The flawless Skride is joined by violist Ivan Vukcevic and the orchestra of Vienna Radio, conducted by Marin Alsop.
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This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. Encore Baroque vol. 2 Pierre Lavigne, harpsichord Produced and directed by: Pierre Lavigne, pierrelavigne.ca Release: December 10, 2023 Encore Baroque vol 2 presents dynamic works for harpsichord. This album includes well-known pieces by J.S. Bach (Italian concerto) and François Couperin (sixième ordre). It also features fine discoveries by Domenico Zipoli, Louis-Claude Daquin, Girolamo Frescobaldi and Domenico Cimarosa (a classic), all of whom were masters of the harpsichord. With his convincing interpretations, Pierre Lavigne takes us on a journey through this world of contrasts, so aptly representing the flamboyance of…
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Emmanuel Vukovich’s Resilience is an excellent album in many respects, from the impressive skill of the artists involved in the project to their beautiful collaboration.
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Emmanuel Vukovich
Released in November 2023, Emmanuel Vukovich’s debut album Resilience is the culmination of Vukovich’s reflection on his own roots, and humanity’s capacity for resilience.
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Ema Nikolovska (Photo by Kaupo Kikkas)
When Ema Nikolovska moved across the Atlantic eight years ago, she was known in Toronto as a violinist. This year, she returns to Canada for a series of major performances as an opera performer.
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Cover for Valentin Bibik: Complete Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Valentin Bibik’s sonatas reflect a world in transition and a composer who cannot decide which part of it to cling to – the Soviet past, the turbulent present, or a post-modern future.
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Reading Jonas Gardell’s novel N’essuie jamais de larmes sans gants, set in Sweden at the start of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, appealed to Alexandre Fecteau, who has now become a recognized director.
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As the holiday season approaches, Dutch violinist André Rieu returns with a special album titled Jewels of Romance.
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For better or worse, En Route is a unique example of how track lengths, titles, and human voices (or the lack thereof) affect a listener’s experience of an album.
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Tiffany Yeung
Violinist Tiffany Yeung spent the 2023 summer touring with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada, as the soloist for Brahms’s Violin Concerto in D major. This opportunity was a part of her win of the Michael Measures Prize, a recorded competition that recognizes a promising young musician participating in the NYO summer program. Named one of “CBC music’s 30 hot Canadian classical musicians under 30” in 2023, Yeung has established herself as an emerging artist to watch this year. Of the three pieces she recorded for the competition, Yeung was especially familiar with the Sarasate Carmen Fantasy, which she first…
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