NEWS RELEASE
GUELPH YOUTH MUSIC CENTRE
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The Guelph Youth Music Centre welcomes Leslie Kinton back for a memorable concert on Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. in the Recital Hall.
Leslie Kinton, of the acclaimed piano duo Anagnoson & Kinton is one of Canada’s best-known and most sought-after chamber musicians. He has performed with Bryan Epperson, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Martin Beaver, Ifor James, Joel Quarrington, Amici Chamber Ensemble, Erika Raum, Steven Dann, Mark Fewer, Dennis Brott, James Sommerville, James Campbell, Joaquin Valeperias, Raymond Luedeka, Avram Galper, Nora Shulman, Kathleen Rudolf, the York Winds and actor Colin Fox (for Strauss’s Enoch Arden).
“We are very pleased to have Leslie Kinton perform at the GYMC again this year,” commented Gabriella Currie-Ziegler, Executive Director of the GYMC. “Mr. Kinton is one of Canada’s best-known and most sought-after chamber musicians and a wonderful performer. As an added bonus: there is no need to drive to Toronto to listen to this memorable performance!”
The concert will feature works of Beethoven, which will include Sonata op. 2 no. 2; Sonata op. 27 no. 1; Sonata op. 79; and Sonata op. 31 no. 3.
Leslie Kinton is an associate professor of piano performance at Western University. He was born in Toronto and studied the piano with Pierre Souvairan and Boris Berline, as well as composition with Samuel Dolin. He also studied the piano in New York City with Jeaneane Dowis and Karl Ulrich Schnabel.
Tickets for the Leslie Kinton Concert are $30 for adults, $20 for seniors & $10 for children (14 & under). Tickets can be bought online or by phone at 519.837.1119.
The GYMC is grateful for the support of Cascades Canada Ltd., sponsor of the GYMC Music Concert Series.
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