Jon Kimura Parker, piano
June 28 — 7:30 pm
Pianist Jon Kimura Parker is known for his charisma, enthusiasm, and dynamic performances. A veteran of the international concert stage, he has performed regularly in the Berlin Philharmonie, Carnegie Hall, London’s South Bank, the Sydney Opera House, and the Beijing Concert Hall. He is the Creative Partner of the Minnesota Orchestra, Artistic Director of the Honens International Piano Competition, and Artistic Advisor for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival.
A collaborator in a wide variety of styles, Jon Kimura Parker has performed with Doc Severinsen, Audra McDonald, Bobby McFerrin, Pablo Ziegler, and Sanjaya Malakar. As a founding member of Off the Score, he also performed with Stewart Copeland – the legendary drummer of The Police – for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival’s 20th Anniversary Season, featuring his own arrangements of music by Prokofiev, Ravel and Stravinsky. He has accompanied Frederica von Stade, Susan Graham, and Luca Pisaroni in recital.
A committed educator, Mr. Parker is Professor of Piano at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. He has also lectured at The Juilliard School, and given master classes at Yale.
Join us as we welcome world renowned pianist – and audience favourite – Jon Kimura Parker to the stage!
On the Program
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 9 in D Major, K.V. 311
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, “Appassionata”
– Intermission –
Liszt: Years of Pilgrimage: Italy
del Patrarca: Sonetto 104
Ravel: Jeux d’eau
Americana! – selections from Chick Corea, Alexina Louis, John Adams, Oscar Peterson