Karen Kan-Walsh with Julian Kwok, piano
When:
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM CT
Where: Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, Galvin Recital Hall, 70 Arts Circle, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Cost: Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
Contact:
Concert Management Office
(847) 467-4000
Group: Bienen School of Music Concerts and Events
Category: Fine Arts
Description:
Coordinator of Keyboard Skills and Non-Major Piano at the Bienen School, Karen Kan-Walsh received her undergraduate and master’s degrees in piano performance from the University of Michigan School of Music. Her interests include piano technique and the music of J. S. Bach, Mozart, Chopin, and Brahms, and her recent performances have focused on two-piano literature. She is joined by her colleague Julian Kwok, a collaborative pianist with extensive experience as a vocal coach and piano soloist. His career highlights as a collaborative artist have included performances at the International Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the Humanities Festival of Chicago at Orchestra Hall, and Italy’s Teatro Rossini Pesaro.
W. A. Mozart, Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, K. 448
Maurice Ravel, La valse for two pianos
Johannes Brahms, Variations on a Theme by Haydn (“Saint Anthony Variations”), Op. 56b
Witold Lutosławski, Variations on a Theme by Paganini for two pianos