March 16th, 2008 - Cadenza Strings presents the Alaya String Quartet!

Formerly known as the Cadenza String Quartet, the Alaya String Quartet (Sheila Jaffé & Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh, violins, Emilie Grimes, viola, & Sonya Matoussova, cello) will present three full-length recitals this April, in Laval-des-Rapides, Montréal, and Ottawa. For concert details, please visit their page or click the photo on the right.

February 9th, 2008 - Now offering guitar & violin duos in Ottawa

Cadenza Strings is happy to announce the addition of classical guitarist Khalid Omar to our roster of talented guest musicians. We are now offering violin & guitar duos for weddings and other events in Ottawa. Click here to see the current Cadenza String Duo (violin & guitar) repertoire list.

January 20th, 2008 - Cadenza Strings "ensembles" page

An "ensembles" page has been added to the Cadenza Strings website. The page includes a breakdown of all of our performance, wedding and event ensembles, as well as brief descriptions and links to applicable pages containing further information.

January 6th, 2008 - Concert at Jeunesses Musicales in Montreal

Cadenza Strings violinist Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh will be playing second violin in a performance of Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat major, Opus 44 at Jeunesses Musicales in Montreal, alongside l'Orchestre de la Francophonie (OFC) concertmaster Amélie Benoit Bastien, OFC conductor and violist Jean-Philippe Tremblay, OFC principal cellist Caroline Milot, and pianist Louise-Andrée Baril. The concert is on Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 at 6:00PM, and tickets are $20.00. For more information, click here.

November 24th, 2007 - Tiberius Week 2007 update

The Cadenza String Duo (Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh, violin & Sonya Matoussova, cello) has just returned from Targu Mures, Romania (via London, England, where they visited former Cadenza Strings violist Shasta Ellenbogen, who is currently studying at the Guildhall School). Brenna and Sonya resided in the guestroom of the beautiful Cultural Palace, where they were participants in the 2007 edition of the Tiberius International Chamber Music Festival. The duo received daily coachings from Romanian cellist Stefan Metz (of the Orlando String Quartet) and Hungarian violinist Sandor Devich (of the Bartok String Quartet). Brenna and Sonya attended professional concerts of chamber music every night, which included performances by the host Tiberius Quartet, the Rubens Quartet (from Holland) and various guest musicians from the area. The student groups participating in the masterclass program included the Anima Quartet (Romania), the Mavron Quartet (England), and the Attacca Trio (Netherlands). The week-long festival concluded with two concerts by the student ensembles, the first held in the Small Concert Hall of the Cultural Palace, and the second in the city of Udvarhely, 100 kilometres from Targu Mures. Please see our photo gallery for some pictures of the festival.

October 19th, 2007 - Cadenza String Duo concert in November

The Cadenza String Duo's concert is being held Friday, November 2nd, 2007. Click here for more information.

September 1st, 2007 - Cadenza Strings in Romania

The Cadenza String Duo (Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh, violin & Sonya Matoussova, cello) has been invited to Romania to participate in a chamber music festival, Tiberius Week 2007, from November 11th-19th, 2007. A fundraising concert is being planned for the beginning of November. Click here for more information.

July 21st, 2007 - l'Orchestre de la francophonie canadienne concert

L'Orchestre de la francophonie canadienne will perform at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, July 28th, 2007 at 7:30PM. The program will include Symphony No.4 by Bruckner, and the world premier of the OFC commission Cry by Scott Good. Tickets are free and are available in person from the NAC Box Office.

June 1st, 2007 - Cadenza Strings to be featured in WestFest

The Cadenza String Quartet will be performing at WestFestStudentMusic on Sunday, June 10th, 2007.
Check our performances page for details.

May 24th, 2007 - Now taking summer bookings

Our summer schedules have been finalized, and we are now taking bookings for July and August 2007.
Contact us to see if your date is available!

May 23rd, 2007 - Cadenza is back in the Market!!

Now that the weather is nice, Brenna and Sonya are back in the market with their violins. Stop by the corner of York and Byward to hear some duets! Be sure to check our performances page for dates.

April 3rd, 2007 - Chamber music recital

Cadenza Strings violinist Brenna Hardy-Kavanagh will be performing a chamber music recital with violist Rennie Regehr, cellist Anne Davison and pianist Elliott Braganza on Saturday, April 14th, 2007 at 8:00PM in Freiman Hall (Perez Building, University of Ottawa). The program will include the Trio in B major (Brahms) and Quartet in C minor (Fauré). Free admission.

The University of Ottawa Orchestra and Choirs present Karl Jenkins' Mass for Peace on Thursday, April 12th, 2007 at 8:00PM at St. Joseph's Church (Laurier at Cumberland).

February 1st, 2007 - Cadenza Strings musicians to be featured at the OYOA Gala this Saturday

Cadenza Strings guest musicians Yolanda Bruno, Paul Casey and Siobhan Deshauer will be featured soloists in the Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy's 25th Anniversary Gala Concert this Saturday, February 3rd, 2007. The program includes a world premiere of Maya the Bee (by Canadian composer Robert Rival) and works by Vivaldi, Chausson, Wagner, and Moussorgsky. The show starts at 7:30PM at the Centrepointe Theatre. Tickets are available at the Centrepointe box office.

January 19th, 2007 - Upcoming orchestra concerts

Monday, January 29th - Ottawa Symphony Orchestra: A French Connection. Program to include Symphony No.3 "Organ Symphony" (Saint-Saens), Kaleidoscope (Mercure) and world premiere of Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (Gellman). National Arts Centre, 8PM. More information: www.ottawasymphony.com

Thursday, February 8th - University of Ottawa Orchestra: Symphony No.3 (Bruckner). St. Joseph's Church, 8PM.

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