Performing Arts York Region
presents
Fabulous Fridays
2007-2008 Concert Season
October 19, 2007
MADE IN CANADA
PIANO QUARTET
MADE IN CANADA
Having outstanding individual careers in piano, violin, viola and cello, these four young Canadian musicians have a wealth of experience and a shared love of chamber music. Pianist Angela Park, violinist Judy Kang, violist Sharon Wei, and cellist Denise Djokic have performed together in various formations over the past ten years and now combine forces to study the piano quartet literature. Their programs also draw from the sonata, duo and trio repertoire.
The players' chamber music backgrounds include performances at prestigious festivals such as Marlboro, Ravinia, Banff, Orford, Musique de Chambre a Normandie, Verbier, Prussia Cove, Pablo Casals, Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Festival of the Sound, and Evian. Many of their performances have been recorded and aired on CBC radio.
All four members of the piano quartet have won major awards and prizes. Angela has been a grand prize-winner at the Grace Welsh International Piano competition in Chicago and the World Piano Competition; Judy captured the Grand Prize at the CBC Competition for Young Performers and top prizes at the Kreisler and Naumburg International Violin Competitions; Sharon has been a prizewinner at the Washington International Competition for Strings and was a National Scholar; and Denise won an East Coast Music Award for “Best Classical Album of the year” and has been a featured performer at the Grammy Awards. The quartet was awarded a 2006 CBC Galaxie Rising Stars Award from the Banff Centre for the Arts where they had their debut concert.
Thornhill Presbyterian Church
271 Centre Street
(just west of Yonge St.)
Thornhill Ontario
at 8:00 p.m.
Concerts are followed by a reception with light refreshments
and an opportunity to meet the artists
for tickets, prices and order form
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