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Cellist Ofra Harnoy Releases “On the Rock”

Posted on September 23, 2020 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

An unprecedented musical celebration of the sounds and spirit of Newfoundland For her second recording on the Analekta label, On the Rock, superstar cellist and five-time Juno Award winner Ofra Harnoy was inspired to celebrate the sounds and spirit of Newfoundland. Upon visiting “The Rock” in the summer of 2018, the cellist immediately fell in love with the place and its people. “The more I explore this…

La pianiste Louise Bessette reçoit un doctorat honorifique de la Western University

Posted on June 20, 2016 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

LA PIANISTE DE RÉPUTATION INTERNATIONALE EST SALUÉE COMME CHEF DE FILE DANS L’INTERPRÉTATION DU RÉPERTOIRE DES 20e ET 21e SIÈCLES La pianiste Louise Bessette a reçu ce matin un doctorat en musique honoris causa de la Western University de London (Ont.). L’artiste montréalaise est reconnue comme « musicienne mondialement réputée et figure de proue en matière d’interprétation du répertoire des 20e…

Connected to the World! Announcing the Montreal Chamber Music Festival’s 21st Season

Posted on January 26, 2016 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

The Montreal Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 21st season with a thrilling musical voyage around the world – from Canada to Salzburg to Havana to Israel and beyond – presenting a spectacular array of concerts and premieres. Today, Festival Founder and Executive Director Denis Brott C.M., in the company of Ben Heppner and 2016 Festival ambassador Danièle Henkel, announced the…

Brian Current is the Winner of the Inaugural Azrieli Commissioning Competition

Posted on September 10, 2015 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

The Azrieli Music Project (AMP) is proud to announce that Brian Current is the winner of the inaugural Azrieli Commissioning Competition, a $50,000 prize for a new work of orchestral Jewish Music of 15 to 25 minutes duration, by a Canadian composer. Two new prizes of $50,000 each were established this year by the Azrieli Foundation in order to celebrate,…

Montreal’s Acclaimed Chamber Choir VivaVoce Illuminates Music From Renaissance to Contemporary

Posted on October 1, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Montreal’s acclaimed professional choir, VivaVoce, along with its engaging director Peter Schubert, presents an enthralling three-concert season featuring music from the Renaissance to the 21st-Century, showcasing the twelve-voice ensemble’s stunning virtuosity, intensity and “compelling mastery.” (Le Devoir). With this season’s guest artists, the Elmer Iseler Singers and early brass ensemble La Rose des Vents, VivaVoce continues to make each concert…

China’s National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra Comes to Montreal’s Maison Symphonique

Posted on September 16, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Featuring The Butterfly Lovers Concerto and violinist Lu Siqing & The Five Elements by Chen Qigang China’s Most Prestigious Orchestra Makes Montreal the Final Stop on North American Debut Tour, following Chicago, Washington DC, New York City, Philadelphia, Ottawa & Toronto The China NCPA Orchestra, based in Beijing, with Chief Conductor Lü Jia, bring a thrilling and colourful program to…

After Four Years with the Fine Arts Quartet, violist Nicolò Eugelmi Looks Forward to Vancouver Residency, New Recording & Chamber Music Projects

Posted on November 7, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Described as “a player of rare perception” (The Strad) and “the ideal soloist” (La Presse, Montreal), violist Nicolò Eugelmi has performed to critical and public acclaim in the world’s finest venues, including Carnegie Hall, the St. Petersburg Philharmonia, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, and the Berlin Philharmonie, among many others. For the last four years, Eugelmi has performed with the distinguished Fine…

The Classical Music Industry Comes to Montreal

Posted on October 30, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

The classical music international conference IAMA Montreal 2013 will be held from November 6 to 9 in Quebec’s bustling metropolis. The International Artist Managers’ Association (IAMA), renowned for its conference held annually in Europe, is branching out to North America for its first-ever large-scale networking event this side of the pond, organized in collaboration with CINARS (International Exchange for the…

Naxos American Opera Classics Releases the World Premiere Recording of Rappahannock County

Posted on April 15, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

A STIRRING MUSIC THEATRE WORK ABOUT LIFE AND LOSS DURING THE CIVIL WAR A deeply insightful and powerful work about life and loss during the Civil War, Rappahannock County, a new music theater work by composer Ricky Ian Gordon with lyrics and concept by Mark Campbell is featured in its world premiere recording on Naxos’ American Opera Classics label. Set for release…

Winners of The 2013 Nico Castel International Master Singer Competition Announced

Posted on April 3, 2013 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Distinguished Concerts International New York & New York Opera Studio Congratulate Baritone STEPHEN LANCASTER and Mezzo-soprano TERESA BUCHHOLZ Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) and the New York Opera Studio (NYOS) are delighted to announce the winners of the 3rd edition of the Nico Castel International Master Singer Competition. Mezzo-soprano Teresa Buchholz and baritone Stephen Lancaster were declared the female…

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