21. Toronto Symphony Orchestra - About The TSO Mr. Fisch is also an accomplished pianist. jon (Jackie) kimura parker is one ofthe few concert artists who finds tuxes and tails passé and favours http://www.tso.on.ca/2002_2003/about/press_releases/about07.14.cfm

Search our concert listings: Join the TSO E-Mail Club and receive programme notes by e-mail Already a member? :: Log in here 15 to 29? Try Toronto Symphony Volunteer Committee Press Releases Tuesday, November 19, 2002 Jon Kimura Parker teams up with Asher Fisch for the "King" of all concerti Asher Fisch, conductor / Jon Kimura Parker, piano Toronto, ON - All German music with a touch of the Viennese; these concerts star Canada's Jon Kimura Parker in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor" Johann Strauss' Emperor Waltzes kick off the evening; Richard Strauss' Also sprach Zarathustra concludes. Championed by Daniel Barenboim, conductor Asher Fisch is a regular guest of the world's leading orchestras and opera companies. A native of Jerusalem, Mr. Fisch is currently Music Director of the New Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv. Until 2000 he was Music Director of the Vienna Volksoper, where he conducted the acclaimed Christina Mielitz production of Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg for the company's 100th anniversary, as well as the Vienna premiere of Zemlinsky's Der Konig Kandaules . He has also conducted frequently at the Vienna Staatsoper, including notable performances of

22. Piano Six Artist Biographies Fialkowska is an absolute dream of a pianist, and in this repertoire, aconsummate musician. PIANO AND KEYBOARD MAGAZINE. jon kimura parker. http://www.pianosix.com/bios.html

The Piano Six Foundation Janina Fialkowska, OC, Founder and Director Touring assistance: Eastern Region Western Region Winner of the National Music Award 2000 Jean A. Chalmers Foundation Artist Biographies Do you have a question you're dying to ask one of our artists? Just click on the "ask the artist" link at the foot of his or her biography, write your message in the message window, and send! Janina Fialkowska Third Piano Concerto (opus posthumous) with the Chicago Symphony, a standard-setting performance which won her rave reviews and considerable attention in the international media. Recent engagements include a tour of England with the Royal Philharmonic of London and a major North American tour with Poland’s Cracow Philharmonic that took her to Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Toronto, and the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Ms. Fialkowska’s recent recordings, all warmly received, feature a recital of solo piano works by Liszt (CBC Records); music for piano and orchestra by Chopin, Moszkowski and Koprowski (CBC Records); solo piano music of Szymanowski (Opening Day, 1997 Juno Award nomination); two recitals of lieder by Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann with baritone Daniel Lichti (Opening Day); a recital of virtuoso salon pieces and encores (CBC Records, 1998 Juno Award nomination); the complete Chopin

23. Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? No, It's A X-files Fan With A Grand Piano - Smh.com and slipped the XFiles theme into a Mozart concerto, but now jon kimura parker hasbecome the kimura parker, who is replacing pianist Yefim Bronfman http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/05/28/1022569770095.html

Home Entertainment Arts Sunday June 2, 2002 news business technology sport ... place an ad extra personal finance travel education subscribe home delivery eNewsletter archives today's edition: am past 10 days site guide Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a X-files fan with a grand piano By Lenny Ann Low May 29 2002 Off-key performer ... Jon Kimura Parker fights back the jet lag at concert rehearsals yesterday. Photo: Tamara Dean He performed Wagner in a Viking helmet and false blonde braids, and slipped the X-Files theme into a Mozart concerto, but now Jon Kimura Parker has become the Superman of classical music. The Canadian virtuoso will be striking the ivories at the Opera House tonight, just 37 hours after a mad three-plane marathon dash from the United States in response to a rescue call from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Kimura Parker, who is replacing pianist Yefim Bronfman at the Emirates Master Series concerts, even managed to get to rehearsals yesterday, despite suffering jet lag. "I kinda get jazzed by the challenge ... I've always been someone to do something if it's theoretically possible," he said. Despite being one of the world's leading classical pianists, with distinctions aplenty, Kimura Parker likes to tinker with the serious nature of his profession.

24. 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

March 23, 2000 Contact: Lance M. Skelly Office of Media Relations, 205/348-3782 E-mail: lskelly@ur.ua.edu Source: David Durant, UA coordinator of music services, 205/348-1672 UA Home UA News Home University Relations Office of Media Relations 166 Rose Administration Box 870144 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0144 (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.

25. University Of Alabama News pianist jon kimura parker to Headline Celebrity Series Season Finale,3/23/00. UA to Host Alabama Youth Summit on March 23, 3/22/00. http://uanews.ua.edu/mar00/

UA Home UA News Home University Relations Office of Media Relations 166 Rose Administration Box 870144 Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0144 (205) 348-8320 (fax) March 2000 News Releases A-Day Game, Alumni Weekend to be Held at UA, 3/24/00 Annual Phi Beta Kappa Lecture at UA to Feature Martin Golubitsky, 3/24/00 UA Honors Week Set for April 10-14, 3/24/00 UA Rec Center Helps Fight Hunger, 3/24/00 ... UA Announces Premier Awards Recipients, 3/1/00

26. 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

Thursday, January 7, 1999 Jon Kimura Parker: "I believe classical music deserves to have some sense of dignity, but it shouldn't be stuffy.' Mozart meets will try anything By Tim Ryan 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.

27. 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

Monday, February 23, 1998 Honolulu Symphony Violinist Sarah Chang Kansas symphony By Tim Ryan 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.

28. Concert Calendar & Tickets with conductor Andreas Delfs – hailed as a “brilliant technician and commandingmusician” by The New York Times – and pianist jonkimura parker. http://www.nws.org/cct/5.html

September October November December ... Tickets call 305-673-3331 January February March April ... NEWS! NWS Announces 2003-2004 Season! Thursday Evening, May 1, 2003 8:00pm The New York Times Andreas Delfs, conductor Jon-Kimura Parker, piano Schumann, Symphony No. 2 Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 Saturday Evening, May 3, 2003 8:00pm The New York Times Andreas Delfs, conductor Jon-Kimura Parker, piano Schumann, Symphony No. 2 Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1

29. 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

Home Content Articles La Scena Musicale ... Search La Scena Musicale - Vol. 2, No. 8 May 1997 Parker Piano Preview by Martin Kamela / May 1, 1997 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.

30. 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

Home Content Articles La Scena Musicale ... Search La Scena Musicale - Vol. 5, No. 6 Marek Jablonski (1939-1999) : Light and shadow by Lucie Renaud / March 1, 2000 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. Jablonski won the Dimitri Mitropoulos scholarship in 1958 and began advanced studies at New York's Juilliard School with Rosina Lhevinne, an exceptional piano teacher who was the wife of renowned pianist Joseph Lhevinne. In 1961, he won first prize in Canada's national Jeunesses Musicales competition and made his débuts with a number of Canadian, American, and European orchestras. He gave solo recitals in Paris (Salle Gaveau), London (Wigmore Hall), New York (Carnegie Hall), Vienna (Grossemusikvereinsaal), Milan, and Montreal (Place des Arts). During this period, Jablonski was one of the few soloists able to fill the large concert halls of Canada.

31. The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints Feedback Site SALT LAKE CITY — The Orchestra at Temple Square, will be joined by jon kimura parker,internationally acclaimed solo pianist, for the opening concert of its http://www.lds.org/media2/newsrelease/0,5637,666-1-12726,00.html

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Feedback Site Map Help Deutsch English Espa±ol Fran§ais Italiano Portuguªs Suomi Home News Media Resources Search by Topic Media Items by Topic Media Item News Releases Official news releases from the Church Orchestra on Temple Square Announces Season Opening Concert 23 August 2002 EXTRA Mr. Parker and the Orchestra will perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, often called the "Emperor." Also included on this season-opening concert will be Schumann's Symphony No. 2 in C minor. Barlow Bradford, Music Director of the Orchestra on Temple Square, will be conducting this musical evening. "These pieces represent two o f the great works in classical music," said Bradford. "We are especially pleased to have a pianist the caliber of Mr. Parker join us for the Beethoven." Born, raised and educated in Vancouver, Jon Kimura Parker has truly become a Canadian ambassador of music. He has performed in many prestigious concert halls across the world and has proven a remarkably versatile artist. One of his most memorable concerts was performing Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto in war-torn Sarajevo in 1995, a concert broadcast into 59 nations. The Emperor Concerto was written in 1809 in Vienna, Austria, during a time when Europe was engulfed in the Napoleonic wars. The nickname "Emperor" most likely stems from the composer's close ties to the aristocratic elite.

32. Virginia Parker Prize 1999 - Lucille Chung Auger, conductor (1987); Sandra Graham, mezzosoprano (1986); Sophie Rolland, cellist(1985); Louis Lortie, pianist (1984) and jon kimura parker, pianist (1983 http://www.canadacouncil.ca/archival/ccnews/co9921-e.htm

Pianist Lucille Chung Winner of 1999 Virginia Parker Prize Ottawa, 5 August, 1999 - The Canada Council for the Arts is pleased to announce that Lucille Chung Originally known as the Virginia P. Moore Prize, the Virginia Parker Prize was established in 1982 by the late Colonel T.A.G. Moore and his wife, Virginia P. Moore. Moved by her profound love of music and the recognition that talented young musicians need an award to help them take a leap forward in their careers, the late Mrs. Moore established the prize for young performers of classical music who demonstrate outstanding talent and musicianship. Lucille Chung Born in 1973, Lucille Chung, has been heralded as an impassioned and refined concert pianist. Lucille Chung made her debut with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at the age of 10, and was invited to be a featured soloist during its Asian Tour in 1989. Since then, she has performed with numerous Canadian orchestras as well as several international ensembles including the Moscow Virtuosi and the Philadelphia Orchestra. She has given recitals at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., New York's Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. In 1989, she was recognised on the international scene as the winner of the First Prize at the Stravinsky International Piano Competition. She won Second Prize at the 1992 Montreal International Music Competition, at which she also won a Special Prize. In 1993, she received the Outstanding Achievement Award for Artists from the Governor General of Canada and in 1994, she won Second Prize at the First International Franz Liszt Competition Weimar. 1998 was a fruitful year for Ms. Chung as she was the winner of numerous competitions in Italy including the 19th International Pescara Competition, the VI Concorso Internazionale "Riviera del Conero" and Concorso Internazionale Pinerolo Citta della Cavalleria.

33. Sylva Gelber Award Ian parker studied thirteen years with his father, noted pianist Edward J for theArts, and received coaching from his cousins, James and jon kimura parker. http://www.canadacouncil.ca/archival/ccnews/co9822-e.htm

British Columbia Pianist Ian Parker Wins Sylva Gelber Award Ottawa, 25 August 1998 -The Canada Council for the Arts today announced that pianist Ian Parker , of Burnaby, British Columbia, is the winner of this year's Sylva Gelber Foundation Award. Administered by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Sylva Gelber Foundation Award was established in 1981 by Sylva Gelber of Ottawa, who has always demonstrated a special interest in the musical life of Canada and in young musicians of talent. Ian Parker Born in 1978 in Vancouver, Ian Parker studied thirteen years with his father, noted pianist Edward J. Parker. He then studied under Dr. Henri-Paul Sicsic at the University of British Columbia, Marek Jablonski at the Banff Centre for the Arts, and received coaching from his cousins, James and Jon Kimura Parker. Since 1996, he has been studying full-time at the Juilliard School of Music in New York under Dr. Yoheved Kaplinsky. The young pianist has shown promise from an early age: since he was 6 years old, he has won over 90 first prizes, awards and scholarships from music competitions in Canada and abroad. In 1994, he gained national recognition when he won the Grand Prize in the Canadian Music Competition. Since then has won a First Prize in chamber music at the CIBC Canadian National Music Festival and at the frst Pacific Piano Competition, the Grand Prize at the CBC Westcoast Performance Young Musicians Competition and at the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra's International Piano Competition.

34. Glenn Gould Studio March 2003 Schedule in this programme of art songs and arias by Latvian Canadian pianist Sandra Mogensen. CBCRadio's OnStage presents parker Duo jon kimura parker and James http://glenngouldstudio.cbc.ca/0303.html

Glenn Gould Studio- March 2003 Concert Schedule click below for concert descriptions: March 1 Sinfonia Toronto March 13 Kiran Ahluwahlia March 6 Ensemble Noir March 16 Fred Gaviller Memorial Fund: Li Wang ... March 27 Madawaska String Quartet Box Office and Information -Box Office hours- Monday - Friday 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m Visa/Mastercard/Amex accepted additional media information- contact Tom Shipton 205-5000 GLENN GOULD STUDIO 250 Front Street West, Toronto Phone (416) 205-5555 as of: January 30, 2003, 11:57 AM back to top Saturday, March 1 8:00 p.m. Sinfonia Toronto presents Happy Birthday, Frederic Chopin! Francine Kay, piano Acclaimed Canadian pianist Francine Kay joins Sinfonia Toronto and conductor Nurhan Arman in a perform-ance of one of the best-loved romantic concertos of the repertoire, Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 1

35. Glenn Gould Studio September/October 2000 Schedule Tonight, violinist Martin Beaver, violist David Harding, cellist Bryan Eppersonand pianist jon kimura parker play Mozart's Piano Quartet No. http://glenngouldstudio.cbc.ca/0009-10.html

Glenn Gould Studio- September/October 2000 Schedule Box Office and Information (416) 205-5555 Box Office hours- Visa Mastercard Amex accepted additional media information- contact Tom Shipton 205-5000 GLENN GOULD STUDIO 250 Front Street West, Toronto Phone (416) 205-5555 as of: August 28, 2000, 9:11 PM Saturday, September 9 8:00 p.m. Artists International presents A Night of Bel Canto Join us for an evening of vocal tributes to the world's greatest composers with excerpts from operas and Italian songs. Baritone Giuseppe Pastorello ("the greatest passionate Italian singer of Bel Canto" ), tenor Colin Yip ( "a miraculously beautiful voice" ), and soprano Mary Liu ( "a sensational soaring voice" ) are joined by pianist William Shookhoff in songs by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Tosti, Denza, Giordano and more. Admission: $30, $20 Saturday, September 16 8:00 p.m. Aradia Ensemble presents Four Fiddlers, Forty Fingers

36. Jan. 30, 2002 - The Sackville Tribune-Post -- Arts & Entertainment Internationally renowned pianist jon kimura parker will be featuredin an upcoming masterclass at Mount Allison University. Presented http://www.tantramar.com/trib/2002/01/30/aande.html

The On-line Edition This week's special feature January 30, 2002 Jon Kimura Parker To Present Masterclass and Recital Windsor Theatre To Launch Season With Evening Of One-Act Comedies Jon Kimura Parker To Present Masterclass and Recital Internationally renowned pianist Jon Kimura Parker will be featured in an upcoming masterclass at Mount Allison University. Presented by the department of music, he will perform on Monday, Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. in Brunton Auditorium. Parker will also present a recital in Brunton at 8 p.m. that evening which will include works by J.S. Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Ravel, Copland, Louie, and Arlen-Hirtz. Vancouver-born virtuoso Jon Kimura Parker has become known the world over for his dazzling pianism and exceptional artistry. Since winning the 1984 Leeds International Piano Competition in Great Britain, he has secured a place for himself among the most brilliant pianists of his generation. He has given two command performances for HRH Queen Elizabeth II and has played before the Prime Ministers of both Canada and Japan. In 1995, he travelled to war-torn Sarajevo to play a series of goodwill concerts on behalf of AmeriCares. The following year, he fulfilled a long-time dream when he toured the Canadian Arctic on behalf of Piano Six, playing to audiences of more than 1,000 Inuit school children. Also, in 1966, the Governor General bestowed the prestigious National Arts Centre Award upon him in honour of his distinguished contribution to the arts in Canada.

37. Untitled In 1984 young JapaneseCanadian pianist jon kimura parker shot into the spotlighttaking the top prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in Britain. http://collection.nlc-bnc.ca/100/201/300/scena_musicale/html/1997/sm2-8/parker.h

Parker Piano Preview by Martin Kamela In 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. Parker's repertoire is eclectic. He is at home in the romantic as well as in the virtuosic neo-classical repertoire (check out the Telarc recording of the Barber Piano Concerto with Yoel Levi and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra). To judge from the radio broadcasts, his Chopin has character and there is subtlety and discipline in his Mozart interpretations (unfortunately his Chopin discs seem to have been deleted by Telarc though his humorous duets with P.D.Q. Bach remain available). Another of Parker's musical interests is the repertoire influenced by jazz and North American music. He concluded several recent recitals with a medley of movements from Canadian and American compositions by Corea, Adams, Louie, Buczynski and Barber. Parker should be praised for introducing audiences to the contemporary classical repertoire which certainly deserves more attention than it gets.

38. Untitled 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

Feb. 8, 2000 INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED PIANIST TO SHARE 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, preferred but not required, can be made by calling Gloria Pugh at the Dayton Philharmonic

39. About 'Up And Coming' ABOUT 'UP AND COMING' with jon kimura parker, host and pianist. CBCRadio Two's new fivepart series Up And Coming showcases the http://www.cbc.ca/upandcoming/about.html

ABOUT 'UP AND COMING' with Jon Kimura Parker, host and pianist CBC Radio Two's new five-part series Up And Coming showcases the talents of promising young musicians (nineteen and under) in a new cross-country program series. Internationally renowned pianist Jon Kimura Parker hosts the series and partners many of the musicians in recital. "Jackie" Parker will chat with each musician on stage in front of a live audience as each of them showcases their talents. Young musicians were auditioned in November and December 2001. Twenty-five of the best were selected from over two hundred entries. "All the musicians invited to perform have that "little bit extra," says Keith Horner, Producer of Up and Coming, together with colleagues across the country. The program series is directed at gifted musicians with a record of success and attracted talented youth from across the country. "There are many fine young musicians all over the country," says Horner. "But when listening to one audition after another, the audition jury had no difficulty spotting someone with that little bit extra to say. We're in for a treat. These are remarkable young performers."

40. NCSO - Overture On January 31 and February 1, outstanding Canadian pianist jon kimura parker joinsthe North Carolina Symphony at 8pm in Meymandi Concert Hall at the BTI http://www.wcpe.org/overture/NCSO_search.shtml

WCPE Contents: "The Pianist," a film review Win "The Pianist" CD! WCPE Program Highlights Perspectives on Uchida ... WCPE Honors "Blind Tom Wiggins" North Carolina Symphony Contents: Frederica Von Stade: Definitely Worth the Wait Excitement in Store as NC Symphony 2002-03 Classical Series Winds Down North Carolina Symphony's Great Artists Series Shifts to a New Schedule Upcoming North Carolina Symphony Triangle Concerts ... Return to the WCPE Homepage Two More Guest Conductors, Two More Outstanding Guest Artists January and February bring two more wonderful concerts to the North Carolina Symphony's Classical Series. On January 31 and February 1, outstanding Canadian pianist Jon Kimura Parker joins the North Carolina Symphony at 8pm in Meymandi Concert Hall at the BTI Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh. The charismatic young conductor Michael Christie will be the season's sixth guest conductor. Chief Conductor of the Queensland Orchestra and Music Director of the Colorado Music Festival, American-born Michael Christie comes to Raleigh with important conducting honors and a crisp, energetic style that has delighted audiences all over the world. Under Christie's baton the orchestra will perform works by Takemitsu, Japan's foremost composer, including Three Film Scores for Strings. The film works are book-ended by Day Signal and Night Signal for antiphonal brass. Also on the program is Sibelius's haunting Symphony No. 5. On February 21 and 22, brilliant young violinist Anne Akiko Meyers joins the Symphony at Meymandi Concert Hall at 8pm. Known for her "playing that flows from the heart...Meyers immediately demonstrates the idiomatic character and high technical standard that stamps her playing..." (The New York Times). Daring, elegant and compelling, Ms. Meyers has performed with nearly every major orchestra both in the United States and abroad. She has also made many festival appearances, including Ravinia, Tanglewood and Vail, and has been featured on numerous radio and television broadcasts. Critics praise her "playing of rare sensitivity," her "vigorous mastery, unflinching technical skills and stylish elegance," and her wonderful charming stage presence. With the Symphony, she will perform Barber's gorgeous Violin Concerto.

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