Kevin Ahfat
Piano

For several years, Kevin was an integral part of the Juilliard Open Classroom team where he helped to develop new digital music courses to reach musicians across the globe. In this capacity, he offered his skills as a teacher, curriculum writer, and course builder to a number of online courses, including JOC’s first release: Sharpen Your Piano Artistry. He was a curriculum writer for Piano Preludes: Bach, Chopin, and Debussy, offered through the online education platform edX.
Keen on inspiring the artistry of young musicians, he has taught masterclasses and coachings at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and Royal Northern College of Music, Moravian College, Olympic College, the College of Southern Idaho, the International Conservatory Studio, Inc., and the University of Las Vegas.
A two-time winner of the Juilliard Concerto Competition, Kevin completed principal studies at the Juilliard School in New York under the tutelage of Joseph Kalichstein and Stephen Hough, and was in-residence as a Rebanks Fellow at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. He is a grateful recipient of a Sylva Gelber Music Foundation Award and was a NFMC Artist Award recipient.
Kevin is Artistic Director of OPUS Chamber Music, Toronto’s newest premier hub for chamber music connecting audiences with dynamic and compelling artists who aim to excite, connect, and inspire.