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Mary Kenedi
Piano and NTIM Director

Mary Kenedi made her Carnegie Hall debut in 1983. She has her Licentiate Diploma, Bachelor of Music in Performance and Master of Music in Music Education from the University of Toronto. She also has a Diploma from the Liszt Academy in Budapest, Hungary. She has taught at the Royal Conservatory for 25 years and was on the board of Examiners. She taught for 8 years at the McMaster University in Hamilton. Mary performs and records the music of Bart6k and Canadian composers. She has also commissioned works from Canadian composers. She performs internationally in solo and concerto appearances.

Rima Basov
Piano

Rima Basov holds a degree from the Belorussian State Conservatory of Music and has completed an internship at the Gnessen Institute in Moscow, studying with Alexander Piatigorsky. Her studies qualified her as soloist and chamber musician. She has performed with many orchestras, both in the former USSR and in Canada. She is a founding member of the Institute since 1995.

Zabella Asmarian
Piano

Zabella Asmarian attended the Tchaikovsky specialized music school and has a Masters Degree from the Komitas State Conservatory in Yerevan, Armenia. She performed both as soloist and accompanist. Later, she taught and performed in Lebanon. One of her students attained second prize in the prestigious Paris Competition. She is a founding Faculty member of the Institute since 1995.