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FRANCINE KAY
www.francinekay.com
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”. Her recording of the Debussy Preludes was chosen as CD “star of the month” by Fono Forum in Germany, nominated for a Juno award in Canada, and critically acclaimed by “Repertoire” in France.
In 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, The Joyce Theater 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, and has been a guest performer at festivals such as, The Saratoga Chamber Music Festival, The Centre D'Arts Orford, Music Mountain, and The Banff Summer Festival.
Ms. Kay also performs original songs with classical solo piano. Francine Kay has played this program in a wide range of venues, such as Seattle’s Town Hall, the Icicle Creek Music Center, 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 studied 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 and a chamber music fellowship from the Tanglewood Institute. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from SUNY Stony Brook. Ms. Kay’s principal mentors have been Marek Jablonski, Leon Fleisher, and Gilbert Kalish.
Ms. Kay is a piano instructor at Princeton University. She has performed with the Princeton Chamber Symphony at Richardson Auditorium, (Bartok 3rd Piano Concerto).
Upcoming performances with Sally Singer, cello, and Oksana Ezhokina:
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Email us at: fk@francinekay.com
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