Event Description
A pair of brilliant pianists joins participants from the Art of Piano program for a concert blending traditional and contemporary repertoire.
Back after audience-favourite appearances in 2024 and 2025, Joanna MacGregor is a world-renowned performer, composer, and conductor whose versatility has captivated audiences in over 80 countries. She’s released more than 40 solo recordings, ranging from Chopin and Piazzolla to Bach and John Cage, and has contributed to collaborative and compositional projects that encompass jazz, film, visual art, contemporary dance, and electronica. She’s also a highly experienced educator and serves as Head of Piano at London’s Royal Academy of Music.
Pianist and UCLA Associate Professor David Kaplan has been called “excellent and adventurous” by The New York Times. As an orchestra soloist, he’s appeared with the Britten Sinfonia at London’s Barbican and Das Sinfonie Orchester Berlin at the Philharmonie. He’s drawn steady acclaim for concert programs that creatively interweave classical, contemporary, and newly commissioned works. His solo album New Dances of the League of David was released in 2024 to immediate raves.
We’re lucky to have both MacGregor and Kaplan on faculty for the two-week Art of Piano residency, which offers professional pianists and pianist-composers the chance to work with internationally celebrated artists. Participants advance their craft through individual coaching, masterclasses, and performance opportunities.
Art of Piano is generously supported by lead donor Heather Edwards.
Additional support provided by the Alice and Betty Schultz Scholarships Endowment Fund for Dance and Music, Helen Graham, and the Yolanda Freeze Master Artists Music Fund.
Taking place in the Rolston Recital Hall
Sat. June 6th
Rolston Recital Hall Banff Alberta
$45
In-Person Event
7:30pm
