ARTISTS


KIRAN AHLUWALIA
INDIAN GHAZALS & PUNJABI SONGS

Special Programme with Orchestra

“Devotion to an ancient, rule bound art form doesn’t mean a musician can’t create a vibrant 21st century sound—not if the vocalist is Kiran Ahluwalia at least.”

- THE BOSTON GLOBE

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ANAGNOSON & KINTON
PIANO DUO

"Anagnoson & Kinton’s playing is everything that duo-piano playing should be."

- THE OTTAWA CITIZEN

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MARTIN BEAVER
VIOLIN

“A renowned soloist and chamber musician, Beaver shows off his amazing talents in this presentation of Russian compositions…Beaver gives a stellar rendering from start to finish.”

- PERFORMING ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT IN CANADA

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LUCILLE CHUNG
PIANO

“Chung's concert is one to remember - This petite pianist plays with a power twice her size. Twenty years from now, it won’t be her that you remember, but her performance.”

- BUDAPEST WEEK MAGAZINE

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JANE COOP
PIANO

“It is difficult to pinpoint what makes this pianist so expressive, for in her playing everything works together: technique, sense of style, tempo, sensitivity of touch, phrasing and dynamic shading.”

- THE GAZETTE, Montreal

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ALEXANDRE Da COSTA
VIOLIN

“His interpretation of Bruch’s Concerto was posed, with great lyricism and very beautiful and composed phrasing. It is not often that we find a young performer approaching music with such serenity.”

- DIARIO DE NOTICIAS, Pamplona, Spain

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Da COSTA & SONG
VIOLIN & PIANO DUO

“…un grand duo piano-violon québécois est né! L’association entre deux Montréalais, Wonny Song et Alexandre da Costa, a tout du ticket gagnant.”

- LE DEVOIR, Montreal

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COLIN FOX
NARRATOR

“The program was narrated by Colin Fox whose resonant voice… added lustre to a shining afternoon of inspired performing by all concerned.”

- ‘FRIENDLY NOTES’ Newsletter

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GRYPHON TRIO
PIANO TRIO

"This is a piano trio that plays with strength and unanimity...big, bold, almost orchestral performances."

- THE LOS ANGELES TIMES

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GUY&NADINA
TRUMPET & BASSOON DUO

“Play[ing] with polished tone, immaculate intonation and infectious high spirits; it’s obvious they’re having a blast”

- ALLMUSIC.COM

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NADINA MACKIE JACKSON
BASSOON

“Jackson removes all doubts as to the bassoon being a born solo instrument”

- NORTHWEST REVERB

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MICHAEL KIM
PIANO

"Kim was most effective and expressive, he has a big technique and a razor-sharp attack."

- THE BOSTON GLOBE

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LUIS MARIO OCHOA
CUBAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE

“A true pleasure to listen to, these exceptional musicians exemplified how to combine sensitivity and energy in their playing.”

- LIVE MUSIC REPORT

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JAMIE PARKER
PIANO

"James Parker is clearly a finished, accomplished pianist, possessed of secure technique, rock-solid rhythm and comfortable stage demeanour."

- THE GLOBE AND MAIL, Toronto

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ERIKA RAUM
VIOLIN

“Such playing is rare. Not since Ginette de Neveu a half century ago, have I heard this kind of freshness, richness of colour, and natural music-making in a concert violinist.”

- THE HERALD, Halifax

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SCHUMANN LETTERS
MUSIC-AS-THEATRE

Colin Fox, Michael Kim &
Soprano Susan Gilmour Bailey

"At all times pleasure and grief go together, keep faith in pleasure, and meet grief with courage.”

- from the notes of Robert Schumann

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WONNY SONG
PIANO

“He possesses not only the calm, the technique, and the musicality of a concert musician - in the spirit of the great pianists - but especially, and most importantly, the spiritual dimension of a true artist.”

- LA PRESSE, Montreal

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KAORI YAMAGAMI
CELLO

“Yamagami’s phenomenal control was there from the first notes – as were yummy, molasses-thick tones from the priceless Stradivarius cello”

- TORONTO STAR

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