Kirill made his stunning Canadian debut at the Playhouse on the VRS 2004-2005 Season.
In 2010 he received the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award, only the sixth musician to have been so honoured.
“On the fast track to a major career, and he deserves to be.” – Boston Globe
Program
Bach: English Suite No. 6 in D minor, BWV811
Mozart: arr. Busoni Gigue, Bolero and Variation
Knussen: Ophelia’s Last Dance (Commissioned for Kirill Gerstein by The Gilmore International Keyboard Festival)
Weber: Invitation to Dance
Schumann: Carnaval
Schubert: arr. Liszt Soirees de Vienne
Read Kirill’s interview with Vancouver’s Jewish Independent (April 13, 2012).
