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VIRTUOSA
FROM FAR ABOVE: BRINGER OF LIGHT
FROM FAR ABOVE: BRINGER OF LIGHT
VIRTUOSA October 30, 3:00PM St. Andrew's River Heights
INFUSION BAROQUE: SALLYNEE AMAWAT, baroque violin; ANDREA STEWART, baroque cello
ALEXA RAINE-WRIGHT, baroque flutes & recorder; RONA NADLER, harpsichord
Virtuosi presents Virtuosa! Playing music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries on historical instruments,
Infusion Baroque enthrals audiences across North America with their brilliant programming, creating a truly captivating concert experience with “polish, energy, and finely-honed style” (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). The Virtuosa program reawakens works by once-popular composers such as Barbara Strozzi, Ana Bon and Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre as well as works by Antonio Vivaldi written for women who were famous instrumentalists of their day.
Come discover these lost treasures! And to do a deep dive, join us at our online course in collaboration with the Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts on October 17th. Subscribers attend free, and single ticket holders receive a special discounted rate!
Generously sponsored by the Zita and Mark Bernstein Family Foundation.
FROM FAR ABOVE: BRINGER OF LIGHT
FROM FAR ABOVE: BRINGER OF LIGHT
FROM FAR ABOVE: BRINGER OF LIGHT
FROM FAR ABOVE: BRINGER OF LIGHT
November 18, 7:30PM St. Andrew's River Heights Church
MARINA THIBEAULT, viola; JANELLE FUNG, piano
Celebrated duo Marina Thibeault and Janelle Fung delight international audiences with their spellbinding
performances and engaging presence. They will perform a compelling, JUNO-nominated program for viola and piano which includes works from the classical canon by Clara Schumann, Nadia Boulanger and Rebecca Clarke and contemporary compositions by Alexina Louie, Anna Pidjorna and Manitoba-based violist-composer Melody McKiver. This program celebrates the great distance covered in the movement toward equality and respect for all as well as the hope required to continue working toward this goal, all through powerful works of incredibly beautiful music.
VINOK: THE UKRAINIAN WREATH
VINOK: THE UKRAINIAN WREATH
VINOK: THE UKRAINIAN WREATH
VINOK: THE UKRAINIAN WREATH
December 10, 7:30PM St. Andrew's River Heights Church
ANDRIANA CHUCHMAN, soprano; CRAIG TERRY, piano; HOOSLI UKRAINIAN MALE CHORUS
Canadian/Ukrainian soprano Andriana Chuchman has earned the highest acclaim for her international performances with such esteemed companies as the Metropolitan Opera in New York. She also calls Winnipeg home and has granted Virtuosi’s holiday wish by curating an extraordinary program for her hometown crowd. This concert celebrates a spectrum
of Ukrainian music from traditional carols to contemporary film and concert music. Andriana will perform with the GRAMMY-award winning pianist and music director Craig Terry as well as Winnipeg’s beloved Hoosli Ukrainian Male Chorus who are a special feature of this exceptional concert.
Generously sponsored by the Gail Asper Foundation.
ROOTS AND BRANCHES
VINOK: THE UKRAINIAN WREATH
VINOK: THE UKRAINIAN WREATH
ROOTS AND BRANCHES THE MENTORSHIP CONCERT PROJECT
January 15, 2023 3:00PM
University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall - 3rd floor Centennial Hall
Virtuosi presents our newest Young Artist Program initiative! The Mentorship Concert Project features exceptional professional musicians and serious pre-professional music students from Manitoba playing chamber music side-by-side. Emerging musicians Anica Warkentine (piano) and Hwan Gyu Cho (clarinet) will be joined by professional chamber players Caitlin Broms-Jacobs (oboe), Layla Roberts (flute), Minna Rose Chung (cello) and Madeline Hildebrand (piano) for a rich concert program featuring music by Brahms, Bruch, Beach, Saint-Saens, Martinu, Coleman, and Manitoba’s own Karen Sunabacka. Join us in celebrating the bridge between current and future generations of chamber musicians in our province!
This project is generously supported by the Manitoba Arts Council.
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canadian odyssey
canadian odyssey
CANADIAN ODYSSEY
February 24, 2023 7:30PM
University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall - 3rd floor Centennial Hall
ENSEMBLE MADE IN CANADA: PHILIP CHIU, piano; ELISSA LEE, violin; SHEILA JAFFÉ , viola; TREY LEE, cello
Ensemble Made In Canada make their fifth visit to our stage! Virtuosi subscribers raved about their 2019 concert calling the performance an “appealing … breath of Canadian air” and “Beautiful, thoughtful, passionate playing.” EMIC will perform works from their Mosaïque Project which won a 2021 JUNO Award for Classical Album of the Year. Composed by fourteen Canadian composers, each representing a particular region of Canada, the suite takes us on a musical journey through the country. The program is rounded out with piano quartets by Camille Saint-Saëns and Canadian pianist-composer Stewart Goodyear. Come and welcome EMIC back to Manitoba!
Generously sponsored by Margaret Kellermann McCulloch and Paul R. J. McCulloch.
We have partnered with the Manitoba Conservatory for a behind the scenes lecture about this exciting project! Learn more here!
https://mcma.ca/program/virtuosi-canadian-odyssey-behind-the-scenes-of-the-mosaique-project/
CONTINUUM
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canadian odyssey
CONTINUUM
March 26, 2023 3:00PM
University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall - 3rd floor Centennial Hall
DIDEM BAŞAR, kanun; PATRICK GRAHAM, percussion KERRY DUWORS & MOMOKO MATSUMURA, violins; JENNIFER THIESSEN, viola LEANNE ZACHARIAS, cello; MARIKA GALEA, double bass
Didem Başar is a virtuosic performer and composer whose primary instrument is the Turkish kanun, known for its elegant timbre and flourishing melodies. A masterful musician who loves to challenge her instrument’s boundaries, Didem has composed a program for kanun, percussion and strings, the product of a thirty-year journey synthesizing her Turkish and Western classical music backgrounds. She will be joined by percussionist Patrick Graham of Montreal and an ensemble of multifaceted string players from Manitoba. Do not miss this rare and enchanting experience!
MAXIMUM VELOCITY
MAXIMUM VELOCITY
MAXIMUM VELOCITY
MAXIMUM VELOCITY
April 30, 2023 3:00PM
MAXIM LANDO, piano
University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall - 3rd floor Centennial Hall
To close our season, multi-award-winning New Yorker Maxim Lando will take the stage. This young pianist has already been described as a “dazzling fire-eater” (ARTS San Francisco), a “pianist who dares to do things not considered by others” (ConcertNet, The Classical Music Network) and as “a total musical being” (The New Criterion). He was lauded by Anthony Tommasini in the New York Times as displaying “brilliance and infectious exuberance in his New York debut” combined with “impressive delicacy” and a “wild-eyed danger.” Maxim’s triumphant performances of the pillarclassical works for the piano are matched by his innovative arrangements across genres. He is crafting a personalized program for Virtuosi to reflect the music that is important to him, paying tribute to the past and looking toward the future.
Generously sponsored by Dr. Marcello Venditti