Included in CBC Music's 2017 edition of "30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians under 30," Paul Williamson has established himself as one of Canada's promising young pianists. He received first prize at both the 2014 Canadian National Music Festival and the 2017 Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Association National Piano Competition in addition to three semifinal awards. He is also a prizewinner of the 2020 WMC McLellan Competition and received 3rd prize at the 2022 Shean Piano Competition and the 2023 Bader and Overton Canadian Piano Competition.
Currently a Doctor of Musical Arts degree candidate at Northwestern University, Williamson also holds degrees from the Colburn School (AD, Mmus) and the University of Manitoba (Bmus). He has studied under James Giles, Fabio Bidini, David Moroz, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. Williamson has participated in the following festivals: Morningside Music Bridge, Aspen, Orford, Music Academy of the West, Scotia, Creative Dialogue XIII; and held residency at the Avaloch Farm Music Institute. In the spring of 2023, Williamson recorded his debut solo album featuring the music of Franz Liszt for Naxos Records. He has also recorded an album of the music of Canadian composer Tristan Zaba alongside Canadian soprano Mckenzie Warriner for the Centrediscs label. Williamson is grateful to have his career supported by the Amron-Sutherland Grant for Young Pianists from the Colburn School and for the support of the BC Arts Council.
Wellington Square United Church
2121 Caroline Street
Burlington, On L7R 1L7
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:10:00 AM | Name:Fiona Irgengioro-Wu | Titles: Corre, corre! (Run, run!) by Octavio Pinto Sinfonia No. 3 in D Major, BWV 789 by J.S. Bach | Home Festival:Barrie |
Time:10:10 AM | Name:Ana Sofia Escobedo | Titles: Monarchs by Martha Hill Duncan Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:23, 3rd mvt. by Franz Joseph Haydn | Home Festival:Kingston |
Time:10:20 AM | Name:Bruce Chen | Titles: Nocturne in C sharp Minor op. posth. B 49 by Frédéric Chopin Suite No. 3 in E flat Major , X: Gigue by Johann Ludwig Krebs | Home Festival:IMFC |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Hannah Bai | Titles: Sonata in C Major, K 330, 1st mvt. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Nocturne in E flat Major, op. 9, no. 2 by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:10:45 AM | Name:Daniel Thiessen | Titles: Intermezzo in A Minor, op. 116, no. 2 by Johannes Brahms Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:23, 1st mvt. by Franz Joseph Haydn | Home Festival:London |
Time:10:55 AM | Name:Chloé Lavoie | Titles: Le tombeau de Couperin, Menuet by Maurice Ravel Danses de salon Tarantella in A Minor (no. 1) by Albert Pieczonka | Home Festival:Sault Ste. Marie |
Time:11:05 AM | Name:Gillian Ybema | Titles: Nocturne in C sharp Minor, op. posth. by Frédéric Chopin Intermezzo No. 1 by Manuel Ponce | Home Festival:Niagara |
Time:11:15 AM | Name:Jasmine Wan | Titles: Sinfonia No. 11 in G minor, BWV 797 by J.S. Bach Sonate in E minor, Hob. XVI;34, 1st mvt. by Joseph Haydn | Home Festival:Chatham |
Time:11:25 AM | Name:Xin Tong Huang | Titles: Sonata in C Major, op. K 330 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Nocturne in E flat Major, op. 9, no. 2 by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Rocky Xu | Titles: October by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Buenos días by Sarah Konecsni | Home Festival:North York Live |
Time:1:10 PM | Name:Jacob Gardzinski | Titles: Waltz in G flat Major, op. posth. 70, no. 1 by Frederic Chopin Variations in D Major, op. 40, no. 1 by Dmitri Kabalevsky | Home Festival:Peterborough |
Time:1:20 PM | Name:Jasper Zhang | Titles: Variations in D Major, op. 40, no. 1 by Dmitri Kabalevsky Water Dance, 3rd mvt. by Karen Tanaka | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Hayley Liang | Titles: Nocturne in E flat Major, op. 9, no. 2 by Frédéric Chopin A Moonlit Night on the Spring River by arr. Edward Han Jiang | Home Festival:Yip's |
Time:1:40 PM | Name:Shiyin Yu | Titles: Sonata in C Major, K 132 by Domenico Scarlatti Buenos días by Sarah Konecsni | Home Festival:St. Thomas |
Time:1:55 PM | Name:Linya Feng | Titles: Sonata in F minor WoO 47, no. 2, 1st mvt. by Ludwig van Beethoven Romance op. 24, no. 9 by Jean Sibelius | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:30 pm until 4:00 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.