MOZART GETS JUNO NOMINATIONS -
JUNO NOMINATION
Mozart: Complete Piano Trios - The Gryphon Trio (Analekta) nominated in Classical Album Of The Year: Solo or Chamber Ensemble
[February 5, 2007] Annalee Patipatanakoon (violin), Roman
Borys (cello) and Jamie Parker (piano) are The Gryphon Trio. Touring
internationally since 1993, the JUNO Award-winning group has been described by
the Globe and Mail as "one of the best ensembles of its kind in the world."
Based in Toronto, the Trio has performed throughout Canada and the USA as well
as in Finland, Germany, France, Belgium, Mexico, Russia, Poland, Greece and
Egypt.
-30-
JUNO NOMINATION
Mozart: Piano Concerti - Jon Kimura Parker / James Parker / Ian Parker / CBC Radio Orchestra / Mario Bernardi (CBC Records) nominated in Classical Album Of The Year: Large Ensemble or Soloist(s) with Large Ensemble Accompaniment
[February 5, 2007] CBC Radio Orchestra - Formed in 1938, the CBC
Radio Orchestra is North America’s last remaining broadcast ensemble, a legacy
of the days when radio orchestras were to be found all over the continent as
they are in Europe. The Orchestra’s mandate is to make engaging musical
programs, commission and perform works by Canadian composers, showcase
Canadian performers and conductors, and discover and expose Canadian
excellence.
James Parker - Whether a soloist, or in chamber and orchestral concerts, the
two-time JUNO Award-winning pianist has appeared across Canada, U.S. and
Europe. Celebrated by critics, he has performed with every major Canadian
orchestra, including Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver and many others. He has
also given solo recitals across North America. In 2004, he was appointed as
the Rupert E. Edwards Chair in Piano Performance on the music faculty at the
University of Toronto.
Jon Kimura Parker - The internationally acclaimed concert pianist was born,
raised and educated in Vancouver. His extraordinary career has taken him from
Carnegie Hall and the Sydney Opera House to Baffin Island and Zimbabwe. A true
Canadian ambassador of music, Parker has given two command performances for
Queen Elizabeth II and has performed for the Prime Ministers of Canada and
Japan. Ian Parker - Born in Vancouver, BC, Parker studied music for 13 years
with his father, noted pianist Edward J. Parker, before learning from other
musicians. Now in his late-twenties, the multiple award winner made his solo
debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and has played with the Montreal
Symphony Orchestra, the Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra and the Victoria
Symphony, among others.
-30-
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
NEW RELEASE: ANAGNOSON & KINTON 30th Anniversary Double Disc Recording
[December 12, 2006] Canada's piano duo team Anagnoson & Kinton
celebrated their 30th anniversary performance under the auspices of Music
Toronto.
On this special occasion, James Anagnoson and Leslie Kinton performed a
programme of Benjamin Britten, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky and Witold
Lutoslawski. At this concert celebration, Anagnoson & Kinton also featured the
release of their Double CD set entitled “Stages - Performance Highlights from
30 Years of Concerts.” This 2 CD set is a compilation of their 30 year
broadcast career with tracks from their New York debut performance, James
Anagnoson's 50th birthday concert with works including Mozart, Brahms,
Rachmaninov, Britten, Lutoslawski, Stravinsky, Infante and Canadian Pierre
Gallant.
In 1976, they began a career as a piano duo with recitals in Europe and Canada
that were met with enthusiastic reviews. They went on quickly to establish
themselves as “Canada’s foremost piano duo” (Classical Music Magazine), and
then to an international career that has taken them repeatedly to musical
centres all over the world. Highlights of 2006, their 30th Anniversary,
include a performance of the Mozart Concerto for Two Pianos with conductor
Mario Bernardi, a performance of the Poulenc Concerto for Two Pianos at the
Toronto Centre for the Arts with conductor Simon Streatfeild with the Royal
Conservatory Orchestra, a two week concert tour of China which will include a
concert at the Shanghai International Festival, and performances throughout
Canada. The apperance for Music Toronto was their seventh appearance for
Toronto' only chamber and recital series, Music Toronto.
Promotion for Anagnoson & Kinton's 30th Anniversary Season has been support by
The Canada Council for the Arts.
- 30 -
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
ANDREW KWAN ARTISTS MANAGEMENT INC.
2007-2008 Roster of Artists available.
SEPTEMBER 2006 - The Roster of Artists represented by Andrew Kwan Artists Management Inc. is now available in its annual printed format. You should be receiving a copy by mail. If you are currently not on our mailing list, please contact this office.
All contents copyright ©, 2007, Andrew Kwan Artists Management. All rights reserved.
webmaster: thecrow@rogers.com