Pianist, Teacher, b Calgary d Rome November 14, 2014.Ī long-time resident of Rome, Connie passed away on November 14th after a lengthy illness. Non-CCR EventsIn memoriam: A historic member of the Canadian Women’s Association of Rome.Ĭonstance Channon-Douglass. With her passing, we have lost a totally unique person, a wonderful musician and a great friend for everyone who was lucky to have met her. At age 76, Connie passed away on November 14, 2014. If she could talk to somebody, she could even cheer up herself! What a wonderful person she was. With Connie, even the saddest stories ended with laughter. She had a wonderful gift not to stand still, but to see a bright side of everything. For sure, many people would have greatly enjoyed it. She could have written a book, and probably, she also wanted to do so. Even when the topic become more serious, she could always add a lighter note and put everything in perspective, so that you could smile and laugh again. With every story Connie was telling, there was always much laughter, not in the least by herself.
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She always talked with great enthousiasm and every story was full of anecdotes from her experiences at competitions. Connie loved to travel and to meet other musicians. Between 19, she was frequently invited as a jury member at various international piano competitions in Italy, Ireland and the U.S.A. She was a finalist in other competitions and received distinctions, such as in Montreal, Lisbon, Bolzano, Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro.
41.By the way, lovely post at the website of Alink-Argerich foundation: Constance Channon-Douglass – Connie – was a well-known Canadian pianist who had been a prize winner in Terni (19), Monza (1972) and in Uruguay (1969). The program also includes Musica Celestis by Aaron Jay Kernis and Mozart’s Symphony No. Lisiecki will perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. “Perhaps I know a little better where Chopin was coming from because I know the language, I know Poland quite well, I know the food, I know the culture.” (Montreal Gazette, January 2013) Says his Polish heritage helps him connect with Chopin’s work.Named his canary Ludwik (Calgary Herald, 2010).… When you work four days straight from 9 to 5, you need a palate cleanser.” (Montreal Gazette, January 2013) Clears his mind with Bach or Messiaen: “Somehow it gets me in the right mood.So I went back to the audience and I said, ‘Mommy, Mommy I went and met Yo-Yo Ma.’ So everyone was listening intently, everybody around, and my mommy says, ‘And what did he say?’ I said, ‘He said the f-word!’ ” (CBC, 2009) Impressed by Yo-Yo Ma’s use of the f-word when he met him: “He spilled some water on his shirt.I mean, it’s all interpretation, but I feel that the interpretation is actually to make the music more beautiful. Has a thing for beauty: “I just want to always express how beautiful the music is, how beautiful the composer wrote the music, and not how beautifully I can play it or how fast I can play it.I would probably enjoy reading way more than going and hanging out with friends.” (CBC, The Reluctant Prodigy, 2009) … I wouldn’t enjoy doing it anyways, no matter if I was a normal kid, you know, a ‘normal kid’ or not. But doesn’t feel he missed much, in terms of the “normal” childhood experiences: “I don’t really hang out at malls. Started high school at nine, graduated at 15 and speaks four languages.Says his parents never pressured him and he will stop playing when it stops being fun (Calgary Herald, 2010).“It’s like a disease, you know … ‘prodigy.’ This person is in a bell jar, cut off from the rest of the world and has controlling parents who don’t let him do anything.” (Calgary Herald, 2010) In advance of his performance - and in celebration of his shiny new adulthood - here are some interview highlights and fun facts about the Polish-Canadian Calgarian: Mozart made his debut at age four, Franz Listz performed his first major concert at 11, and Glenn Gould passed the Royal Conservatory of Music piano exams in Toronto with the “highest marks of any candidate,” at 12. While pop stars seem to be getting younger and younger, the child genius is nothing new to the world of classical music.
Pianist Jan Lisiecki marks a milestone two days before performing for a near-capacity audience at the Royal Theatre on Monday: He’s turning 18. Tickets: $18 to $75 (plus service charges) at rmts.bc.ca or 25. Jan Lisiecki Plays Chopin with the Victoria Symphony
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