Wednesday, June 11th

Classical Piano - Level 9 - Group A

Adjudicator: Connor O'Kane

Classical Piano - Level 9 - Group A

Dr. Connor O'Kane is a highly sought-after pianist, teacher, chamber musician, and conductor. Since his concerto debut with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony in 2014, he has appeared as a recitalist in the United States, France, and across Canada. A laureate of major competitions, he was awarded the Canimex Second Prize and top award for piano at the Canadian Music Competition's prestigious Stepping Stone. He has performed in a variety of concert series including Ottawa's Chamberfest, Chateau Windrush, and the KW Chamber Music Society, and has appeared as a guest artist in faculty concerts at Western University, Brock University, and The University of Waterloo.

A passionate collaborative musician with an affinity for opera, Connor has worked on over 20 opera productions in a variety of roles. In 2024 he conducted opera performances at Western University (Britten's Albert Herring), Toronto City Opera (Bizet's Carmen), and at the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music, where he served as music director and conductor of Ravel's L'enfant et les sortilèges and Debussy's Prodigal Son. In 2025 he has further opera-related engagements with the Glenn Gould School and the Banff Centre.

Connor holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in piano performance from Western University, where he studied with Stéphan Sylvestre. His doctoral research focused on the piano transcriptions of Sergei Prokofiev, particularly with relation to the ballets Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella. He has been awarded the SSHRC doctoral fellowship, the Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS-M), and the Canada Council Explore and Create grant. Connor also studied with David Jalbert, Heather Taves, and Joan Walker, with additional training at the Conservatoire de Lyon in the studio of Manuel Schweizer. He is a passionate and dedicated piano teacher, and an enthusiastic adjudicator at music festivals.

Location

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

Classical Piano - Level 9 - Group A - Morning

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:9:00 AMName:Emily YuTitles:
October (Autumn Song), op. 37b, no. 10 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Intermezzo No. 1 by Manuel Ponce
Home Festival:Guelph
Time:9:15 AMName:Harper ZhouTitles:
Sonata in E Major, K 380 by Domenico Scarlatti
Nocturne in E flat Major, op. 9, no. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Home Festival:Niagara
Time:9:30 AMName:Elaine LuoTitles:
Tarantelle, op. 77, no. 6, by Moritz Moszkowski
A Moonlit Night on the Spring River, by arr. Edward Han Jiang
Home Festival:Kingston
Time:9:40 AMName:Annabelle BianTitles:
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Butterfly, op. 43, no. 1 by Edvard Grieg
Home Festival:Pickering GTA
Time:9:55 AMName:Yisu ChenTitles:
A Moonlit Night on the Spring River by arr. Edward Han Jiang
Fugue in C Major, BWV 952 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Home Festival:London
Time:10:05 AMName:Clarissa ChiuTitles:
Fugue in C Major, BWV 952 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Valse romantique by Claude Debussy
Home Festival:CCC
Time:10:15 AMName:Simon LeeTitles:
Sonata in F Major, Hob. XVI:23, 1st mvt. by Franz Joseph Haydn
The Cat and Mouse Tango by Gary K. Thomas
Home Festival:Peel
Time:10:30 AMName:Gregory MazinTitles:
Sinfonia No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 788 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Nocturne in E flat Major, op. 9, no. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Home Festival:Toronto
Time:10:45 AMName:Amy MengTitles:
Sonata in F Major, Hob XVI:23, 1st mvt. by Franz Joseph Haydn
Laurentide Waltz (no.2), Canadiana Suite by Oscar Peterson
Home Festival:Hamilton
Time:11:00 AMName:Neve FinnTitles:
Sonata in C Major K 330, 1st mvt. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nocturne in C sharp Minor, op. posth., B 49 by Frédéric Chopin
Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo
Time:11:15 AMName:Maddison WilkeyTitles:
Six Variations on Nel cor più non mi sento, WoO 70 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Song Without Words, op. 85, no. 4 by Felix Mendelssohn
Home Festival:Barrie
Time:11:30 AMName:Anna Hien PhamTitles:
Sonata in F Major, Opus Hob. XVI:23, 1st mvt. by Franz Joseph Haydn
Nocturne in C sharp Minor, op. posth., B 49 by Frédéric Chopin
Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis

11:45 AM - Lunch Break

Classical Piano - Level 9 - Group A - Afternoon

TimeNameTitlesHome Festival
Time:1:00 PMName:Caleb GallagherTitles:
Sonata in F Minor, WoO 47, no.2, 1st mvt. by Ludwig van Beethoven
Prelude in D flat Major, op.28, no. 15 by Frédéric Chopin
Home Festival:St. Thomas
Time:1:15 PMName:Jonathan LoTitles:
Sonata in B Flat Major, K 570, 1st mvt. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Nocturne No. 20 in C Sharp Minor, op. posth., B 49 by Frédéric Chopin
Home Festival:Yip's
Time:1:30 PMName:Clara FacchinelliTitles:
Sinfonia No. 11 in G Minor, BWV797, . by Johann Sebastian Bach
The Enchanted Bells, Music for Piano by Alexina Louie
Home Festival:Unionville
Time:1:40 PMName:Heather CaiTitles:
Six Variations on Nel cor più non mi sento, WoO 70 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Song Without Words, op. 19, no. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn
Home Festival:Ottawa Piano
Time:1:55 PMName:WithdrawnTitles:Home Festival:

2:30 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY

Workshop will be held from approximately 2:15 pm to 3:45 pm.

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

4:15 PM - PLAYOFFS - Classical Piano - Level 9

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