{"id":117673,"date":"2025-09-19T08:20:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=117673"},"modified":"2025-09-22T12:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T16:12:48","slug":"preview-cecilia-concerts-launches-37th-season-chamber-music-halifax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2025\/09\/19\/preview-cecilia-concerts-launches-37th-season-chamber-music-halifax\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW | Cecilia Concerts Launches Their 37th Season Of Chamber Music In Halifax"},"content":{"rendered":"
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L-R: Canadian cellist Bryan Cheng & German cellist Leonard Disselhorst, the CelloFellos (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Halifax\u2019s Cecilia Concerts will launch their 37th Season with German cellist Leonard Disselhorst and Canadian cellist Bryan Cheng on September 27. The organization will present a remarkable season of 25 chamber concerts between September 2025 and May 2026, featuring 60 acclaimed musicians.<\/p>\n

Those musicians include multiple JUNO and GRAMMY Award winners, and the laureates of prominent competitions such as the Honens International Piano Competition and the Paganini Prize.<\/p>\n

Their offerings include 16 main stage performances, a nine-concert series of Sensory-Accessible Concerts in partnership with Halifax Public Libraries that are free of charge, along with a full slate of free-of-charge community masterclasses and outreach initiatives.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at their season.<\/p>\n

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The Isidore Quartet (Photo courtesy of the artists)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cecilia Concerts\u2019 37th Main Stage Concerts<\/h3>\n

The 2025\/26 Musician-in-Residence is Berlin-based Canadian cellist Bryan Cheng, who has curated and will perform in three special concerts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to launch our 37th season with an extraordinary lineup of artists who represent the very best of the international stage,\u201d says Executive Director Greg Morris<\/strong> in a statement.\u00a0\u201cWelcoming Bryan Cheng as our Musician-in-Residence is an important moment for us, and audiences in Halifax will be treated to performances of the highest calibre that cross cultures, bridge traditions, and speak to every generation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a true honour to be named the 2025\/26 Musician-in-Residence for Cecilia Concerts in Halifax, a city that has felt like a musical home since my debut there in 2016,\u201d says Bryan Cheng<\/strong>. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to deepen my long-standing connection with this creative, world-class series that has given me the freedom to present some of my all-time favourite music alongside the finest musicians of my generation and my closest collaborators.\u201d<\/p>\n

CelloFellos (September 27, 2025)<\/strong><\/p>\n

German cellist Leonard Disselhorst and Canadian cellist Bryan Cheng are CelloFellos. They\u2019ll be performing music by B\u00e9la Bart\u00f3k, Bobby McFerrin, Herbie Hancock, Astor Piazzolla, Duke Ellington, and Tigran Hamasyan in a program that blends jazz, tango, folk, and classical.<\/p>\n

Other Main Stage highlights include:<\/p>\n