Praised for expressing "ultra-sensitive and highly refined pianism" (Quinte Society for Chamber Music), pianist Petya Stavreva holds a Doctorate degree in Musical Arts from Western University. Prior to arriving at Western, she finished her Master's degree at the University of Texas at Austin, receiving full scholarship and grant support from Canada Arts Council.
Dr. Stavreva recently relocated to Alberta and is now based in St. Albert. She is the incoming President of the St. Albert Piano Teachers' Association, and is also certified by ARMTA. Petya maintains an independent teaching studio in-person and online, and her students continuously succeed in festivals and competitions. Most recently, two of her students were awarded 1st place for levels 5 and 10 of the RCM's "Music Lights the Way" festival. Petya is in demand as an educator and has been an adjudicator for the Kiwanis Festival in Toronto, the Pickering GTA Music Festival, the Brant Music Festival, the Kiwanis Festival in Ottawa as well as the Ontario Music Festival Association in Hamilton, among many others. In 2024, she is adjudicating the British Columbia's Provincial Festival. She also collaborated with violinist Marie Berard (from the Canadian Opera Company) in recordings for the RCM's 2022 Celebration Series.
Petya has been a prize winner of numerous competitions in Canada and Europe, and has played concerts throughout Canada but also internationally, including in the US, France, Italy and Bulgaria.
She obtained an Artist Diploma at the Glenn Gould School on full scholarship, and a Bachelor's degree at the University of Toronto. Shortly after moving to Canada in 2002, Petya also attended the Taylor Performance Academy in Toronto with full scholarship. She has been very fortunate to study with a variety of teachers including Leslie Kinton, Anton Nel, James Anagnoson, Jamie Parker, Marietta Orlov and Arshalouis Nersessian.
Knox Presbyterian Church
461 Elizabeth St.
Burlington, ON L7R 4B1
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:10:00 AM | Name:Xiantai Luo | Titles: Sinfonia No. 10 in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach Reverie in F Minor by Dennis Alexander | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:10:10 AM | Name:Hannah Zhou | Titles: Le petit âne blanc by Jacques Ibert Nocturne in G minor op. 37, no. 1 by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:London |
Time:10:20 AM | Name:Emma Sue | Titles: Sinfonia No. 15 in B Minor, BWV 801 by J.S. Bach El viaje by Astor Piazzolla | Home Festival:St. Thomas |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Cheryl Gao | Titles: Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:23, 1st mvt. by Franz Joseph Haydn Waltz in D flat Major, op. 64, no. 1 by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Time:10:40 AM | Name:Albert Zhou | Titles: Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 847 by Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in E Minor, Hob XVI/34, 1st mvt. by Franz Joseph Haydn | Home Festival:Windsor-Essex |
Time:10:50 AM | Name:Kyle Rao | Titles: Sonata in C Major, K 330, 1st mvt. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Changes by Alexina Louie | Home Festival:Take the Stage |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:Zixin Wang | Titles: Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:23, 3rd mvt. by Franz Joseph Haydn Intermezzo No.1 by Manuel Ponce | Home Festival:Unionville |
Time:11:15 AM | Name:Brodie Martin | Titles: Nocturne in E flat Major, op. 9, no 2 by Frederic Chopin Buenos Dias by Sarah Konecsni | Home Festival:Kingston |
Time:11:25 AM | Name:Qiran Fu | Titles: Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:23, 1st mvt. by Franz Joseph Haydn Intermezzo No. 1 by Manuel Ponce | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Kelly Zihan Chen | Titles: Sonata in C Major, K 330, 1st mvt. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Waltz in D flat Major, op. 64, no. 1 (Minute) by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Peel |
Time:1:10 PM | Name:Hannah Singh | Titles: Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 847 by Johann Sebastian Bach Valse romantique by Claude Debussy | Home Festival:Ottawa Piano |
Time:1:20 PM | Name:Riley Yip | Titles: Sonata in F Minor, WoO 47, no. 2, 1st mvt. by Ludwig van Beethoven The Seasons, op. 37a, No. 4: Snowdrop by Pyotr II'yich Tchaikovsky | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Nadia Smith | Titles: Nocturne in E flat Major op. 9, no. 2 by Frederic Chopin Silhouette Moon by Martha Mier | Home Festival:South Simcoe |
Time:1:40 PM | Name:Kate Haddad | Titles: Nocturne in C sharp minor, no. 20, op. posth by Frédéric Chopin Preludes No. 9 in E Major & No. 10 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 11 by Alexander Scriabin | Home Festival:Quinte |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:00 pm until 3:30 pm.
Announcement of the winners and top two competitors chosen to go to the Playoffs will happen at the end of the workshop.
The Level 9 Piano Playoffs will be held at Wellington Square United Church - 2121 Caroline Street - from 4:15 pm to approximately 5:45 pm.
Playoff competitors will have to travel to Wellington Square United Church.