February 13th, 2010 - Upcoming concerts by the Diaghilev Trio

Cadenza Strings musicians Sonya Matoussova and Olga Rykov have joined forces with pianist Ioulia Blinova to form the Diaghilev Trio. They will be giving two concerts this month. Join them in Ottawa on February 21st, or in Montreal on February 28th for a fantastic program featuring works by Haydn, Arensky, and Piazzolla. (Click the photo for a full-resolution image.)

November 6th, 2009 - IMPORTANT! Technical problem with online form

It was brought to our attention yesterday that the contact form found on our Contact Us page had not been functional for quite some time, and has therefore been removed from the site until the problem has been resolved. If you sent us a quote request or availability query using our online form anytime after August 20th, 2009, we did not receive it. Our sincere apologies to anyone who did not receive a response! We ask that you resubmit your request via our email address (info@cadenzastrings.com) or toll-free number (1.888.589.6801) and you will be contacted as soon as possible. Thank you for your understanding.

September 10th, 2009 - Now offering harp music

Have you always dreamed of having that touch of romance in your wedding ceremony that only a harp can add? Well now Cadenza Strings can help you find it! Choose from our Cadenza Strings Harp Duo (violin & classical harp), Cadenza Strings Celtic Duo (fiddle & celtic harp), or Cadenza Strings solo harp.

July 26th, 2009 - Now offering harpsichord and organ

Cadenza Strings welcomes Dutch harpsichord player and organist Robert Koolstra to our roster! Email us for information on booking a string quartet and keyboard for your wedding.

July 14th, 2009 - Now offering oboe trios (oboe, violin & cello) in Ottawa & Montréal

July 7th, 2009 - Alaya String Quartet wins 1st Prize in Canadian Music Competition

The Alaya String Quartet's performance of Debussy's String Quartet in G minor on Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 earned the ensemble first prize in the chamber music "21 years" category at the national finals of the 2009 Canadian Music Competition. The results were announced today at Salle Claude-Champagne of l'Université de Montréal in Montréal, QC and the quartet took home the $1000.00 Fonds les amis de l'art William Tritt scholarship. The panel, consisting of Andrew Dawes, Michael Kim, James C. Lebens, Beth Roberts and David Rosenmeyer, assigned the quartet a score of 97%.

May 1st, 2009 - Alaya String Quartet successful in provincial finals of Canadian Music Competition

The provincial finals in the Canadian Music Competition were held yesterday at Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Québec. The Alaya String Quartet performed Schumann's String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, receiving a mark of 89% from adjudicators Bonnie Nicholson, Midori Koga and Laurence Kayaleh. The quartet will now advance to the national finals, to be held in Montreal in July.

April 10th, 2009 - Alaya String Quartet successful in first round of Canadian Music Competition

The Alaya String Quartet performed Mozart's String Quartet No. 15 in D minor K.421 today in Montréal for the first round of the Canadian Music Competition. The group was assigned a grade of 90% by judges Marie-André Chevrette and Réjean Coallier and will advance to the provincial finals taking place later this month.

March 1st, 2009 - Haydn 2009

The Alaya String Quartet will perform Haydn's String Quartet Op. 20 No. 4 in at 2PM in the March 19th concert of the Haydn 2009 festival, presented by the Arte Musica Foundation. Come to the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Montréal for a day of Haydn quartets performed by young string quartets from all over Montreal!

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