ON THIS DAY

December 25, 1959

Celebrated pianist and composer Jon Kimura Parker was born at Burnaby, B.C. One of the world’s most admired pianists, Parker is a charismatic performer with a stunning technique very much in the “key” of Oscar Peterson. He has won hundreds of competitions and awards, including the

CBC Talent Competition, the Leeds International Piano Competition, the Virginia P. Moore Prize and a Governor General’s

Performing Arts Award.