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Legendary Guitarist, Maestro Angel Romero ~ 2014-15 Concerts and a New Concerto Inspired by Joaquin Rodrigo

Posted on October 31, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Hailed for his superior artistry as the maestro of Spanish guitar, Angel Romero is beloved by audiences across the world as a soloist, recitalist and conductor. Following acclaimed performances as conductor leading the Orquesta de Baja California in September, Maestro Romero offers several guitar concerto and recital performances this season, where audiences will once again have the chance to be entranced by…

Montreal’s Acclaimed Chamber Choir VivaVoce Illuminates Music From Renaissance to Contemporary

Posted on October 1, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Montreal’s acclaimed professional choir, VivaVoce, along with its engaging director Peter Schubert, presents an enthralling three-concert season featuring music from the Renaissance to the 21st-Century, showcasing the twelve-voice ensemble’s stunning virtuosity, intensity and “compelling mastery.” (Le Devoir). With this season’s guest artists, the Elmer Iseler Singers and early brass ensemble La Rose des Vents, VivaVoce continues to make each concert…

A Whirlwind 2014-15 Season for Aeolus Quartet, Graduate Resident String Quartet at the Juilliard School

Posted on October 1, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“… smoothly meshed technique with a sense of spontaneity and discovery … the surging performance communicated richly at every turn.” – The Baltimore Sun Named for the Greek god Aeolus, who governed the four winds, the Aeolus Quartet breezes into an exciting new season, with a busy schedule across the US, including several residencies, and a tour of South Korea….

Renowned Israeli Vocal Ensemble Profeti della Quinta Interprets Transcendent Prayers & Madrigals

Posted on September 24, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Shaar Hashomayim hosts the superb vocal ensemble Profeti della Quinta, renowned around the world for their vivid and expressive performances of music from the 16th and early 17th centuries. Founded in the Galilee region of Israel by bass singer and harpsichordist Elam Rotem, Profeti della Quinta is now based in Basel, Switzerland, and regularly tours throughout Europe and Israel. In…

China’s National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra Comes to Montreal’s Maison Symphonique

Posted on September 16, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Featuring The Butterfly Lovers Concerto and violinist Lu Siqing & The Five Elements by Chen Qigang China’s Most Prestigious Orchestra Makes Montreal the Final Stop on North American Debut Tour, following Chicago, Washington DC, New York City, Philadelphia, Ottawa & Toronto The China NCPA Orchestra, based in Beijing, with Chief Conductor Lü Jia, bring a thrilling and colourful program to…

Julian Prégardien’s First Recording for Myrios a Diverse Program of 19th-Century Art Song

Posted on September 4, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

“Prégardien’s first and highly auspicious Lied album … a painstakingly researched and meticulously prepared recital focusing on the sort of unrequited love that flourished in the days of the Romantic poets … (five stars)” – BBC Music Magazine The young tenor Julian Prégardien – the son of renowned lyric tenor Christoph Prégardien and a major discovery – takes us on…

JAMES GALWAY: The Man With the Golden Flute

Posted on August 25, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

The Complete RCA Album Collection ~ 71CDs & 2DVDs ~ To be Released September 16th by Sony Classical Universally regarded as the supreme interpreter of the classical flute repertoire, Sir James Galway is a consummate entertainer who crosses all musical boundaries. Idolized by audiences around the world, “The Man with the Golden Flute” has performed continuously with the world’s leading…

The Sixteen Release The Blossoming Vine: Italian Maestri in Poland

Posted on May 26, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Dougan continues The Sixteen’s Polish series with a new recording devoted to the Italian maestri of the Polish Royal Court of the 16th & 17th centuries “Sit back and relish this treasure trove which has clearly been prepared with passion.” – Gramophone (“Gramophone’s Choice” for Bartłomiej Pękiel) The Sixteen and Associate Conductor, Eamonn Dougan, follow up the success of the…

Soprano Sharon Azrieli Perez Performs the World Premiere of The Esther Diaries

Posted on May 8, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

New Song Cycle by Canadian Composer Haralabos Stafylakis Imagines the Internal Narrative of the Old Testament’s Queen of Persia Sharon Azrieli Perez, whose rich spinto soprano has been heard to great acclaim across the globe, takes on the role of the iconic biblical figure Esther, Queen of Persia, in a powerful new song cycle for soprano, piano and orchestra by the…

Critically-Acclaimed Russian Violinist Roman Mints Debuts Innovative Recording Technique For Dance of Shadows (Quartz Music)

Posted on May 2, 2014 by shiragilbert | 0 Comments

Passionate, provocative, and avant-garde with an extraordinary creative energy, Roman Mints is one of the most original violinists of his generation. The newest release by the multi-award-winning Russian violinist is Dance of Shadows, featuring an innovative program of music by Ysaÿe, Piazzolla, Schnittke, Silverstrov and a world premiere by Dobrinka Tabakova. Critically-acclaimed for his previous recordings for the Quartz label…

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