everett hopfner, piano

event date: 
tuesday, november 19, 2013 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm est
event location: 
jean mcnulty recital hall
event fee: 
$10 and $15
event contact name: 
jennifer howie
event contact phone: 
343-8787
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lumina concert series

everett hopfner, piano

eckhardt-gramatté national competition winner 2013


 

canadian pianist everett hopfner is a proud native of st. rose du lac, manitoba, celebrated for his passionate and inventive performances of contemporary repertoire.  as the winner of the 36th eckhardt-gramatté national music competition, everett will tour across canada in autumn 2013.  he has been based in germany since 2010, and will soon commence graduate studies in new music at musikhochschule stuttgart under prof. nicolas hodges.

 

everett holds a künstlerische ausbildung diplom from the hochschule für musik and darstellende kunst frankfurt am main, where he studied with prof. catherine vickers; and a bachelor of music (2010) from brandon university as a student of prof. megumi masaki.  he is a longtime participant of the casalmaggiore international music festival in italy, and additional courses of study have led him to performances in the united states, france, england and china.

 

everett hopfner is active as a soloist and chamber musician in the frankfurt rhine-main region.  he has toured throughout germany as a member of the junge deutsche philharmonie, and his playing has been broadcast on numerous occasions by hessischer rundfunk.