They have been broadcast by national radio networks in Italy, France, Belgium, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and the USA. They have appeared at such prestigious venues as the Festival of Flanders, The Holland Festival of Early Music, Il Festival Monteverdiano di Cremona, the Osterfestival in Innsbruck, the WDR Festival der Alten Musik in Herne, the Tage Alter Musik in Regensburg, and I Concerti al Quirinale (Rome). Since its inception, the ensemble has received critical and popular praise, both for the rarity and originality of its repertoire and for the high quality of its performances. a real musical thinker.”įounded in Bologna, Italy in 1991 under the direction of Candace Smith, Cappella Artemisia is a ten-member all-women's vocal ensemble consisting of 6 singers with two cornetti and continuo. “Beyond his electrifying technical skills, the Montreal native is probably one of the most complete musicians of his generation: a virtuoso, certainly.
The concert program includes some of the most beautiful but challenging works in the piano repertoire a showcase for Marc-André Hamelin’s exceptional talent. Steinway & Sons is currently sponsoring a North American tour of the Horowitz Piano, allowing the public a rare opportunity to see and hear this legendary instrument. It was kept in his New York townhouse, was used in many of his recitals and recordings, and went with him on tour in his final years. A gift from Steinway & Sons to the famed pianist Vladimir Horowitz and his wife Wanda, the CD 503, as it came to be known, was one of Horowitz’s favorite pianos. He will be performing on the Steinway & Sons Model D Horowitz Piano, provided for the concert by the Piano Centre. A prodigious recording artist, he has been nominated for nine Grammy awards, most recently for his 2010 CD, Hamelin: Études, a collection of his own compositions. A musical explorer, he has brought to notice many lesser-known works of the past two centuries and re-invigorated familiar repertoire with his energy and insight. Marc-André Hamelin is internationally known as a brilliant pianist, one of the most compelling musicians of his day. Marc-André Hamelin Piano Friday, November 2, 2012Īcclaimed for his superb technique and refined expressiveness, Montreal-born
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