“Organisations providing musical opportunities in prisons do much to preserve dignity and encourage rehabilitation, discovers Abigail Frymann Rouch”
https://www.classical-music.com/articles/music-prisoner
Canadian virtuoso pianist Tony Yike Yang will present an intriguing program of classical and contemporary selections at Koerner Hall on January 23.
Not only is Tony an outstanding keyboard professional, but he is also a unique character who uses classical music to discover meaning rather than pursue a career. He is also a noble and generous humanitarian.
As a featured artist of Looking at the Stars, he has generously shared his talent with the incarcerated in Lithuania and the US.
Friday, January 23, 2026
7:00 PM
Koerner Hall
273 Bloor St W, Toronto, Ontario
Please join us to support Tony’s debut at this wonderful venue.
Dmitri Kanovich, Founder and CEO
Judges praised this feature on a classical music concert as “astute and full of care.” “It not only contained the element of the concert,” one judge wrote, “but another thread was the character who is narrating the feature — his voice, his insights, and his ability to connect the two threads of this piece… So much catharsis happened in this piece, both for the author and for the performers.”
It is with a heavy heart that we must report the passing of a close and dedicated friend of the Looking at the Stars Foundation, the renowned filmmaker and great humanitarian, Mr. Henry Less. His long-standing support of LATS’ mission and vision has been a source of inspiration for us all. We are sharing a recent statement from our Founder and CEO, Dmitri Kanovich, regarding the passing of Mr. Less.
GOOD-BYE, HENRY…
My Friend Henry Less has “left the set” in style and abruptly – swimming against the odds of his age in the waters of Lake Ontario, nothing has ever stopped him from meeting a challenge.
Henry did not look or live like anyone else. He was a magnificent, unselfish human being who was attempting to change the world and who challenged many skeptics to believe that humans can be a beautiful species.
I had the fortune of knowing him personally for about 10 years and witnessing his extraordinary generosity and talent, both on and off the set, driven by his unique ability to capture human joy and suffering. Often with tears in his eyes, usually with camera in his hands and always with his heart on his sleeve.
He has never broken a promise, except once – he will not make an agreed upon meeting in the beginning of September to discuss our next project, which will now become a dedication to his memory. I am ticked off. Fate continues to make its decisions with no respect to the above.
We will meet again, dear Henry – nothing can prevent this from happening.. Thank you and until then.
A concert performed by classical pianist Tony Yang at the Minnesota Correctional Facility – Moose Lake sought to bring world-class music to an audience that expected it least.
View the PDF file below to read the full report from The Pine Journal Local News.
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