NEWS RELEASE
GUELPH MUSICFEST
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Guelph Musicfest is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with an exceptional series at the Guelph Youth Music Centre.
The Canadian virtuoso pianist André Laplante, who was unable to perform last year because of illness, opens Musicfest 2016 with a musically-rich program ranging from Mozart to Ravel that is sure to be insightful and deeply satisfying.
Violinist Sadie Fields (returning to Guelph from her home in Brussels, Belgium), cellist Paul Pulford (renowned Canadian cellist and alumni of the Penderecki String Quartet) and artistic director/pianist Ken Gee join forces again in a program of Brahms Sonatas and the incredible Ravel Piano Trio.
Both Sadie Fields and Paul Pulford have CDs of the complete Brahms Sonatas for their instruments so these should be oustanding performances.
Violinist David Gillham (a Guelph native) and pianist Chiharu Iinuma come from Vancouver to join the Penderecki String Quartet in a performance of the rarely heard Chausson Concerto for Violin, Piano & String Quartet. This will be a spectacular concert.
And for the season finale, internationally-renowned Canadian jazz pianist/composer David Braid teams up with the Penderecki Quartet for a fusion of musical styles in FLOW, based on a new CD by David.
Details are available at the web site guelphmusicfest.ca
Tickets and subscriptions are now on sale with EARLY BIRD SPECIALS until April 4.
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