Karen Kan-Walsh and Julian Kwok, piano
Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 7:30pm CDT
Galvin Recital Hall
Coordinator of keyboard skills and non-major piano at the Bienen School, Karen Kan-Walsh has given performances in Russia and China, as well as throughout the Chicago and Ann Arbor areas. An active member of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association, she also served as a reviewer for Clavier magazine. Guest collaborative pianist Julian Kwok (‘03 DMus) maintains a private voice studio in New York and holds certificates in vocal and clarinet performance as well as diplomas in piano performance from the Royal Schools of Music, London. Their program showcases music for piano, four hands as well as Bach’s Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Minor, featuring an ensemble conducted by Stephen Alltop.
W. A. Mozart (arr. Ferruccio Busoni), The Magic Flute Overture
Claude Debussy (trans. Maurice Ravel), II. Fêtes from Nocturnes, CD 98
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. Schaefer), Valse from Eugene Onegin
Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Claude Debussy), Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Alexander Borodin (arr. Ann Pope), Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor
Sergei Rachmaninoff (arr. Greg Anderson), “Vocalise,” Op. 34, No. 14
J. S. Bach, Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Minor, BWV 1062
Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.
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Located in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this 400-seat hall features a 40-foot glass wall offering views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. Undulating walls of Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood, covered with a thin layer of African moabi wood, provide optimal acoustics, and the hall is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and video equipment for recording.