{"id":101194,"date":"2024-01-09T10:37:24","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T15:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=101194"},"modified":"2024-01-09T10:37:24","modified_gmt":"2024-01-09T15:37:24","slug":"preview-neoclassical-superstar-alexandra-streliski-brings-music-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/01\/09\/preview-neoclassical-superstar-alexandra-streliski-brings-music-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Neoclassical Superstar Alexandra Str\u00e9liski Brings Her Music To Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alexandra Str\u00e9liski (Photo courtesy of the artist)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Qu\u00e9bec native Alexandra Str\u00e9liski is nothing short of a phenomenon in the music industry. With millions of online streams and six-figure album sales, she\u2019s bringing her music to Toronto for a concert on January 13.<\/p>\n

The current label of neoclassical suits her music to a T. Critics and listeners have been debating whether or not to categorize her compositions as \u201creal classical\u201d for years, and it\u2019s worth noting that Alexandra herself<\/a> does not make that claim.<\/p>\n

But, with multiple award wins, and the seemingly ever growing popularity of neoclassical solo piano in particular, the debate seems rather moot.<\/p>\n

Alexandra Str\u00e9liski: How it began<\/h3>\n

Alexandra\u2019s career in music began with classical training while she was a child living in her parent\u2019s Montr\u00e9al home. She turned away from the idea of becoming a concert performer, however, and eventually found her way into composing music for advertising in her early 20s.<\/p>\n

After a few years living and studying in Paris, Alexandra returned to Montr\u00e9al where she studied at Coll\u00e8ge international Marie de France, McGill University and Universit\u00e9 de Montr\u00e9al.<\/p>\n

Her first recording came about as a wish to create something for her parents when she left home. She recorded a few tracks of her original music, and her mother mailed them out from the basement of their family home in the hopes someone might notice.<\/p>\n

Those tracks would eventually become the heart of her first release, Pianoscope, which she made available for download free via Bandcamp in 2010.<\/p>\n

From there, what was intended essentially as a gift for a small circle of family and friends took on a life of its own. Her mother was soon mailing copies of the disc all over the world, and one of the tracks hit a playlist that went viral.<\/p>\n

Canadian director Jean-Marc Vall\u00e9e used Pr\u00e9lude from her album for his movie Dallas Buyers\u2019 Club, starring Matthew McConaughey. She went on to provide music for several more of the director\u2019s films and TV projects.<\/p>\n

The rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n

Today, her tracks have garnered more than 300 million streams online. Her second album INSCAPE was certified platinum in Canada, with 140,000 album sales. Her music has been recognized with five F\u00e9lix award and a JUNO award win for Instrumental Album of the Year.<\/p>\n

Along with her recordings, her tracks have continued to be featured in films and TV, including the series Big Little Lies.<\/p>\n

Her Music<\/h3>\n

Her latest release, N\u00e9o-Romance, came out in March 2023. She calls it,\u201cSome of the saddest music I\u2019ve ever written.\u201d N\u00e9o-Romance was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize.<\/p>\n

A video for the track Umbra was released a few months ago:<\/p>\n