Sergei Babayan
Sergei Babayan
Masterclass
AN | LEONE

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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Program

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major, K. 333 — II. Andante cantabile
– Nini Lei


LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein" — I. Allegro con brio
– Chloe Luyi Sun


LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, op. 14, no. 1 — I. Allegro
– Jackson Wu


FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, op. 58
– Maddox Realejo

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WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART (1756-1791)
Piano Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major, K. 333 — II. Andante cantabile
– Nini Lei


LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein" — I. Allegro con brio
– Chloe Luyi Sun


LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, op. 14, no. 1 — I. Allegro
– Jackson Wu


FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, op. 58
– Maddox Realejo

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Carol Leone piano (2:00pm)
Ning An piano (3:00pm)

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