Jon Kimura Parker
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Jon Kimura Parker (born 25 December 1959) is a Canadian pianist.
He was born in Vancouver, Canada. He appeared with the Vancouver Youth Orchestra when he was five. He later studied at The Juilliard School of music under Adele Marcus. He's been the recipient of many international awards including being made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1999. He has performed worldwide and has recorded works by Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. He is currently Professor of Piano at The Shepherd School of Music.