Jamie Parker
piano
A consummate professional, Jamie Parker is critically acclaimed as both a soloist and as a chamber musician, with three JUNO recording awards and many other nominations from his vast discography. He tours as the pianist for Canada’s foremost chamber ensemble, Gryphon Trio, and performs with major Canadian and international symphony orchestras. Parker is the Rupert E. Edwards Chair in Piano Performance at University of Toronto Faculty of Music.
Beginning in 1984 with a first prize at the Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition, Jamie served notice that he was a rising star. The CBC concurred, selecting him winner of the 25th National Competition for Young Performers. The Virginia P. Moore Prize (known today as the Virginia Parker Prize) soon followed, further solidifying Jamie’s place as one of Canada’s best young classical musicians.
On-air programs repeatedly seek out his performances. Jamie has made frequent appearances on CBC, Bravo, Global Television Network, Much, and media platforms around the world.
