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.
Port Nelson United Church
3132 South Drive
Burlington, On L7N 1H7
Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
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Time:9:30 AM | Name:Evalyn Ho | Titles: The Seasons - July, op. 37b, no. 7 by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky Sonata in C Major, K 309, 1st and 2nd mvts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time:9:45 AM | Name:Hongan Lei | Titles: Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 851 by Johann Sebastian Bach Arabesque No. 1 by Claude Debussy | Home Festival:Take the Stage |
Time:10:00 AM | Name:Arya Nuthulapati | Titles: Prelude and Fugue in B flat Major, BWV 866 by Johann Sebastian Bach Nocturne in B flat Minor, op. 9, no. 1 by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Guelph |
Time:10:15 AM | Name:Micah Lam | Titles: Sonata No. 6 in F Major, op. 10, no. 2, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Ludwig van Beethoven March in F Minor, op. 12, no. 1 by Sergei Prokofiev | Home Festival:IMFC |
Time:10:30 AM | Name:Zikai Andy Wang | Titles: Humoresque, op. 10, no. 5 by Sergei Rachmaninoff Vanished Days, op. 57, no. 1 by Edvard Grieg | Home Festival:Hamilton |
Time:10:45 AM | Name:Isaac Wong | Titles: Nocturne in E minor, op. posth. 72, no. 1 by Frédéric Chopin Elégie, op. 3, no. 1 by Sergei Rachmaninoff | Home Festival:Yip's |
Time:11:00 AM | Name:Leah Panasevich | Titles: Fantasia in C Minor K 475 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Nouvelle etude no.1 by Frédéric Chopin | Home Festival:Peel |
Time:11:20 AM | Name:Jerome Liu | Titles: Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor, op. 26 by Gabriel Fauré Valse oubliée No.1 by Franz Liszt | Home Festival:North York Live |
Time:11:30 AM | Name:Emily Chai | Titles: Prelude and Fugue in F Minor, BWV 881 by J.S. Bach Scherzo: The Music Lesson by James Domine | Home Festival:North York Virtual |
Time:1:00 PM | Name:Vinoj Seeraalan | Titles: Prelude and Fugue in G sharp Minor, BWV 863 by Johann Sebastian Bach Sonata in F Minor op. 2, no.1, 3rd and 4th mvts. by Ludwig van Beethoven | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
Time:1:20 PM | Name:Isabella Guan | Titles: Sonata in F Major, op. 10, no. 2, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Ludwig van Beethoven Consolation No. 3 by Franz Liszt | Home Festival:Quinte |
Time:1:40 PM | Name:Cathy Zhang | Titles: Sonata in G Minor, Hob. XVI:44, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Franz Joseph Haydn Nocturne in B Major, op. 165 by Cécile Chaminade | Home Festival:Ottawa Piano |
Time:2:00 PM | Name:Yuchen Sun | Titles: Variations on "Land of the Silver Birch" by Pierre Gallant Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, op. 65, no. 6. by Edvard Grieg | Home Festival:London |
Time:2:15 PM | Name:Sherise Faith Norella | Titles: Clair de lune (no. 3) by Claude Debussy Malambo, op. 7 by Alberto Ginastera | Home Festival:South Simcoe |
Workshop will be held from approximately 2:45 pm until 4:15 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 10 Classical Piano Playoffs will be held at Wellington Square United Church - 2121 Caroline St. - from 5:00 pm to approximately 6:30 pm.
Playoff competitors will have to travel to Wellington Square United Church.