Élisabeth Pion: Capturing Honens Gold
Twenty-nine-year-old pianist Élisabeth Pion, a Quebec native, won the coveted Gold Laureate prize at the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition in Calgary last October. Occurring…
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Newswire | Experience the world-premiere of Oscar and other free community events
Register now to experience Oscar—a joy-filled, soul-stirring performance celebrating the legacy and extraordinary talent of Canadian jazz legend Oscar Peterson! This world premiere of Oscar expands on…
Honens 2025: Jon Kimura Parker at the helm
Esther Honens, after whom the triennial Calgary international piano competition is named, wanted to leave a legacy that reflected her civic pride and her love…
Fall Festival Picks 2024
HONENS FESTIVAL Sept. 5-8—Calgary Honens kicks off its annual festival on Sept. 5 at the CF Chinook Centre, with guest Illia Ovcharenko, winner of the…
Industry News (October 2023)
Obituaries American heldentenor Stephen Gould has died of cancer at the age of 61. Gould’s international career spanned performances of works by Wagner, Britten,…
2024 Competition Guide
INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION PIANO TRIO 2024 Mailing: University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria Tel: +43 316 389 1900, +43 664 88761832 [email protected] schubert.kug.ac.at/compositioncompetition…
Newswire | Honens Launches Keys for Newcomers Music Education Program
Calgary, AB, August 25, 2023 — In association with the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society (CCIS), Honens proudly launches Keys for Newcomers, a program providing Calgary…
Newswire | Honens Announces John Kieser as President & CEO
Calgary, AB, April 25, 2023 — Honens is pleased to announce Canadian-born arts administrator, John Kieser, as its new President & CEO beginning on July…
Review | Honens Piano Competition 2022 Report No. 4: Ukrainian Illia Ovcharenko Wins
UKRAINIAN PIANIST ILLIA OVCHARENKO WINS THE 2022 HONENS PIANO COMPETITION IN CALGARY On the basis of what I heard in the Finals I concert 2…
Review | Honens Piano Competition 2022 Report No. 3: Finals Begin
MOZART AND SCHUBERT LEAD OFF THE HONENS FINALS IN CALGARY: ILLIA OVCHARENKO PLAYS SUPERBLY There were ten semi-finalists and then three finalists at the Honens…
