Recitals & Lectures

Karen Kan-Walsh and Julian Kwok, piano

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 7:30pm CDT

Galvin Recital Hall

Coordinator of keyboard skills and non-major piano at the Bienen School, Karen Kan-Walsh has given performances in Russia and China, as well as throughout the Chicago and Ann Arbor areas. An active member of the Illinois State Music Teachers Association, she also served as a reviewer for Clavier magazine. Guest collaborative pianist Julian Kwok (‘03 DMus) maintains a private voice studio in New York and holds certificates in vocal and clarinet performance as well as diplomas in piano performance from the Royal Schools of Music, London. Their program showcases music for two pianos as well as Bach’s Concerto for Two Pianos in C Minor, featuring an ensemble conducted by Yelisey (Eli) Zelman.

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Suite No. 2 for Two Pianos, Op. 17
Manuel Infante, Danses andalouses
J. S. Bach, Concerto for Two Pianos in C Minor, BWV 1060

Tickets are $8 for the general public and $5 for students with valid ID.

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Mary B. Galvin Recital Hall

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70 Arts Circle Drive
Evanston, IL 60208
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Located in the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts, this 400-seat hall features a 40-foot glass wall offering views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline. Undulating walls of Forest Stewardship Council–certified wood, covered with a thin layer of African moabi wood, provide optimal acoustics, and the hall is equipped with state-of-the-art sound and video equipment for recording.