In 1992, pianist Jon Kimura Parker sat on the first competition jury of the Honens International Piano Competition.
He was 33 at the time. It was a relatively young age to sit on a jury, particularly given the fact that the oldest competitor that year was 30.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
“She willed herself to stay alive to see the first competition completed,” says Parker, who was named artistic director of Honens in 2017. “She died five days later. There was a special box set up at Jack Singer Hall so she could privately enjoy the competition. That was very special.” “I knew it was about artistry and musicianship more than it was about flash and technique,” he says. “It had that reputation already. I understood very quickly from Esther Honens herself that she envisioned this competition to be in that same vein, that it would have that artistry and what we now call ‘the complete artist’ as its first priority.
each perform a chamber music recital including a Mozart concerto. On Oct. 28, the three finalists each perform a concerto of their choice with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. The 2022 Honens Prize Laureate will also be announced that night.
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