Todd Yaniw is a Canadian pianist praised for his "atmospheric contrast of poetry and power…a hair-raising performance". Since his debut with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra at age 13, Mr. Yaniw has performed across Canada; at festivals and venues including CBC Vancouver, the Banff Centre for Music, Edmonton's Winspear Centre for Music, the Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, the Festival of the Sound in Parry Sound, the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre, and Koerner Hall. Mr. Yaniw has performed concerti with several Canadian orchestras, including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, and has performed with the Afiara Quartet, Rolston String Quartet, Trio Arkel and the ARC Ensemble (Artists of the Royal Conservatory). Todd has been interviewed and broadcast on many occasions on CBC Radio, and was featured in CBC's "30 under 30" list. Internationally, Todd has performed in Bulgaria, China, Italy, Jamaica, Monaco, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Mr. Yaniw has been supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, and twice was a recipient of the Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Awards. He was on the performance staff at The Glenn Gould School, and served on the faculty of The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists.
Todd Yaniw recently returned to his home province of Alberta and is now based in St. Albert. Recent engagements include a collaborative album, guest faculty for the Rosebud Chamber Music Festival, and several performance projects. His previous teachers include Michael Massey, Dr. James Parker, Professor James Anagnoson (The Glenn Gould School), and Dr. Jon Kimura Parker (Rice University). Mr. Yaniw completed his doctorate at the University of Texas at Austin, where he worked with Dr. Anton Nel.
St. Christopher's Anglican Church
662 Guelph Line
Burlington, On L7R 3M8
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:00 AM | Name:Justin Chen | Titles: Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826, Sinfonia by Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude, op. 32, no. 5 by Sergei Rachmaninov | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Time:9:15 AM | Name:Joanne Yeh | Titles: Sonata No. 12 in A flat Major, op. 26, 1st and 2nd mvts. by L. van Beethoven Prelude and Fugue in A major, BWV 864 by J.S. Bach | Home Festival:Yip's |
Time:9:40 AM | Name:Ethan Sue | Titles: Asturias by Isaac Albéniz Sonata in A Minor, K 310 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Home Festival:St. Thomas |
Time:10:10 AM | Name:Boyan Hu | Titles: Etude, op. 2, no. 4 by Sergei Prokofiev Klavierstücke No. 3, D 946 by Franz Schubert | Home Festival:Ottawa Piano |
Time:10:25 AM | Name:Anissa She | Titles: Scherzo No. 2 in B flat Minor, op. 31 by Frédéric Chopin Sonata in C Major, op. 2, no. 3, 1st & 2nd mvts. by Ludwig van Beethoven | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:11:05 AM | Name:Jackson Adair | Titles: Nocturne, op.48, no.1 by Frédéric Chopin Transcendental Etude S.139, No.10 by Franz Liszt | Home Festival:Stratford |
Time:11:20 AM | Name:Angela Liang | Titles: Sonata in C Minor, op. 13 ("Pathétique"), 2nd & 3rd mvts. by Ludwig van Beethoven Ballade in F Major, op. 38 by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Serena Zhang | Titles: Scenes from a Jade Terrace: Warrior by Alexina Louie Abegg Variations, op. 1 by Robert Schumann | Home Festival:Windsor-Essex |
Time:1:20 PM | Name:Nieve Xiao | Titles: Scherzo in C sharp Minor, op. 39 by Frédéric Chopin Toccata, op. 39 by Cécile Chaminade | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:1:35 PM | Name:Niko Pan | Titles: Sonata no 24 in F sharp Major, op.78 "For Therese", 1st and 2nd mvts. by Ludwig van Beethoven Ballade, op.6 by Amy Beach | Home Festival:Take the Stage |
Time:1:55 PM | Name:Liam Lai | Titles: Nocturne in D flat Major, op. 27, no. 2 by Frédéric Chopin Summerland (no. 2) by William Grant Still | Home Festival:IMFC |
Time:2:10 PM | Name:Joy Qiaoyi Li | Titles: Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 864 by Johann Sebastian Bach Jeux d'eau by Maurice Ravel | Home Festival:Peel |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm until 4:00 pm.
Announcement of the winners and top competitor chosen to go to the Playoffs will happen at the end of the workshop.
The Diploma Piano Playoffs will be held at Pineland Baptist Church - 5100 New Street - from 4:30 pm to approximately 6:00 pm.
Playoff competitor will have to travel to Pineland Baptist Church.