{"id":101260,"date":"2024-01-12T14:26:21","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T19:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=101260"},"modified":"2024-01-16T13:12:15","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T18:12:15","slug":"preview-alliance-francaise-toronto-presents-a-concert-by-candlelight-with-quatour-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2024\/01\/12\/preview-alliance-francaise-toronto-presents-a-concert-by-candlelight-with-quatour-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Toronto Presents A Concert By Candlelight With Quatuor Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Quatuor Alliance (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Alliance Fran\u00e7aise Toronto presents the debut concert for a new string quartet. Quatuor Alliance will perform by candlelight on January 19.<\/p>\n

The quartet\u2019s name was inspired by the organization and its ties to the musicians in the ensemble. The music and the environment are designed for an intimate experience.<\/p>\n

Quatuor Alliance<\/h3>\n

The members of the quartet are experienced and award-winning musicians who have come together to perform for the occasion.<\/p>\n

Canadian-Austrian violinist Mayumi Seiler<\/strong> is a noted musician, educator, and recording artist who performs on the 1684 Croall Stradivarius. She has carved out an international career as a performer who has appeared on stages from Vienna\u2019s Musikverein to Carnegie Hall in NYC, London\u2019s Wigmore Hall and Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. She has collaborated with major organizations, institutions, and artists, such as the Berlin Symphony, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, conductors Kent Nagano and Peter Oundjian, and violinists Maxim Vengerov and Richard Tognetti, among many others. Mayumi currently teaches at the Glenn Gould School of Music.<\/p>\n

Violinist Min-Jeong Koh<\/strong> studied at The Taylor Academy with Mayumi Seiler before earning her Bachelor of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Toronto. The first violinist of the Cecilia Quartet was part of the First Prize win at the Banff International String Quartet competition. The ensemble also won 2nd Prize at the Osaka International Music Composition. With Cecilia, Min-Jeong has toured major international stages, and recorded a JUNO nominated album. She is also an educator on the faculty at the Glenn Gould School.<\/p>\n

Violist Hezekiah Leung<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0is a founding member of the Rolston Quartet, first prize winners a the 2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition. The ensemble went on to become the first international recipient of the Cleveland Quartet Award. He holds degrees from Rice University and The Royal Conservatory of Music, having studied viola with Stephen Dann and Barry Schiffman. He performs on a 2014 viola by J\u00fcrgen Manthey and a 2020 viola by Samuel Zygmuntowicz, on loan through the El Pasito Foundation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Edmonton native Rachel Mercer<\/strong> began studying the cello at the tender age of three. She went on to become the grand prize winner at the 2001 Vriendenkrans Competition in Amsterdam. Today, Rachel is the Principal Cello of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Ottawa, as well as an active chamber musician. She performs frequently with pianist duo partner Angela Park, as part of the JUNO Award-winning piano quartet Ensemble Made In Canada, as well as the AYR Trio and Aviv Quartet. She is a passionate advocate for new music, and has commissioned and premiered work by composers Stewart Goodyear, Kevin Lau, and others.<\/p>\n

The Music<\/h3>\n

The program includes works that span the centuries and continents.<\/p>\n