Friday, June 13th

Classical Piano - Level 6 - Group D

Adjudicator: Connor O'Kane

Classical Piano - Level 6 - Group D

Dr. Connor O'Kane is a highly sought-after pianist, teacher, chamber musician, and conductor. Since his concerto debut with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony in 2014, he has appeared as a recitalist in the United States, France, and across Canada. A laureate of major competitions, he was awarded the Canimex Second Prize and top award for piano at the Canadian Music Competition's prestigious Stepping Stone. He has performed in a variety of concert series including Ottawa's Chamberfest, Chateau Windrush, and the KW Chamber Music Society, and has appeared as a guest artist in faculty concerts at Western University, Brock University, and The University of Waterloo.

A passionate collaborative musician with an affinity for opera, Connor has worked on over 20 opera productions in a variety of roles. In 2024 he conducted opera performances at Western University (Britten's Albert Herring), Toronto City Opera (Bizet's Carmen), and at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, where he served as music director and conductor of Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges and Debussy's Prodigal Son. In 2025 he has further opera-related engagements with the Glenn Gould School and the Banff Centre.

Connor holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance from Western University, where he studied with Stéphan Sylvestre. His doctoral research focused on the piano transcriptions of Sergei Prokofiev, particularly with relation to the ballets Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella. He has been awarded the SSHRC doctoral fellowship, the Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-M), and the Canada Council Explore and Create grant. Connor also studied with David Jalbert, Heather Taves, and Joan Walker, with additional training at the Conservatoire de Lyon in the studio of Manuel Schweizer. He is a passionate and dedicated piano teacher, and an enthusiastic adjudicator at music festivals.

Location

Waterloo North Mennonite Church
100 Benjamin Rd.
Waterloo, ON N2V 2J9

Classical Piano - Level 6 - Group D - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:10:00 AMName:Aiden LinTitles:
Aria in G Major by Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonatina in A Minor (no. 3) by Georg Anton Benda
Home Festival:IMFC
Time:10:10 AMName:Nathan HanTitles:
Minuet in E Major by Johann Philipp Kirnberger
Sonatina in F Major, op. 168, no. 1, 3rd mvt. by Anton Diabelli
Home Festival:North York Live
Time:10:20 AMName:Jayden LiTitles:
Sonatina in C Major, op. 20, no. 1, 1st mvt. by Friedrich Kuhlau
Song of the Cavalry, op. 27, no. 29 by Dmitri Kabalevsky
Home Festival:Peel
Time:10:30 AMName:Olivia Muchen LiTitles:
Sonatina in G Major, op. 19/20, no. 1, 1st mvt. by Jan Ladislav Dussek
Waltz in A Minor, op. posth., B150 by Frédéric Chopin
Home Festival:Windsor-Essex
Time:10:40 AMName:Ilia MordashovTitles:
Sweet Mister Jelly Roll by Valerie Capers
Sarabande in D Minor by George Frideric Handel
Home Festival:Unionville
Time:10:50 AMName:Sofiya VaghelaTitles:
Sonatina in F Major, op. 36, no. 4, 1st mvt. by Muzio Clementi
Fairy Tale, op. 27, no. 20 by Dmitri Kabalevsky
Home Festival:Guelph
Time:11:00 AMName:Octavia DongTitles:
Sonatina in C Major, op. 20, no. 1, 1st mvt. by Friedrich Kuhlau
Fairy Tale, op. 27, no. 20 by Dmitri Kabalevsky
Home Festival:Ottawa Piano
Time:11:10 AMName:Aiden HuoTitles:
Etude in F Major, op. 88, no. 18 by Hermann Berens
Little Prelude in D Minor, BWV 926 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Home Festival:CCC
Time:11:20 AMName:Audra DashnayTitles:
Gentle Breeze by Joanne Bender
Sonatina in G Major, op. 55 no. 2, 1st mvt. by Friedrich Kuhlau
Home Festival:London
Time:11:30 AMName:Ryan EmpeyTitles:
As Swift as a Deer by Daniel Gottlob Turk
Dance of the Tiger Cubs by Vincent Ho
Home Festival:Kingston
Time:11:40 AMName:Mia WuTitles:
Aria in G Major, TWV 33:13 by Georg Philipp Telemann
Viennese Sonatina in C Major (no. 6), 4th mvt.: Finale by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis

12:00 PM - Lunch Break

Classical Piano - Level 6 - Group D - Afternoon

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Zoe ChanTitles:
River City Blues by Martha Mier
Song of the Cavalry, op. 27, no. 29 by Dmitri Kabalevsky
Home Festival:Take the Stage
Time:1:10 PMName:Chloe LiTitles:
Sonatina in A Minor (no. 3) by Georg Anton Benda
Little Nocturne by Jakub Metelka
Home Festival:CCC
Time:1:20 PMName:Summer ChungTitles:
Sonata in F Major, op. 168, no. 1, 3rd movement by Anton Diabelli
Moto Perpetuo by Tom Gerou
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:1:30 PMName:Mia SheTitles:
Sonatina in C Major, op. 20, no. 1, 1st mvt. by Friedrich Kuhlau
Playing Marbles (no. 5) by Octavio Pinto
Home Festival:Pickering GTA
Time:1:40 PMName:Connor LuTitles:
Sonatina in G Major, op. 19/20, no 1, 1st mvt. by Jan Ladislav Dussek
Waltz in A Minor, op., posth., B 150 by Frédéric Chopin
Home Festival:Stratford

2:00 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm.

Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.

4:00 PM - PLAYOFFS - Classical Piano - Level 6

The top two competitors from this class will proceed to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be held at Conrad Grebel University College - Chapel
140 Westmount Rd. N., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6