Vancouver Piano Sessions
VPS Gala Concert
VPS Gala Concert
Masterclass
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Two deeply distinguished voices in piano pedagogy lead this afternoon's masterclass. Ning An, laureate of the Queen Elisabeth, Cleveland, and William Kapell competitions and Associate Professor at Singapore's Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, brings the artistry forged by studies under Sergei Babayan and Russell Sherman and a solo career spanning the London Symphony, the Warsaw Philharmonic, and stages across four continents. He is joined by Carol Leone, Chair of Piano Studies at SMU Meadows, whose training under the legendary Mieczysław Horszowski at the Curtis Institute shaped a career devoted to the highest standards of performance and teaching.

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Two deeply distinguished voices in piano pedagogy lead this afternoon's masterclass. Ning An, laureate of the Queen Elisabeth, Cleveland, and William Kapell competitions and Associate Professor at Singapore's Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, brings the artistry forged by studies under Sergei Babayan and Russell Sherman and a solo career spanning the London Symphony, the Warsaw Philharmonic, and stages across four continents. He is joined by Carol Leone, Chair of Piano Studies at SMU Meadows, whose training under the legendary Mieczysław Horszowski at the Curtis Institute shaped a career devoted to the highest standards of performance and teaching.

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Two deeply distinguished voices in piano pedagogy lead this afternoon's masterclass. Ning An, laureate of the Queen Elisabeth, Cleveland, and William Kapell competitions and Associate Professor at Singapore's Yong Siew Toh Conservatory, brings the artistry forged by studies under Sergei Babayan and Russell Sherman and a solo career spanning the London Symphony, the Warsaw Philharmonic, and stages across four continents. He is joined by Carol Leone, Chair of Piano Studies at SMU Meadows, whose training under the legendary Mieczysław Horszowski at the Curtis Institute shaped a career devoted to the highest standards of performance and teaching.

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 2:00 PM
UBC Robson Square
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