chamber concert with the Azahar Ensemble choosing from a list of three prescribed programs and a post-Classical concerto of their choice, performed with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and guest conductor Karina Canellakis.

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2018 Honens International Piano Competition Semifinalist Prizes and

Luca Buratto and Szymon Nehring with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in concert.

JURY GUIDELINES

JURY GUIDELINES The following rules help ensure that the Honens Competition is as fair as possible and that it leads the competition world by reputation. Jury Facilitator The Artistic Director of Honens acts as Jury Facilitator. He has the right, at any time, to remind juries of criteria for the choice of pianists and prize-winners in order to maintain the integrity of the process and of the Competition. He may invite discussion at any time. Should any rules regarding juries be broken, the Jury Facilitator may, at his discretion, relieve a Jury member of his/her duties and/or disqualify a pianist(s). Official Mathematicians Honens juries employ the Optimal Jury Scoring System created by the Competition’s Official Mathematicians, Ernest Enns and Moses Renert. They do not vote and are not invited to discuss musicians with juries. The Jury Facilitator may ask the Official Mathematicians to lead discussions on topics of scoring or voting procedures, or when scores or rankings are indecipherable between pianists. Jury Room and Meetings All official Jury meetings are closed except to Jury members, the Official Mathematicians, interpreters if needed, the Jury Facilitator, and the Director, Artistic Planning of Honens. Jurors may not invite guests to join Jury meetings or, in the case of the Second Jury, into the designated Jury meeting room under any circumstance. The collaborating musicians from the Semifinals, Finals, and the guest conductor also attend their respective deliberation meetings. The official language of Jury meetings is English.

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Jury Guidelines Continued

Jury Etiquette Jury members must remain silent and undemonstrative during Competition performances. The Applicant Screening Jury sees all materials that are submitted by applicants. The First and Second juries see only each pianist’s biography, age, nationality, and performance program as printed in the official Jury binder and the official Competition Program Book. It is the responsibility of each Juror to make and keep comprehensive notes about all Competition performances in his/her binder. The notes should be designed to help both at the time of voting and, in the case of the Second Jury, at the meetings with pianists on the day following the presentation of awards. Jury Confidentiality Jury proceedings are confidential. Jurors may not discuss any aspect of proceedings or of pianists’ performances with each other or with other persons, except during the official meetings. Others present at Jury proceedings are prohibited from discussing any aspect of proceedings with anyone at any time. It is the responsibility of the Jury Facilitator to announce the decisions of the Jury after the Semifinals and Finals. Individual and/or composite votes may not be publicly disclosed. Nothing written in the binders by Jury members may be publicly disclosed before, during, or after the Competition. The binders and their contents remain the property of Honens and will be destroyed immediately after the Competition. Conflict of Interest Should any member of the Applicant Screening Jury or First or Second juries have or have had previously a professional or personal relationship with a pianist whose application or recorded or live performance he/ she is judging, he/she must notify the Jury Facilitator prior to his/her respective stage of adjudication. It will be the responsibility of the Jury Facilitator to rule whether the member should or should not vote on that pianist’s performance, taking into account the closeness and time of such relationship. In a case where the relationship is or has been within the previous five years one of regular or occasional teacher and student, the Jury Facilitator must rule that the member may not vote on that pianist’s performance. The Jury Facilitator will inform the remaining Jurors of any declaration of conflict, whether or not it is ruled as such.

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Jury Guidelines Continued

Communication between Jurors and Pianists There will be no communication of any kind between Jurors and Competition pianists until after the announcement of the Honens Prize Laureate. Should a pianist attempt to communicate with a member of any Jury, either during or prior to the announcement of the Honens Prize Laureate, said Juror must inform the Jury Facilitator. The pianist in question may be subject to disqualification at the discretion of the Jury Facilitator. Second Jury The Second Jury evaluates the Semifinals and Finals performances and Finals interview with an arts journalist to ultimately identify the Honens Prize Laureate. The Jury also provides valuable feedback to all pianists taking part in the Semifinals. Jurors score each performance and interview separately. Scores are weighted and converted to rankings. Scores are not carried forward from the Quarterfinals to the Semifinals. Scores in the Semifinals and Finals are combined for a cumulative ranking. The voting and tabulating procedures follow: 1. Immediately after all Semifinals performances, the Second Jury convenes in the official Jury room, where it is joined by the Semifinals collaborating musicians. These artists are invited to share impressions of their collaborative experiences with each pianist, from first impressions and rehearsals through performances. Jurors may ask questions of the collaborative musicians but must keep their own impressions to themselves. Discussion with the collaborating musicians is limited to 30 minutes. 2. The collaborating musicians leave the Jury room and Jurors receive two ballots, one for the solo recital and one for the collaborative recital. Jurors score each pianist’s performances on the respective ballots using the natural numbers 1 to 20, 1 being a low score, 20 representing one of extremely high accomplishment. Each Juror decides his/her own scale of grading without reference to other Jury members; however, scores must be kept within the set numerical parameters. Decimal scores are not allowed, so there will inevitably be ties in each individual score. The same method of scoring is used for both ballots. Each Juror gives his/ her completed, unsigned ballots to the Official Mathematicians.

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3. If the Jury Facilitator has ruled that any individual Juror is ineligible to vote for a particular Semifinalist because of a prior relationship, the Official Mathematicians calculate a score for that Semifinalist by evaluating his/her ranking as if the Juror in question had not scored any of the Semifinalists. The Official Mathematicians then assign a score to the Juror’s ballot that maintains the same ranking. This maintains the integrity of the scoring and ranking process both for the Semifinalist concerned and for all other Semifinalists. 4. The Official Mathematicians analyze scores in the designated tabulation room. They convert the scores from the ballots for the solo recital and the collaborative recital into rankings. The method of conversion from scores to ranks is as follows: the highest score of each Juror receives rank 1, the second highest score rank 2, and so on. When ties arise, as they inevitably do, the scores are given equal rank in such a way as to preserve the ranking of those with ranks above and below. For example, if the fifth, sixth, and seventh highest scores of a Juror are tied, each receive rank 6, i.e. the average of ranks 5, 6, and 7. The eighth highest score of that Juror then receives rank 8. Similarly, if the first and second highest scores are tied, each receives rank 1.5. The next highest score receives rank 3. 5. The Official Mathematicians next create two slates, one for the solo recital and one for the collaborative recital. These two components of the Competition are given equal weight and are thus combined into a single slate. They take this combined slate and from it construct two lists. The top two names on this list are the “first slate;” these pianists are named Finalists. The next two names on the list are the “residual slate.” Both slates are given to the Jury in alphabetical order. 6. The Jury Facilitator asks each Juror whether there is a pianist not on either slate who he/she feels strongly ought to be considered as a Finalist. The Jury Facilitator also asks the Official Mathematicians if the various rankings provide any special insights. Each Juror has the right to add one name to the residual slate. The number of names on the residual slate could reach a maximum of eight. One pianist is ultimately chosen from the residual slate to be a Finalist, making a total of three. 7. The Jury Facilitator invites each Juror who has added a name to state briefly why the added pianist ought in his/her view to be considered. He may also invite general discussion of other pianists if he thinks it appropriate. 35

Jury Guidelines Continued

8. Each Juror receives a ballot containing the names of the pianists on the residual slate. He/she then scores the pianists on the slate using the natural numbers 1 as the lowest to 10 for the highest possible score. 9. Each Juror gives his/her unsigned ballot to the Official Mathematicians who combine the results and produce a list in order of ranking. 10. The Jury Facilitator invites discussion of the list. If a majority of Jurors decide that the ranking ought to be different, a reordering is possible. The Official Mathematicians outline the possibilities that can change the final outcome. Voting is by a show of hands. Should there be no majority on the alternate possibilities, the ranking reached by the original vote stands. 11. The name of the top ranked pianist chosen by this process is added to the two already chosen to make the required total of three Finalists. 12. At a time after the Semifinals, to be arranged by the Competition administration, the Jurors convene to view the 15-minute videotaped interviews conducted with the three Finalists and an arts journalist. 13. After viewing all interviews, each Juror receives a ballot listing the names of the Finalists. He/she scores the interview using the natural numbers 1 as the lowest to 5 for the highest possible score, with ties allowable. Each Juror gives his/her completed, unsigned ballot to the Official Mathematicians. 14. Immediately following the completion of each of the Finals rounds, the Jury members convene in the official Jury Room where they are joined by either the collaborative ensemble or the orchestra conductor (depending on the evening), who are asked to share their impressions of each pianist: from first impressions and rehearsals through to the final performances. At this time, Jurors may ask questions but must keep their own impressions to themselves. This discussion is limited to 15 minutes at which point all collaborating artists are excused and scoring begins. 15. Each Juror receives two ballots listing the names of the Finalists, one for the chamber performance and a second for the performance of a post-Classical concerto. He/she scores each performance, using the natural numbers 1 as the lowest to 5 for the highest possible score, with ties allowable. Each Juror gives his/her completed, unsigned ballots to the Official Mathematicians.

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16. The Official Mathematicians tabulate the votes in a private, designated room while the Jury is free to discuss the performances that have just taken place. As before, the Official Mathematicians convert the scores from the Finals ballots into rankings. They then combine the rankings from the solo (30%) and collaborative (30%) recitals from the Semifinals, the chamber (15%), concerto (15%), and interview (10%) from the Finals, to produce a list of the three Finalists in ranked order, with whatever ties that may have appeared. 17. Before the presentation of results, the Jury Facilitator reminds the Jury of criteria for the choice of the Honens Prize Laureate in order to maintain the integrity of the process and of the Competition. He asks the Official Mathematicians to provide any special insights and then invites discussion of the result by asking each Juror whether there is a pianist he/ she feels strongly ought to be considered Honens Prize Laureate instead of the pianist(s) who have ranked first. Each Juror has the right to suggest one name and may discuss the rationale for his/her nomination for up to five minutes. Only one pianist will be named Honens Prize Laureate. Should there be more than one candidate identified/nominated as Honens Prize Laureate, the final decision will be made by majority vote with a showing of hands. Should there be an impasse (i.e. no majority vote for an option different from the original ranking), the ranking reached by the original vote stands, unless the original ranking resulted in a tie. In such a case, a second voting by hand is undertaken to identify the majority’s choice of Honens Prize Laureate. The complete Jury Manual is available for download at honens.com/jury.

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SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER

12:30 PM SEMIFINALS I

9 AM MASTERCLASS

Yannick Van de Velde solo recital Nicolas Namoradze collaborative recital Jack Singer Concert Hall page 50

7:30 PM SEMIFINALS II Stefano Andreatta solo recital Han Chen collaborative recital Jack Singer Concert Hall page 52

FRIDAY 31 AUGUST 12:30 PM SEMIFINALS III Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner solo recital Adela Liculescu collaborative recital Jack Singer Concert Hall page 54

7:30 PM SEMIFINALS IV Megan-Geoffrey Prins solo recital Tzu-Yin Huang collaborative recital Jack Singer Concert Hall page 56

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Ingrid Fliter Juror / pianist Jack Singer Concert Hall Free admission page 58

12:30 PM SEMIFINALS V Philipp Scheucher solo recital Aristo Sham collaborative recital Jack Singer Concert Hall page 60

7:30 PM SEMIFINALS VI Nicolas Namoradze solo recital Yannick Van de Velde collaborative recital Jack Singer Concert Hall page 62

SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 9 AM MASTERCLASS Alessio Bax Juror / pianist Jack Singer Concert Hall Free admission page 64

12:30 PM SEMIFINALS VII Han Chen solo recital Stefano Andreatta collaborative recital Jack Singer Concert Hall page 66

7:30 PM SEMIFINALS VIII Adela Liculescu solo recital Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner collaborative recital Jack Singer Concert Hall page 68

MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 10 AM STORYTELLERS Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby Free admission page 70

11 AM XENIA CONCERT Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby Free admission page 74

12:30 PM SEMIFINALS IX Tzu-Yin Huang solo recital Megan-Geoffrey Prins collaborative recital Jack Singer Concert Hall page 76

7:30 PM SEMIFINALS X Aristo Sham solo recital Philipp Scheucher collaborative recital Jack Singer Concert Hall page 78

11 PM OR LATER ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 8 PM GARRICK OHLSSON IN RECITAL Jack Singer Concert Hall page 80

WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER NOON ENCORE CONCERT Semifinalist TBD solo recital Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby Free admission page 81

NOON ENCORE CONCERT Semifinalist TBD solo recital Nexen Lobby Free admission page 81

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8 PM LUCA BURATTO AND SZYMON NEHRING WITH THE CPO Jack Singer Concert Hall page 82

THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER NOON ENCORE CONCERT Semifinalist TBD solo recital Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby Free admission page 83

NOON ENCORE CONCERT Semifinalist TBD solo recital Knox United Church Free admission page 83

2:30 PM ENCORE CONCERT Semifinalist TBD solo recital United Active Living— Fish Creek Free admission page 83

7:30 PM FINALS I Jack Singer Concert Hall page 84

10 PM BISON NOIR Royal Canadian Legion No. 1 page 86

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NOON ENCORE CONCERT Semifinalist TBD solo recital Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby Free admission page 88

2 PM ENCORE CONCERT Semifinalist TBD solo recital United Active Living— Garrison Green Free admission page 88

7:30 PM FINALS II & AWARDS SHOW Jack Singer Concert Hall page 89

11 PM OR LATER ANNOUNCEMENT OF 2018 HONENS PRIZE LAUREATE SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2 PM OPEN AIR Central Memorial Park Free admission Rain venue: Studio Bell page 90

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SEMIFINALS I THURSDAY 30 AUGUST 12:30 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Yannick Van de Velde Belgium Age 28 Ludwig van

Beethoven

Sonata No. 31 in A-flat Major Op. 110

1770–1827 Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

Allegro molto Adagio ma non troppo Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo Johannes

Brahms

Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major Op. 1

1833–1897 Allegro

Andante (nach einem altdeutschen Minneliede) Scherzo: Allegro molto e con fuoco Finale: Allegro con fuoco Arnold

Schoenberg Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E Major 1874–1951   Op. 9 “Kammersymphonie”   (arr. Eduard Steuermann (1892–1964)) INTERVAL

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Semifinals I Continued

Nicolas Namoradze Georgia Age 26 Phillip Addis baritone Jonathan Crow violin Nikolai

Rimsky-Korsakov Four Songs Op. 40 1844–1908 When the Golden Cornfield Waves Across the Midnight Sky Of What I Dream in the Quiet of the Night I Waited for Thee in the Grotto Nikolai

Medtner Two Canzonas with Dances Op. 43 1880–1951 IIa Canzona - Andantino cantabile IIb Danza - Allegro Sergei

Prokofiev

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80

1891–1953 Andante assai

Allegro brusco Andante Allegrissimo

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SEMIFINALS II THURSDAY 30 AUGUST 7:30 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Stefano Andreatta Italy Age 27 Robert

Schumann Three Romances Op. 28 1810–1856 No. 1 in B-flat minor. Sehr markiert No. 2 in F-sharp Major. Einfach No. 3 in B Major. Sehr markiert Muzio

Clementi Sonata in F-sharp minor Op. 25 No. 5 1752–1832 Più tosto allegro con espressione Lento e patetico Presto Ferruccio

Busoni

9 Variations on a Chopin Prelude in

1866–1924   C minor Op. 22 Christian

Mason

… just as the sun is always … (2006)

b. 1984 Sergei

Rachmaninov

Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor Op. 36 (1931)

1873–1943 Allegro agitato

Non allegro Allegro molto INTERVAL 52

Semifinals II Continued

Han Chen Taiwan Age 26 Phillip Addis baritone Jonathan Crow violin Gerald

Finzi

Let us garlands bring Op. 18

1901–1956 Come away, come away, death

Who is Silvia? Fear no more the heat o’ the sun O Mistress Mine It was a lover and his lass

Benjamin

Britten

Suite for violin and piano Op. 6

1913–1976 March

Moto perpetuo Lullaby Waltz John

Corigliano

Sonata for Violin and Piano (1963)

b. 1938 Allegro

Andantino (with simplicity) Lento (quasi recitativo) Allegro

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SEMIFINALS III FRIDAY 31 AUGUST 12:30 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner United States Age 21 Franz

Liszt

Transcendental Études, S. 139

1811–1886 No. 2 Fusées

No. 3 Paysage No. 4 Mazeppa No. 9 Ricordanza No. 12 Chasse-neige

Wayne

Oquin Détours for Solo Piano (2012) b. 1977   (Dedicated to Marc-André Hamelin) Ludwig van

Beethoven Sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111 1770-1827 Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

INTERVAL

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Semifinals III Continued

Adela Liculescu Romania Age 25 Phillip Addis baritone Jonathan Crow violin Francis

Poulenc

Chansons Gaillardes

1899–1963 1. La Maîtresse volage

2. Chanson à boire 3. Madrigal 4. Invocation aux Parques 5. Couplets bachiques 6. L’offrande 7. La Belle jeunesse 8. Sérénade

Claude

Debussy

Violin Sonata in G minor

1862–1918 Allegro vivo

Intermède: Fantastique et léger Finale: Très animé Gabriel

Fauré

Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major Op. 13

1845–1924 Allegro molto

Andante Allegro vivo Allegro quasi presto

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SEMIFINALS IV FRIDAY 31 AUGUST 7:30 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Megan-Geoffrey Prins South Africa Age 28 Joseph

Haydn

Sonata in C minor Hob. XVI/20

1732–1809 Moderato

Andante con moto Finale: Allegro Sergei

Lyapunov

12 Transcendental Études Op. 11

1859–1924 No. 4 Térek

No. 7 Idylle No. 11 Ronde des sylphes No. 6 Tempête Jeanne

Zaidel-Rudolph

Catch me if you can

b. 1948 Maurice

Ravel

Scarbo

1875-1937

from Gaspard de la nuit

Alexander

Scriabin Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp Major Op. 30 1871–1915 Andante Prestissimo volando INTERVAL 56

Semifinals IV Continued

Tzu-Yin Huang Taiwan Age 29 Phillip Addis baritone Jonathan Crow violin Francis

Poulenc

Chansons Gaillardes

1899–1963 1. La Maîtresse volage

2. Chanson à boire 3. Madrigal 4. Invocation aux Parques 5. Couplets bachiques 6. L’offrande 7. La Belle jeunesse 8. Sérénade

Claude

Debussy

Violin Sonata in G minor

1862–1918 Allegro vivo

Intermède: Fantastique et léger Finale: Très animé Gabriel

Fauré

Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major Op. 13

1845–1924 Allegro molto

Andante Allegro vivo Allegro quasi presto

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MASTERCLASS SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 9 AM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons FREE ADMISSION Ingrid Fliter piano Frédéric

Chopin

Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major Op. 47

1810–1849

Katherine Pham piano Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart

Adagio in B minor K. 540

1756–1791

Jessie Zhang piano Frédéric

Chopin 1810–1849

Carlo Santos piano

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Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52

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SEMIFINALS V SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 12:30 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Philipp Scheucher Austria Age 25 Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart

Sonata No. 11 in A Major K. 331 / 300i

1756–1791   “Alla Turca” revised version of 2016

Andante grazioso Menuetto Alla turca: Allegretto Isaac

Albéniz

No. 3 in F-sharp minor “El Corpus en Sevilla”

1860–1909

from Iberia Suite for piano B. 47

Maurice

Ravel

Oiseaux Tristes

1875–1937

from Miroirs

Franz

Liszt 1811–1886

INTERVAL

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Sonata in B minor S. 178

Semifinals V Continued

Aristo Sham Hong Kong Age 22 Phillip Addis baritone Jonathan Crow violin Nikolai

Rimsky-Korsakov Four Songs Op. 40 1844–1908 When the Golden Cornfield Waves Across the Midnight Sky Of What I Dream in the Quiet of the Night I Waited for Thee in the Grotto Nikolai

Medtner Two Canzonas with Dances Op. 43 1880–1951 IIa Canzona - Andantino cantabile IIb Danza - Allegro Sergei

Prokofiev

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80

1891–1953 Andante assai

Allegro brusco Andante Allegrissimo

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SEMIFINALS VI SATURDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 7:30 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Nicolas Namoradze Georgia Age 26 Johann Sebastian

Bach

Partita No. 6 in E minor BWV 830

1685–1750 Toccata

Allemande Courante Air Sarabande Tempo di gavotte Gigue Robert

Schumann Humoreske in B-flat Major Op. 20 1810–1856 Einfach – Sehr rasch – Wie im Anfang Hastig – Nach und nach immer lebhafter und   stärker – Adagio Einfach und zart – Intermezzo Innig – Sehr lebhaft – Mit einigem Pomp Zum Beschluß Nicolas

Namoradze b. 1992 INTERVAL

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Etude I: Major Scales (2015) Etude II: Mostly Triads (2017) Etude III: Moving Mirrors (2017)

Semifinals VI Continued

Yannick Van de Velde Belgium Age 28 Phillip Addis baritone Jonathan Crow violin Gerald

Finzi

Let us garlands bring Op. 18

1901–1956 Come away, come away, death

Who is Silvia? Fear no more the heat o’ the sun O Mistress Mine It was a lover and his lass

Benjamin

Britten

Suite for violin and piano Op. 6

1913–1976 March

Moto perpetuo Lullaby Waltz John

Corigliano

Sonata for Violin and Piano (1963)

b. 1938 Allegro

Andantino (with simplicity) Lento (quasi recitativo) Allegro

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MASTERCLASS SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 9 AM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons FREE ADMISSION Alessio Bax piano Enrique

Granados

Quejas o la Maya y el Ruiseñor

1867–1916 from Goyescas

Catherine Yang Sun piano Nikolai

Medtner

Sonata Tragica in C minor Op. 39 No. 5

1880–1951

Joshua Wong piano Alexander

Scriabin 1871–1915

Kevin Chen piano

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Sonata No. 2 in G-sharp minor Op. 19

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SEMIFINALS VII SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 12:30 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Han Chen Taiwan Age 26 Franz

Schubert Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor D. 958 1797–1828 Allegro Adagio Menuetto & Trio: Allegro Allegro Thomas

Adès

Concert Paraphrase on Powder Her Face Concert Paraphrase No. I Concert Paraphrase No. II Concert Paraphrase No. III Concert Paraphrase No. IV b. 1971

Franz

Liszt 1811–1886

INTERVAL

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Réminiscences de Don Juan S. 418

Semifinals VII Continued

Stefano Andreatta Italy Age 27 Phillip Addis baritone Jonathan Crow violin Nikolai

Rimsky-Korsakov Four Songs Op. 40 1844–1908 When the Golden Cornfield Waves Across the Midnight Sky Of What I Dream in the Quiet of the Night I Waited for Thee in the Grotto Nikolai

Medtner Two Canzonas with Dances Op. 43 1880–1951 IIa Canzona - Andantino cantabile IIb Danza - Allegro Sergei

Prokofiev

Violin Sonata No. 1 in F minor Op. 80

1891–1953 Andante assai

Allegro brusco Andante Allegrissimo

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SEMIFINALS VIII SUNDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 7:30 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Adela Liculescu Romania Age 25 Christoph Willibald

Gluck

Melody in D minor

1714–1787

from Orfeo ed Euridice

(arr. Giovanni Sgambati (1841–1914))

Domenico

Scarlatti

Sonata in D minor K. 141

1685–1757 Franz

Liszt

Sonata B minor S. 178

1811–1886 George

Enescu

Pavane

1881–1955

from Suite for piano No. 2 in D Major Op. 10

Igor

Stravinsky Trois mouvements de Petrouchka 1882–1971 Danse russe Chez Pétrouchka La semaine grasse INTERVAL

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Semifinals VIII Continued

Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner United States Age 21 Phillip Addis baritone Jonathan Crow violin Francis

Poulenc

Chansons Gaillardes

1899–1963 1. La Maîtresse volage

2. Chanson à boire 3. Madrigal 4. Invocation aux Parques 5. Couplets bachiques 6. L’offrande 7. La Belle jeunesse 8. Sérénade

Claude

Debussy

Violin Sonata in G minor

1862–1918 Allegro vivo

Intermède: Fantastique et léger Finale: Très animé Gabriel

Fauré

Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major Op. 13

1845–1924 Allegro molto

Andante Allegro vivo Allegro quasi presto

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PIANO | FESTIVAL | COMPETITION

PIANO COMPETITION & FESTIVAL

STORYTELLERS THE HOCKEY SWEATER

1 / Sadie-Ann D, grade 3 2 / Sophia C, grade 3 3 / Moustapha K, grade 2 4 / Victoria R, grade 4 5 / Alexandra W, grade 3 6 / Rubi Q, grade 1

STORYTELLERS ART CONTEST Honens invited primary school students from around Calgary to create a piece of art that represented The Hockey Sweater. The winner SadieAnn, Grade 3, has her design featured on promotional materials for the 3 September Storytellers concert at Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby. Sadie-Ann’s entire school is treated to a special Storytellers performance. Honens chose five honourable mentions. Visit honens.com/storytellerscontest to view all entries.

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STORYTELLERS THE HOCKEY SWEATER MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 10 AM Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby at Arts Commons FREE ADMISSION The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier (translated into English by Sheila Fischman)

Music by Abigail Richardson-Schulte Join us for the world premiere of the newly commissioned arrangement of this timeless Canadian classic. In the days of Roch’s childhood, winters in the village of Ste. Justine were long. Life centered around school, church, and the hockey rink. Every boy’s hero was Montreal Canadiens hockey legend Maurice Richard. Everyone wore Richard’s number 9. They laced their skates like Richard. They even wore their hair like Richard. When Roch outgrows his cherished Canadiens sweater, his mother sends away for a new one. Much to Roch’s horror, he is sent the blue and white sweater of the rival Toronto Maple Leafs, dreaded and hated foes to his beloved team. How can Roch face the other kids at the rink? Jon Kimura Parker piano Min-Jeong Koh violin Jonathan Love narrator Mr. Parker, Ms. Koh, and Mr. Love appear through the generosity of the following individuals who donated to Honens in honour of Jenny Belzberg at the invitation of her grandson, Zack Belzberg. Anonymous; Barbara Belzberg; Casey, Eric, Eddie, & Rory Belzberg; Greg, Mica, Eli, Billy, Barb, Kendra, Ron, Elana, Adam, Noah, & Izzy Belzberg; Tracey Cohen and Greg, Jordan, & Daniel Rosenfeld; Alfonso and Lori Ergas & Family; Brian Libin & Michelle Ray; Neil Libin & Ann Sommers; Phil & Harriet Libin; Nancy Lieberman & the Lieberman Family; Dorothy McDonald; Carol Ryder; Sabine Ryder; Stephen and Debbie Ryder; Raina, Ali and David Silverberg; Susan & Roger Stronell; Betty Winston; Kathie, Woody, & Jonah Wood; Randy & Barry Wolfish; Janice Zolf.

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“The action is incredibly responsive to every variation in touch, and everything I imagine in my head I can produce with my fingers. FAZIOLI pianos gives me complete freedom to play as I wish”

Centrone Design

( Angela Hewitt )

XENIA CONCERT MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 11 AM Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby at Arts Commons FREE ADMISSION “Wonderful, inclusive event. It brought tears to my eyes to see so many families who wouldn’t be able to experience something like this otherwise, feeling free to move and dance to the music.”—Toronto, 2015

Xenia Concerts are a series of accessible concerts that are designed to appeal to, and be welcoming of, children on the autism spectrum and their families. The series embodies the philosophy that everyone should have equal access to quality chamber music performances. Bo-Yon Koh piano Min-Jeong Koh violin Edward

Elgar

Salut d’amour (Love’s Greeting)

1857–1934 Johann Sebastian

Bach

Chaconne

1685–1750

from Partita in D minor for solo violin BWV 1004

Edvard

Grieg

Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza

1843–1907

from Sonata for violin and piano No. 3 in C minor

Fritz

Kreisler 1875–1962

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Liebesleid (Love’s Sorrow) Liebesfreud (Love’s Joy)

Xenia Concert Continued

Ludwig van

Beethoven Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor for solo piano 1770–1827   “Für Elise” Omar

Daniel

Tip top tilluke (tip toe, little one)

b. 1960

from Metsa Maasikad “Wild Strawberries”

Béla

Bartók

Romanian Folk Dances for violin and piano

1881–1945

(arr. Zoltán Székely (1903-2001))

Stick Dance Sash Dance In One Spot Dance from Bucsum Romanian Polka Fast Dance Thanks to the generous support of Velvet Energy Ltd., a second Xenia Concert will take place at the Alberta Children’s Hospital during the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition & Festival.

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SEMIFINALS IX MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 12:30 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Tzu-Yin Huang Taiwan Age 29 Johann Sebastian

Bach

Partita No. 3 in A minor BWV 827

1685–1750 Fantasia

Allemande Courante Sarabande Burlesca Scherzo Gigue Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart

Fantasia in C minor K. 475

1756–1791 Franz

Liszt 1811–1886

Bagatelle sans tonalité S. 216a Valse oubliée No. 1 S. 215/1 Romance oubliée No. 1 S. 527

Frédéric

Chopin

Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52

1810–1849 Tzu-Yin Huang’s program continues on next page

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Semifinals IX Continued

Béla

Bartók

Intermezzo interrotto

1881–1945

from Concerto for Orchestra

(arr. György Sándor (1912-2005))

Piano Sonata Sz. 80 Allegro moderato Sostenuto e pesante Allegro molto INTERVAL Megan-Geoffrey Prins South Africa Age 28 Phillip Addis baritone Jonathan Crow violin Francis

Poulenc

Chansons Gaillardes

1899–1963 1. La Maîtresse volage

2. Chanson à boire 3. Madrigal 4. Invocation aux Parques 5. Couplets bachiques 6. L’offrande 7. La Belle jeunesse 8. Sérénade

Claude

Debussy

Violin Sonata in G minor

1862–1918 Allegro vivo

Intermède: Fantastique et léger Finale: Très animé Gabriel

Fauré

Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major Op. 13

1845–1924 Allegro molto

Andante Allegro vivo Allegro quasi presto

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SEMIFINALS X MONDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 7:30 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Aristo Sham Hong Kong Age 22 Ludwig van

Beethoven Sonata No. 24 in F-sharp Major Op. 78 “À Thérèse” 1770–1827 Adagio cantabile – Allegro ma non troppo Allegro vivace Alexander

Scriabin

Sonata No. 9 Op. 68 “Black Mass”

1871–1915 Johannes

Brahms

Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel Op. 24

1833–1897 Carl

Vine

Piano Sonata No. 1 (1990)

b. 1954 MM = 48

Leggiero e legato INTERVAL

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Semifinals X Continued

Philipp Scheucher Austria Age 25 Phillip Addis baritone Jonathan Crow violin Ludwig van

Beethoven An die ferne Geliebte Op. 98 1770–1827 1. Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend 2. Wo die Berge so blau 3. Leichte Segler in den Höhen 4. Diese Wolken in den Höhen 5. Es kehret der Maien, es blühet die Au 6. Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder Anton

Webern

Four pieces for violin and piano Op. 7

1883–1945 Sehr langsam

Rasch Sehr langsam Bewegt Arnold

Schoenberg

Phantasy for violin and piano Op. 47

1874–1951 Franz

Schubert Fantasia in C Major D. 934 “Sei mir gegrüsst!” 1797–1828 Andante moderato Allegretto Andantino Allegro vivace

11 PM OR LATER ANNOUNCEMENT OF FINALISTS Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby at Arts Commons

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GARRICK OHLSSON IN RECITAL TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 8 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Johannes

Brahms

Eight Pieces Op. 76

1833–1897 Capriccio in F-sharp minor

Capriccio in B minor Intermezzo in A-flat Major Intermezzo in B-flat Major Capriccio in C-sharp minor Intermezzo in A Major Intermezzo in A minor Capriccio in C Major

Johannes

Brahms

Variations on an Original Theme Op. 21 No. 1 Variations on a Hungarian Song Op. 21 No. 2

INTERVAL Frédéric

Chopin 1810–1849

Prelude in C-sharp minor Op. 45 Scherzo in B minor Op. 20

Frédéric

Chopin

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Mazurka in C-sharp minor Op. 50 No. 3 Mazurka in F minor Op. 7 No. 3 Ballade in G minor Op. 23

ENCORE CONCERT WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER NOON Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby at Arts Commons An hour-long performance by a Competition Semifinalist Nexen Lobby An hour-long performance by a Competition Semifinalist FREE ADMISSION

HONENS HONOURS WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 5 PM Crystal Ballroom at the Fairmont Palliser Fundraising Dinner A Tribute to Heather Bourne and Masters Gallery Ltd. Honour two champions of Calgary’s arts community—Heather Bourne and Masters Gallery—at this fundraising celebration. Proceeds support the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition & Festival and its outreach into the community.

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LUCA BURATTO & SZYMON NEHRING WITH THE CALGARY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 8 PM Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Luca Buratto piano | Szymon Nehring piano Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra | Karina Canellakis conductor Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart

Die Zauberflöte Overture K. 620 “The Magic Flute”

1756–1791 Richard

Strauss

Burleske in D minor

1864–1949 Luca Buratto

piano

Sergei

Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat Major Op. 10

1891–1953 Allegro brioso – Andante assai –

Allegro scherzando Szymon Nehring

piano

INTERVAL Mozart Concerto No. 10 for two pianos in   E-flat Major K. 365/316a Allegro Andante Rondo: Allegro Szymon Nehring Luca Buratto

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Tonight’s special Honens Honours Concert is made possible through the partnership of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the generosity of Jenny Belzberg and David Lyons/Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust. The Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust has been empowering and supporting the arts since 1963. Based in Leeds, England, the Trust supports a broad spectrum of artistic practice that spans countries, genres, education and performance: from concert halls in the UK to filmmaking in Israel to orchestral and chamber music in Canada. One of its first initiatives was supporting the establishment of the Leeds International Piano Competition which was won by Honens’ Artistic Director, Jon Kimura Parker, in 1984. Both Honens and the CPO are fortunate to include the SJLCT and David Lyons among their most fervent champions. Jenny Belzberg is one of Calgary’s most beloved and respected cultural icons. A staunch advocate of arts-based learning, her name has been synonymous with music and music education for many years. A noted philanthropist and community visionary, she played large roles in the establishment and ongoing sustainability of many organizations and initiatives which have remained important parts of Calgary’s rich cultural heritage. For fourteen years, Jenny Belzberg served on the boards of both the CPO and Honens, the latter of which she is a Founding Director and Past Board Chair (1998–2001). She is a Member of the Order of Canada (1997), the Alberta Order of Excellence (2000) and the recipient of an Honourary Doctorate from the University of Calgary (2002). In 2006, she was the inaugural Honens Honours recipient.

ENCORE CONCERT THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER NOON Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby at Arts Commons An hour-long performance by a Competition Semifinalist Knox United Church An hour-long performance by a Competition Semifinalist FREE ADMISSION

2:30 PM United Active Living—Fish Creek An hour-long performance by a Competition Semifinalist FREE ADMISSION

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FINALS I: CHAMBER CONCERT THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 6:30 PM PRE-CONCERT CHAT Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby at Arts Commons Jon Kimura Parker Eric Friesen

7:30 PM FINALS I Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Azahar Ensemble Frederic Sánchez Muñoz flute Marc Lachat* oboe Miquel Ramos Salvadó clarinet María José García Zamora bassoon Antonio Lagares Abeal horn *Marc Lachat replaces Ensemble oboist María Alba Carmona Tobella for this performance.

Three Finalists See Finals Program for names of pianists and further details about each program. Finals Programs will be handed out at Finals performances. Please note, only pianists selected as Finalists will perform their chosen program on each of the Finals nights. Chamber selections: Stefano Andreatta Mozart

Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat Major K. 452

Françaix

L’heure du berger

Han Chen Spohr

Quintet for piano and winds in C minor Op. 52

Roussel

Divertissement for piano and wind quintet Op. 6

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Finals I Continued

Tzu-Yin Huang Mozart

Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat Major K. 452

Françaix

L’heure du berger

Adela Liculescu Mozart

Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat Major K. 452

Françaix

L’heure du berger

Nicolas Namoradze Beethoven

Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat Major Op. 16

Cartan

Introduction et Allegro

Megan-Geoffrey Prins Spohr

Quintet for piano and winds in C minor Op. 52

Roussel

Divertissement for piano and wind quintet Op. 6

Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner Beethoven

Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat Major Op. 16

Cartan

Introduction et Allegro

Philipp Scheucher Spohr

Quintet for piano and winds in C minor Op. 52

Roussel

Divertissement for piano and wind quintet Op. 6

Aristo Sham Mozart

Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat Major K. 452

Françaix

L’heure du berger

Yannick Van de Velde Mozart

Quintet for piano and winds in E-flat Major K. 452

Françaix

L’heure du berger

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BISON NOIR THURSDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 10 PM Royal Canadian Legion No. 1 Supported by New Works Calgary This event is for patrons 18 years of age and older

Joshua Jones percussion Jon Kimura Parker piano Susanne Ruberg-Gordon piano With a nod to Le Poisson Rouge—New York’s “it” venue for cuttingedge performing arts in a bar/club setting—Honens’ Bison Noir fuses performances of classical and post-classical music in a cabaret setting and removes formal traditions, encouraging audiences to feel comfortable wearing casual clothing, to get there when they can, and not to worry about small noises made during the concert.

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Bison Noir Continued

Yiruma b.1978 Joshua Jones

River flows in you percussion

Allan Gordon

Bell

Old Coyote’s Saturday Night

b. 1953 Susanne Ruberg-Gordon

piano

Arvo

Pärt

Für Alina

b. 1935 Susanne Ruberg-Gordon

piano

Astor

Piazzolla Libertango 1921–1992 Susanne Ruberg-Gordon Joshua Jones

piano

percussion

Astor

Piazzolla

Insolito Buenos Aires

1921–1992

arr. Cosentino

Susanne Ruberg-Gordon Jon Kimura Parker

piano

piano

Vincent

Ho

Kickin’ It

b. 1975 Susanne Ruberg-Gordon Joshua Jones

piano

percussion

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CONCRETE SONATA FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER NOON ATB’s Branch for Arts & Culture Luca Buratto piano FREE ADMISSION

ENCORE CONCERT FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER NOON Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby at Arts Commons An hour-long performance by a Competition Semifinalist FREE ADMISSION

2 PM United Active Living—Garrison An hour-long performance by a Competition Semifinalist FREE ADMISSION

FINALS II: CONCERTO CONCERT FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 6:30 PM PRE-CONCERT CHAT Jack Singer Concert Hall Lobby at Arts Commons Jon Kimura Parker Jeremy Clark 88

Finals II Continued

7:30 PM FINALS II Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra Karina Canellakis conductor Three Finalists See Finals Program for names of pianists and further details about each program. Finals Programs will be handed out at Finals performances. Please note, only pianists selected as Finalists will perform their chosen program on each of the Finals nights. Concerto selections: Stefano Andreatta Tchaikovsky

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor Op. 23

Han Chen Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16

Tzu-Yin Huang Barber

Piano Concerto Op. 38

Adela Liculescu Rachmaninov

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Op. 30

Nicolas Namoradze Brahms

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major Op. 83

Megan-Geoffrey Prins Rachmaninov

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Op. 18

Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major Op. 26

Philipp Scheucher Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major Op. 26

Aristo Sham Brahms

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major Op. 83

Yannick Van de Velde Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor Op. 16

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AWARDS SHOW FRIDAY 7 SEPTEMBER IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FINALS II Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons Eric Friesen host Luca Buratto piano The announcement of the 2018 Honens Prize Laureate follows a farewell performance by 2015 Honens Prize Laureate Luca Buratto.

OPEN AIR SATURDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2 PM Central Memorial Park Rain venue: Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre FREE ADMISSION Luca Buratto piano Jon Kimura Parker piano

Members of Kensington Sinfonia Laura Reid violin Donovan Seidle violin John Thompson viola Kathleen de Caen cello Matthew Heller bass

Sergei

Rachmaninov

“Russian Easter”

1873–1943

from Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos

Luca Buratto

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piano

Open Air Continued

Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart

Piano Concerto No. 12 in A Major K. 414

1756–1791 Allegro

Andante Allegretto Luca Buratto

piano

John Thompson

| Laura Reid

viola

Mendelssohn 1809–1847 Jon Kimura Parker

violin

| Donovan Seidle

| Kathleen de Caen

cello

violin

| Matthew Heller

bass

Allegro energico e con fuoco from Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor Op. 66

piano

| Laura Reid

violin

| Kathleen de Caen

cello

Lili

Boulanger

Deux Morceaux “Two Pieces”

1893–1918   for Violin and Piano

Nocturne Cortège Jon Kimura Parker

piano

| Laura Reid

violin

César

Franck

Lento, con molto sentimento

1822–1890

from Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor

Jon Kimura Parker John Thompson

piano

viola

| Laura Reid

violin

| Kathleen de Caen

| Donovan Seidle

violin

cello

Antonín

Dvořák

Finale: Allegro ma non troppo

1841–1904

from Piano Quartet in E-flat Major, Op. 87

Jon Kimura Parker

piano

| Donovan Seidle

violin

| John Thompson

viola

| Kathleen de Caen

cello

Darius

Milhaud

Scaramouche, Suite for two pianos Op. 165b

1892–1974 Vif

Modéré Brazileira Luca Buratto

piano

| Jon Kimura Parker

piano

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A440

WINE & WINDS 6 SEPTEMBER 5:30 PM DINNER AT THE WEDNESDAY ROOM 7:30 PM FINALS I Come together with other A440 members (aged 18-39) to enjoy an evening of networking and chamber music. Purchase a ticket for $50 and receive dinner and a drink, and experience the excitement as the three Finalists perform with the Azahar Ensemble.

FOOD & FILM 19-30 SEPTEMBER Enjoy dinner at Paper St. followed by a Calgary International Film Festival showing of Satan & Adam, the story of two musicians with nothing in common who joined forces to blaze a new musical trail! Tickets are $40 each and include dinner, a drink, and the film. Limited tickets available.

STEINS & STEINWAY 29 SEPTEMBER In partnership with Village Brewery and Steinway Piano Gallery Calgary, enjoy a private solo recital by 2003 Honens Laureate Winston Choi while sipping steins and eating hors d’oeuvres. Limited tickets available. For more information about A440 membership and events visit honens.com/A440.

HONENS COMPETITORS

STEFANO ANDREATTA ITALY Age 27 Stefano Andreatta began his musical studies at the age of seven with his father. He made his first public appearance at the age of ten and his orchestral debut at the age of 15, when he performed Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto. In 2011, he graduated from the Castelfranco Veneto Conservatory (Italy) where he studied with Francesco Bencivenga. In 2012, Andreatta was selected to take part in the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara (California), where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal from The Juilliard School (New York). He has also studied with Riccardo Risaliti and Anna Kravchenko. In 2014, he completed his master’s degree, submitting a thesis on piano didactics in the Soviet Union. He is currently studying with Niklas Sivelov at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (Copenhagen) and with Massimiliano Ferrati in Italy. In 2016 / 2017, Andreatta was the First Prize winner of the FVG International Piano Competition (Italy), with special prizes for his Beethoven and Rachmaninov Sonatas, and Third Prize winner at Concours International de Montréal. He has recorded an album at the Fazioli Concert Hall for KNS Classical label. Andreatta has given concerts in Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, England, Kazakhstan, Canada, and the US. As a soloist, he has performed with Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto, Orchestra Filarmonia Veneta, Nova Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Bacau Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the Astana Symphony Orchestra. Andreatta is also a composer and piano teacher.

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HAN CHEN TAIWAN Age 26 Hailed by the New York Times as a pianist with “a graceful touch … rhythmic precision … hypnotic charm,” (2012) and “sure, subtle touch,” (2014), Han Chen is a prize-winner at many major competitions and is highly regarded for his dedication to music of our time. In January 2016, as part of his prize package as the First Prize winner of the 6th China International Piano Competition (Xiamen), Chen released his debut CD with Naxos Records recording Liszt’s operatic transcriptions. International Piano Magazine (UK) praised Chen’s performance in the competition, stating that he “displayed extraordinary strength, talent, and flair.” As an enthusiastic advocate for modern music, Chen actively performs both 20th century classics and works by emerging composers. His close collaboration with the Juilliard modern music ensemble AXIOM led him to the performances of works by Pierre Boulez, Toshio Hosokawa, György Kurtág, Magnus Lindberg, Steve Reich, and Charles Wuorinen. He is currently on the roster of the New York-based Ensemble Échappé. A native of Taichung, Taiwan, Chen received his accelerated Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at The Juilliard School (New York) with Professor Yoheved Kaplinsky under the C/Kaplan Piano Scholarship, Susan W. Rose Piano Fellowship, and the Van Cliburn Alumni Scholarship. After this achievement, he obtained his Graduate Diploma with Professor Wha Kyung Byun at the New England Conservatory (Boston). He began his Doctorate of Musical Arts at the CUNY Graduate Center (New York) in August 2018, studying with Professor Kaplinsky and Professor Ursula Oppens.

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TZU-YIN HUANG TAIWAN Age 29 Tzu-Yin Huang began playing the piano at the age of four in her home country of Taiwan. Following completion of her undergraduate degree at the National Taiwan Normal University (Taipei), she went to the United States where she received her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Michigan. Huang has won many awards, including First Prize and Orchestra Prize at the 12th Hastings International Piano Competition (England). This prize led to numerous performances in England including her London debut, and concerti performances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. She also received major prizes at the Wideman International Piano Competition (Mississippi) and the Iowa Piano Competition, as well as concerto competitions at both the University of Michigan and National Taiwan Normal University, and the Yamaha Piano Competition (Taiwan). Huang has performed at the Innsbrook (Missouri) and Meadowmount (New York) music festivals, and is a fellow of the Gijón International Piano Festival (Spain). She has performed with Music Michigan (CMM), and most recently formed the duo Ecius. Her principal teachers include Chung-Wen Tsai, Louis Nagel, and Logan Skelton. Huang believes artists have a responsibility to bring music and inspiration to others, and that playing music from the heart is the only way that allows music to touch people’s souls.

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ADELA LICULESCU ROMANIA Age 25 Adela Liculescu was born in Craiova, Romania in 1993. Since 2012, she has been studying at the University of Music and Performing Arts (Vienna) with Professor Martin Hughes. Liculescu is a prize-winning pianist. In February 2018, she was awarded the Prix du Piano Bern (Switzerland). As one of only four invited pianists chosen for the competition, she was awarded First Prize by the votes of the audience present. In September 2017, Liculescu won both First Prize and Audience Prize at the Brahms International Competition in Pörtschach (Austria), and in the Brahms International Competition in Detmold (Germany) she was awarded the First Prize and several special prizes including a professional CD recording. In 2017, she won the Yamaha Music Prize (Austria) and became a scholar of the Thyll-Dürr Foundation of Switzerland. Previous competition accolades also include First Prize at the Bösendorfer Piano Competition (Vienna) in 2015 where she performed together with the Vienna Chamber Orchestra. Liculescu has performed concerts at the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, St. Martin-in the Fields London, Musikverein Vienna, and the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest. As an active chamber musician, she performs regularly in her duo with violinist Kirill Maximov and has performed in ensembles and collaborations with Alexander Sitkovetsky, Natalia Lomeiko, Barnabás Kelemen, Corinne Chapelle, Domenico Nordio, Diana Ketler, Mirabela Dina, Maxim Rysanov, Maria Kliegel, Julian Arp, Boris Andrianov, and László Fenyö.

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NICOLAS NAMORADZE GEORGIA Age 26 The performances of pianist and composer Nicolas Namoradze have been hailed by critics as “sparkling … sensitive and coloristic” (New York Times) and “simply gorgeous” (Wall Street Journal). He has given recitals at prestigious venues in several countries around the world and has appeared as a soloist with renowned orchestras and conductors in Europe and the United States. His performances in Hungary, Georgia, Spain, and the US have been broadcast on radio and television and his compositions have been commissioned and performed by leading artists and festivals in the US. Highlights of his current season include appearances at the Chelsea Music Festival (New York) as a featured composer and pianist, recitals in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut as Artist-in-Residence at The Drozdoff Society, as well as commissions for ensembles such as the Barkada and Verona Quartets and a series of concerts with violinist Rolf Schulte. Namoradze was recently awarded the Fidelio Fortissimo Prize for young composers (Budapest). During the past season he also composed and produced the soundtracks for Walking Painting, a film by Fabienne Verdier, and Nuit d’opéra à Aix, a short film made in association with the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. After completing his undergraduate studies in Budapest, Vienna, and Florence, Namoradze moved to New York to receive his master’s degree at The Juilliard School. He is now pursuing his Doctorate at the CUNY Graduate Center (New York), holding the Graduate Center Fellowship, studying piano with Emanuel Ax and Yoheved Kaplinsky, and composition with John Corigliano. Nicolas serves on the faculty of Queens College, CUNY (New York).

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MEGAN-GEOFFREY PRINS SOUTH AFRICA Age 28 Megan-Geoffrey Prins, from Riversdale, South Africa, is a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the Cleveland Institute of Music (Ohio) where he completed the Master of Music program with Antonio Pompa-Baldi. Praised for his technical prowess, imaginative interpretation, and keen sensitivity, Prins has received numerous awards from competitions in South Africa and abroad, including First Prizes at the UNISA 120th Anniversary Competition (Pretoria), the inaugural Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival Competition (Stellenbosch), and the 2017 SAMRO Overseas Scholarship Competition (Johannesburg). In 2012, Prins received the Sadie Zellen Piano Prize from the Cleveland Institute of Music (Ohio), in 2017 he was awarded the Maurice and Judith Kaplow Prize for Uncommon Creativity, and in 2018 he received the Arthur Loesser Memorial Prize. Prins made his concerto debut at age 11, and by age 14 he had performed concerti with all of the major orchestras in South Africa. In recent years, Prins has travelled to South Africa, the US, Italy, France, Germany, Switzerland, Botswana, and Mozambique for solo performances. He is an active chamber musician. He served on the faculty of the Stellenbosch International Chamber Music Festival (Stellenbosch) from 2016 to 2017 and he has collaborated with artists such as Daniel Rowland, Thomas Carroll, Ferdinand Steiner, Demarre McGill, Paulo Barros, James Austen Smith, Tatjana Masurenko, Alexander Buzlov, Rob Knopper, Juan-Miguel Hernandez, Xandi van Dijk, and Uxia Martinez Botana.

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LLEWELLYN SANCHEZ-WERNER UNITED STATES Age 21 Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner has been lauded as “poetic, electrifying,” (Michigan Live) with “masterful technique,” (La Presse Montreal) and “a gifted virtuoso,” (San Francisco Chronicle) for performances that have stirred the intellect and humanity of his listeners on five continents. Named a Gilmore Young Artist (2014), an honour awarded every two years to the most promising American pianists of the new generation, SanchezWerner also received the Atlantic Council Young Global Citizen Award recognizing his dedication to social action through music in countries including Iraq, Rwanda, France, Canada, and the US. General Petraeus commended his “courageous humanitarian contributions through the arts … strengthening the ties that unite our nations.” An active chamber musician, Sanchez-Werner has collaborated with leading artists such as Renée Fleming, Eric Owens, Marina Poplavskaya, and Cynthia Phelps. Since making his concerto debut at age six, he performs . regularly under the batons of conductors including Mirga Gražinyte -Tyla, Michael Morgan, Boris Brott, Tito Muñoz, David Lockington, William Noll, Burns Taft, Robert Lawson, and Karim Wasfi. Sanchez-Werner has been featured on NPR, CNN International, and WDRArte, in the Wall Street Journal, and was honoured to perform at the White House and Kennedy Center for President Obama’s Inauguration concerts. He received his bachelor’s and master’s from The Juilliard School (New York) where he also received the Kovner Fellowship. Principal teachers have included Yoheved Kaplinsky and Ilya Itin (piano), and Lowell Liebermann (composition). Sanchez-Werner studies with Boris Berman at the Yale School of Music (Connecticut) as the only candidate selected this year to their prestigious Artist Diploma program.

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PHILIPP SCHEUCHER AUSTRIA Age 25 Whether in Vienna’s Musikverein, Leipzig’s Gewandhaus, or Berlin’s Konzerthaus, Philipp Scheucher is at home in the most prestigious concert halls of the world. When he was awarded First Prize at the International Music Prize (Cologne), the German Broadcasting Corporation, WDR, stated Scheucher’s “absolute stage presence and his crisp-lively sound of his interpretations set new quality standards.” Scheucher was born in Graz, Austria in 1993. At the age of ten, his extraordinary musical talent was noticed by Maria Zgubic at the University of Music and Performing Arts (Graz), where his career as a pianist started to develop. With the guidance of Markus Schirmer, he found his own personality and artistry on the piano which gave him the opportunity to contribute to the revitalization of classical music and help move it into the 21st century. More recently, Scheucher’s affinity for contemporary music is being appreciated, confirmed by his many collaborations with living composers. He was involved in the premiere of Marc-André Hamelin’s piano solo work L’homme armé and he collaborated with Austrian composer M.G. Kendlinger to premiere his piano concerto Larissa. Scheucher’s musical flexibility, technical abilities, and his interaction with the audience all add to his promise as a leading artist of his generation.

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ARISTO SHAM HONG KONG Age 22 Hailed by the Washington Post as a young artist with “boundless potential” who can “already hold his own with the best,” pianist Aristo Sham has dazzled audiences on five continents. In 2009, Sham was featured in the documentary The World’s Greatest Musical Prodigies, broadcast in the UK. The New York Concert Review remarked that “in addition to showing passion and pianism, [his performance] reflected logic and clarity.” Sham has also performed for royalty and dignitaries such as Prince Charles, the Queen of Belgium, and ex-President Hu of China, and collaborated with orchestras such as the English Chamber Orchestra (London) and the Minnesota Orchestra. Sham first came under international recognition when he won First Prize and the Barenreiter Urtext Special Prize in the Ettlingen International Piano Competition (Germany) in 2006, and First Prize in the Gina Bachauer International Junior Piano Competition (Utah) in 2008. More recently, he was awarded First Prizes in the Wideman (Louisiana), PianoArts (Milwaukee), and New York International Piano Competitions, and prizes in the Verbier Festival (Switzerland), Gina Bachauer (Utah), Dublin (Ireland), Clara Haskil (Switzerland), and Viotti International Piano Competitions (Italy). Born in Hong Kong, Sham was first introduced to the piano at the age of three. His principal teachers include Professors Eleanor Wong, Colin Stone, Victor Rosenbaum, and Julia-Mustonen-Dahlkvist. He was a student at Harrow School (London), and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Economics and French and a Master of Music in piano performance as a joint program at Harvard University and New England Conservatory (Massachusetts). In addition, he travels to Sweden regularly for studies at the Ingesund School of Music. In his free time, Aristo enjoys travelling, languages, gastronomy, and oenology.

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YANNICK VAN DE VELDE BELGIUM Age 28 Yannick Van de Velde is a prize-winner in many international competitions: a finalist in the Busoni Competition in Bolzano (Italy), Prize WalkiersCarbonelle in the Queen Elisabeth Competition (Belgium), Sixth Prize in the Los Angeles Piano Competition in 2018, Public Prize and Prix d’Argent in the Piano Campus Competition (Paris), and First Prize in the Nany Phillepart Foundation Competition (Brussels). Van de Velde has considerable experience as a soloist and chamber musician, with 30 concerti in his repertoire and much of Ravel’s piano catalogue. He has played under the baton of conductors including Stanley Dodds, Erich Lederhändler, Etienne Siebens, Michael Hofstätter, Ivo Venkov, and Fabrice Parmentier. Strongly interested in contemporary music, he played the world premieres of Chanson for piano and orchestra by Jean-Frédéric Neuburger and Dream by Frederic Rzewski. Van de Velde has performed in over 40 countries in famous venues such as the Great Hall of the Berlin Philharmonie (as soloist with the Berlin Symphony Orchestra), the Acropolis Museum (Athens), and the Lincoln Center (New York). He has studied with Klaus Hellwig and Eliso Virsaladze, and currently studies with Boris Berman at Yale University (Connecticut). Van de Velde is a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Soloists Trio with violinist Christophe Horak and cellist Bruno Delepelaire.

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2018-19 SEASON

THIS IS US SUNDAY, OCT. 14, 2018

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Guest Artists

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is a pillar of Calgary’s vibrant arts community and since 1955, has grown to be one of Canada’s most celebrated live music ensembles. Each Season, the CPO presents classical masterworks, pop favourites, bold collaborations, and cutting-edge new works. Led by Music Director Rune Bergmann, the CPO consistently attracts world-renowned guest artists and dynamic conductors. The Orchestra welcomes over 100,000 visitors annually and, in 2017, launched its live-stream initiative—an immersive, digital concert experience for audiences around the world. Visit calgaryphil.com for more information. MUSIC DIRECTOR Rune Bergmann FIRST VIOLINS Diana Cohen Concertmaster John Lowry Associate Concertmaster Donovan Seidle Assistant Concertmaster Edmund Chung Austin Hansen Erica Hudson Hangyul Kim Olga Kotova Bonnie Louie Genevieve Micheletti Alicia Venables Hojean Yoo SECOND VIOLINS Lorna Tsai* Stephanie Soltice-Johnson** Erin Burkholder Jeremy Gabbert Hyewon Grillet-Kim Craig Hutchenreuther Minnie Min Kyung Kwon Theresa Lane Adriana Lebedovich Steven J. Lubiarz VIOLAS Laurent Grillet-Kim* Marcin Swoboda** Arthur Bachmann Jeremy Bauman Peter Blake Carl Boychuk Michael Bursey

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CELLI Arnold Choi* Josue Valdepenas** Kathleen de Caen Joan Kent Thomas Megee David Morrissey Daniel Poceta Karen Youngquist BASSES Sam Loeck* Kyle Sanborn** Mathew Heller Graeme Mudd Patricia Reid Patrick Staples FLUTES Sara Hahn* Gwen Klassen** PICCOLO Gwen Klassen OBOES TBD* David Sussman** ENGLISH HORN David Sussman CLARINETS Slavko Popovic* Jocelyn Colquhoun** BASSOONS TBD* Michael Hope**

HORNS Robert McCosh* Jennifer Frank-Umana*** William Hopson** Laurie Matiation** Heather Wootton** TRUMPETS Adam Zinatelli* Miranda Canonico** TROMBONES James Scott* Michael Thomson** BASS TROMBONE David Reid* TUBA Tom McCaslin* TIMPANI Alex Cohen* PERCUSSION Joshua Jones* HARP Tisha Murvihill* LIBRARIAN Rob Grewcock ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Tyler Cairns PERSONNEL MANAGER Michael Thomson * Principal ** Assistant Principal *** Associate Principal

Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra 12 + 13 October 2018 / 7:30PM Jack Singer Concert Hall

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Phillip Addis baritone

Praised for his creamy, bright, and smooth voice, Canadian baritone Phillip Addis has established himself as a leading interpreter of opera, concert, and recital with his spell-binding, daring, yet sensitive performances throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, and the Far East. In the 2017 / 2018 season, Addis returned to the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome for the title-role in Billy Budd, to the Calgary Opera for performances of the title-role in Eugene Onegin, and Edmonton Opera for the title-role in Don Giovanni. On the concert stage he was heard in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, Handel’s Messiah with the Orchestre Symphonique de Trois Rivières, and a return to the role of Pelléas, one of his signature performances, in Pelléas et Melisande with the Cincinnati Symphony and conductor Louis Langrée, as well as with the Grand Théâtre in Luxembourg. Future projects include returns to both the Canadian Opera Company and Vancouver Opera as Schaunard in La Bohème. In concert, Addis will appear in Trois Rivières (Carmina Burana), London, ON (Fauré’s Requiem), and Kitchener-Waterloo (Dona Nobis Pacem and Messiah).

Azahar Ensemble

The Azahar Ensemble is a woodwind quintet founded in the National Youth Orchestra of Spain in 2010. The quintet was granted a scholarship from the Fundación JONDE/BBVA, which enabled the young musicians to study chamber music at the Hochschule für Musik Basel (Switzerland) with Sergio Azzolini. The Azahar Ensemble has been awarded several prizes, including Second Prize (First Prize not awarded) at the renowned ARD International Music Competition in Munich. Since then, the quintet has performed at numerous concert venues and festivals throughout Europe. All five instrumentalists collaborate regularly with orchestras such as the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonisches Orchester Lübeck, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra Basel, Orchestra of the Opera Barcelona, Camerata Berne, Kammerorchester Basel, Orchestra of the Spanish Radio and Television, and the Orchestra of the Palau de les Arts (Valencia).

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Frederic Sánchez Muñoz, Miquel Ramos Salvadó, and Antonio Lagares Abeal work as freelance musicians. Marc Lachat is the Principal oboist of the Basel Symphony Orchestra. María José García Zamora is a solo bassoon player at the Komische Oper in Berlin. Azahar, derived from the Arabic az-zahr, is the name of the white, aromatically fragrant blossoms of citrus—particularly orange—trees. Frederic Sánchez Muñoz flute Marc Lachat* oboe Miquel Ramos Salvadó clarinet María José García Zamora bassoon Antonio Lagares Abeal horn *Marc Lachat replaces Ensemble oboist María Alba Carmona Tobella for this performance.

Luca Buratto piano

Since winning the 2015 Honens International Piano Competition, Italian pianist Luca Buratto has received warm praise. His debut recitals at Wigmore and Carnegie Halls heralded the pianist as “a name to watch” (The Guardian) and “no ordinary virtuoso” (The Telegraph). Described by International Piano Magazine as “masterly,” Buratto’s regarded interpretations of prolific British composer Thomas Adès reveal his versatility as “an artist who is both illuminating and unafraid” (ConcertoNet). Burrato’s 2017 / 2018 symphonic season included the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonica Giuseppe Verdi (La Scala Milan), the Toronto Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Winnipeg Symphony. Buratto’s festival appearances and residencies included Progetto Martha Argerich at the Lugano Festival (Switzerland), Busoni and Primavera Beethoveniana Festivals (Italy), Marlboro Music Festival (US), and the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival (Canada). He was an Academy Musician for the 25th Verbier Festival Academy (Switzerland). Buratto’s discography includes Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Humoreske & Blumenstück (Hyperion Records). Alex Baran from Wholenote Toronto said: “Buratto plays with such a conviction that you immediately know he is certain he has revealed Robert Schumann’s true voice. It’s a deep connection that he sustains effortlessly through the entire recording. Hear him live if you can.” Following graduation from the Milan Conservatory in 2010, Buratto earned a master’s degree from the Bolzano Conservatory. As a Theo Lieven Scholar at the Conservatorio della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano) under the guidance of William Grant Naborè, he also received a Master of Advanced Studies. 109

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Karina Canellakis conductor

Karina Canellakis is the newly appointed Chief Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra (Amsterdam), beginning in the 2019 / 2020 season. Winner of the 2016 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award, Canellakis is internationally acclaimed for her emotionally charged performances, technical command, and interpretive depth. She made her European conducting debut in 2015 with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in Graz, Austria, replacing the late Nikolaus Harnoncourt, returning the following June to conduct Concentus Musicus Wien in four symphonies of a Beethoven Cycle. She first made headlines in 2014 filling in at the last-minute for Jaap van Zweden in Shostakovich Symphony No. 8 with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, where she held the position of Assistant Conductor for two seasons. Already known to many in the classical music world for her virtuoso violin playing, Canellakis was initially encouraged to pursue conducting by Sir Simon Rattle while she was playing regularly in the Berlin Philharmonic for two years as a member of their OrchesterAkademie. In addition to appearing frequently as soloist with various North American orchestras, she subsequently played regularly in the Chicago Symphony for over three years, and appeared on several occasions as guest Concertmaster of the Bergen Philharmonic in Norway. She also spent many summers performing at the Marlboro Music Festival. Canellakis is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School. Her other major mentors have been Alan Gilbert and Fabio Luisi. She was born and raised in New York City and speaks French, German, and Italian.

Jonathan Crow violin

A native of Prince George, British Columbia, Jonathan Crow joined the Toronto Symphony Orchestra as Concertmaster in 2011. Previously he was Concertmaster of the Orchestre Symphonique de MontrĂŠal, and notably during this tenure, was the youngest Concertmaster of a major North American orchestra. An avid chamber musician, Crow has performed at chamber music festivals throughout North America, South America, and Europe. He is a founding member of the New Orford String Quartet, a project-based new ensemble dedicated to the promotion of standard and Canadian string quartet repertoire throughout North America. As a soloist, Jonathan Crow has performed with many Canadian orchestras, with conductors including Charles Dutoit, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, and Kent Nagano. An advocate of contemporary music, he has premiered works by Canadian composers Michael Conway Baker, Eldon

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Rathburn, Barrie Cabena, Ana Sokolovic, Marjan Mozetich, Christos Hatzis, Ernest MacMillan, and Healey Willan, and includes in his repertoire major concerti by such modern composers as Ligeti, Schnittke, Bernstein, Brian Cherney, Rodney Sharman, and Cameron Wilson. He has recorded for the ATMA, Bridge, CBC, Oxingale, Skylark, and XXI-21 labels. In 2005, Jonathan Crow joined the Schulich School of Music at McGill University as Assistant Professor of Violin, and was appointed Associate Professor of Violin in 2010. He is currently Associate Professor of Violin at the University of Toronto and Artistic Director of Toronto Summer Music.

Eric Friesen

Eric Friesen is a broadcaster, writer, speaker, and consultant on music, broadcasting, culture, and faith. He has spent much of his life as a network classical music and culture host, producer, and executive for CBC Radio, where he hosted such programs as Studio Sparks, and created the celebrated documentary series The Concerto According to Manny (Ax), among many others, and was also an executive and cultural host for Minnesota Public Radio (NPR). He was the Founding Program Director of Winnipeg’s classical and jazz station, Classic 107, and has consulted for New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation’s Concert Network based in Wellington. Friesen is a regular contributor to the National Arts Centre, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Angela Hewitt’s Trasimeno International Music Festival (Italy), the Ottawa ChamberFest, the Montreal International Chamber Music Festival, and Vancouver’s Music in the Morning series, among others. Friesen teaches in the Jewison Stream at Victoria College, University of Toronto. He writes regularly for Queen’s Quarterly and NUVO magazine. In addition to his leadership role as Past Chair of Honens, Friesen is an Honorary Governor of Massey Hall/Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto; Past Chair of the Kingston WritersFest, Chair of the Advisory Committee to the English Department of the University of Waterloo, and regularly leads a book club for inmates at Collins Bay Penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario. He and his wife Susan make their home on Amherst Island, near Kingston, Ontario.

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Joshua Jones percussion

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Joshua Jones began his studies in percussion with the Percussion Scholarship Program under the direction of Chicago Symphony member Patricia Dash, and Lyric Opera member Douglas Waddell. He earned his Bachelor of Music from DePaul School of Music and also studied, for a short time, at both the Cleveland Institute of Music, and Carnegie Mellon University. Jones was the orchestra fellow of both the Detroit and Pittsburgh symphonies, as well as a guest percussionist with the Chautauqua and Chicago symphonies. Jones has been featured at Carnegie Hall, on radio and television, and has had two short documentaries made about his musical development and experience. He also writes musical and philosophical blogs which are published on his website, drummojo.com. Jones is the current principal percussionist of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and enjoys giving back to the community, mentoring young musicians, and traveling.

Min-Jeong Koh violin

Praised for her “extreme versatility” and “simply unbeatable beauty of tone” (Berliner Zeitung), Min-Jeong Koh was a violinist with the Cecilia String Quartet for 10 years. With the ensemble, prize-winners of the 2010 Banff International String Quartet Competition and prize-winners of the 2010 Bordeaux and 2008 Osaka International String Quartet Competitions, she has toured widely in Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Berlin Konzerthaus, Beethoven-haus, Music Toronto, La Jolla Music Society, London’s Wigmore Hall, and the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, among others. Their latest recording of Mendelssohn quartets was chosen as Gramophone Magazine’s "Editor's Choice" and was nominated for a JUNO Award for Best Classical Album. Her performances and recordings can be heard on BBC Radio 3, Bayerischer Rundfunk, DeutschlandRadio, New York’s WQXR, Public Radio International throughout the US, and CBC. She has also performed with Leon Fleisher, Menahem Pressler, Angela Cheng, Michael Tree, and Danilo Perez. A passionate educator, she is currently Associate Professor of Violin at the University of Oklahoma. Koh performs on a ca. 1767 Joannes Baptista Guadagnini violin on loan from a generous benefactor.

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Jonathan Love

Jonathan Love has played many roles. He is a columnist for the Calgary Eyeopener on CBC Radio One, a community arts ambassador, and a marketing strategist for the Taylor Centre for the Performing Arts. In addition to voicing and producing videos, commercials, and cartoons with his company ToonVox Media, he performs regularly with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. On-screen, he has worked with visionaries like Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) and Kevin Costner (Open Range) and has appeared in many television productions. He is co-founder of a very successful marriage to legacy lululemon ambassador Kate Love. They have co-produced two amazing children with whom they have enrolled in music lessons in order to further their family's Honens aspirations. He has also enjoyed 25 years of singing songs for people as a founding member of Calgary’s comic a cappella group, the Heebee-jeebees.

Jon Kimura Parker piano

A veteran of the international concert stage, with multiple solo appearances in the Berlin Philharmonie, London’s South Bank, the Sydney Opera House, and the Beijing Concert Hall, Jon Kimura Parker continues to perform to great acclaim. In the past two seasons Parker appeared at Carnegie Hall in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3, and was guest soloist at the Kennedy Center in Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue conducted by Gianandrea Noseda and streamed on medici.tv. He also performed Brahms’ 2nd Piano Concerto with Jeffrey Kahane and LACO, Gershwin’s Concerto in F with the Philadelphia Orchestra and James Gaffigan, Bernstein’s Age of Anxiety with Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony, and was special guest soloist for Bramwell Tovey’s Vancouver Symphony Farewell Gala. As a founding member of Off the Score, Parker performs with legendary Police drummer Stewart Copeland, and he toured Italy and the US as a founding member of the Montrose Trio, with violinist Martin Beaver and cellist Clive Greensmith, including a special appearance at Koerner Hall’s 21C Music Festival. His YouTube channel features the Concerto Chat videos, promoting piano concerto repertoire. Parker is Professor of Piano at Rice University in Houston, and is the founding Artistic Advisor of the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival. Parker is Artistic Director

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of Honens, and is an Officer of the Order of Canada. He has received honorary degrees from Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music and from the University of British Columbia. “Jackie” Parker studied in Vancouver with Edward Parker and Keiko Parker, Lee Kum-Sing at the Vancouver Academy of Music and the University of British Columbia, Marek Jablonski at the Banff Centre, and Adele Marcus at The Juilliard School. He won the Gold Medal at the 1984 Leeds International Piano Competition. He is married to violinist/violist Aloysia Friedmann.

Susanne Ruberg-Gordon piano

Quoted by the Chronicle Herald as “a superb musician,” Swedish-born pianist Susanne Ruberg-Gordon is a highly regarded chamber-musician and collaborative pianist. She has performed with artists such as Andres Cardenes, Andras Diaz, Ron Leonard, Dame Evelyn Glennie, James Campbell, Desmond Hoebig, Ian Swensen, Alain Trudel, Jens Lindemann, Ning Feng, Arnold Choi, and Nikki Chooi. Susanne is the pianist and core member of the JUNO nominated Land’s End Ensemble in Calgary, an ensemble that is dedicated to contemporary classical music. Susanne has been on faculty at the Mount Royal University Conservatory since 1991 where she teaches chamber music and is the Artistic Facilitator of Collaborative Pianists. She has also been a Collaborative Artist for the acclaimed Morningside Music Bridge program in Canada, China, and Poland since 2001.

Kensington Sinfonia

Kensington Sinfonia was founded in 1988 by John Lowry, Associate Concertmaster of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and freelance musician. Its programs cover a wide range of chamber music and string orchestra repertoire, from the Baroque to present day. Since its inception, this unique professional ensemble has frequently commissioned works by Calgary composers, as well as presenting the Calgary premieres of many Canadian compositions. The Sinfonia has been broadcast on both regional and national CBC Radio programs. Its debut recording View from the Americas, was recorded by CBC Radio. Donavan Seidle served his final year as the ensemble’s Artistic Director / Leader for the 2017 / 2018 season, and has been succeeded by Laura Reid for 2018 / 2019.

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Xenia Concerts Inc.

The vision of Xenia Concerts Inc. is to re-imagine music and arts events and activities, making them inclusive, relevant, and accessible to all members of society, thereby improving quality of life and promoting the enjoyment of the arts. This sister-duo has been performing together as long as they can remember but performed their first Xenia Concert together in the 2017 / 2018 season. They both also enjoy versatile careers as musicians, educators, and researchers. Dr. Bo-Yon Koh is passionate about pedagogy, the arts and science of teaching, and strongly believes in the value of facilitating student-centered learning in her lessons. A certified Solution-Focused Coach, she takes every opportunity to empower her students to become independent learners, equipping them with tools to regulate their learning when they are on their own. Her innovative approach has been presented at conferences in both music and counseling disciplines, such as the National Conference of Keyboard Pedagogy and the Solution Focused Brief Therapy Conference. Dr. Koh holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in piano performance and pedagogy from the University of Toronto, Master of Music from Boston University, and a performance diploma from the Glenn Gould School. Praised for her “extreme versatility” and “simply unbeatable beauty of tone” (Berliner Zeitung), violinist Min-Jeong Koh was a violinist with the Cecilia String Quartet for 10 years. She is a proud co-founder of Xenia Concerts, which she started with her CSQ members Sarah Nematallah, Caitlin Boyle, and Rachel Desoer. Currently, she is based in Norman, Oklahoma, where she is an Associate Professor of Violin at the University of Oklahoma. Min-Jeong Koh violin Bo-Yon Koh piano

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HONENS JURIES

FIRST JURY The First Jury, made up of four members, met at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity to evaluate 50 40-minute recitals and 10-minute interviews that were video-recorded in Berlin and New York. The Jury selected ten pianists to advance to the Semifinals in Calgary. Winston Choi Canada/United States (Indicates nationality/country of residence)

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Winston Choi is Head of the Piano Program at Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts. His professional career was launched when he was named Laureate of the 2003 Honens Piano Competition and winner of France’s Concours International de Piano 20e siècle d’Orléans in 2002. His solo, collaborative, chamber, and concerto appearances have taken him across four continents. Known for his colourful approach to programming and insightful commentary from the stage, Choi has recently appeared in recital at the National Arts Centre of Canada, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, Kravis Center, Library of Congress, and Merkin Concert Hall. Choi performs extensively in France, including at Salle Cortot, Li lle’s Rencontres Internationales de Piano Robert Casadesus, Festival Messiaen, Strasbourg Music Festival, and IRCAM. His debut recording of the complete piano works of Elliott Carter (l’Empreinte Digitale in France) was given five stars by BBC Music Magazine: “sheer élan and pianistic devilment.” He can also be heard on the Albany, BIS, la Buisonne, Crystal, Honens, Intrada, Naxos, and QuadroFrame labels. Choi is returning to Calgary at the end of September for performances of Magic Piano & The Chopin Shorts in partnership with Calgary Opera and Calgary International Film Festival.

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Isolde Legacé Canada

With a solid background in Quebec’s cultural sector as administrator, musician, and teacher, Isolde Lagacé is the General and Artistic Director of the Arte Musica Foundation, in residence at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. During the 2016 / 2017 season, the Arte Musica Foundation hosted 209 musical events at the Museum, including concerts, lectures, films, workshops, and school visits, attended by almost 51,000 people. Previously, Lagacé served as Director of the Montreal Conservatory of Music from 2000 to 2007, and from 1992 to 2000, as Director of the Office of Concerts and Publicity for the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, where she ran the Pollack and Redpath Concert Halls. A graduate of the University of Montreal’s music and education programmes, as well as of the HEC Montréal in management, she has taught courses in arts management at the University of Montreal and the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières. For over 20 years, she has devoted part of her summers to teaching music at the Académie du Domaine Forget and the CAMMAC Music Centre. Committed to the musical milieu, Lagacé served as president of the Conseil québécois de la musique in 1997 / 1998, and has been a member of several committees and boards of directors for various musical organizations. She is regularly invited by the arts councils to sit on their juries.

Eduardo Monteiro Brazil

Brazilian pianist Eduardo Monteiro gained international recognition after winning First Prize and Special Jury Award for best performance of Beethoven at the 1989 Cologne International Piano Competition in Germany. He was also a prize-winner at the 1991 Dublin International Piano Competition in 1991 and at the 1992 Santander International Piano Competition. Monteiro has performed as soloist with the major orchestras of Brazil and around the world including appearances with St Petersburg Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Bremen Philharmonic, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Novosibirsk Symphony, and Spanish Radio and Television Orchestra, with leading conductors including Yuri Temirkanov, Mariss Jansons, Dimitri Kitayenko, Philippe Entremont, and Arnold Katz. One of the main characteristics of Eduardo Monteiro’s extensive repertoire is the refinement he brings to his choice of program. He has a special interest in Brazilian music and his interpretation of which is considered a benchmark of excellence by many music critics. His 2007 release on the British label Meridian Records Piano Music of Brazil, was released at a recital at Wigmore Hall in London to 119

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enthusiastic reviews. Monteiro is currently Vice-Director of the School of Arts & Communications at the University of Sao Paulo, where he is Professor of Piano in the Music Department. He is also Director of the Symphonic Orchestra of the University of São Paulo.

Pedja Muzijevic United States

Hailed by critics as a “thinking” musician with engaging stage presence and a gratifying combination of virtuosity and eloquence, pianist Pedja Muzijevic has defined his career with creative programming, unusual combinations of new and old music and lasting collaborations with other artists and ensembles. The Financial Times (London) eloquently sums him up as “a virtuoso with formidable fingers and a musician with fiercely original ideas about the music he plays.” Muzijevic’s symphonic engagements include performances with the Atlanta Symphony, Dresden Philharmonic, Milwaukee Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica in Montevideo, Residentie Orkest in The Hague, St Paul Chamber Orchestra, Santa Fe Pro Musica, Shinsei Nihon Orchestra in Tokyo, and Zagreb Philharmonic. He has played solo recitals at Alice Tully Hall and The Frick Collection (New York), Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival (Michigan), Casals Hall and Bunka Kaikan (Tokyo), Teatro Municipal (Santiago de Chile), Da Camera of Houston, National Gallery of Art (Washington DC), Lincoln Center’s What Makes It Great Series in New York, Arizona Friends of Chamber Music in Tucson, Lane Series at University of Vermont, Aldeburgh Festival (United Kingdom) and many others. Muzijevic studied at the Academy of Music (Zagreb), Curtis Institute of Music (Philadelphia), and at The Juilliard School (New York). Teachers who have had the greatest influence on his artistic development include pianists Joseph Kalichstein and Vladimir Krpan, violinist Robert Mann, and harpsichordist Albert Fuller. He is Director of Music Programming at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York.

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SECOND JURY The Second Jury, made up of seven members, evaluates ten Semifinalist pianists who each perform a 65-minute solo recital and a 65-minute collaborative recital. They choose three pianists to advance to the Finals for a chamber performance, a concerto with orchestra, and a second interview with an arts journalist. The Second Jury ultimately chooses the Honens Prize Laureate.

Alessio Bax Italy/United States (Indicates nationality/country of residence)

Combining exceptional lyricism and insight with consummate technique, Alessio Bax is without a doubt “among the most remarkable young pianists now before the public” (Gramophone). He catapulted to prominence with First Prize wins at both the Leeds and Hamamatsu International Piano Competitions and is now a familiar face on four continents, as a recitalist, chamber musician, and concerto soloist who has appeared with more than 100 orchestras, including the London and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras, Dallas and Cincinnati Symphonies, NHK Symphony (Japan), St. Petersburg Philharmonic, and the City of Birmingham Symphony. This season, Bax makes his Boston Symphony Orchestra and Melbourne Symphony debuts with Sir Andrew Davis. A spring tour of Australia and New Zealand also sees the pianist lead Mozart’s B-flat Major concerto (K.595) from the keyboard with the Sydney Symphony. Other engagements include a tour with the Tokyo Symphony, concerts in Israel, and numerous US concerto collaborations. Festival appearances include France’s International Chamber Music Festival of Salon-de-Provence and Tuscany’s Incontri in Terra di Siena festival, where he serves as Artistic Director. Bax’s acclaimed discography includes Beethoven’s Emperor concerto (Southbank Sinfonia); the same composer’s Hammerklavier and Moonlight sonatas; a solo album of Mussorgsky and Scriabin; Bax & Chung (Stravinsky, Brahms, and Piazzolla); Alessio Bax plays Mozart (concertos K. 491 and K. 595); Alessio Bax plays Brahms; Bach Transcribed; and Rachmaninov: Preludes & Melodies. A Steinway artist, Bax lives in New York City with pianist Lucille Chung and their daughter, Mila. 121

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Ingrid Fliter Argentina-Italy/Italy

Ingrid Fliter sprang to international attention when she was awarded the 2006 Gilmore Artist Award, one of only a handful of pianists to have received this honour. The Gilmore Artist Award is presented to an exceptional pianist who, regardless of age or nationality, possesses profound musicianship and charisma and who sustains a career as a major international concert artist. Born in Buenos Aires, Fliter began her piano studies in Argentina with Elizabeth Westerkamp. In 1992 she moved to Europe where she continued studies at the Freiburg Musikhochschüle with Vitaly Margulis, then in Rome with Carlo Bruno and Franco Scala, and Boris Petrushansky at the Academy Incontri col Maestro in Imola. She was a Laureate of the Ferruccio Busoni Competition in Italy and was awarded the Silver Medal at the 2000 Frédéric Chopin Competition in Warsaw. She was also selected as a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist from 2007 to 2009, working with several of the BBC orchestras under the auspices of this program. Today Fliter divides her time between Europe and North America, where she performs with prominent orchestras and on the stages of the most prestigious concert halls. She has established a reputation as one of the pre-eminent interpreters of Chopin; her two all-Chopin discs on EMI Classics is a testament to this: “Ingrid Fliter sets a new benchmark for the complete waltzes. From beginning to end, this is among the finest Chopin recordings of recent years” (Gramophone).

Wu Han Taiwan-United States/United States

Named Musical America’s Musician of the Year in 2012, pianist Wu Han ranks among the most esteemed and influential classical musicians in the world today. Leading an unusually multifaceted artistic career, she has risen to international prominence as a concert performer, recording artist, educator, arts administrator, and cultural entrepreneur. Wu Han appears regularly at many of the world’s most prestigious concert series and venues, as both soloist and chamber musician; she tours extensively with cellist David Finckel, and in piano trios with Philip Setzer. She serves as Co-Artistic Director of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS), founding Artistic Director of Music@Menlo in the Silicon Valley and is Artistic Director of Chamber Music Today, an annual festival in Seoul, South Korea. Wu Han’s wideranging musical activities also include the launch of classical music’s first musician-directed and Internet-based recording company, whose 18-album catalogue has won widespread acclaim. Passionately committed to education, she taught alongside the late Isaac Stern at Carnegie Hall 122

and Jerusalem Music Center for many years. She established the FinckelWu Han Chamber Music Studio at Aspen Music Festival and School and recently launched the new CMS Chamber Music Encounters program.

Annette Josef Germany

Since 2013, Annette Josef has been Managing Director of the Munich Symphony Orchestra. She studied music, majoring in the bassoon, at Mannheim and Munich, attaining an arts degree and a teaching diploma at the College of Music in Munich. She received scholarships from the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, and from the Villa Musica Foundation of the Land of the Rhineland Palatinate. She has performed with various German orchestras, including the Bavarian State Orchestra and the orchestra of the National Theatre in Mannheim. In addition to her music career, Josef studied music journalism, graduating from the College of Music in Karlsruhe with distinction. During that time, she worked as a journalist for various ARD state-run regional public broadcasters in Germany and for the Research Centre in Karlsruhe, now the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT). From 2002 to 2006 she was in charge of press and public relations of the International Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in the Lübeck main office. In 2006 Josef joined Munich Symphony Orchestra and in 2009 was appointed Orchestra Director and deputy to the Managing Director. In that role she made a major contribution to the Munich Symphony’s public profile.

André Laplante Canada

Over the last decade, Canadian pianist André Laplante has firmly established himself as one of the great romantic virtuosos. He garnered international attention after winning prizes at the Geneva and Sydney International Piano Competitions and capturing the silver medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. In 2005, Laplante was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. In that same year, he was awarded Québec’s Prix Opus for Best Performer of the Year and in 2010, he received another Prix Opus for Best Concert of the Year. Laplante has appeared as soloist with the Montréal and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and The Kennedy Center, and Minnesota Orchestra conducted by the late Sir Neville Mariner. He has also toured Europe with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Sir Andrew Davis and toured North America with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the late Sir Yehudi Menuhin. Laplante’s releases on the Analekta label include several Liszt albums, works by Ravel and Rachmaninov, as well as an award-winning Brahms album. He has also recorded for 123

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CBC and Melodia. His recording of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor Op. 23 with Joav Talmi and l’Orchestre Symphonique de Québec was nominated for the 2001 Felix Award and his recording of Jacques Hétu’s Piano Concerto No. 2 Op. 64 for CBC Records won Canada’s 2004 JUNO Award for orchestral recordings. Asadour Santourian United States Asadour Santourian is Vice President of Artistic Administration and Artistic Advisor at Aspen Music Festival and School where he has worked with preeminent musicians on seasonal programming and long range planning for 11 years. He is also Artistic Advisor to Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra. Having earned seven consecutive American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Awards for creative programming of contemporary music, Santourian is known for his command of the orchestral, operatic, chamber, and solo repertoire. He previously served as Artistic Director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and the Gergiev Festival in Rotterdam. Santourian is a regular lecturer with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and he has conceived and edited several Dutch-language program books on the music of Shostakovich, Prokofiev, and Valery Gergiev. Minsoo Sohn Korea-United States/Korea Minsoo Sohn’s poetic vision and musical intelligence continue to garner praise from critics and audiences alike for his masterful virtuosity and deep musicianship. The New York Times called his Honens-label CD of Bach’s Goldberg Variations a “beautifully articulated, radiant interpretation” and named it one of the top classical recordings of 2011. Sohn was born in Korea and moved to Boston in his teens to study with Russell Sherman and Wha Kyung Byun at the New England Conservatory where his studies extended from his freshman year to the Conservatory’s most prestigious degree, Artist Diploma, in 2004. Twelve years ago, Sohn was named Prize Laureate of the 2006 Honens International Piano Competition. He was also a top prize-winner at the Rubinstein, Cleveland, and Busoni international piano competitions. After teaching at Michigan State University for five years, Sohn returned to Korea to join the faculty of Korean National University of Arts in 2015 where he instantly became a much sought after performer and educator. For the commemoration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary on the year of 2020, Sohn has started to perform and record the complete cycle of the Beethoven piano sonatas. 124

IN THE COMMUNITY

CONCRETE SONATA PIANOS FOR ALL! For the past six years, Downtown Calgary has commissioned outdoor street pianos and encouraged passersby to play and listen to music. Concrete Sonata features performances by Honens Laureates and guest artists on these pianos. There are two pianos for the public to enjoy—Woodlands Piano on the corner of Third Street and Sixth Avenue SW, and Wee Little Piano and Book Exchange at Fifth Avenue Place. This year, Honens is partering with ATB’s Branch for Arts & Culture to offer a Concrete Sonata with Luca Buratto on their newly painted piano! Stop by and play a tune. Follow Downtown Calgary on Facebook and Twitter @downtowncalgary, or #IAMDOWNTOWN to be notified of concerts. Downtown Calgary pianos were designed and built by Jesse Moffat Pianos as a part of Downtown Calgary’s Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design initiative. 126

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CALGARY PUBLIC LIBRARY & HONENS IN PARTNERSHIP Honens is excited to be partnering with the Memorial Park Library to bring the love of piano music to the community! Enjoy lectures, lessons, and special activities at the library throughout the Competition and Festival. Drop-In Piano Lessons Have you always wanted to learn how to play the piano? Drop by for free music lessons with experienced piano teachers care of Honens and Morin Music Studio. Memorial Park Library | Saturday 1 September | 1 to 3 pm Memorial Park Library | Sunday 2 September | 1 to 3 pm Piano Appreciation 101 Learn about the piano—the richest repertoire in classical music! Piano expert Charles Foreman will share the progression of piano music beginning with some of the earliest works played on the piano in its infancy to those of the 21st century, using examples of music performed during the 2018 Honens International Piano Competition & Festival. Memorial Park Library | Tuesday 4 September | 6 to 7:30 pm Drop-In My First Music Lessons Drop in for an introductory music lesson with a music coach. Lessons will be taught on a first-come, first-served basis. Instruments provided, including keyboards. No registration required. Central Memorial Park | Saturday 8 September | 1:30 to 4:30 pm Library Instrument Petting Zoo Explore the musical instruments from the Sun Life Financial Musical Instrument Lending Library, including keyboards, violins, guitars, ukuleles, drums, and more! Music volunteers on hand to provide guidance. No registration required. Central Memorial Park | Saturday 8 September | 1:30 to 4:30 pm

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Founding Benefactor Esther Honens+ Honens Legacy Partners donate $250,000 or more to endowment. All gifts received to date have been eligible for matching contributions from the Government of Canada. Ian and Heather Bourne Percy+ and Lois Cole John and Sheilagh Langille F. Richard Matthews+ CM OC Lifetime Benefactors donate $100,000 or more over a lifetime Esther Honens+ Ian and Heather Bourne Percy+ and Lois Cole Arthur and Bonnie Dumont John and Sheilagh Langille F. Richard Matthews+ cm oc Ted+ and Margaret Newall Dr Ted Rozsa+ oc and   Dr Lola Rozsa+ Clarice Evans Siebens Anonymous (1) Endowed Funds American Friends of Canada   at the Calgary Foundation Esther Honens International   Piano Competition Foundation at the   Calgary Foundation Honens Future Growth Fund   at the Calgary Foundation Honens Legacy Partner Fund   at the Calgary Foundation

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$10,000 to 49,999 Deborah Ambrose Ian and Heather Bourne Percy+ and Lois Cole Heather Edwards* Tony and Liz Fricke   Competitor Patron

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