Concertt ime: 7:00 p.m.

The concert is at First United Church, Waterloo., at our new time: 7:00 p.m.

Tickets $35 (students $20) - from www.ticketscenecas.ca/kwcms

Here’s the excellent Concertmaster of the K-W Symphony, with one of our favorite pianists as her companion.

Program:

Mozart, Sonata in A,  K. 305

Fauré sonata no.1 (op.13) Amy Beach Romance; 

Brahms sonata no.1 (in g)

Bénédicte Lauzière violin:

Described as “beautiful to watch and breathtaking to hear” by the Guelph Mercury, violinist Bénédicte Lauzière enjoys a prolific career on the Canadian stage notably as concertmaster of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, but also as a soloist, chamber musician and recitalist. She won numerous prizes and awards including the Prix d’Europe 2014, the Michael-Measures Award 2011, the Peter Mendell Prize 2010 as well as a grant for professional musicians from the Canada Council for the Arts. Ms Lauzière was a laureate of the prestigious Stulberg International String Competition in 2010 and won several first prizes in national competitions. As a soloist, her recent performances include Korngold’s Concerto op. 35 in d major and Ravel’s Tzigane with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, respectively in October and April 2016 and Tchaikovsky’s Concerto op. 35 in d major with the Kingston Symphony in January 2016. She also had the great privilege of sharing the stage as a soloist with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and Yoav Talmi as well as with the Western Michigan University Orchestra. Bénédicte obtained her Master of Music degree from the Juilliard School in New York City in May 2014, where she studied with Masao Kawasaki with the support of the Karl H. Kraeuter, H. & E. Kivekas and Starr scholarships. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Schulich School of Music at McGill University, studying with Jonathan Crow as recipient of the Lloyd Carr-Harris scholarship. She also studied with Helmut Lipsky at Conservatoire de Musique de Montréal.

JUNO Award winning pianist Angela Park: has been praised for her “stunningly beautiful pianism” (Grace Welsh Prize, Chicago), “beautiful tone and sensitivity” (American Record Guide), and for performing “with such brilliant clarity it took your breath away” (Chapala, Mexico). Angela’s versatility as both soloist and chamber musician has led to performances across Canada, as well as in the United States, Europe, Japan and Mexico. She has performed for such notable series as Montreal’s Pro Musica, Ottawa Chamberfest, Toronto Summer Music Festival, Parry Sound’s Festival of the Sound, Winnipeg Virtuosi, Debut Atlantic and Prairie Debut Tours, Orchestra London Canada, Sinfonia Toronto, Stratford Symphony, and the Northern Lights Music Festival in Mexico.

Angela developed a passion for chamber music early on in her music studies, and this has led to a varied career as a chamber musician. She has developed a longstanding collaborative partnership with violist Sharon Wei, both as a duo, and as former founding members (2006-2022) of the renowned Ensemble Made In Canada. Their work together reached across every province and territory across Canada, culminating in a JUNO Award for their Mosaïque Album in 2021. They have also toured as a duo for Debut Atlantic and Prairie Debut, and continue to collaborate regularly with other musicians across the country.