Justin Saulnier and Sabina Sandvoss Awarded 2025 Michael Measures Prizes
The Canada Council for the Arts has the immense pleasure of recognizing the following promising young classical music performers from Canada, who are enrolled in…
Browsing: cello
Third Mélodînes concert, with Marion Portelance and Émmanuel Laforest
Third Mélodînes concert with Marion Portelance (cello) and Émmanuel Laforest (piano) on April 23rd and, in response to the audience’s enthusiasm, an additional concert on…
Festival Classica announces the programming of its 15th edition!
Montréal, February 10, 2025 — Held over 24 days in the Longueuil urban agglomeration and also in Montréal, Festival Classica has since 2011 provided top-quality…
Les Petits Violons: 60 Years of Collaborative Music-Making
For their 60th anniversary, Les Petits Violons will be doing what they do best: putting on concerts. This February, the student orchestra of Les Petits…
Noémie Raymond-Friset: Beyond the Printed Score
To cellist Noémie Raymond-Friset, music is just as much about heart as it is about technique. For her, the cello is a means of forging…
Leland Ko (cello) – OSM Competition
Leland Ko, winner of the 2023 OSM Competition, has a wonderful capacity for reflection. The Chinese-Canadian cellist is open to what life has to teach…
Concert Review | Céleste Music Salon Welcomes Andrea Botticelli and Keiran Campbell
This most memorable period instrument performance by Toronto performers Andrea Botticelli and Keiran Campbell highlighted the salon venue as an ideal context in which to showcase leading Canadian talent.
Cris Derksen: Cellist at a Crossroads
“I’m half Cree and half Mennonite,” explains Cris Derksen. “I think that’s really important to say.”
Lebrecht Weekly | Luke-warm Rendition of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto and Elegant British Folksong Arrangements
There are many reasons why Beethoven’s triple concerto usually fails on record. Most are to do with ego.
CD Review | Portrait (Centrediscs, 2023)
Bryan and Silvie Cheng—brother and sister in real life—have just released a new album, Portrait, on Centrediscs—the most personal of their entire discography.
