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Brought together by their shared passion for chamber music and musical narrative, the Rilian Trio is composed of three of Canada’s leading young musicians—pianist Godwin Friesen, violinist Daniel Dastoor (an alumni of CPM’s Young Artists Development Program) and cellist David Liam Roberts. In September 2023, they were awarded the first prize, the audience prize, and the prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned piece at the 12th. more information here
Tickets are now available for every one of Calgary Pro Musica’s 2024/25 season concerts. Purchase tickets online.
Tickets are $45 for Adults, $35 for Seniors/Under 30, $5 Student Rush Tickets
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2024 CONCERT
7:15 PM Optional Pre-Concert Talk with Dr. Kenneth DeLong in Rozsa Centre’s CIBC Hub Room
8:00 PM Rilian Trio Concert in Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
(1 Intermission)
9:45 PM Post-Concert Reception in Rozsa Centre Lobby
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2024 MASTERCLASS
1:30 PM Rilian Trio Masterclass at Amici Strings Program. MRU Conservatory, Rooms ED2001 & ED2007
3:00 PM Masterclass Ends
Concert Program:
Mozart: Trio in G Major, K 496
Godwin Friesen: Psalm 131
Shostakovich: Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 8
Ravel: Trio in A Minor
We recommend parking at the University of Calgary’s Art Parkade on concert evenings. For more information about transportation and directions to our home at the Rozsa Centre, please visit Calgary Pro Musica’s “Plan Your Trip” page.
Subscriptions and individual tickets to the 2024/2025 Calgary Pro Musica 48th Season are ON SALE NOW!!! Highlights include the return of the Pavel Haas Quartet with two different programs as well as a co-production with Early Music Voices to present Vox Luminis and a “multi-media cabaret” entitled Late Night with Leonard Bernstein. The season ends with the Calgary premiere of the James Ehnes String Quartet. We are thankful for the loyal support of our many subscribers and sponsors who make Calgary Pro Musica’s inspiring concerts possible.
Our subscriptions series will begin in October 2024 with a full season of concerts (5 Masters Series concerts and 3 Horizons Series concerts). Enjoy!
Calgary Pro Musica is delighted to introduce the 2024/25 student musicians in CPM’s Dick Matthews Young Artists Development Program: violinists Isaac Willocks and Sora Kim, violist Ethan Mung and cellist Takumi Rodgers. These four University of Calgary undergraduates formed the Glacier String Quartet. You can meet them at the CPM table at all of our subscription concerts. They will perform throughout the year at community events, in masterclasses and lessons with our visiting musicians and at their year-end debut concert on Monday, May 5, 2025. Subscribers receive free tickets to their concert.
Jan 12 & 13, 2025
The Horszowski Trio has quickly become a vital force in the international chamber music world. Since their debut performance in New York City in 2011, they have toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, the Far East and India, traversing the extensive oeuvre of traditional piano trio repertoire..
“Destined for great things.”
— The New Yorker
Celebrating their 15th year as “a sonically daring ensemble who specializes in performing new works with charisma and integrity” (BBC Music Magazine), the Akropolis Reed Quintet has “taken the chamber music world by storm” (Fanfare). The untamed band of 5 reed players delivers 120 concerts and educational events each year and has premiered over 130 works.
“Pure gold, shot through with tenderness and grace.”
— San Francisco Chronicle
Mar 9 & 10, 2025
The Pavel Haas Quartet is revered across the globe for its richness of timbre, infectious passion and intuitive rapport. They were included in BBC Music Magazine‘s 10 greatest string quartet ensembles of all time and were described as “stylistically powerful and richly sonorous, [and] known for its passionate and fearless performances.”
“The Pavel Haas Quartet is one of the truly outstanding ensembles of our time.”
— Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich
Apr 5, 2025
Late Night with Leonard Bernstein is an affectionate portrait of the personal side of one of the 20th century’s most charismatic and public figures. Hosted by his daughter Jamie and featuring three stellar performers – soprano Amy Burton and pianists John Musto and Michael Boriskin – this acclaimed “multi-media cabaret” celebrates Bernstein’s non-stop creativity and the entertaining he did at all hours at home.
“First rate fare … the audience filled the room with lusty laughs and applause.”
— New York Times
Apr 25 & 26, 2025
Hailed as “an important force in the chamber music arena” with a “dream-team line-up” (Strings), the Ehnes Quartet is comprised of four internationally renowned string musicians: violinists James Ehnes and Amy Schwartz Moretti, violist Che-Yen Chen and cellist Edward Arron. Formally established in 2010 at the Seattle Chamber Music Society, where they maintain a yearly residency, the members of the Ehnes Quartet have played chamber music together in various formations for more than 20 years.
Celebrated Canadian violinist James Ehnes brings his famed string quartet to Calgary.
May 4, 2025
What happens when a turkey from the sticks meets a Park Avenue pigeon? With the feel of an old-time radio show, Tough Turkey in the Big City follows the comic blunders of Tom Turkey, who leaves the farm to try his luck in the big city. With music by Bruce Adolphe, the story is brought to life by some of Calgary’s finest musicians and the puppet wizardry of Green Fools Theatre Company.
Recommended for children aged 5 to 12 but created with the entire family in mind.
The Young Artists Development Program is intended to discover, nurture and promote young Calgary musicians. The resources of Calgary Pro Musica allow us to offer unique opportunities for emerging musicians in Calgary. Participants in the Program receive exclusive instruction from the prestigious CPM visiting artists, prepare and perform a series of school concerts, receive career development instruction and scholarship support. Many of our alumni are already enjoying successful music careers of their own.
Come hear Calgary’s finest young talent showcased in this special event concert.
Nov 16, 2024
Brought together by their shared passion for chamber music and musical narrative, the Rilian Trio was awarded the first prize, the audience prize, and the prize for the best interpretation of the commissioned piece at the 12th Trondheim International Chamber Music Competition.
Former Calgary Pro Musica Young Artists Development Program violinist returns to Calgary with his prize-winning trio
Nov 3 & 4, 2024
Vox Luminis is a Belgian early music vocal ensemble created in 2004 by Artistic Director Lionel Meunier. The ensemble performs over 60 concerts a year, appearing on stages in Belgium, across Europe and around the world.
… the refinement of Vox Luminis is never anything less than sublime.”
– Gramophone
The Jupiter Quartet is joined by Phillip and David Ying, violist and cellist of the Ying Quartet, for a program of remarkable string sextets. Founded in 2001, the Jupiter Quartet is a tight-knit ensemble which is firmly established as an important voice in the world of chamber music.
“The Jupiter String Quartet, an ensemble of eloquent intensity, has matured into one of the mainstays of the American chamber-music scene.”
— The New Yorker