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Three-time Grammy Award-winning violinist Hilary Hahn is renowned for her virtuosity, expansive interpretations, and dynamic approach to music-making. She was named “America’s Best Young Classical Musician” by Time magazine, and The New York Times has described her playing as “at once impetuous and authoritative, brilliant and beautiful.” She will perform an all Johann Sebastian Bach program of works for solo violin. All Johann Sebastian Bach program Sonata No. 2 for Solo Violin in A Minor, BWV1003 Partita No. 3 for Solo Violin in E,…

Violinist Nicola Benedetti has captivated audiences and critics alike. The Times has printed, “it was thrilling to hear and watch Nicola Benedetti in a truly risk-taking performance that lived so much in the body and fused the sinews of the violin and the nerve-system of the player.” This sums up Benedetti’s ability to communicate and enthrall audiences with dynamic and energy-filled performances. Born in Scotland of Italian heritage, she was awarded the Queen’s Medal for Music in 2017, the youngest ever recipient,…

Grand Prize winner of the 2016 OSM Manulife Competition, violinist Blake Pouliot is "one of those special talents that comes along once in a lifetime" (Toronto Star). He performs with pianist Hsini Huang. Program: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379 Ernest Chausson: Poème, op. 25 Leoš Janáček: Violin Sonata Pablo de Sarasate: Zapateado This concert is approximately 75 minutes with no intermission.

JOSHUA BELL, VIOLIN Sam Haywood, Piano Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23 Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 94a Intermission Grieg Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13 Additional works to be announced from the stage Tickets available, here.

Virtuoso fiddler Roby Lakatos is a scorching player and a musician of extraordinary stylistic versatility. Equally comfortable performing classical, jazz, and Hungarian folk music, Lakatos defies definition. He is a player whose strength as an interpreter derives from his activities as an improviser and composer. Born into the legendary family of Gypsy violinists descended from János Bihari, "King of Gypsy Violinists," (who directly inspired the Gypsy music of Liszt and later Brahms in his Hungarian Dances) Lakatos’s musicianship evolved not…

One of Canada’s most promising young artists, in 2018 Blake Pouliot won both the Career Development Award from the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto, and the Canada Council for the Arts Virginia Parker Prize. Described by the Toronto Star as, “One of those special talents that come along once in a lifetime,” and by Montreal’s La Presse as “Clearly. Absolutely. Undoubtedly virtuoso,” Blake is building a spectacular career performing in recital and with major orchestras. His recently recorded debut album of works by Ravel and Debussy and last year…

With a career spanning over 30 years as a soloist, chamber musician, recording artist, conductor, and director, Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated violinists of his era. Program Franz Schubert: Sonatina in D major, op. 137, No. 1, D. 384 Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 7, op. 30 Ernest Bloch: "Nigun" from Baal Shem, B. 47 Maurice Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major Works announced from the stage