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.
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:Rachel Sun | Titles: Waltz in A Minor, op. posth., B 150 by Frédéric Chopin The Goblin and the Mosquito by Florence Price | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time:10:10 AM | Name:Nathan Patterson | Titles: Little Prelude in D Minor, BWV 926 by Johann Sebastian Bach Happy Time Jazz by Martha Mier | Home Festival:Peel |
Time:10:20 AM | Name:Vanessa Meng | Titles: Sonatina in G Major, op. 19/20, no. 1, 1st mvt. by Jan Ladislav Dussek Waltz in A Minor, op. posth., B 150 by Frederic Chopin | Home Festival:Toronto |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Avelyn Zhang Lai | Titles: Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 by Johann Sebastian Bach Ivan Sings by Aram Khachaturian | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:10:40 AM | Name:Patrick Yu | Titles: Aria in G Major by Georg Philipp Telemann Little Nocturne by Jakub Metelka | Home Festival:North York Live |
Time:10:50 AM | Name:Corinna Siu | Titles: Little Prelude in D Minor BMV 926 by Johann Sebastian Bach Fairy Tale op. 27, no. 20 by Dmitri Kabalevsky | Home Festival:London |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:William Rauh | Titles: Sweet Mister Jelly Roll by Valerie Capers River City Blues by Martha Mier | Home Festival:Kingston |
Time:11:10 AM | Name:Catherine Huh | Titles: Sonatina in G Major, op. 88, no. 2, 1st mvt. by Friedrich Kuhlau Waltz in A Minor op. posth., B 150 by Frederic Chopin | Home Festival:Windsor-Essex |
Time:11:20 AM | Name:Violet Davaze | Titles: Waltz in A Minor by Frederic Chopin Aria in G Major by Georg Philipp Telemann | Home Festival:Midwestern |
Time:11:30 AM | Name:Nathan Tien | Titles: Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda Sweet Mister Jelly Roll by Valerie Capers | Home Festival:Barrie |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Elaina Kroondyk | Titles: Sweet Mister Jelly Roll by Valerie Capers Sarabande in D Minor by George Frideric Handel | Home Festival:St. Thomas |
Time:1:10 PM | Name:Kathlyn Tan | Titles: Aria in G Major, from Overture in G Major, TWV 32:13 by Georg Philipp Telemann Gentle Breeze by Joanne Bender | Home Festival:Take the Stage |
Time:1:20 PM | Name:Jason Chou | Titles: Litte Prelude in D Minor, BWV 926 by Johann Sebastian Bach Waltz in A Minor, op. posth., B 150 by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Ottawa Piano |
Time:1:30 PM | Name:Teodora Romanescu | Titles: Sonata in G Major Hob. XVI:G1, 1st mvt. by Franz Joseph Haydn Waltz in A Minor op. posth., B 150 by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Yip's |
Time:1:40 PM | Name:Hanning Ye | Titles: Aria in G Major by Georg Philipp Telemann Waltz in A Minor, op.posth. by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Sudbury |
Time:1:50 PM | Name:Noah Foss | Titles: Sonatina in A Minor by Georg Anton Benda Happy Time Jazz by Martha Mier | Home Festival:Woodstock |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:15 pm until 3:45 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 6 Piano Playoffs will be held at Wellington Square United Church - 2121 Caroline Street - from 4:30 pm to approximately 6:00 pm.