Francine Kay   Ms. Kay is now playing her jazz influenced original songs with classical solo piano. Francine Kay has performed in a wide range of venues, such as Town Hall Seattle, Icicle Creek Music Festival, Smoke Jazz Club NYC, Vancouver Art Gallery, and the Belize International Music Festival. Francine Kay grew up in Montreal, where she studied with Yvonne Hubert. She went on to study on scholarship at the Juilliard School in New York City, where she received a bachelor and masters degree. Ms. Kay received the Artist's Diploma from the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, fellowships from the Tanglewood Festival, and has been a participant and performer at the Banff Centre for many years. She completed her doctoral studies at SUNY Stony Brook. Ms. Kay's principal mentors have been Marek Jablonski, Leon Fleisher, and Gilbert Kalish. Ms. Kay teaches at Princeton University. BIOGRAPHY 2007 Francine Kay, pianist, has performed in her native Canada and internationally. Her solo piano recordings have earned awards, being described in the press as "Magical, something to celebrate. An ideal performance played from the heart", and her recording of the Debussy Preludes was chosen as "star of the month" by Fono Forum in Germany, nominated for a Juno award in Canada, and given a rave by "Repertoire" in France. In May of 2000, Francine Kay won the Pro Piano International Competition in NYC, and was named their "Recitalist of the Year". In her adopted city of New York, Ms. Kay has performed at Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, Steinway Hall, and Trinity Church. She has performed both in recitals and with orchestras throughout Canada and the U.S., as well as in London, Paris, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. Email us at: contact@francinekay.com Visit us at: www.FrancineKay.com