BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//YourSite//Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30368-0@www.visitcalgary.com DTSTAMP:20260826T224658Z DTSTART:20260911T010000Z DTEND:20260911T040000Z SUMMARY:2026 Honens Festival — Dialogues with the Piano DESCRIPTION:Enjoy an evening at Studio Bell as part of the 2026 Honens Fest ival\, featuring an inspiring program of music and artistry.\n\n6 pm\nPre-C oncert Chat\nTopic: Programming and curation for artists on their journey t o becoming Complete Artists\nSpeakers: Winston Choi\, Jon Kimura Parker\, a nd Élisabeth Pion\n\n7 pm\nConcert\nEnjoy an evening blending live piano a nd digital performances. Using Steinway & Sons Spirio player piano technolo gy\, Winston Choi\, Jon Kimura Parker\, and Carter Johnson perform live alo ngside their own pre-recorded performance\, creating layered musical dialog ues where past and present coexist and voices multiply. This showcase of ar tists sharing the stage with their past selves is followed by an exploratio n of the expansive sounds of the piano.\n\nProgram\nJOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH C ontrapunctus I\, VI from The Art of the Fugue\nWinston Choi\nJOHANN SEBASTI AN BACH Fugue\nCarter Johnson\nDMITRY SHOSTAKOVICH Fugue\nCarter Johnson\nA LFRED SCHNITTKE Prelude and Fugue\nCarter Johnson\nGLENN GOULD So You Want to Write a Fugue\nWinston Choi\nWINSTON CHOI Deconstrapunctus\nWinston Choi \n\nINTERMISSION\n\nROBERT SCHUMANN Gesänge der Frühe (Songs of the Dawn) Op. 133 No. 1\nCarter Johnson\nMAURICE RAVEL Jeux d’eau\nJon Kimura Park er\nBRIAN CURRENT Far Beyond Things Finite\nWinston Choi\nALEXINA LOUIE Sce nes from a Jade Terrace\nJon Kimura Parker\nTORU TAKEMITSU Rain Tree Sketch II (In Memoriam Olivier Messiaen)\nCarter Johnson\nOLIVIER MESSIAEN Le bai ser de l’Enfant-Jésus from Vingts Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus\nWinston Choi\n\nAbout Honens\nSo many piano competitions\, so little time. Canada s Honens Competition\, however\, may be on to something.” —The New Yo rker\nHonens\, home of Canada’s international piano competition\, cultiva tes piano artistry\, supports remarkable young artists\, and inspires a ric her understanding of the piano and its music. Esther Honens created a legac y of musical excellence to be enjoyed for generations. In 1991\, Mrs. Honen s gave $5 million to endow an international piano competition in her hometo wn of Calgary\, Canada. Today\, the triennial Honens International Piano Co mpetition is considered one of the world’s most prestigious events of its kind. Honens prepares its Laureates\, who embody the philosophy of the Com plete Artist\, for professional careers in music\, through a comprehensive and customizable three-year artistic development and career accelerator pro gram which creates opportunities for exposure and holistic growth. Communit y events and initiatives\, along with the annual Honens Festival\, are inte nded to share Mrs. Honens’ love of world-renowned music\, and provide eve ry Calgarian access to barrier free\, enriching musical experiences. Her ge nerosity\, vision\, and love of music continue to touch the lives of musici ans and music-lovers at home and around the world. Honens Legacy Partners s upport the ongoing growth and development of Esther Honens’ vision by sec uring the organization’s future. The Legacy Partners Endowment Fund enabl es Honens to provide wide-reaching programming through its annual festival and other enriching community education and outreach initiatives.\n\nhttps: //www.visitcalgary.com/events/2026-honens-festival-dialogues-with-the-piano \n\nhttps://www.studiobell.ca/whats-on/event/dialogues-with-the-piano/ LOCATION:Studio Bell\, home of the National Music Centre\, Calgary\, Ab\, T 2G 0R9 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR