By Member on October 21, 2014
Hailed by the New York Times at 14 for her “promethean talent” after making her orchestral debut along with Murray Perahia, Christina Petrowska Quilico has appeared at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall, among others in New York. She has also been soloist with the Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg and Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestras and National Arts Centre Orchestra, as well as with orchestras in Taiwan, Greece and the US. Juilliard-trained, she has premiered 18 piano concertos and recorded well over 150 new works, four earning JUNO nominations. Among her 36 titles are eight piano concertos. She was named one of 20 international “not to miss pianists” of 2014 by the CBC, which also put her CD Glass Houses Revisited on CBC Music’s “TOP 30 best Canadian classical recordings ever”. This CD was also put on two other top 10 lists by the CBC and was one of Centrediscs’ alltime top selling CDs...
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By Joseph So on February 10, 2023
After a hiatus of four years due to the Pandemic, the Louis and Christina Quilico Awards resumed on February 6 at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre.
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By Joseph So on February 13, 2019
Seven rising singers from the from the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio competed in the fifth biennial Christina and Louis Quilico Awards, but only three were left standing.
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By Joseph So on February 10, 2015
For diehard voice fans, there’s nothing like a vocal competition. You get to hear (and see) young artists strutting their stuff, striving for fame and glory, not to mention prize money. The Christina and Louis Quilico Awards is a competition with a twist – it’s only open to current Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio members. The 2014-15 COC Ensemble Roster is a particularly strong one with some wonderful singers, so this promised to be good. The event took place last evening at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Sadly, illness prevented tenor Andrew Haji from competing, and fellow tenor Owen McCausland was out in Victoria singing Arturo in Pacific Opera Victoria’s production of Lucia di Lammermoor. But the rest of the Ensemble was out in full force and it proved to be a highly enjoyable evening...
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By Ludwig Van on September 20, 2022
Sinfonia Toronto's "DVORAK & DOUBLES - Canadian Superstars" concert will feature two iconic Canadian artists, pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico and violinist Marc Djokic in double concertos by two of eminent Canadian composers, Alice Ping Yee Ho and Christos Hatzis.
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By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on February 3, 2025
Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of February 3 to 9, 2025.
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By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on May 21, 2024
Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of May 20 to May 26, 2024.
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By Anya Wassenberg on January 22, 2024
Somewhere between the quartets and quintets and a full sized orchestra, Sinfonia Toronto has carved out its home in the city.
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By Anya Wassenberg on August 30, 2023
Kindred Spirits offers classical music lovers a unique experience, and Music Director Kristian Alexander has curated a season filled with rare gems.
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