Piano Master Class

Julian Martin (U.S.)	Angela Cheng (Canada)	Alvin Chow (U.S.)
Anton Kuerti (Canada)	Hamish Milne (U.K.)	Robert McDonald (U.S.)

Recognized as one of the leading programs for emerging pianists, our piano master class continually attracts the highest calibre of young performing artists. Participants will focus on their artistic development through collegial interaction with peers and faculty, numerous performance opportunities, and access to facilities which include 43 grand pianos, three harpsichords, and one of the best-equipped piano workshops in Canada.

The Banff Centre’s summer music programs offer musicians a unique learning experience through intensive programs and dozens of performance opportunities with other international participants in the music programs, as well as with the renowned program faculty throughout the Banff Summer Arts Festival.

Faces of Music & Sound:

Read about an alumnus of this program on the Faces of Music & Sound.

• Matthieu Fortin - Piano, Canada

Audio Clips:

Musicians participating in the piano master class often come to the workshop in order to prepare some of the major piano repertoire under the guidance of the distinguished faculty members.

Listen to a clip of Liszt’s Sonata in b minor performed by piano master class participant, 21 year-old David Kaplan, at the 2004 Banff Summer Arts Festival.

The atmosphere created in the festival is one of collegiality. Participants are encouraged to work together, learn from each other, and of course perform together.

Listen to a clip of Johannes Strauss’s waltzes performed by 2004 keyboard participants Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe.