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Art of Piano: James Anagnoson & Micah Yui

An evening of music for two pianos, featuring works by Brahms, Dvořák, Debussy, and Gershwin.

Dates & Location

Headshots of James Anagnoson and Micah Yui

James Anagnoson, photo by Stuart Lowe and Micah Yui, photo by Philip Pirolo.
 

Johannes Brahms: Sonata, Op.34b in F minor. 1864.
        I. Allegro non troppo
        II. Andante, un poco adagio
        III. Scherzo: Allegro
        IV. Finale: Poco sostenuto - Allegro non troppo - Presto, non troppo

Intermission  

Claude Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. 1894.

Antonin Dvorak: Slavonic Dances. 1878 and 1886.  
        Op.72 No.10
        Op.46 No.8

George Gershwin: Excerpt from Rhapsody in Blue. 1924.

About the Program

Join James Anagnoson and Micah Yui for an evening of music for two pianos, featuring works by Brahms, Dvořák, Debussy, and Gershwin.

James Anagnoson is one of Canada’s most celebrated pianists and the Dean of The Royal Conservatory’s Glenn Gould School. As half of the internationally acclaimed duo Anagnoson & Kinton, he has performed over 1,500 concerts worldwide, earning praise from The New York Times for their “formidable precision and panache.” He has also taught and mentored generations of prize-winning pianists, shaping Canada’s classical music landscape for decades.

Yui, meanwhile, is an acclaimed Canadian pianist, whose playing contains "blazing enthusiasm, power, and technical assurance” (Los Angeles Times). She’s played solo recitals around the world, including at venues in Zurich, Tokyo, New York, Toronto, and Copenhagen. She’s also given radio performances on CBC, NHK, and WQXR, plus orchestral performances with the Syracuse, Edmonton, Victoria, Montreal Metropolitan, Asheville, and Baltimore Chamber orchestras.

Both are part of the faculty for Art of Piano, a program that pushes the instrument to new heights in skill, expression, and composition.

Art of Piano is generously supported by lead donor Heather Edwards.

Additional support provided by Helen Graham and the Yolanda Freeze Master Artists Music fund.

Biographies

Staff Credits

Program Staff

Michael Falk Director of Music
Micah Yui Program Director, Art of Piano
Ivy Pan Program Manager
Angela Schenstead Program Delivery Specialist

Production Staff

Andrew Smith Production Manager, Performing Art
Marissa Gell Assistant Production Manager
Roxanne Miller Stage Manager
Dave Miller Staging
Shahid Chew Sound Technician
Sam Hindle Assistant Head of Sound
Goergia Jeffery Lighting Technician
Henry Ng Audio and Music Technician
Albert Picknell Head Piano Technician