Ian Parker (Canadian pianist)
Ian Parker is a Canadian classical pianist.Biography
Ian Parker was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Eileen Parker and Edward Parker. His cousins James Parker and Jon Kimura Parker are also pianists.
Ian's father, Edward, a highly respected piano teacher in Vancouver, taught all three pianists including Ian, beginning at the age of three. Ian later studied at The Juilliard School under Veda Kaplinsky, where he received a Bachelor and Master of Music degree, as well as an Artist Diploma.Career
He was the First Prize winner at the 2001 CBC National Radio Competition, Mr. Parker has also won the Grand Prize at the , the Corpus Christie International Competition and the . At The Juilliard School, he received the 2002 William Petschek Piano Debut Award and, on two occasions, was the winner of the Gina Bachauer Piano Scholarship Competition. Heard regularly on CBC Radio, he has also performed live on WQXR in New York.
He has appeared as soloist with major orchestras internationally, including the Cleveland Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, National Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra, Honolulu Symphony, as well as every major Canadian Orchestra.
He has recorded the works of with the as well as an all-Fantasie CD entitled . His recordings appear on CBC Records and the and labels.
