Saturday, June 14th

Classical Piano - Level 7 - Group A

Adjudicator: Dane Ko

Classical Piano - Level 7 - Group A

Prize winner in the 2023 Prix Ravel, Hong Kong-born Canadian pianist Dane Ko is active as recitalist, chamber musician and educator on international stages. In the 2024-25 season, Dane will tour in recital to Montreal, Toronto, Hong Kong, and Macau, where he will also give masterclasses and workshops at The University of Hong Kong, University of Macau, and the University of Toronto.

Dane's performance accolades include prizes at Prix Ravel, The Shean Piano Competition, The Glenn Gould School Chamber Music Competition, and the Canadian Music Competition "Stepping Stone". As soloist, Dane has performed in such venues as the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall, Koerner Hall of The Royal Conservatory in Toronto, and Le Château de Fontainebleau in France. Dane frequently appears in important festivals which in recent years included Mozarteum (Austria), Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival (United States), Domaine Forget (Quebec), and Fontainebleau (France). A radio veteran, Dane has given interviews and performances on Florida's Classical WSMR, Hong Kong's RTHK Radio 4, and CBC Radio One.

In addition to his performance activities, Dane is a passionate educator and an awardwinning research scholar. Dane serves as an instructor at McGill University Schulich School of Music, maintains a robust private studio, and is in demand as a masterclass clinician. A tribute to his late teacher, Marietta Orlov, Dane's ongoing doctoral project on the Romanian piano school centering on Professor Orlov's pedagogical legacy won the 2024 Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). In May 2024, Dane served on the inaugural Junior Jury of the Montreal International Piano Competition (CMIM).

Dane is indebted to his primary teachers: Marietta Orlov, Anna Fomina, Lydia Wong and Ilya Poletaev. Dane has also had the privilege to train with preeminent artistic personalities across Europe, Asia and North America in a variety of settings, including Robert Levin, Klaus Hellwig, Jan Jiracek von Arnim, Ronan O'Hora, Benedetto Lupo, Eric Le Sage, John Perry, Jeremy Denk and others. His formal studies at the University of Toronto and The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory culminated in a Bachelor of Music in piano performance, an Advanced Certificate in Performance, a Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy and an Artist Diploma supported by full scholarships.

Dane also holds the ARCT diploma from the Royal Conservatory of Music conferred with the National Gold Medal. Currently based in Montreal, Dane is a doctoral candidate at McGill University Schulich School of Music where he also serves as instructor of piano.

Location

Conrad Grebel University College - Chapel
140 Westmount Rd. N.
Waterloo, ON N2L 3G6

Classical Piano - Level 7 - Group A - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:10:00 AMName:Charlotte SmithTitles:
Little Prelude in A Minor, BWV 942 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonatina in A Minor, op 88, no. 3, 3rd mvt. by Friedrich Kuhlau
Home Festival:Guelph
Time:10:10 AMName:Hannah YaoTitles:
Bagatelle in A Major, op. 119, no. 4 by Ludwig Van Beethoven
White Noon by Naoko Ikeda
Home Festival:Barrie
Time:10:20 AMName:Sophie BorgesTitles:
Allemande in E flat Major, French Suite No. 4 in E flat Major, BWV 815 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Scherzo in A Major, no. 45 by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:10:30 AMName:Joshua (Zeyuan) ChuTitles:
Sonatina in A Minor, op. 88, no. 3, 1st mvt. by Friedrich Kuhlau
Ticklin' Toes by Florence B. Price
Home Festival:North York Live
Time:10:40 AMName:Jane YeTitles:
Sonatina in C Major, op. 36, no. 3, 1st mvt. by Muzio Clementi
Bourrée in F Major, TWV 32:4 by Georg Philipp Telemann
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:10:50 AMName:Charlotte HuTitles:
La joyeuse by Jean-Philippe Rameau
Ivan Is Very Busy by Aram Khachaturian
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis
Time:11:00 AMName:Jolene JiangTitles:
Sonata in C Minor, op. 17, no. 2, 3rd mvt. by Johann Christian Bach
White Sands, Blue Seas by Gary K. Thomas
Home Festival:IMFC
Time:11:10 AMName:Yuxuan ZhouTitles:
Sonata in D Major, op. 4, no. 1, 1st mvt. by Muzio Clementi
Ivan Is Very Busy by Aram Khachaturian
Home Festival:CCC
Time:11:20 AMName:Aiden WuTitles:
Sonatina in A Minor, op. 88, no. 3, 3rd mvt. by Friedrich Kuhlau
Polonaise in G Minor, op. posth. B 1 by Frédéric Chopin
Home Festival:Ottawa Piano
Time:11:30 AMName:Kateri GardzinskiTitles:
Polonaise in B flat Major, op. posth., B 3 by Frédéric Chopin
Sonatina in C Major, op. 36, no. 3, 1st mvt. by Muzio Clementi
Home Festival:Peterborough
Time:11:40 AMName:Corinna SiuTitles:
Invention No. 1 in C Major, BWV 772 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Bagatelle in G Minor, op. 119, no. 1 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Home Festival:London

12:00 PM - Lunch Break

Classical Piano - Level 7 - Group A - Afternoon

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Yuk Hong Matteo MakTitles:
Sonatina in C Major, op. 88, no.1, 1st mvt. by Friedrich Kuhlau
Tickled Pink by David L. McIntyre
Home Festival:Unionville
Time:1:10 PMName:Livlyn LiTitles:
Sonatina in A Minor, op. 88, no. 3, 3rd mvt. by Friedrich Kuhlau
Venetian Boat Song, op. 30, no. 6 by Felix Mendelssohn
Home Festival:Chatham
Time:1:20 PMName:Lucas HongTitles:
Waltz in B Minor, op. 18, D 145, no. 6 by Franz Schubert
Fūr Elise, WoO 59 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Home Festival:Star-MVP
Time:1:30 PMName:Jonathan YinTitles:
Scherzo in A Major (no. 45) by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Waltz in B Minor, op. 18, D 145, no. 6 by Franz Schubert
Home Festival:Take the Stage
Time:1:40 PMName:Andrew LiTitles:
Leafy Sea Dragon by Ian Dykstra
Sonatina in A Minor, op. 88, no. 3, 1st mvt. by Friedrich Kuhlau
Home Festival:Yip's
Time:1:50 PMName:Zymond MaoTitles:
White Noon by Naoko Ikeda
Waltz in B Minor, op. 18, No. 6 by Franz Schubert
Home Festival:Pickering Rotary

2:15 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm.

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

3:45 PM - PLAYOFFS - Classical Piano - Level 7

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