Chamberfest 2018 wrapped up Thursday night with a masterclass in string ensemble playing from I Musici de Montréal. The 35-year-old chamber orchestra founded by cellist Yuli Turovsky has been under the direction of Jean-Marie Zeitouni since 2011 (Turovsky passed away in 2013). Zeitouni has been able
There are few things the classical music world loves more than a pair of talented, attractive young singers who are partners at home as well as on stage. Soprano Simone Osborne and bass-baritone Gordon Bintner are currently Canada’s leading operatic power couple, and they performed
Cameron Crozman has been practicing Robert Schumann’s cello concerto for years. But he’ll get to play it finally in a concert with I Musici de Montreal on Thursday night at Chamberfest. “I have worked on it a lot and prepared it for competitions but I have
Tuesday’s mainstage Chamberfest program at Dominion-Chalmers was all about the grand Eastern European quartet tradition, with the Pražák Quartet performing works by Dvorak, Smetana and Zemlinsky. The audience got what they were expecting, more or less, from one of the Czech Republic’s most pedigreed chamber ensembles
Jean-Marie Zeitouni took over as the artistic director of I Musici de Montreal almost seven years ago. He replaced the founder Yuli Turovsky, who had retired and then passed away in January 2013 "I Musici kept him alive a little bit longer. It's heartbreaking but he wasn't
Pianist Angela Hewitt made her habitual Chamberfest visit this long weekend with two more chapters in her multi-year Bach Odyssey project. On Saturday, the Ottawa native played Book 1 of the Well-Tempered Clavier (Book 2 will follow in October). On Monday evening, Hewitt performed the
Simone Osborne is a a proud ex-pat. The Vancouver native is living in Frankfurt, Germany these days where her husband, the bass-baritone Gordon Bintner has a gig with the opera. She maintains a busy career of recitals and opera roles from her base in the German city,
The redeveloped Arts Court/Ottawa Art Gallery complex will be getting a new piece of public art courtesy of the City of Ottawa. The piece, which won an international competition, is by the Brooklyn, New York artist, Adam Frank. It's called Spectator. Spectator is described as "a dynamic, interactive
Forty-six years is a long time to be with anyone. For a string quartet, it's a lifetime of music. You need dedication, a sense of humour and a commitment to making good music, said Josef Kluson, who plays viola with the Pražák Quartet. He is
The drama and passion of Flamenco is coming to Ottawa next week from Halifax. Yep, Halifax, where the troupe Flamenco en Rouge is based. Before their show called Camino Flamenco on Aug. 11 at the National Gallery of Canada, ARTSFILE chatted with artistic director and principal
