November 24th, 2007 - Tiberius Week 2007 updateThe 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.
The Cadenza String Duo's concert is being held Friday, November 2nd, 2007. Click here for more information.
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.
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.
The Cadenza String Quartet will be performing at WestFestStudentMusic on Sunday, June 10th, 2007.
Check our performances page for details.
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 recitalCadenza 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).
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.
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.
