Katherine Dowling Concert Program

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Friday, September 25, 2026
Noon - Maureen Forrester Recital Hall
Reserve Tickets

Katherine Dowling, piano
 

Program:

Aeon
Alice Ping-Yee Ho (b. 1960)

Klavierstücke, Op. 118
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
I. Intermezzo in A minor
II. Intermezzo in A major
III. Ballade in G minor
IV. Intermezzo in F minor
V. Romanze in F major
VI. Intermezzo in E-flat minor

Arcana
Rudolf Escher (1912–1980)

Biography:

Praised by the New York Times for her “crystalline performances, gestural expressiveness, and careful attention to color” and by the Boston Globe for her “effortless incisiveness”, award-winning “tour-de-force” (OpusKlassiek, Berkshire Eagle) pianist Katherine Dowling performs across the Americas and Europe as a soloist and chamber musician.  

Katherine is familiar to audiences through regular appearances at Canada’s major music festivals and concert series, including Ottawa Chamberfest and Stratford Summer Music. Recent highlights include her recital debuts in Vienna, The Hague, and Rio de Janeiro. She has premiered over one hundred new works by composers including John Harbison and Louis Andriessen. 

As a soloist, and as a member of the chamber ensemble Gruppo Montebello, Katherine appears on nine critically-acclaimed recordings on the Etcetera label. Her debut solo album “Awake and Dreaming” has been nominated for “Classical Album of the Year – Solo Artist” at the JUNO Awards. Her performances have been broadcast on BBC (United Kingdom), National Radio 4 (Netherlands), CBC, and Radio Canada.  

Katherine credits her piano teachers Janice Elliot-Denike, Henri-Paul Sicsic, and Gilbert Kalish, and conductors Henk Guittart and Oliver Knussen, as the major influences in her musical life. She is Assistant Professor of Piano at Mount Allison University. 

For further information, and to connect: www.katherinedowling.com