{"id":121303,"date":"2026-01-29T14:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=121303"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:18:25","slug":"royal-conservatory-music-luka-coetzee-cello-jon-kimura-parker-piano","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/event\/royal-conservatory-music-luka-coetzee-cello-jon-kimura-parker-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Conservatory of Music | Luka Coetzee, cello, with Jon Kimura Parker, piano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Witness the exceptional talents of RCM alumni Luka Coetzee and Jon Kimura Parker as they perform a varied selection of works from Gershwin\u2019s Three Preludes to cello sonatas by Brahms and Rachmaninov, and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTonally, technically, and musically superb,\u201d Canadian cellist <strong>Luka Coetzee<\/strong> \u201cplays sublimely, with an interpretative grasp [and] phenomenal musicianship [that] should on no account be missed,\u201d said Fanfare Magazine. Since her professional debut at age 11, Luka has appeared as soloist with orchestras worldwide including the Helsinki Philharmonic, Lahti Symphony, Cape Town Philharmonic, Stuttgart Chamber, and more. At the age of one, Luka had her first cello lesson with Christine Bootland. Luka also started playing piano at the age of three and finished the Royal Conservatory of Music ARCT piano exam with First Class Honours under the instruction of Derek Chiu.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his passionate artistry and engaging stage presence, Canadian pianist (and RCM alumnus) <strong>Jon Kimura Parker<\/strong> is \u201cinsightful, energetic\u201d (The New York Times), with \u201cabsolutely top-notch music-making, as fine as one could ever expect to hear\u201d (Washington Post). A veteran of the international concert stage, he has performed regularly in the Berlin Philharmonie, Carnegie Hall, London\u2019s South Bank, the Sydney Opera House, and the Beijing Concert Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Please join us! This concert is preceded by a short performance by talented students of The Royal Conservatory. Prelude Recital starts at 7:00pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROGRAM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Omar Daniel: Duo for Violoncello and Piano<br \/>\nJohannes Brahms: Cello Sonata No. 2 in F Major, op. 99<br \/>\nGeorge Gershwin: Three Preludes<br \/>\nSergei Rachmaninov: Cello Sonata in G Minor, op. 19<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Witness the exceptional talents of RCM alumni Luka Coetzee and Jon Kimura Parker as they perform a varied selection of works.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"tags":[1774,42622],"tribe_events_cat":[5052,5024,6476],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/121303"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121303"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/121303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":121305,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/121303\/revisions\/121305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121303"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=121303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}