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Violinist Michael Guttman In Recital with Pianist Stephan Sylvestre in Toronto & Montreal

Posted on October 24, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“A violinist with an incredible wealth of tone colors, with an exquisitely creamy sound … rich-toned and impassioned …” – The New York Times Whether on the stages of Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Tokyo’s Bunka Kaikan, or with his own Pietrosanta in Concerto festival in Tuscany, Belgian violinist Michael Guttman dazzles critics and audiences alike with his “incredible wealth of tone colors”…

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Hong Kong Sinfonietta Makes Montreal Debut October 8th

Posted on September 21, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“The Sinfonietta, whose members’ average age is under 30, has been a platform for young Chinese soloists and composers since its inception in the early 1990s … under its photogenic female music director Yip Wing-sie, a one-time protégé of Seiji Ozawa [who has] near-celebrity media status in Hong Kong…” – THE FINANCIAL TIMES (London) Acclaimed for their “sweeping grandeur” (Time…

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From the Titanic to the Speakeasy: Patricia Hammond and her Ragtime Parlour Band in Toronto!

Posted on May 11, 2012 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“Our listeners are queueing up, writing in and tripping over themselves, desperate to hear Patricia again.” – BBC Radio 3 Possessing a beautifully warm mezzo soprano voice and a passion for the charm and allure of nostalgic music, Patricia Hammond is spearheading a revival of the great songs of the last century – from Victorian and Edwardian “parlour” songs to early…

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