The first of six mini-recitals by students of Louis Lortie, featuring eleven Lyric Pieces by Grieg and works by Liszt and Stravinsky.

Each day during the first week of the Festival, you are invited to join host Eric Friesen for 30 minutes of music and conversation featuring short performances by Festival artists. These will be heard live across Canada on CBC Radio 2. Please check the website or programme book for details.

Festival veteran Richard Raymond joins Korean violinist Jinjoo Cho, winner of the 2006 International Jeunesses Musicales competition in a program of works by Bach, Sarasate, Paganini and others.

Two internationally acclaimed pianists who have been playing together for many years will enchant us with performances of four-hand repertoire by Grieg and Schumann.

Marjolaine Laroche, assistant principal double bass with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, joins other musicians to introduce the largest member of the viol family of instruments.

Works by Beethoven, Ysaÿe, Shostakovich and a premiere of a piece by Dinuk Wijeratne based on tabla music and ragas.

Internationally renowned for performances and recordings that sparkle with fresh insight and vibrant musicality, vocal chamber ensemble musica intima has earned a reputation as one of Canada’s most exciting vocal ensembles. In this, the first of two concerts, musica intima presents a scintillating program of sacred music spanning five centuries..

World-renowned pianist Angela Hewitt returns to her hometown to enchant us with a recital of masterworks..

Anne-Julie Caron, 2004 winner of the prestigious Prix d’Europe competition, dazzles us with a recital of works by Piazzola, Julie Spencer, Keiko Abe and Pat Metheny.