Jon Kimura Parker - Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra jon kimura parker Internationally acclaimed concert pianist jon kimuraparker was born, raised and educated in Vancouver. A true http://www.rpo.org/info_jon_kimura_parker.html
Extractions: Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Jon Kimura Parker was born, raised and educated in Vancouver. A true Canadian ambassador of music, Mr. Parker has given two command performances for Queen Elizabeth II and has performed for the Prime Ministers of Canada and Japan and for the United States Supreme Court. A remarkably versatile artist, Mr. Parker feels at home performing music ranging from Beethoven to the rock group Nirvana. In 1999 he was invested with the Order of Canada, his country's highest honor. For more information on this artist, visit this site
Toronto Symphony Orchestra - About The TSO October 3 , 2003 pianist jon kimura parker and conductor HUGH WOLFF to replace pianistViktoria Postnikova and conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky in May May 26 http://www.tso.on.ca/season/press/press_releases/press02.06.cfm
Toronto Symphony Orchestra - About The TSO pianist jon kimura parker steps in for Rachmaninoffs Rhapsody on aTheme of Paganini; Tchaikovskys Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. http://www.tso.on.ca/season/press/press_releases/press02.53.cfm
Extractions: Roy Thomson Hall Toronto, Ontario Hugh Wolff returns to Toronto to conduct a concert of Russian masters and Canadian soloists. The concert kicks off with , featuring Mark Skazinetsky , Associate Concertmaster and , Assistant Concertmaster. Pianist Jon Kimura Parker steps in for Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini completes the set.
ICM - International Creative Management, Inc. jon kimura parker Internationally acclaimed concert pianist jon kimuraparker was born, raised and educated in Vancouver. A true http://www.icmtalent.com/musperf/profiles/60199.html
Extractions: Jon Kimura Parker Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Jon Kimura Parker was born, raised and educated in Vancouver. A true Canadian ambassador of music, Mr. Parker has given two command performances for Queen Elizabeth II and has performed for the Prime Ministers of Canada and Japan and for the United States Supreme Court. A remarkably versatile artist, Mr. Parker has, in recent seasons, performed in Carnegie Hall (with the Orchestra of St. Luke's, the Warsaw Philharmonic and the Philadelphia Orchestra), Chicago's Orchestra Hall, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Sydney Opera House; toured the Canadian Arctic as part of "Piano Six" performing the music of Beethoven, Chopin, Nirvana and Alanis Morissette on an electronic keyboard for more than 1,000 Inuit school students; jammed with Doc Severinsen and the original "Tonight Show" Orchestra; been profiled in "Newsweek" magazine in Australia; and given an impromptu concert at the Victoria Falls Hotel while on safari in Zimbabwe. He also played himself in a guest appearance on the children's program "Under the Umbrella Tree" on the Disney Channel. Mr. Parker's recordings for Telarc have included a solo Chopin album, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev piano concerti with Andre Previn, and a venture into comedy as Peter Schickele's pianistic sparring partner in the "Concerto for Two Pianos vs. Orchestra" by the fabled P.D.Q. Bach. Telarc has also released a recording of Jon Kimura Parker performing the Barber Concerto with Yoel Levi and the Atlanta Symphony.
Jon Kimura Parker In Recital jon kimura parker, piano. Cowichan Community Centre, Duncan. April 17, 1998. TheRussianborn pianist Vladimir de Pachman (1848-1933) was notoriously eccentric. http://turing.cs.camosun.bc.ca:8080/TC/R19980417
Extractions: Jon Kimura Parker, piano Cowichan Community Centre, Duncan April 17, 1998 The Russian-born pianist Vladimir de Pachman (1848-1933) was notoriously eccentric. He would spend long periods on stage adjusting the position of his piano; he would speak to his audience before, after and during a piece (there is an extant recording of him playing and speaking simultaneously); and, for the last four decades of his career, it is said, every time he appeared public wore a coat which had belonged to Chopin. Jon Kimura Parker is not an eccentric, although his dress is not quite conventional; he also talks to his audiences - although, thankfully, not while he is playing. His introductions revealed a musician complete at ease with his audience; moreover, he has the happy knack of being able to communicate without once talking down or condescending. If, as we are told, "classical" music is in danger of seeming too remote and elitist, then the musical world needs more Parkers. But what Parker and de Pachman really have in common is a notable affinity for Chopin.
Parker Piano Preview In 1984 young JapaneseCanadian pianist jon kimura parker shot into the spotlighttaking the top prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in Britain. http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm2-8/parker.html
Extractions: I n 1984 young Japanese-Canadian pianist Jon Kimura Parker shot into the spotlight taking the top prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in Britain. As a laureate of the Leeds Competition he joined the impressive fraternity of past winners which includes Radu Lupu and Murray Perahia. I first heard Parker live about ten years ago in concert with the Edmonton Symphony at the Jubilee Auditorium. Parker has a virile stage presence that immediately commands attention. His performance of Prokofiev's daunting Piano Concerto No 3 was unforgettable. With a rich, round piano tone he communicated both the lyricism and the sometimes furious excitement of the work. He did not hide behind the bravura notes but rather made the music his own and conveyed a genuine understanding of the piece. Since that memorable concerto I have heard Parker once more live with the Edmonton Symphony and several more times on CBC radio. At each hearing my initial impressions are confirmed: here is an artist truly in touch with his musical ideas, expressing them with conviction, ample technical ability and discipline.
Marek Jablonski (1939-1999) : Light And Shadow Film Board of Canada produced Jablonski, a film about the pianist. students nowhave flourishing careers, among them jon kimura parker, Kevin Fitzgerald http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm5-6/Jablonski-en.htm
Extractions: Marek Jablonski, the internationally distinguished Canadian pianist and teacher who died last year, was born in Nazi-occupied Crakow on November 5, 1939 and began studying piano as a youngster in the city's music conservatory. His first recital took place in 1945 before a most unusual audience. The hall was filled with officers of the Russian secret police the Jablonski family's immediate neighbours. Marek's father was in the Polish armed forces, and the boy was not to see him until 1947. The plight of Poland and Marek's experience of the war and its aftermath left its indelible mark. His love for his native land never faded, and it explains his unique relationship with the music of his fellow Pole, Frédéric Chopin. When Marek was ten, his family decided to leave Poland. They emigrated to Canada and settled in Edmonton, although their initial destination had been Vancouver. Marek continued his studies with Gladys Egbert and attended the Banff Centre for the Arts during the summer. He gradually acquired a reputation as a young virtuoso. Luck played a part in 1955, when the great Artur Rubinstein happened to hear the sixteen-year-old Marek. Rubinstein was enthusiastic about Marek's talent and predicted a brilliant career for the young pianist. The maestro kept in touch with him and was generous with advice.
Extractions: The only appellation that seems appropriate for Austrian Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) is genius. He had by the age of 8 performed for Emperor Francis I of Vienna, France's Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette and England's George III. Mozart's father, Leopold, a man of mild musical talents, was the assistant director of the Archbishop's chapel, an author of a treatise on violin playing and a composer of some ability and reputation. Mozart's prodigious musical apparatus caused his father to abandon all other ambitions and devote himself solely to handling his son's musical education. Mozart made many public performances between the ages of seven and fifteen, often with his older sister Nannerl. Concerts involved not only performing existing works, but also reading concertos at sight and improvising variations and fugues. His many trips abroad meant Mozart came into contact with myriad contemporary music and all of the leading musicians of the day. "Papa" Haydn exclaimed to Leopold that, "Before God and as an honest man I tell you that your son is the greatest composer known to me either in person or by name. He has taste and, what is more, the most profound knowledge of composition."
Extractions: Internationally acclaimed pianist Jon Kimura Parker has performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, the Chicago Symphony at Ravinia and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester at the Philharmonie Berlin. He has given recitals in London, New York, Chicago, Munich, Budapest, Sydney, Hong Kong and Tokyo, and performed with the Cleveland and Tokyo Quartets, Joshua Bell, Cho-Liang Lin and Pinchas Zukerman. A versatile performer, Mr. Parker has also jammed with Doc Severinsen. In 1995 he was seen on CNN performing in war-torn Sarajevo. Gold Medal winner at the 1984 Leeds International Piano Competition, Jon Kimura Parker was also awarded his country's highest honor, the Order of Canada, in 1999. A committed educator, Jon Kimura Parker joins the faculty of Rice University in the fall of 2000 as Professor of Piano. He has also given master classes at The Steans Institute, the Banff Centre, the Brevard Festival, Caramoor's Rising Stars and The Juilliard School. He hosts the television series "Whole Notes," about classical music, and performs and lectures in remote regions of Canada as a founding member of "Piano Six." He has recorded the Barber Piano Concerto for Telarc and currently records for gmn.com. Jon Kimura Parker studied with Edward Parker, Keiko Parker, Marek Jablonski, Robin Wood, Lee Kum-Sing and Adele Marcus, under whom he received his doctorate degree from The Juilliard School in 1988.
Welcome To The OCU School Of Music Concert pianist jon kimura parker presented a master class October 10 at Petree RecitalHall. The event was cosponsored by the Oklahoma City Orchestra League. http://www.okcu.edu/music/archieve/archive_detail.asp?id=156
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association - Performer Details jon kimura parker performer, Internationally acclaimed pianist jonkimura parker was born, raised, and educated in Vancouver. A true http://www.laphil.org/resources/performer_detail.cfm?id=1531
Cactus Pear Benefit Concert With Jon Kimura Parker For those who have not heard the internationally acclaimed pianist jon kimura parker,they are in for a musical and aural treat he is the type of performer http://www.cpmf.us/Pages/benefit.html
Extractions: For ticket information, please call 210.824.5377 or contact us by email. For those who have not heard the internationally acclaimed pianist Jon Kimura Parker they are in for a musical and aural treat: he is the type of performer who not only astounds with his virtuosic piano playing but captivates and inspires with the infectious joy that he exudes when at the keyboard. Mr. Parker has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, the Chicago Symphony at Ravinia, and the Deutsche Symphonie in the Philharmonie Berlin. He has given recitals in the musical capitals of the world and has performed with the Cleveland and Tokyo Quartets, Joshua Bell, Cho-Liang Lin, and Pinchas Zukerman among others. His equally talented wife, Aloysia Friedmann on viola joins him. Ms. Friedmann has participated as violinist and violist in the Blossom, Caramoor, Maui, Mostly Mozart, San Diego, Seattle and Vancouver Festivals. Along with on violin
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features pianist jon kimura parker Plays Mendelssohn with the Honolulu Symphony; Samuel Wongconducts; also performing, mezzosoprano Florence Quivar and tenor Anthony http://starbulletin.com/1999/01/07/features/story3.html
Extractions: Star-Bulletin No way is Jon Kimura Parker your typical concert pianist. Consider this: he once performed in a complete "Star Trek: The Next Generation" outfit including pointy ears and proclaimed Minneapolis "the final frontier." During the same concert, Parker and three other performers put on Viking helmets and blond braids, then played a four-piano arrangement of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries." Oh, there's more. While performing the Mozart K.466 d minor Concerto in Australia, Parker slipped in the "X-Files" theme song. Most of the orchestra quietly went into hysterics; most of the audience had no idea that anything had happened, he remembered. So audiences never quite know what exactly to expect when Parker performs, as he will Sunday and Tuesday with the Honolulu Symphony at the "Blessedly" Concert Hall. "I believe classical music deserves to have some sense of dignity, but shouldn't be stuffy," he said in a telephone interview from Lanai's Lodge at Koele, where he performed the first of his Hawaii concerts.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features Honolulu Symphony pianist jon kimura parker will interpret pieces byMendelssohn. Internationally renowned pianist jon kimura parker. http://starbulletin.com/98/02/23/features/story2.html
Extractions: Star-Bulletin HONOLULU Symphony musical director and conductor Sam Wong will leave the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra where he has also been been musical director-conductor for seven years. Wong, who is in the third and final year of his contract with the Honolulu Symphony, also is being sought by at least one other major U.S. orchestra, the Kansas City Symphony. Wong confirmed that he has communicated with the Kansas group but declined further comment. He said, however, that he has no intention "whatsoever" of leaving Hawaii when his contract expires. "I'm in Honolulu to stay for well beyond a decade," Wong said last week in a telephone interview from his New York City home. "I love it there." Wong who will leave the Ann Arbor post after its 1998-99 season, said it was "simply time to move on" from that city. "I'm doing a lot of guest conducting in Europe, Asia, New Zealand and Australia and I want to be available to take advantage of these opportunities," he said. This year, Wong will be conducting the Hong Kong Philharmonic for the fourth time, then spending two weeks with the Auckland Philharmonia. He also will travel the Far East this summer with the New York Philharmonic, and work with various Australia symphonies. Next week, he will go to Spain to conduct and expects at least two more European performances in 1998.
Feb. 8, 2000 Internationally acclaimed concert pianist jon kimura parker is deep into the finalflourishes of a Mozart concerto cadenza when, without warning (even to his http://www.udayton.edu/news/nr/020800.html
Extractions: PERFORMANCE SKILLS WITH STUDENTS AT UD DAYTON, Ohio The setting: Australia's Hobart Town Hall in Tasmania on a beautiful summer evening in 1996. Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Jon Kimura Parker is deep into the final flourishes of a Mozart concerto cadenza when, without warning (even to his orchestra), he breaks into the X Files television show theme. "I couldn't resist," said Parker, whose passion for playing is matched by his love of entertaining which sometimes includes a comedic bent. "Most of the orchestra quietly went into hysterics, and most of the audience had no idea that anything had happened." Hailed by critics as one of the world's leading classical pianists, Parker will share his performance technique, tips and energy with students in a master class setting at the University of Dayton. The class will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, in Sears Recital Hall in the Jesse Philips Humanities Center. The session is open to the public and admission is $5. Reservations,
University Of Alabama News pianist jon kimura parker to Headline Celebrity Series Season Finale.TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Internationally acclaimed pianist jon kimura http://uanews.ua.edu/mar00/parker032300.htm
Extractions: (205) 348-8320 (fax) Pianist Jon Kimura Parker to Headline Celebrity Series Season Finale Tickets are $30 and $25, and are available at the Moody box office or by calling 205/348-7111. "We are delighted that one of the worldís premiere pianists will help us close out another exciting Celebrity Series at The University of Alabama," said David Durant, coordinator of music services at UA. "Of course, each of our performances year in and year out has been geared to bringing Tuscaloosa some of the finest artists known around the country and world, and Jon Kimura Parker has undeniably built a wonderful career that has spanned the globe as he has performed from London to Hong Kong. Just prior to his visit here to Tuscaloosa, Parker will be performing again in Hong Kong, and he will perform in Germany just after he leaves West Alabama. So we are truly in for an outstanding event." Equally eclectic in recording, Parker's previous recordings for Telarc have included a solo Chopin album, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev Piano Concerti with Andre Previn, and a recent venture into comedy as Peter Schickele's pianistic sparring partner in the "Concerto for Two Pianos vs. Orchestra" by the fabled P.D.Q. Bach. Last spring Telarc released a new recording of Jon Kimura Parker performing the Samuel Barber Piano Concerto with Yoel Levi and the Atlanta Symphony.
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Extractions: Skip to content Art Bank Canadian Commission for UNESCO PLRC ... Canada Site Search For In Entire Site Other About the Canada Council Disciplines and Offices Endowments and Prizes Grant Programs Making a case for the Arts - Advocacy News and Events Publications Utilities Advanced Search Sitemap Print this Page Grant Programs... ... Aboriginal Arts Secretariat Donna Balkan
Sleepy Hollow Records Piano Player Jon England Musician's Resource Tony Ashton and organ player/pianist jon Lord Vancouver Recital Society RecitalSeason jon kimura parker, piano jon kimura parker piano Sunday, May 6, 2001 3 http://www.sleepyhollowrecords.com/piano-resources/piano-player-jon-england.html
NPR : Performance Today For Saturday, August 24, 2002 to chat with two musicians at the height of their careers violinist and SummerFestLa Jolla Artistic Director ChoLiang Lin, and pianist jon kimura parker. ». http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=4&prgDate=24-Aug-2002
