PAST CONCERTS
NACO - National Arts Centre Orchestra
K-WCMS - Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society
EMIC - Ensemble Made In Canada
2024
JANUARY
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON
17,18 NACO - Ottawa ON
19 Alliance String Quartet, Alliance Francaise - Toronto ON (Mayumi Seiler, Min Jeong Koh, Hez Leung)
25-27 NACO - Ottawa ON
28 Les AMIS Concerts - Cobourg ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00
FEBRUARY
1-3 NACO - Ottawa ON
4 Music for a Sunday Afternoon, Carleton Dominon Chalmers Centre - Ottawa ON
7,8 NACO - Ottawa ON
11,12 NACO - Ottawa ON
14 NACO - Ottawa ON
17 Algoma Conservatory Concerts, The Loft - Sault Ste Marie ON (St. John-Mercer-Park Trio) 19.30
28 NACO - Quebec QC
MARCH
2 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON
7,8 NACO - Ottawa ON
20,21 NACO - Ottawa ON
23 5 at the First - Orleans United Church - Orleans ON (Ironwood Quartet)
APRIL
3,4 NACO - Ottawa ON
6 5 at the First - Orleans United Church - Orleans ON
11-13 NACO - Ottawa ON
22 Kimiko's Pearl recording session - Toronto ON
25-27 NACO - Ottawa ON
MAY
4 WolfGANG Session #23 - Club Saw, Ottawa ON (Ironwood Quartet)
8,9 NACO - Ottawa ON
15,16 NACO - Ottawa ON
18 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (String Extravaganza XII)
JUNE
12,13 NACO - Ottawa ON
19,20 NACO - Ottawa ON
23 The Music Garden - Toronto ON (solo cello, World Premiere by India Gailey)
27-29 NACO - Ottawa ON
JULY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON
22-27 Toronto Summer Music Festival - Toronto ON
31 Ottawa Chamberfest
AUGUST
3, 8 Ottawa Chamberfest
16-25 Affinis Festival - Japan
2023
JANUARY
12-14 NACO - Ottawa ON
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON
21 NACO - Ottawa ON
FEBRUARY
2-4 NACO - Ottawa ON (Dance: Romeo & Juliet)
5 *POSTPONED to June* 5 at the First - Orleans ON (with Jessica Linnebach, violin & Angela Park, piano)
9,10 NACO - Ottawa ON
11 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON
14 NACO - Isabel Bader Theatre, Kingston ON
16 Sounding Board Music Series - Aeolian Hall, London ON (flute trio)
18 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (with Susan Hoeppner, flute & Angela Park, piano)
23-25 NACO - Ottawa ON
MARCH
1,2 NACO - Ottawa ON
5 Les AMIS Concerts - Cobourg ON (Mercer-Park Duo) POSTPONED
8,9 NACO - Ottawa ON
17-18 Recording with Mayumi Seiler - Toronto ON
23 Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra - Thunder Bay ON (Airat Ichamouratov Cello Concerto)
29,30 NACO - Ottawa ON
31 NACO WolfGANG session - Club SAW, Ottawa ON
APRIL
5,6 NACO - Ottawa ON
8 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (String Extravaganza XII)
13-15 NACO - Ottawa ON
19,20 NACO - Ottawa ON
23 5 at the First - Orleans ON (with Yosuke Kawasaki, Jessica Linnebach & Carissa Klopoushak)
26 NACO - Ottawa ON
27 Rockcliffe Park Public Library - Ottawa ON (String Quartet from Apr 23)
29 NACO - Ottawa ON
MAY
1-19 NACO Mentorship Program - Ottawa ON
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON
13 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (with Caitlin Boyle, viola & Angela Park, piano)
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON
27 Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra - Scarborough ON (Elgar Cello Concerto)
JUNE
7,8 NACO - Ottawa ON
10 Great Artist Music Series - Aurora ON (Seiler Trio)
15,17 NACO - Ottawa ON
22-24 NACO - Ottawa ON
25 5 at the First - Orleans ON (with Jessica Linnebach & Angela Park) 15.30
29 Japanese Embassy - Ottawa ON (Private quartet concert)
JULY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON
5.6 NACO - Ottawa ON
9 Music and Beyond - Ottawa ON 17.30
11 Toronto Summer Music - Toronto ON (Ironwood Quartet)
20 NACO / Chamberfest - Ottawa ON
23 Chamberfest - Ottawa ON (Ironwood Quartet & Sarah Slean)
27 Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON
29 Chamberfest - Ottawa ON (Ironwood Quartet)
SEPTEMBER
13 NACO - Ottawa ON
14 NACO - Ottawa ON
17 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - Dominion Chalmers, Ottawa ON 15.00
20 NACO - Ottawa ON
21 NACO - Ottawa ON
24 Album launch - Heliconian Club, Toronto (Kevin Lau & St. John - Mercer - Park Trio) 17.30-19.30
OCTOBER
1 Kingston Symphony - Kingston ON (Lalo Concerto)
5-7 NACO - Ottawa ON
14 WolfGANG Sessions 21 - Saw Gallery, Ottawa (music by Jocelyn Morlock)
25,26 NACO - Ottawa ON
29 NACO - Ottawa ON
NOVEMBER
1 NACO - Ottawa ON
2,3 NACO - Ottawa ON
9-11 NACO - Ottawa ON
22-24 NACO - Ottawa ON
28 Chamberfest Concert Series - Ottawa ON (St. John - Park - Mercer Trio)
29,30 NACO - Ottawa ON
DECEMBER
1-3 NACO - Ottawa ON
7-9 NACO - Ottawa ON
12 NACO - Ottawa ON
13 NACO - Ottawa ON
16 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (Mercer-Park Duo)
20,21 NACO - Ottawa ON
2022
JANUARY
13 Ottawa Chamberfest Chamber Chat - watch HERE
18 NACO at the Fourth Livestream (Schoenberg, Beethoven, Perkinson) - watch HERE
21 RCM Taylor Academy Junior Cello Masterclass
FEBRUARY
5 Bravo Niagara Kimiko's Pearl Digital Short premiere
9 OAcademy Masterclass on Mahler Symphonies
27 Cello Masterclass - Toronto ON
MARCH
6 NACO at the Fourth - NAC, Ottawa in-person and livestream (with Gabriela Montero, piano)
9,10 NACO - Ottawa ON
12 5 at the First - Hamilton ON
30 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto
APRIL
3 ORMTA Hamilton Fundraiser for June Caskey Memorial Scholarship - Hamilton ON
5 NACO - Carnegie Hall NYC
13,14 NACO - Ottawa ON
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON
30 5 at the First - Hamilton ON
MAY
3 NACO at the Fourth - Ottawa ON (in-person & free livestream)
7 NACO - Ottawa ON
12-14 NACO - Ottawa ON
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON
21 5 at the First - Hamilton ON
28 NACO - Ottawa ON (Governor General Performing Arts Awards)
JUNE
1-17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Mentorship Program)
9,10 NACO - Ottawa ON
16,17 NACO - Ottawa ON
18 5 at the First - Hamilton ON
21 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society - Waterloo ON (Mercer-Park Duo)
23-25 NACO - Ottawa ON
26 5 at the First - Orleans ON (with Jessica Linnebach & Angela Park)
JULY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON (Canada Day)
6-9 NACO - Ottawa ON (Summerfest)
21 Chamberfest - Ottawa ON (Mustonen & Mendelssohn Octets)
22 NACO at Chamberfest - Ottawa ON
25-30 Toronto Summer Music Festival
27 Toronto Summer Music Festival (Dumky Trio with Scott St. John & Phil Chiu)
29 Toronto Summer Music Festival (Mendelssohn Octet)
30 Toronto Summer Music Festival (Fanny Mendelssohn Qt) Watch HERE from 7:00:58
AUGUST
2 Chamberfest - Ottawa ON (with Rihab Chaieb)
30-31 Recording the music of Kevin Lau - London ON
SEPTEMBER
1-2 Recording the music of Kevin Lau - London ON
8,9 NACO - Ottawa ON
22 NACO - Ottawa ON
23 NACO WolfGANG Session - Club Saw, Ottawa ON
24 NACO - Ottawa ON
25 NACO - Ottawa ON
29 NACO - Ottawa ON
OCTOBER
1 NACO - Ottawa ON
5,6 NACO - Ottawa ON
13,14 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto ON
15 Art of Time Ensemble - Stratford ON
16 Art of Time Ensemble - Burlington ON
22 Kindred Sprits Orchestra - Markham ON (Lalo Concerto)
27-29 NACO - Ottawa ON (Dance: Handmaid's Tale)
NOVEMBER
5 NACO - Ottawa ON
9,10 NACO - Ottawa ON
17 COC Free Concert Series - Toronto ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio)
19 Canadian Sinfonetta - Toronto ON (Haydn C major Concerto, Morlock Solace)
29 Cello Masterclass - Western University, London ON
DECEMBER
1 Chamber concert - Western University, London ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio)
2 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society - Waterloo ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio)
3 Private House Concert - Toronto ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio, please contact Rachel for info)
4 Syrinx Sunday Concerts - Toronto ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio)
8-10 NACO - Ottawa ON
11 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts - Hamilton ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio)
14,15 NACO - Ottawa ON (Messiah)
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON
2021
JANUARY
13 NACO String training auditions online
30 5 at the First: Remembering Yehonatan Berick, Zoom event
FEBRUARY
3 OAcademy: Orchestra of the Americas cello masterclass
6 5 at the First: String Extravaganza X: Tribute to Yehonatan Berick - view HERE
13 NAC Big Bang! Musical Postcards video - view HERE
23 NACO at the Fourth Livestream (Ferrenc, LeBeau) FREE - view HERE
27 NACO "Mighty River" Livestream FREE
MARCH
7 University of Ottawa: Music at Tabaret (Tchaikovsky) FREE (registration required)
13 Ottawa Chamberfest: Musicians of NACO
24 Concerts in Care - Toronto
26 Cello Masterclass - Taylor Academy, Royal Conservatory of Music
28 5 at the First: Live From the Living Room (solo cello livestream) 14.00 FREE
APRIL
13 NACO & MusicFest Canada: virtual cello group session
30 NACO Lunchbreak Video 17 - view HERE
MAY
8 This Is My Music Episode re-broadcast - listen HERE 10.00 EST
16 NACO & Lotus Centre for Special Music Education: Virtual Music Centre workshop
18 NACO & Lotus Centre for Special Music Education: Virtual Music Centre workshop
JUNE
5 Agassiz Chamber Music Festival - livestream (Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence) 19.30
11 NACO Lunchbreak Video 18 - view HERE 12.00
18-20 Recording with Allegra Chamber Orchestra - FestivELLE (Alice Ping Yee Ho Mascarada)
25 FestiveELLE video premiere with Allegra Chamber Orchestra - view HERE 22.30
JULY
10 NACO Live - view HERE 20.00
19-24 Toronto Summer Music Festival
21 Toronto Summer Music Festival Bach - view HERE
23 Toronto Summer Music Festival Brahms - view HERE
24 Toronto Summer Music Festival Bartok - view HERE
26-29 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound - recording sessions
31 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - view HERE
31 Ottawa Chamberfest - Cellobration! 19.00
AUGUST
7 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - view HERE
13-18 Affinis Music Festival, Japan
SEPTEMBER
1 Muzewest Concerts, Bach Suite No. 6 in D major - view HERE
10 NACO Live - view HERE
18 NACO Live - view HERE
OCTOBER
3 5 at the First Chamber Music Series in Orleans ON - view HERE
7 NACO Live - view HERE
16 Caledon Chamber Concerts - Caledon ON (Seiler Trio)
21 NACO Live - view HERE
23 NACO at the Fourth, WolfGANG Sessions - view HERE
30 NACO Live - view HERE
NOVEMBER
7 5 at the First Chamber Music Series in Orleans ON
11 NACO Live - view HERE
DECEMBER
3-5 NACO Nutcracker
6 Chamberfest - Ottawa ON (Canada Council Instrument Bank chamber group)
9-11 Holiday Cirque with NACO - info HERE
15,16 NACO Live - info HERE (Messiah/Labadie)
19 Les AMIS Concerts - Cobourg ON (Mercer-Park Duo) POSTPONED
2020
JANUARY
4 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (String Extravaganza IX) 15.00
9-11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/Family 80s)
15,16 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Schumann/Montero)
22 Research event, Western University - London ON (EMIC Mosaique Project)
23 Private CD Launch party - Toronto ON (EMIC Mosaique Project)
24 First Ontario Centre - St Catherines ON (EMIC Mosaique Project)
29,30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Oundjian/Dvorak)
FEBRUARY
2 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - Ottawa ON 14.00
5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Debussy/Bell)
6 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Shelley/Debussy/Bell)
9 Amici Ensemble - Mazzoleni Hall, Toronto 15.00
14 World Premiere Stewart Goodyear cello concerto with NACO 19.00
20-22 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto ON
26,27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zhang/Mozart)
29 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (Mayumi Seiler, Joel Quarrington) 15.00
Due to Covid-19, March onward features video links posted during isolation as well.
MARCH
24 NACO LunchBreak Video 1: Bach - view HERE
29 Cello Extravaganza V, 5 at the First - Hamilton ON - POSTPONED
30 NACO LunchBreak Video 2: Ave Maria - view HERE
APRIL
1 Mercer-Park Duo - Rachmaninoff Sonata III - view HERE
14 NACO LunchBreak Video 3: Prokofiev for kids - view HERE
26 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts - Hamilton ON (AYR Trio) - POSTPONED
28 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (AYR Trio) - POSTPONED
28 NACO LunchBreak Video 4: About my cello - view HERE
MAY
NACO lessons and group class with MusicFest cellists
6 Ravel Duo II with Yehonatan Berick for K-WCMS/HCA - view HERE
8 NACO LunchBreak Video 5: Brahms, Mercer-Park Duo - view HERE
17 Pomp and Circumstance for New England Conservatory grads - view HERE
19 NACO LunchBreak Video 6: Cellists of NACO Holberg I - view HERE
20 EMIC Mosaique Project LIVE from January 24, 2020 - view HERE
25 Mendelssohn with Kaili Maimets & Angela Park for 5 at the First - view HERE
26 NACO LunchBreak Video 7: Cellists of NACO Holberg II - view HERE
28 NACO LunchBreak Video 8: O Canada with NACO - view HERE
29 NACO Coffee Break CTV Ottawa: with Yehonatan Berick - view HERE
JUNE
NACO Bass mock auditions, lessons with NACO Bursary Competition cellists
8 NACO LunchBreak Video 9: Cellists of NACO Holberg III - view HERE
14 NACO Summer FanFair for the Ottawa Food Bank - view HERE
15 NACO LunchBreak Video 10: Cellists of NACO Holberg IV - view HERE
18 NACO LunchBreak Video 11: NACO plays Mozart - view HERE
26 NACO LunchBreak Video 12: Cellists of NACO Holberg V - view HERE
29 Art of Time Ensemble interview with Andrew Buraskho - view HERE
JULY
1 CBC Virtual Orchestra plays world premiere by Vivian Fung - view HERE
3 National Academy Orchestra - private lessons
6 NACO LunchBreak Video 13: Beethoven with Yehonatan Berick - view HERE
6 National Academy Orchestra - masterclass
7 Azrieli Music - Murphy Concerto with OCM - view HERE until end of Aug
9 NACO - group class with Parkdale Orch and Strings of St John cellos
10 National Academy Orchestra - private lessons
17 NACO Coffee Break CTV Ottawa: with Yehonatan Berick - view HERE
24 NACO LunchBreak Video 14: Henryson with Kimball Sykes - view HERE
AUGUST
8 LOVE Project 2020: largest online orch plays Magic Flute - view HERE
17 NACO LunchBreak Video 15: Cellists of NACO & Friends Haydn - view HERE
SEPTEMBER
6 Yehonatan & Rachel Stream from Home: Servais / Ghys - view HERE
7 NACO LunchBreak Video 16: Bloch Canzona - view HERE
22 Online guest for Bradley Thachuk's Orchestral Literature Survey - Glenn Gould School RCM
29 NACO at the Fourth - The Cellists of the NAC Orchestra - FREE livestream HERE 20.00
2019
JANUARY
5 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON 15.00
12 Canadian Sinfonietta - Markham ON 20.00 (Pepa Mutations for cello & strings)
13 Canadian Sinfonietta - Victoria Hall, Cobourg ON 15.00 (Pepa Mutations)
16,17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pinnock/Bach St Matthew Passion) 20.00
19 NACO - Ottawa ON (NAC Presents) 20.00
21 NACO - Ottawa ON (Hillcrest High School) 13.00
23 NACO - Ottawa ON (De La Salle High School) 13.00
25,26 NACO - Ottawa ON (Harry Potter) 19.35
31 NACO - Ottawa ON (National Ballet) 20.00
FEBRUARY
1,2 NACO - Ottawa ON (National Ballet) 20.00
3 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Enescu) 14.00
7,8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Vaughan Williams) 20.00
9 WolfGANG Session 13 - Mercury Lounge Ottawa 21.00
13,14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Schumann) 20.00
20,21 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zukerman/Dvorak) 20.00
23 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (EMIC Mosaique Project) 13.00
23 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto 20.00
24 Les AMIS Concerts - The Loft, Cobourg ON (EMIC Mosaique Project) 15.00
25 Montreal Nouvelles Musiques - Montreal QC (EMIC Mosaique Project) 21.30
26 Concerts de Westminster - Quebec QC (EMIC Mosaique Project) 20.00
MARCH
1 Whitehorse Concerts - Yukon Arts Centre (EMIC Mosaique Project) school show
2 Whitehorse Concerts - Yukon Arts Centre (EMIC Mosaique Project) 20.00
6 NACO - Isabel Bader Theatre, Kingston ON 20.00
8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Life Reflected) 20.00
16 Almonte in Concert - Almonte ON (EMIC Mosaique Project) 19.30
17 Sine Nomine de Quebec - Carter Hall, Quebec (AYR Trio, Dvorak/Ravel) 16.30
20 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tovey/Ehnes) 20.00
24 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - Ottawa ON (Ehnes/Dvorak) 14.00
28-30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Wizard of Oz) 20.00
30,31 NACO - Ottawa ON (Family) 14.30
APRIL
4-6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Giselle/Grand Ballets Montreal) 20.00
9-11 Mercer Duo premiere recording of all CDN women duos, Toronto
12 Great Artist Music Series - Aurora ON (AYR Trio) 20.00
13 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (Mercer Duo with 3 World Premieres) 15.00
17,18 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Ravel)
27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Governor General Awards) 20.00
28 Xenia Concerts - Ottawa ON (cello duo with Julia Maclaine) 11.00
MAY
1,2 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Brahms)
8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Brahms & Dvorak)
10-26 NACO European Tour
12 NACO European Tour - Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden UK 15.00
14 NACO European Tour - Cadogan Hall, London UK 19.30
16 NACO European Tour - La Seine Musicale (Solo/Children's concerts) 9.30
17 NACO European Tour - La Seine Musicale (Solo/Children's concerts) 9.30
17 NACO European Tour - La Seine Musicale, Paris (Life Reflected) 20.30
18 NACO European Tour - La Seine Musicale, Paris (Brahms) 20.30
20 NACO European Tour - Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht 20.15
22 NACO European Tour - Koncerthuset Copenhagen 19.30
24 NACO European Tour - Stockholm (Bach) 12.00
24 NACO European Tour - Konserthuset Stockholm 18.00
25 NACO European Tour - Point Music Festival, Goteborg Konserthuset (Bach)
26 NACO European Tour - Point Music Festival, Goteborg Konserthuest 18.00
JUNE
2 NACO - Ottawa ON (NAC 50th anniversary) 20.00
3 Thirteen Strings - Dominion Chalmbers, Ottawa (Burge One Sail) 19.30
6,7 NACO - Ottawa ON (Carneiro/Josefowicz/Ades) 20.00
12,14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Figaro) 20.00
15 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (Mercer-Park Beethoven Cycle/VC2) 15.00/19.00
18 Summer Solstice Festival - Edmonton AB (EMIC Mosaique Project) 12.00
18 Summer Solstice Festival - Edmonton AB (EMIC) 20.00
20-22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Cirque Goes Broadway) 20.00
26,28 K-WCMS (Mercer-Park Duo Beethoven Cycle) 20.00
JULY
5,6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Bugs Bunny II)
8 Music and Beyond - Ottawa ON (with Kimball Sykes & Angela Park)
11 Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON (Dvorak Concerto)
17 NACO at Music and Beyond - Ottawa ON
19 Xenia Concerts - Toronto ON (Cello Duo with Julia MacLaine) 13.00
19 Collingwood Festival - Collingwood ON (Mayumi Seiler, Serouj Kradjian) 19.00
25 Toronto Summer Music Festival - Toronto ON (Art of Time Ensemble)
28 Xenia Concerts - Toronto ON (EMIC)
28-31 Toronto Summer Music Festival - Toronto ON (EMIC)
31 Toronto Summer Music Festival - Walter Hall, Toronto (EMIC) 19.30
AUGUST
1-4 Toronto Summer Music Festival - Toronto ON (EMIC)
1 Toronto Summer Music Festival, Kids' Concert - Toronto ON (EMIC)
6 Victoria Summer Music - Victoria BC (EMIC Mosaique Project)
9-12 Recording EMIC's Mosaique Project - Toronto ON
13 Kincardine Summer Music - Kincardine ON (EMIC)
15 Waterside Summer Music - Amherst Island ON (EMIC)
SEPTEMBER
11,12 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Verdi)
14 NACO - Isabel Bader Theatre, Kingston ON (Shelley/Verdi)
25 Recording John Burge's "One Sail" with Thirteen Strings - Ottawa
19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Grieg, Croall)
20 NACO - Ottawa ON (Susan Aglukark)
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Susan Aglukark)
27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Kuusisto/Bjarnason)
30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Haydn Sinfonia Concertante, Lutoslawski)
OCTOBER
3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Bartok)
5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Sarah McLachlan Gala)
6 Georgian Music - Barrie ON (with Angela Park, Kaili Maimets) 14.30
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Boreyko/Grieg)
15 Album preview - Canadian Music Centre, Toronto (Mercer Duo) 17.30
17-19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/John Williams)
22-27 EMIC Mosaique Project - Yellowknife ON
30,31 NACO - Ottawa ON (Stasevska/Tchaikovsky)
NOVEMBER
2 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (AYR Trio) 15.00
4 NACO - Ottawa ON (NAC Presents/Dufresne)
7-9 NACO - Ottawa ON (Boston Ballet)
10 Les Amis Concerts - Cobourg ON (with Angela Park, Kaili Maimets) 15.00
18-24 Octagon Ontario Tour (Beethoven Septet & Kevin Lau)
20 Octagon - Parry Sound ON
21 Octagon - Sudbury ON
22 Octagon - Algoma Concerts, Sault Ste Marie ON
24 Octagon - Ottawa Chamber Music Society ON
27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Inkinen/Beethoven)
DECEMBER
4-8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Nutcracker)
8 Concerts Ponticello - Gatineau QC (EMIC w Yehonatan Berick) 11.00
12-14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Holiday Pops)
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Messiah)
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Jann Arden)
2018
JANUARY
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Kanellakis/Linnebach)
13 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (AYR Trio) 15.00
14 Les Amis Concerts - Coburg ON (AYR Trio) 14.00
14 K-WCMS - Waterloo ON (AYR Trio) 20.00
17,18 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Braunstein)
21 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - National Gallery, Ottawa ON (Storgards/Brahms)
25-27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Nijinsky/Dance/Shostakovich)
28 Private House Concert - Toronto ON (EMIC - email for details)
31 NACO - Ottawa ON (Jensen/Ott)
FEBRUARY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON (Jensen/Ott)
2-9 Western University Residency - London ON (EMIC)
5 K-WCMS, Waterloo (EMIC, Dionysis Grammenos)
6 Cello Masterclass - Western University, London 19.00
7 RBA Concerts, Toronto (EMIC + Dionysis Grammenos)
9 Western University Opera Soiree - London ON (EMIC + Johannes Debus) 19.00
10 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (EMIC) 15.00
14 NACO - Ottawa ON (De la Salle, side-by-side)
23 Masterclasses - Junior & Senior Taylor Academy, Royal Conservatory, Toronto
MARCH
1,2 NACO - Ottawa ON (Boreyko/Marsalis)
7,8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Labadie/Handel)
10 Xenia Concerts - Dominion Chalmers, Ottawa ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 11.00
11 Xenia Concerts - Flato Markham Theatre ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
15-17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Everly/Pops)
22,23 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Brahms)
24 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Shelley/Brahms)
28 Adjudicating Galimir Chamber Music Prize - University of Toronto
29 CMC Presents - Canadian Music Centre, Toronto ON (solo cello) 17.00
31 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (String Extravaganza VII) 15.00
APRIL
4,6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Schumann)
5 NACO - Maison Symphonique, Montreal (Shelley/Schumann)
7 WolfGANG - Mercury Lounge, Ottawa (Fung "Humanoid" Ottawa Premiere)
8 Ensemble Made In Canada Mosaïque Project fundraiser - Hart House, U of T
12-14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Dracula ballet/Mahler)
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zhang/Beethoven)
21 NACO - Ottawa ON (Trudel/Seasons)
26-28 NACO - Ottawa ON (Everly/Pops)
MAY
2,3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Makela/Hough)
5 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (Twelve Strings) 15.00
5 K-WCMS - Waterloo ON (Twelve Strings) 20.00
6 Music of Matthew Todd - Walter Hall, U of Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 12.30
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Mozart)
12,13 Brahms Double Concerto - Oakville ON (Yehonatan Berick, Oakville Symphony)
17,18 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tyzik/Pops)
23,24 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Ax)
26 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/YPC)
JUNE
2 NACO - Ottawa ON (Governor General Awards)
5-9 QuartetFest - Wilfrid Laurier University (AYR Trio)
8 K-WCMS - Waterloo ON (AYR Trio, Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky Trios)
9 QuartetFest Faculty Concert - Wilfrid Laurier University
15-17 Montreal International Chamber Music Festival
17 Cellisimo - Montreal QC
JULY
21 Renee M Caisse Theatre - Bracebridge ON (Mayumi Seiler & Seiler Strings) 19.30
25-27 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (EMIC)
25 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (EMIC - Mozart Piano Quartet) 13.30
26 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (Bach Suite No. 4) 15.30
26 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (WORLD PREMIERE Mosaïque Project)
27 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (Bach Suite No. 5) 13.30
27 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (EMIC - Brahms g minor Quartet ) 15.30
27 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (EMIC) 19.30 (with Patricia O'Callaghan)
AUGUST
4 Ottawa Chamberfest/Xenia Concerts - Ottawa ON (EMIC) 10.00
4 Ottawa Chamberfest - National Gallery, Ottawa ON (EMIC) 13.00
8 Concerts aux Iles du Bic QC (EMIC Mosaïque Project) 20.00
11 Concerts aux Iles du Bic QC 20.00
21-24 Western 360 - London ON (EMIC)
21 Western 360 - Von Kuster Hall, London ON (EMIC) 19.30
25 Leith Summer Festival, The Roxy Theatre, Leith ON (EMIC) 19.30
27 Wellington ON (EMIC with Yehonatan Berick & Dionysis Grammeros)
28 Wellington ON (EMIC Mosaïque Project)
SEPTEMBER
13 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 1,2,3)
14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 5)
19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 6)
20 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 7,8)
22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 9)
26 Mosaïque Project Tour: Music Room - Halifax NS (EMIC)
27 Mosaïque Project Tour: Acadia University - Wolfville NS (EMIC)
28 Mosaïque Project Tour: Mount Allison University - Sackville NB (EMIC)
29 Mosaïque Project Tour: Antigonish Performing Arts NS (EMIC)
OCTOBER
3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Gala/Shelley/Diana Ross)
4 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tom Wilson/Lynn Miles)
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Schubert)
15 World Premiere/Murphy - Maison Symphonique (Erica Goodman/MCO)
28 Kevin Lau "Foundation" - St Catherines ON (Niagara Symphony)
NOVEMBER
1-3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Dance Monteverdi Vespers)
9 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Britten War Requiem)
14,15 NACO - Ottawa ON (Chan/Mendelssohn)
16-19 Mosaïque Project Tour: Iqaluit, Nunavut (EMIC)
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zukerman/Elgar)
28-30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Nutcracker)
DECEMBER
1,2 NACO - Ottawa ON (Nutcracker)
6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops)
8,9 NACO - Ottawa ON (Holiday)
12 Health Arts Society - Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo)
13 Health Arts Society - Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo)
15 NACO - Ottawa ON (Holiday)
16 Xenia Concerts - Sony Centre, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 11.00
16 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (AYR Trio) 20.00
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Handel Messiah)
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON (NAC Presents)
2017
JANUARY
5, 6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zukerman/Elgar)
12-14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/80s)
19-21 NACO - Ottawa ON (National Ballet/Onegin)
22 12 Strings - Chelsea QC (with Yehonatan Berick & Jethro Marks)
25, 26 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zacharias/Beethoven)
27 Conrad Grebel Recital - University of Waterloo (String Sextet) 12.30
28 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (AYR Trio) 15.00
29 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society - Waterloo ON (AYR Trio) 20.00
30 Private concert - Japanese Embassy, Ottawa (Friends of NACO)
FEBRUARY
2, 3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Sibelius)
4 Caledon ON (EMIC) 20.00
5 Private House Concert - Toronto ON (EMIC)
6-10 Residency - University of Western Ontario (EMIC)
9 Von Kuster Hall - Western University, London ON (EMIC + students) 18.00
10 Von Kuster Hall - Western University, London ON (EMIC) 12.00
11 Kindred Spirits Orchestra - Markham ON (Schumann Concerto)
15, 16 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Strauss)
19 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society - Waterloo ON (Sextet) 20.00
23, 24 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Walton)
25 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto
MARCH
1, 2 NACO - Ottawa ON (Valcuha/Brahms)
4 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (Sound the Trumpet/Violin) 15.00
8, 9 NACO - Ottawa ON (Rizzi/Tchaikovsky)
21-24 NACO in the Community - Ottawa ON
31 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto ON (Brahms) 20.00
APRIL
1 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto ON 20.00
2 Cello Extravaganza IV - Hamilton ON 15.30
6-8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/From Paris to Broadway)
12, 13 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Mozart)
20-22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Dance Encount3rs/Shelley)
24-30 NACO - Atlantic Tour
26 The Rocket Room - St John's NFLD (w Duane Andrews) 20.00
MAY
1-6 NACO - Atlantic Tour
11-13 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto ON (Words and Music of Steve Earle) 20.00
17, 18 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Mozart)
20 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (EMIC & Joe Phillips) 15.00
25, 26 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zinman/Schubert)
26 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON (Mercer-Park Duo)
27 Private house concert - Gatineau QC (Mercer-Park Duo
30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Dvorak 9 live concert recording)
JUNE
15, 17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Louis Riel opera)
18 NACO - Toronto ON at Luminato 19.00
21-23 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/The Tenors)
29 NACO - Ottawa ON (Governor General Awards)
JULY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON (Canada Day concert)
6 NACO - Ottawa ON
8 Music and Beyond - Ottawa ON (with Michelle Gott, harp)
8 WolfGANG Sessions - Mercury Lounge, Ottawa ON 21.00
12 NACO - Ottawa ON
14 NACO - Ottawa ON
20 Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON 19.30
AUGUST
1,2 Ottawa Chamberfest (EMIC)
14--20 Classical Unbound - Prince Edward County ON
SEPTEMBER
13, 14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Perlman)
16 NACO - Ottawa ON (Gala/k.d.lang)
20, 21 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 9)
25-29 Artist-in-Residence at Western University - London ON (EMIC)
27 Ensemble Made In Canada - von Kuster Hall, London ON (Dvorak Quintet)
29 Fridays @ 12.30 - von Kuster Hall, London ON (EMIC Dohnanyi Sextet)
30 Consortium Aurora Borealis - Thunder Bay ON (EMIC with Scott St. John)
OCTOBER
1 Mazzoleni Hall - Toronto ON (EMIC) 14.00
3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Sibelius)
5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Lintu/Sibelius)
6 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (Leslie Newman & Friends)
11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Sibelius)
13 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Sibelius)
14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Storgards/Sibelius)
15 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts - Hamilton ON (EMIC with Scott St. John) 14.00
15 K-WCMS - Waterloo ON (EMIC with Scott St. John) 20.00
19 Masterclass - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB 14.00
19 NACO Western Canada tour - Winnipeg MB
23 NACO Western Canada tour - Saskatoon SK
25 Masterclass - University of Calgary 10.00
25 Masterclass - Mount Royal Conservatory, Calgary AB 16.00
26 NACO Western Canada tour - Calgary AB
27 Masterclass - University of Alberta, Edmonton AB 16.00
28 NACO Western Canada tour - Edmonon AB
30 Masterclass - Victoria Conservatory, Victoria BC 17.00
30 NACO Western Canada tour - Victoria BC
31 Masterclass - University of Victoria, Victoria BC 13.30
NOVEMBER
1 Masterclass - University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC 18.00
2 NACO Western Canada tour - Vancouver BC
3 ISCM World New Music Days 2017 - Vancouver BC (Fung Vancouver Premiere)
5 WolfGANG in Whitehorse YT 19.00
8 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON
9 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON
9-11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tchaikovsky Swan Lake)
18 Art of Time Ensemble - Orillia ON (Beethoven A+, Shostakovich Quintet)
23, 24 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zukerman/Beethoven)
26 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - National Gallery, Ottawa (Hamann/Petersen)
DECEMBER
6-10 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tchaikovsky Nutcracker)
12 Health Arts Society - Vancouver BC
13 Music in the Morning - Vancouver BC 10.30
13 Health Arts Society - Vancouver BC
14 Music in the Morning - Vancouver BC 10.30
14 Health Arts Society - Vancouver BC
15 Music in the Morning - Vancouver BC 10.30
20 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Bell)
22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Messiah)
2016
JANUARY
6,7 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Beethoven)
14,15 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Shostakovich)
16 Wolfgang Sessions - Ottawa ON
21 Gallery 345 - Toronto (with Guy Yehuda, clarinet & Peter Longworth, piano)
22 Cello Masterclass - Taylor Academy, Royal Conservatory of Toronto
23 5 at the First Chamber Music Series "Brahms & Friends" Hamilton ON 15.00
25-31 Western University residency (EMIC)
28 Cello Masterclass - Western University
29 Von Kuster Hall - Western University (EMIC with Scott St John) 12.30
FEBRUARY
4,5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Macelaru/Tchaikovsky)
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Brahms)
17,18 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Bizet)
19 Health Arts Society - Toronto ON (solo) 14.30
20 *CHANGED*Mossy Gatherings, Owen Sound ON (solo recital)
25-27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Kuusisto/Rajaton/Queen)
MARCH
3-5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Yan/Sleeping Beauty ballet)
9,10 NACO - Ottawa ON (Fischer/Schumann)
12 WolfGANG Session 6 - Mercury Lounge, Ottawa 21.00
13 NACO Bursary Fundraiser - Ottawa ON 14.00
17 Chamberfest City Series - City Hall, Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo) 12.15
18 House Concert - Gatineau QC (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00 email for more info
24 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (Mercer-Park Duo: Mendelssohn)
30,31 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Strauss)
APRIL
1 Private house concert - Toronto ON (EMIC)
2 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Shelley/Strauss)
3 Syrinx Sunday Concerts (EMIC) 15.00
8 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (EMIC) 20.00
9 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (EMIC) 20.00
10 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts (EMIC) 14.00
13 Gallery 345 - Toronto ON (solo recital) 20.00
14 Port Credit School Show (EMIC)
14 Health Arts Society - Toronto ON (EMIC)
16 Virtuosi Concerts Anniversary Season - Winnipeg (EMIC) 20.00
20,21 NACO - Ottawa ON (Goebel/Baroque)
21 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON
23 5 at the First Chamber Music Series "String Extravaganza V" Hamilton ON
24 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (Sextet concert) 20.00
28-30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops)
MAY
1 Live on Elgin - Ottawa ON (Duane Andrews/Conception Bay)
4,5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Znaider/Dvorak)
6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Royal Wood)
12 MusicFest Canada (Adjudication and clinic)
12,13 NACO - Ottawa ON (Payare/Dvorak)
15 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - National Gallery, Ottawa (Nicola Benedetti)
19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Life Remembered Premiere) 20.00
21 5 at the First Chamber Music Series "Different Romances" Hamilton ON 15.00
25,26 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Sibelius)
JUNE
2,3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Wagner)
5 Pop-up Bach - Hamilton ON (Bach Suite No 1) 13.00
11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Governor General Awards)
14 Montreal Chamber Music Festival - Place Ville Marie 12.10 (solo/duo)
17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Mendelssohn Elijah)
19 Montreal Chamber Music Festival - Salle Pollack, McGill 15.00
20 Canadian Guitar Quartet ATMA recording
23 Pocket Concerts - Toronto (Private concert)
24 Masterclass - Mossy Gatherings, Owen Sound ON 19.00
25 Mossy Gatherings Recital - Owen Sound ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00
26 Pocket Concerts - Toronto (Beethoven 18-6, Debussy Quartets) 14.00
JULY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON (Canada Day) 19.00
17-24 Music at Port Milford (EMIC)
23 St Mary Magdelene - Picton ON (EMIC) 19.30
24-27 Ottawa Chamberfest
25 Siskind Snapshot - Ottawa Chamberfest
26 Gala - Ottawa Chamberfest 19.00
27 Bach Suite No. 4 - Ottawa Chamberfest 12.00
27 What Makes It Great? - Ottawa Chamberfest (Beethoven A+ Sonata) 15.00
28 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON
AUGUST
1 New Music Concert - Ottawa Chamberfest La Nouvelle Scene, Ottawa 12.00
3 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (Rachmaninoff Sonata III) 15.30
4 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (solo, Mercer-Park Duo, EMIC) 15.30
4 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (EMIC, Mozart) 19.30
7 Victoria Summer Music Festival - Victoria BC (EMIC)
11 Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON (Tchaikovksy, Ravel, Sokolovic)
19 Classical Unbound Festival - PEC ON (Villa-Lobos, Ravel, Morlock) 17.30
24 Classical Unbound Festival - PEC ON (Mozetich/Mozart/Tansman/Ravel) 19.30
26 Classical Unbound Festival - PEC ON (Mozart/Mozetich) 19.30
SEPTEMBER
11 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (String Extravaganza VI)
11-15 University of Western Ontario Residency - London ON (EMIC)
15 Von Kuster Hall - University of Western Ontario (EMIC) 12.30
16-24 Atlantic Tour (EMIC)
17 New Brunswick Youth Orchestra retreat
17 Concert, Mount Allison University - Sackville NB 19.30
18 Indian River PEI 15.00
19 Workshop & Seminar, Mount Allison University - Sackville NB
20 Composition Workshop, Dalhousie University - Halifax NS 9.00
21 Music Room - Halifax NS 19.00
22 Elementary School Poster Project, Halifax NS
24 Antigonish NS
OCTOBER
1 NACO - Isabel Bader Theatre, Kingston ON
6, 7 NACO - Ottawa ON (Strauss/Shelley)
12, 13 NACO - Ottawa ON (Beethoven/Schumann Festival)
15 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - National Gallery, Ottawa ON 14.00
16 NACO - Ottawa ON (Beethoven/Schumann Festival)
19, 20 NACO - Ottawa ON (Beethoven/Schumann Festival)
22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Gala/Krall)
25 Benefit for HanVoice - Museum of Nature, Ottawa ON
28 Masterclass for the Junior Taylor Academy - Royal Conservatory, Toronto 17.00
NOVEMBER
3-5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/Canadian Brass)
10-12 NACO - Ottawa ON (Giselle/Shanghai Ballet)
11 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON (Mercer-Park Duo)
16, 17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tchaikovsky/Matheuz)
17 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON (solo cello)
19 WolfGANG Sessions - Mercury Lounge, Ottawa ON
26 Outreach - Sechelt BC (Berick-Mercer-Park Trio)
27 Coast Recital Society - Sechelt BC (Berick-Mercer-Park Trio)
28 Outreach - Sechelt BC (Berick-Mercer-Park Trio)
DECEMBER
1-4 NACO - Ottawa ON (Nutcracker)
7-10 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/Star Wars)
11 NACO - Lobby NAC, Ottawa ON (FanFair free concert) 13.00
15, 16 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pintscher/Stravinsky)
2015
JANUARY
10 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton (String Extravaganza IV) 19.30
11 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (String sextet) 20.00
12-17 Ensemble Made In Canada Western University Residency
13 New Music Concert - Wedlon Atrium, London (EMIC) 11.30
17 Residency concert - von Kuster Hall, London (EMIC) 20.00
24 Elgar Concerto with the Sneak Peek Orchestra
FEBRUARY
1-14 Prairie Debut tour (Kang-Mercer-Park Trio)
1 Altona MB
3 Music 'n Mavens - Winnipeg 12.00
4 Kindersley SK
5 Melfort SK
7 High River AB
8 Lacombe AB
10 Proseries - Brandon MB
13 Lyell Gustin Recital Series - Saskatoon SK
27, 28 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
MARCH
1 Chamber Music Hamilton - Hamilton (Collegium 9) 14.00
1 Artwaves Radio Show 101.5FM - Mohawk College, Hamilton (live interview) 19.00
5 Briton House - Toronto (solo recital) 18.30
6 New Music Talk - Unionville High School (solo) 8.30
6 Cello Masterclass - Glenn Gould School, Royal Conservatory 19.00
8 Seicho-no-Ie - Toronto (solo: Bach 3rd Suite, new work by Andrew Downing) 13.30
18-29 Octagon Tour (Beethoven, Schubert)
21 Virtuosi Concerts, Winnipeg
22 Cecilian Concert Series, Regina
24 Friends of Chamber Music, Vancouver
25 Key City Theatre, Cranbrook
27 Chamber Music Kelowna, Kelowna
29 Algoma Conservatory, Saulte Ste Marie
APRIL
2 Cello Masterclass, University of Toronto 13.00
10 K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
11 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton (Mercer-Oh Trio) 19.30
12 Syrinx Sunday Concerts (Seiler Trio) 15.00
17 Group of 27 - Toronto 20.00
18-22 Prairie Debut tour (Kang-Mercer-Park Trio)
18 Virtuosi Concerts - Winnipeg 20.00
20 Snow Lake MB
21 Thompson MB (school shows)
26 Georgian Music - Barrie (EMIC)
29 Sarnia Concert Association (EMIC)
MAY
2 Neapolitan Connection - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00
5 K-WCMS (EMIC) 20.00
7 Women's Musical Club of Toronto - Walter Hall, Toronto (EMIC) 13.30
8 Port Credit School - outreach (EMIC)
8 Health Arts Soceity - Rekai Centre Sherbourne, Toronto (EMIC) 14.00
9 Canadian Sinfonietta - Glenn Gould Studio (Brahms Double with Joyce Lai)
16 Private concert - Gatineau, QC (Mercer-Park Duo) contact Rachel for details
22, 23 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
30 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton (Clarinet Quintets) 19.30
JULY
14, 17 John Bullard recording
16 PopOpera, Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON 19.30
19 Lowville Festival - Burlington ON (solo Bach) 19.30
23 Barber of Seville, Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON 19.30
28 Ottawa Chamberfest - ACE Workshop, Ottawa ON 10.00-13.00
28 Ottawa Chamberfest 15.00
AUGUST
4 Waterside Summer Series - Amherst Island ON (EMIC & Sue Hoeppner) 19.15
7 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON 19.30
8 Midland ON (with James & Graham Campbell & the Afiara Quartet)
12 Health Arts Society - Bayare, Toronto ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.00
20 Health Arts Society - Belmont House, Toronto ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.00
22 Private house concert - Oakville ON (Mercer-Park Duo)
24-25 Mercer-Park Duo recording - Toronto ON
SEPTEMBER
9 Health Arts Society - Carleton Lodge, Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
10 Health Arts Society - Gary J Armstrong, Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.15
18 Health Arts Society - Seven Oaks, Scarborough 14.00
26,28,30 National Arts Centre Orchestra/Opera Lyra Barber of Seville 20.00
OCTOBER
3 National Arts Centre Orchestra/Opera Lyra Barber of Seville 20.00
4 Twelve Strings (with Yehonatan Berick & Jethro Marks) Chelsea, QC
8 Health Arts Society - Glebe Centre, Ottawa 14.00
10 5 at the First Chamber Music Series "Violin Mix & Mania" 15.00
14 Art of Time Ensemble - Salon fundraiser
15 Cello masterclass - University of Toronto 13.00
16, 17 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
18 Private House Concert - Hamilton ON (Eight Strings)
19-22 Western University Residency - London ON (EMIC)
24 Consortium Aurora Borealis - Thunder Bay (EMIC)
27 Schumann Quintet Project - Von Kuster Hall, London ON (EMIC) 20.00
28 EMIC Burge CD launch - Canadian Music Centre, Toronto
30 Queen's School of Music Artist Series, Kingston (EMIC with Karma Tomm)
31 Masterclass, Queen's University (EMIC)
NOVEMBER
14-25 Mercer-Chung Duo BC tour
14 Whitehorse Concerts, Yukon 19.30 Pre-concert talk 20.00 Concert
15 Duo masterclass, Whitehorse, Yukon
16 Yukon Arts Centre school show - Whitehorse, Yukon
17 Health Arts Society - Minoru Residence, Richmond BC 10.30
17 Health Arts Society - KinVillage, Delta BC 13.30
17 Cello Masterclass - Vancouver Academy of Music 17.00
18 Health Arts Society - Evergreen House, North Vancouver BC 13.45
18 Canadian Music Centre Recital - Vancouver 19.30
19 Health Arts Society - Honora Conway, Vancouver BC 15.00
20 Health Arts Society - Vancouver General Hospital BC 10.30
20 Kay Meek Centre - West Vancouver 14.00
21 Health Arts Society - New Westminster 14.30
22 Cafe Classico - Langley BC 14.30
22 Workshop Langley Community Music School 17.00
24 Cello Masterclass - Kamloops Symphony Music School 15.30
24 St. Andrew's on the Square - Kamloops (solo cello) 19.00
25 House concert - Vernon BC (solo cello) 19.00
28 5 at the First Chamber Music Series "Payadora Tango Ensemble" 15.00
DECEMBER
3-5 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
7 Faculty Chamber Series - Walter Hall, University of Toronto 19.00
10-12 National Arts Centre Orchestra - Ottawa (Pops/Natalie MacMaster) 20.00
15,16 National Arts Centre Orchestra - Ottawa (Messiah) 19.00
16 Health Arts Society - Peter D Clark, Ottawa 14.00
18 National Arts Centre Orchestra - Ottawa (Holiday program) 20.00
20 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - National Gallery, Ottawa 14.00
22 Health Arts Society - Belmont House, Toronto (Trio Atlantik) 19.00
2014
JANUARY
1 Salute to Vienna - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto 14.30
5 Salute to Vienna - Hamilton Place 14.30
8, 9 National Arts Centre Orchestra - Ottawa (Mendelssohn/Bruckner) 20.00
10 K-WCMS - Waterloo (Quartet Atlantik) 20.00
11 5 at the First - Hamilton (Quartet Atlantik) 12.30
11 Pocket Concerts - North York 20.00
16 Health Arts Society - Castleview Wychwood, Toronto (string trio) 14.00
17 Junior Academy masterclass - Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto 17.00
20 Shauna Rolston and Friends - Walter Hall, Toronto 19.00
26 Solo cello - Dave's, Toronto
29 Music Talks - Daniels Spectrum (for New Music Concerts) 17.00
31 University of Toronto chamber music masterclass (EMIC) 11.00
FEBRUARY
2 Solfeggio Series - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00 POSTPONED
4 Briton House - Toronto (solo cello) 18.30
7 Crescendo Concert Series - Hamilton (Seiler Trio) 19.30
12 Health Arts Society - Peter D. Clark, Ottawa (solo cello) 14.00
13 Health Arts Society - Lakeshore Lodge, Etobicoke (string trio) 14.00
18 Health Arts Society - True Davidson Acres (string trio) 14.30
21 Health Arts Society - Seven Oaks, Scarborough (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.30
22 5 at the First - Hamilton (with Yao Guang Zhai & Angela Park) 19.30
23 Solo cello - Dave's, Toronto
MARCH
1 Algoma Conservatory Concerts - Sault Ste Marie (Seiler Trio)
7 Toronto Symphony (New Creations Festival) 19.30
21 Health Arts Society - Suomi-Koto, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
22-26 Mercer-Park Duo Alberta tour
22 Masterclass - Medicine Hat College Conservatory (Mercer-Park Duo) 16.00
23 Recital - Medicine Hat College Conservatory Recital Hall (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.30
24 Masterclass - University of Lethbridge (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
25 Recital - University of Lethbridge Recital Hall (Mercer-Park Duo) 12.15
26 Edmonton Recital Society - Muttart Hall, Edmonton (Mercer-Park Duo)
29 K-WCMS - Waterloo (Music of Charles-Valentin Alkan) 20.00
APRIL
2 GGS Chamber Music Competition finals - RCM, Toronto (adjudicator)
4 Health Arts Society - Post Inn Village, Oakville (w. Shane Kim) 14.00
10 Health Arts Society - Main St Terrace, Toronto (cello trio) 14.00
11 Health Arts Society - Elginwood, Richmond Hill (cello trio) 14.00
12 5 at the First Chamber Music Series Annual Benefit - Hamilton (Cello Sextet) 19.30
16 Health Arts Society - Fudger House, Toronto (with piano) 14.30
18 Health Arts Society - Belmont House, Toronto (w. Yehonatan Berick) 14.30
18 New Music Concerts - Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto (Widmann) 20.00
25 Group of 27 - Toronto 20.00
26 Don Banks Music Award - Etobicoke (adjudicator) 19.30
30 Toronto Symphony (Mahler 9) 20.00
MAY
1 Toronto Symphony (Mahler 9) 20.00
7-21 Young Composers' Workshop - Array Music, Toronto
8 Health Arts Society - Kensington Gardens, Toronto (EMIC) 14.30
10 Private house concert - Toronto (EMIC)
16 Group of 27 - Toronto 20.00
19 Private house concert, Newboro (Mercer-Park Duo)
20,21 Toronto Symphony (Broadway)
22 K-WMCS - Waterloo (Zhai/Park/Mercer) 20.00
23 Health Arts Society - Cummer House, Toronto (cello duo) 14.00
24 Hamilton Farmer's Market (solo cello) 11.00
30 Health Arts Society - Labdara House, Toronto (with Shane Kim) 14.00
31 Young Composers' Workshop concert - Array Music, Toronto 15.00
JUNE
5, 7 Toronto Symphony (Ravel) 20.00
9 Health Arts Society - Baker Centre, Toronto (Mercer-Park Trio) 14.00
11,12,14 Toronto Symphony (Shostakovich)
19-21 National Arts Centre Orchestra 20.00
27 Brott Music (Beethoven) 19.30
JULY
1 National Arts Centre Orchestra 14.30
10 National Arts Centre Orchestra 19.00 (Procul Harum)
12 National Arts Centre Orchestra 19.30
24 Brott Music (Elgar, Grieg) 19.30
25 K-WCMS - Waterloo (with Alexander Tselyakov & Marie Berard) 20.00
28 Health Arts Society - Glebe Centre, Ottawa 14.30
30 Ottawa Chamberfest (EMIC Mozart) 12.00
30 Ottawa Chamberfest (EMIC Meet Mr. Mozart Kid's show) 14.00
31 Ottawa Chamberfest (EMIC Mahler, Martinu, Brahms) 15.00
AUGUST
2 Private house concert, Ottawa (with the Canadian Guitar Quartet)
3 Ottawa Chamberfest (with the Canadian Guitar Quartet) 11.00
4-10 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound
4 Festival of the Sound (Mendelssohn Octet) 15.30
6 Festival of the Sound (EMIC: Coulthard, Dvorak) 12.00
7 Festival of the Sound (Haydn Sinfonia) 19.30
8 Festival of the Sound (Martinu Duo, Mozart flute quartet) 14.30
9 Festival of the Sound (Tchaikovsky Serenade) 19.30
10 Festival of the Sound (Beethoven 9) 14.30
11-12 Recording John Burge @ the Stockey Centre, Parry Sound (EMIC)
13-22 Rosamunde Summer Music Academy
15 Rosamunde Summer Music Academy Faculty (Chan, Bach, Tchaikovsky)
17 Rosamunde Summer Music Academy Faculty (Martinu Duo, Brahms Op 111)
SEPTEMBER
6,8,10,13 Opera Lyra - Ottawa (Tosca) 20.00
18-21 Toronto Symphony
23 Health Arts Society - Belmont House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.00
25 York Club - Toronto (EMIC) private concert
26 Prince Edward County Music Festival (EMIC Faure, Hedges, Dvorak)
29-30 Residency - Western University, London (EMIC)
OCTOBER
1-3 Residency - Western University, London (EMIC)
3 Noon Hour recital - Western University, London (EMIC) 12.00
8 Arts and Letters Club - Toronto (EMIC) private concert
8 g27 recital - Heliconian Hall, Toronto (EMIC)
19 Cello Extravaganza III - Compass Point Church, Burlington
25 Consortium Aurora Borealis - Thunder Bay (Mercer-Park Duo)
29 Briton House, Toronto (Solo Bach) 18.30
NOVEMBER
1 Neapolitan Connection - Montgomery's Inn, Etobicoke (solo Bach) 15.00
2 Pocket Concerts - Toronto 14.00
6 Cello Masterclass, University of Toronto 13.00
7, 8 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
12 Health Arts Society - Chartwell, Avondale (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.30
12,13,15 Toronto Symphony
14 Array Music - Gallery 345, Toronto 20.00
20,22 Toronto Symphony
21 Briton House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 18.30
30 Elgar Concerto with the Sneak Peek Orchestra 16.00 POSTPONED
DECEMBER
10-15 Art of Time Ensemble tour with Madeleine Peyroux
10 Art of Time Ensemble - St Catherines
11 Art of Time Ensemble - Kingston
13 Art of Time Ensemble - Burlington
15 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto
2013
JANUARY
5 5 at the First - Hamilton (Brahms & Tchaikovsky sextets) 19.30
14 K-WCMS, Waterloo (Brahms & Tchaikovsky sextets) 20.00
24 University of Toronto New Music Festival 12.10 (Steven Mackey's Fusion Tune)
26 University of Toronto New Music Festival 19.30 (Steven Mackey's Humble River)
28 Briton House - Toronto (with Shoshana Telner, piano & Lynn Kuo, violin) 18.30
30 Adas Synagogue, Hamilton (with Shoshana Telner, piano & Lynn Kuo, violin) 19.30
FEBRUARY
2 New Music Concerts - Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto 20.00
9 Group of 27 - Holy Trinity Church, Toronto 20.00
14 K-WCMS, Waterloo (Schubert Quintet with the Aviv Quartet) 20.00
22 Via Salzburg - Rosedale United Church, Toronto 20.00
MARCH
2, 3 Solo with the Oakville Chamber Orchestra (Vivaldi and Ka Nin Chan)
7 Health Arts Society - Belmont House, Rosedale (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.00
8 Great Artist Piano Series - Aurora Cultural Centre (Seiler Trio) 20.00
12 Briton House - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 13.30
13 University of Toronto Cello Ensemble - Arts and Letters Club, Toronto 12.00
30 Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations with the Kindred Spirits Orchestra, Toronto
APRIL
4 Brahms Double with Joyce Lai and the Hart House Orchestra, Toronto 20.00
5, 6 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
7 Hart House Sunday Concert - University of Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00
13 5 at the First - Hamilton (with the Hamilton Cello League) 19.30
30 Queen of Puddings Theatre - Four Seasons Centre, Toronto (Harman)
MAY
4 Solo with the John Laing Singers - St Paul's United, Dundas (Mercer-Park Duo)
5 Solo with the John Laing Singers - Burlington (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00
8-15 Residency at Stanford University, California (EMIC)
23 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (Seiler Trio) 20.00
24 Via Salzburg - Rosedale United Church, Toronto (Seiler Trio) 20.00
25 5 at the First - Hamilton (Seiler Trio) 19.30
31 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
JUNE
1,2 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
11-14 National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa
19-22 NACO, Ottawa
JULY
12 Music and Beyond (Eight Strings with Yehonatan Berick) 17.00
13 Niagara Festival (Beethoven Triple with Stewart Goodyear and Atis Bankas)
20 Solfeggio Subscription Series - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00
21 K-WCMS (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00
25 Brott Music Festival (Tchaikovsky 5 with NAO) 19.30
26 K-WCMS (Faure Trio with Joyce Lai & Alexander Tselyakov) 20.00
27 Niagara Festival (Brahms Trio Op 8 with Robert Silverman and Atis Bankas)
28-31 Music at Port Milford (EMIC)
AUGUST
1-3 Music at Port Milford (EMIC)
5-11 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (EMIC)
12-18 Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival, BC
SEPTEMBER
10 Briton House - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) private concert 13.30
11 Group of 27 new recital series - Heliconian Hall, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo)
14 5 at the First - Hamilton (Mozart & Schoenberg sextets) 19.30
19 NACO (Tchaikovsky, Bronfman) 20.00
20 NACO (Beethoven, Zacharias) 20.00
21 NACO (Paul Anka) 17.30
24 NACO (Strauss, Fleming) 20.00
26 NACO (Dvorak/Bruch, Zukerman) 20.00
OCTOBER
1,2 NACO (Mozart/Brahms/Louie, Zukerman/Forsyth) 20.00
6 NACO - Hong Kong
8 NACO - Guangzhou
9 String Ensemble Symposium, Xinghai Conservatory - Guangzhou
10 NACO - Fuling
11 NACO - Chongquing
13 NACO - Tianjin
17 NACO - Beijing
19 NACO - Shanghai
NOVEMBER
1 University of Toronto chamber music masterclass 11.00
1 New Music Concerts - Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto 20.00
14 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto 13.00
15 Group of 27 - Trinity St Paul's Centre, Toronto 20.00
20, 21 NACO - Ottawa (Rizzi/Sibelius) Guest principal cello 20.00
27 York Club - Toronto (EMIC) private concert
28 Cardinal Carter School, Toronto (EMIC) outreach
28 Kawartha Concerts - Peterborough (EMIC) 20.00
DECEMBER
3 K-WCMS - Waterloo (EMIC French Program I) 20.00
4 EMIC Debut CD launch, Toronto 20.00 (SOHO House private event)
5 Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Series - Four Seasons Centre, Toronto (EMIC) 12.00
6 School outreach performance - Waterloo (EMIC) 13.00
6 K-WCMS - Waterloo (EMIC French Program II) 20.00
7 5 at the First - Hamilton (EMIC) 19.30
8 Hart House Sunday Concert - University of Toronto (EMIC) 15.00
2012
JANUARY
1 Salute to Vienna - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto 14.30
4 Briton House - Toronto 18.30
7 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00
22 5 at the First - Hamilton (String Extravaganza) 15.30
24 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (String Extravaganza) 20.00
27 University of Toronto New Music Festival - Walter Hall, Toronto (Staniland/Maimets) 19.30
29 University of Toronto New Music Festival - Walter Hall, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo)
FEBRUARY
4 World premiere of cello concerto by Kevin Lau (Sneak Peak Orchestra)
7 Electroacoustic Concert - Walter Hall, Toronto 19.30
10,11 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
18 Briton House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 13.30
19 Neapolitan Connection - Toronto Centre for the Arts (Mercer-Park Duo)
28 Tel Aviv Museum, Israel (Brahms string sextets)
29 Jerusalem Music Centre, Israel ("Eight Strings" w. Yehonatan Berick)
MARCH
3 Art of Time Ensemble - Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of Toronto 20.00
13 Music on Main, Vancouver (EMIC) 20.00
14 Vancouver Academy of Music (EMIC) Masterclass
14 Canadian Music Centre Showcase, Vancouver (EMIC)
16 Chamber Music Kelowna (EMIC) outreach 13.30
16 Chamber Music Kelowna (EMIC) concert 19.30
17 Kamloops Symphony Society (EMIC) 19.30
19 Victora Conservatory (EMIC) Masterclass 17.00
20 Sidney (EMIC) 19.30
22 Hear the Music, Edmonton (EMIC) 17.00
24 Celebrity Series, Calgary (EMIC) 20.00
31 Canadian Sinfonietta - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Saint-Saens concerto)
APRIL
1 Grand Gala Finale Haydn Trio Cycle - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
11 Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Toronto Symphony - Tchaikovsky 6 & Verdi) 20.00
13 Via Salzburg - Rosedale, Toronto 20.00
14 Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Toronto Symphony - Tchaikovsky 6 & Verdi) 20.00
19 Soiree Stradivarius - Montreal Chamber Music Festival Gala 18.30
28 Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Toronto Symphony - Perlman/Oundjian)
MAY
3 Via Salzburg fundraiser, Toronto (Schubert Quintet) contact Rachel for details
6 Syrinx Sunday Salon, Toronto (EMIC) 15.00
7 Dvorak and Faure Piano Quartets I - K-WCMS, Kitchener (EMIC) 20.00
9 Dvorak and Faure Piano Quartets II - K-WCMS, Kitchener (EMIC) 20.00
11 Guelph Musicfest (EMIC) 20.00
15 Halton Waldorf School, Burlington (outreach)
20 Gala Concert - First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (Mercer-Park Duo)
25 Via Salzburg - Rosedale, Toronto 20.00
27 5 at the First - Hamilton (w. Anwar Khursid, sitar & Joe Phillips, bass) 15.30
31 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Art of Time Ensemble) 20.00
JUNE
1,2 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Art of Time Ensemble) 20.00
8 Brahms Double Concerto with the NAO and Boris Brott (with Yehonatan Berick)
13-15 Recording with the Mercer-Park Duo - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
20 National Ballet of Canada 60th Anniversary Gala 18.30 (Elgar Concerto I)
JULY
6 5 at the First fundraiser - The Pearl Company, Hamilton (Mercer Duo) 12.30
8 Via Salzburg fundraiser - South Pond Farms, Kawartha Lakes (Beethoven Qt)
13 Music Niagara - Niagara on the Lake (Schubert, Beethoven/Stewart Goodyear)
14 Dvorak Piano Trio Cycle I - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
17 K-WCMS, Waterloo (with Alexander Tselyakov, Marie Berard & Max Christie) 20.00
21 Music Niagara - Niagara on the Lake (Hummel Sonata, Smetana Piano Trio)
23 Music Niagara - Niagara on the Lake (Dvorak Quintet)
29 Ottawa Chamberfest (Debussy Piano Trio) 21.30
31 Ottawa Chamberfest (Honegger, Golijov, Brahms c- Piano Quartet)
AUGUST
1 Ottawa Chamberfest (Enescu Aubade) 10.00
1 Ottawa Chamberfest Health Arts Society concert (EMIC) 14.00
7 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Rachmaninov Sonata - Mercer-Park Duo) 12.00
8 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (chamber music with Joel Quarrington) 12.00
8 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Brahms c minor with EMIC) 19.30
9 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Dvorak String Sextet in A major) 12.00
9 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Mozart K 414 with Janina Fialkowska)
10 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Mozart K 493 with EMIC) 10.00
11 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Festival Orchestra/Hammer/Berick) 19.30
13,14 Recording with Ensemble Made In Canada, Toronto
SEPTEMBER
7-8 Recording with the Group of 27, Toronto
20 Health Arts Society - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
23 Queen's University, Kingston (Seiler Piano Trio - music of Anhalt & Kodaly)
30 5 at the First - Hamilton (Crumb Vox Balaenae) 15.30
OCTOBER
6 Neapolitan Connection - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.00
12 Via Salzburg - Rosedale United Church, Toronto 20.00
13 Via Salzburg - St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Markham 20.00
19 Concert and masterclass - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
(MYR Trio with Minsoo Sohn, piano & Yehonatan Berick, violin) 12.00
20 Virtuosi Series - Winnipeg (MYR Trio) 20.00
23 Brott Music Education Concerts - Hamilton Place (NAO) 9.45/11.15
23 Shalom Village - Hamilton ON (solo concert) 19.00
25 Chamber Music Masterclass - University of Toronto (EMIC) 11.00
28 Chamber Music Hamilton (EMIC) 14.00 new location!
30 Studley Theatre, SUNY - New Paltz, NY (EMIC) 20.00 POSTPONED
*world premiere of "Snikt, bub!" by John B Hedges
31 Shepard Recital Hall, SUNY - New Paltz, NY (EMIC) workshop 11.00 POSTPONED
NOVEMBER
9 Group of 27 - Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto 20.00
15 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto 13.00
21 Health Arts Society - Scarborough (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
21 5 at the First - Hamilton (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.30
22 Health Arts Society - Etobicoke (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
23 Gatineau, QC (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00 contact Rachel for details
24 Trois Rivieres, QC (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.30
29 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto 13.00
DECEMBER
7 Via Salzburg - Rosedale United Church, Toronto (Vivaldi Double Concerto)
11 Briton House - Toronto (solo cello) 13.30
20 K-WCMS - Dvorak II (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
2011
JANUARY
7 Solo recital - youmegallery, Hamilton (Bach 5, Kodaly, Ligeti) 14.00
9 K-WCMS Solo Recital (Bach 5, Ligeti, Kodaly, Coblentz) 20.00
14 5 at the First - First Unitarian Church, Hamilton
(Mercer-Lee Duo "Latin and Jazz cello") 19.30
15 Gallery 345, Toronto (Mercer-Lee Duo "Latin and Jazz cello") 20.00
17 Briton House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 13.30
27 New Music Festival - Walter Hall, University of Toronto (Qi by Chen Yi)
28 Music of Dennis Patrick - Walter Hall, University of Toronto
(Patrick/McConnell Melodrama and Flight for cello and tape)
30 Pete Eastmure CD launch - Dave's, Toronto 20.00
FEBRUARY
4,5 Enwave Theatre, Toronto (Art of Time Ensemble) 20.00
8 Briton House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 18.30
11 Chamber Music Masterclass 11am/Cello Masterclass 3pm
(University of Toronto)
17,18 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
23 Momiji Centre, Toronto (solo Bach) 14.00
25 Etobicoke Philharmonic (Tchaikovsky Rococo) 20.00
MARCH
13 5 at the First - First Unitarian Church, Hamilton
(Eight Strings with Yehonatan Berick, violin) 15.30
17 Guelph University Noon Hour Series (Mercer-Park duo) 12.00
24,25 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
27 Sherbrooke, QC (EMIC)
29 Les AMIS Concerts, Toronto (with Kuo & Humetska) 20.00
31 Japan Relief Event - Kruger Hall, U of Toronto (Solo Bach) 18.30
APRIL
2 London, ON (EMIC)
3 CBC Recital - Walter Hall, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00 FREE
21 Kids Concert - E.J.James Public School, Oakville (Trio Atlantik)
22 Soiree at the Pong's - Pickering (Trio Atlantik) 14.00
23 Five at the First - First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (Trio Atlantik) 19.30
26 Les Amis Concerts - Gallery 345, Toronto (Trio Atlantik) 20.00
27 La Chapelle du Bon Pasteur - Montreal (Trio Atlantik) 20.00
29 Private House Concert - Ottawa (Trio Atlantik) 20.00
(contact Rachel for invitation)
MAY
6 The Bach Project I - youme gallery, Hamilton (Suites 1&5) 12.00
6 The Music Gallery - Toronto ("Sept Papillons" for solo cello by Kaija Saariaho)
11 The Bach Project II - Briton House, Toronto (Suites 3&4) 18.30
13 The Bach Project I - youme gallery, Hamilton (Suites 3&4) 12.00
14 Five at the First - First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (with Schulte Strings)
20 The Bach Project I - youme gallery, Hamilton (Suites 2&6) 12.00
20 Benefit for Japan relief - Bread & Circus, Kensington, Toronto 21.00
25 The Bach Project II - Briton House, Toronto (Suites 2&6) 18.30
26,27 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
30 The Bach Project II - Briton House, Toronto (Suites 1&5) 13.30
31 96.3FM radio performance - Toronto (Bach)
JUNE
1 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto (Solo Bach) 12.00
4 Blackcreek Festival Orchestra with Placido Domingo & Sondra Radvanovsky
15-19 International Cello Festival of Canada, Winnipeg
16 Eckhardt-Grammatte Hall, Winnipeg (Piazzolla Grand Tango) 16.00
17 Mellow Cellos - Convocation Hall, Winnipeg (cello ensemble) 14.00
19 Gala finale - Centennial Hall, Winnipeg (cello extravaganza) 19.30
21 The Bach Project III - Nepean ON (Suites 2&4)
22 The Bach Project III - Ottawa ON (Suites 3&4)
24 The Bach Project III - Nepean ON (Suites 1&5)
25 Bach Cycle IV - K-WCMS (Bach Suites 1,4,5)
30 Brott Music Festival
JULY
2 Bach Cycle IV - K-WCMS (Bach Suites 3,2,6)
7 Brott Music Festival
11 Mercer Duo - Dave's, Toronto 19.00
13 Mercer Duo - Momiji Centre, Toronto 14.00
14 Haydn Trio Concert VI - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
18-22 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound, ON
20 Stockey Centre - Parry Sound (Hummel Septet) 19.30
21 Stockey Centre - Parry Sound (Paganini Duo) 19.30
22 Stockey Centre - Parry Sound (Tchaikovsky Souvenir, Vivaldi Four Seasons)
27 Lyra Summer Music - Vermont (cello masterclass)
29 Lyra Summer Music - Vermont (recital - Ligeti/Bach/Shostakovich)
AUGUST
2 Ottawa Chamberfest (Ligeti, Louie, Lacroix)
4 Ottawa Chamberfest (Honegger, Enescu)
6 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Sarah Slean)
15 Brott Music Festival Masterclass
18 Brott Music Festival
SEPTEMBER
8 Fundraiser for Via Salzburg Chamber Series
10 Concert with Anwar Khursid, sitar - The Inner Garden, Toronto
20 Haydn Trio Concert IX - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
22,23 Recording the Bach Suites, Toronto
OCTOBER
4 Cello Masterclass at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo ON 15.30
6 Guest of the Penderecki Quartet & NUMUS, Glenn Gould Studio 20.00
7 Chamber Music Masterclass - Walter Hall, University of Toronto 11.00
7 Guest of the Penderecki Quartet & NUMUS, Wilfred Laurier University 20.00
8 Recording Glenn Buhr "Red Sea" with the Penderecki Quartet
14 Via Salzburg - Rosedale, Toronto 20.00
16 Trois Rivieres, QC (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.30 POSTPONED
19 La Petite Maison des Arts, Montreal (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.30
20 Gatineau, QC (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00 contact Rachel for details
21 St. Patrick's, Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo) 13.30
22 Massey Hall, Toronto (Herbie Hancock and the Massey Hall Orchestra) 20.00
25 Pecha Kucha with JC Women, JC Cultural Centre, Toronto 19.00
26 The Lakeshore Lodge, Toronto (Mercer-Lee Duo) 14.00
NOVEMBER
4 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto 15.00
5 Masterclass for the Kawartha community 10.00-13.00
5 Feast for the Senses Gala - Market Hall, Peterborough (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00
8 Les AMIS Concerts - Toronto (EMIC) 20.00
9 5 at the First - Hamilton (EMIC) 19.30
10 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (EMIC) Masterclass and concert
12 Virtuosi Series - Winnipeg (EMIC) 20.00
17 Fudger House, Toronto (duo with Steven Sitarski) 14.00
18,19 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
24 Solo Bach at the Indian Rice Factory, Toronto (private event)
25 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto 15.00
26 Canadian Sinfonietta Chamber Concert - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto 20.00
27 K-WCMS - Canadian Sinfonietta Chamber Concert 15.00
30 Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Prokofiev 5/Liadov) 20.00
DECEMBER
1 Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Prokofiev 5/Liadov) 20.00
2 The Tranzac Club, Toronto (with Pete Eastmure) 19.30
3 5 at the First Benefit Concert (Cello Extravaganza) 19.30
9 Via Salzburg - Rosedale, Toronto 20.00
18 Handel's Messiah, National Academy Orchestra - St. Christopher's, Burlington
19 Handel's Messiah with the NAO - Mohawk College, Hamilton 19.30
31 Bravissimo - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto 19.00
2010
JANUARY
5 First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (recital with Minsoo Sohn) 19.30
6 K-WCMS, Canada (recital with Minsoo Sohn) 20.00
14 Music Toronto - Toronto, Canada (recital with Minsoo Sohn) 20.00
27 Carmen - Four Seasons Centre, Toronto (guest principal with the Canadian
Opera Company) 19.30
30 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 16.30
FEBRUARY
2 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
5 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
7 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 14.00
9 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
11 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
12,13 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Art Of Time Ensemble) 20.00
14 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 14.00
17 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
18,19 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
20 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
23 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
26 Etobicoke Philharmonic - Canada (Brahms double with Akemi Mercer) 20.00
27 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
MARCH
16 Palermo, Italy (AQ)
21 Fundraiser for Haiti - First Unitarian, Hamilton (Jin-Shan Dai/Vanessa Lee)
24 96.3 radio live internet broadcast (Bach Suites) 16.20 EST
25 The Capitol Theatre - Port Hope, Ontario (Bach Suites) 19.00
28 Canadian Music Competitions Gala - Living Arts Centre - Mississauga, Ontario
APRIL
3 First Unitarian Church - Hamilton, ON (MIC) 19.30
4 Syrinx Series - Toronto, ON (MIC) 15.00
6 Masterclass University of Ottawa (MIC)
7-13 Residency at State University of NY (MIC)
13 New Paltz, NY (MIC)
15 K-WCMS, Canada (MIC) 20.00
18 Pro Musica - Montreal, Quebec (MIC) 15.00
19 The Monday Sessions - Dave's Gourmet Pizza, Toronto (solo cello) 20.00
22,23 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
24 Huntsville, Ontario (Seiler Piano Trio)
30 Corpus Christi Outreach, Texas (AQ)
MAY
1 Corpus Christi Chamber Series, Texas (AQ)
3 Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH (+ masterclass) (AQ)
4 Cleveland Chamber Music Society, OH (AQ)
6 Palais Mont Calme, QC (AQ)
9 Neskowin Chamber Society, OR (AQ)
11 Chamber Music Corvallis, OR (AQ)
13 Russian River Outreach concert (AQ)
14 Russian River Concert (AQ)
15 Chamber Music in Historic Sites, Los Angeles (AQ)
17-19 Naxos recording of Dohnanyi Quartets - Toronto, ON (AQ)
27,28 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg)
JUNE
21-23 Brott Summer Festival
JULY
5-7 Brott Summer Festival
12 The Monday Sessions - Dave's Gourmet Pizza, Toronto (Mercer Duo) 20.00
13 K-WCMS Haydn Trio Cycle Concert V (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
16 Music at Three Churches - Mahone Bay, NS (Mercer Duo)
29,30 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival (MIC)
AUGUST
3 Toronto Summer Music Academy (Via Salzburg Quartet/Andre Laplante) 20.00
5-7 Stratford Festival, Ontario (MIC) 11.00
12-19 Brott Summer Festival
SEPTEMBER
13 Via Salzburg Fundraiser
19 Private house concert, Oakville (Mercer-Park Duo)
21 Briton House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo)
22-24 recording, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo)
29,30 Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light - TIFF Bell Lightbox, Toronto 20.00
OCTOBER
1 TEDxOakville - Sheridan College, Oakville (solo presentation)
6 CBC Kids TV (Mercer Duo)
7 Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute Fundraiser - St. Luke's, Burlington
(Mercer-Park Trio)
8 SOCMI Fundraiser - St. Cuthbert's, Oakville (Mercer-Park Trio)
10 Haydn Trio Cycle Concert V - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
21 Abbey Road Project - Koerner Hall, Toronto (Art of Time Ensemble)
29 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto
NOVEMBER
4,5 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
10 Awards Gala - Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto
(with Vanessa Lee, piano)
12 Impact National Conference Gala - Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto (MIC)
13 Haliburton, ON (MIC)
14 Newmarket, ON (MIC)
16-20 Brahms/Mozart cycle - K-WCMS (MIC)
21 Royal York Church, Toronto (MIC)
23,24 Brott Music Festival, Education Concerts - Great Hall, Hamilton Place
25 Music of Kevin Lau - Walter Hall, University of Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo)
2009
JANUARY
4 Mormons University, Jerusalem (AQ)
5 Afula (AQ)
6 Tel Aviv Museum (AQ)
7 Be'er Sheva (AQ)
10 Haifa Chamber Music Society (AQ)
13 Enschede Muziekcentrum, Netherlands (AQ)
15 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
(Janacek AQ) 12.30
16 Zeeland Chamber Music Series - Zeeuwse Concertzaal
Middelburg, Netherlands (AQ)
17 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
(Prokofiev Overture AQ+2) 20.15
18 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
(Mozart Flute Qt, Golijov Kvakarat, Schumann Piano Quintet AQ) 15.30
19 Storioni Festival - Tilburg University, Tilburg
(Mozart Hunt AQ) 20.15
20 Storioni Festival - De Niewe Veste, Breda
(Brahms Sextet no 1 AQ) 20.00
21 Storioni Festival - Het Speelhuis, Helmond
(Suk Elegie, Mozart Clarinet Quint AQ) 20.15
22 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum de Toonzaal 'S-Hertogenbosch
(Bartok 6) 20.30
23 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
(Dvorak American AQ) 20.15
24 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
(Mendelssohn Octet AQ) 19.00
27 Rovereto, Italy (AQ)
FEBRUARY
23 Teatro Carlo Felice - Genoa,Italy (AQ) 21.00
24 Eschirolles, France (AQ) 20.00
26 Geneva, Switzerland (AQ) 20.00
MARCH
9 Artspree - U of A, Little Rock, Arkansas (AQ) 19.30
11 Omaha Conservatory of Music - Omaha, NE (Masterclass AQ)
12 Presbyterian Church of the Cross - Omaha, NE (AQ) 19.00
15 San Antonio Chamber Music Society - JCC, San Antonio, TX (AQ) 15.15
17 Santa Barbara Museum of Art (AQ) 19.30
19 San Francisco Performances - Herbst Theater, San Francisco, CA (AQ) 20.00
21 Theatre Centennial - Sherbrooke, QC (AQ) 20.00
23 King Chapel, Cornell College - Mount Vernon, Iowa (AQ) 19.30
24 Georgetown University, Washington DC (Masterclass AQ) 19.30
25 Gild Hall - Arden Club, DE (AQ) 20.00
28 Coastal Concerts - Bethel United Methodist - Lewes, DE 20.00(AQ)
31 Zagreb HGZ Hall, Croatia (AQ) 20.00
APRIL
2 Bologna, Italy (AQ) 20.30
4 Zapresic, Croatia (AQ) 19.30
5 Velika Gorica, Croatia (AQ) 19.30
10 Oakville House Concert, Canada (Mercer Trio) 18.00
11 Haydn Trio Cycle I (Mercer Trio) KWCMS, Canada 20.00
13 Haydn Trio Cycle II (Mercer Trio) KWCMS, Canada 20.00
14 Les AMIS Fundraising concert, gallery 345, Toronto (Les AMIS) 20.00
20 Pernik, Bulgaria (Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Bulgaria)
(Boccherini Concerto)
21 Sofia, Bulgaria (Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Bulgaria)
(Boccherini Concerto)
23 Zagreb Biennale, Croatia (Les AMIS) 16.00, 22.00
MAY
3 Private concert - Oakville, Canada (Ensemble Made in Canada)
7 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society 20.00
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
9 Almonte Concerts, Ontario (Ensemble Made in Canada) 20.00
17 French Embassy, Israel (Shiraz trio) 20.00
18 Etnachta, Jerusalem (AQ) 16.00
19 Bar Ilan University, Israel (AQ)
20 Ganei Am, Israel (AQ) 20.00
23 Tzavta, Tel Aviv (Shiraz Trio) 11.11
23 Haifa Chamber Music Society (AQ) 20.30
26 Tel Aviv Museum (AQ) 20.30
28 Flanders Festival Schepperinstitut, Mechelen, Belgium (AQ) 20.15
31 Oudenaarde/Ghent Klara Radio (AQ) 11.00
JUNE
5,6 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto 20.00
(Schubert Quintet with Seiler Quartet)
22 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg)
28 Wigmore Hall (AQ) 11.30
JULY
1 Soro International Music Festival, Denmark (AQ) 20.00
11 Haydn Trio Cycle Concert III - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio)
28 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Canada (AQ) 20.00
29 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Canada
(In Croce/Gubaidulina, Auerbach 3 AQ)
AUGUST
1 Delft Chamber Music Festival, Netherlands (Korngold Trio)14.15
1 Delft (Tchaikovsky 1 - AQ) 20.15
2 Delft (Janacek 2 - AQ) 14.15
2 Delft (Shostakovich 9 - AQ) 20.15
3 Delft (Haydn Op 76-3) 14.15
4 Delft (Schulhoff Sextet) 20.15
7 Stratford Summer Music - Stratford, Ontario (MIC)
(Brahms Piano Quartet g-)
8 Stratford Summer Music - Stratford, Ontario (MIC)
(Dvorak Silent Woods, Brahms Piano Quartet A+)
9 Stratford Summer Music - Stratford, Ontario (MIC)
(Brahms Piano Quartet c-)
17,18 Oslo Chamber Music Festival - Oslo, Norway (AQ)
SEPTEMBER
8 Klara Radio Festival, Belgium (AQ with Elisso Virsaladze, Shostakovich)
24 Canada Council Instrument Bank Competition winners, Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
26,27 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Art Of Time Ensemble)
OCTOBER
9 Gazit, Israel (AQ)
14 Ganei Am, Israel (AQ)
16 Rishon, Israel (AQ)
17 Haifa, Israel (AQ)
20 Tel Aviv Museum (AQ)
28 Brantford, Ontario (MIC)
29 Gallery 345, Toronto (MIC)
30 First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (MIC)
NOVEMBER
7 Nottingham, UK (AQ)
8 Wigmore Hall - London, UK (AQ) 11.00
13 Art Power, San Diego(AQ)
14 Art Power, San Diego (AQ)
15 Clark Library, Los Angeles (AQ)
17 L'Hermitage Foundation - Luxe Hotel, Los Angeles (AQ) 20.30
18 USC masterclass, Los Angeles (AQ) 12.15-13.15
21 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (AQ) 17.00
22 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (AQ) 17.00
27 Masterclass at University of Manitoba (AQ) 14.00-16.00
28 Israeli Concert Series, Winnipeg (AQ) 20.00
29 North Dakota Museum of Art - Grand Forks, ND (AQ) 14.00
30 Mayville State University (AQ) 19.30
DECEMBER
4,5 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Art Of Time Ensemble) 20.00
6 Haydn Trio Cycle Concert IV - K-WCMS(Mercer-Oh trio) 20.00
11 Festival Quattro, Oakville (piano quartets) 20.00
17,18 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
2008
JANUARY
9 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto (Four Seasons String Quartet)
30 Arts and Letters Club - Toronto (Mercer Duo)
FEBRUARY
1 Sinfonia Toronto
2 First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (Mercer Duo)
3 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (Mercer Duo)
7,8 Via Salzburg, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto
10 Royal Palace of Portici, Italy (Aviv Quartet)
16 Private House Concert, Geneva, Switzerland (AQ)
24 Francophonia
Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto 8pm
(Toronto Chamber Orchestra)
26 Private recital, Etobicoke
(with Marianna Humetska) 8pm
28 University of Guelph noon hour recital
(with Marianna Humetska)
MARCH
7 Sinfonia Toronto
Grace Church on the Hill 8pm
8 Les AMIS Concerts
Arts and Letters Club, Toronto 8pm(AQ)
9 Hamilton Chamber Series
Hamilton Conservatory 8pm (AQ)
10 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society 8pm (AQ)
11-13 Naxos recording of Schulhoff Quartets
St Anne's Anglican Church, Toronto
14 Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, CA 7.30pm (AQ)
16 Bach, Dancing and Dynamite Society
Half Moon Bay, CA 4.30pm(AQ)
18 Buffalo Chamber Music Society
Buffalo, NY 8pm(AQ)
21 Rockefeller University noon hour series, NYC (AQ)
23 Flemington JCC Flemington, NJ 7pm(AQ)
26 Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville, NC 8pm(AQ)
APRIL
3 Haifa, Israel (Shiraz Duo)
5 Tel Aviv Museum, Israel (AQ)
6,7 Mizra Masterclasses and Gala concert (AQ)
12 Tzavta, Tel Aviv 11.11am (Ostrovsky Piano Trio)
12 Haifa Chamber Music Society, Israel (AQ)
16 Ganei Am, Israel (Brahms with Carmel Quartet)
17 Ra'anana, Israel (recital with Einav Yarden, piano)
24,25 Via Salzburg - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto 8pm
MAY
4 you me gallery - 330 James St N, Hamilton, Ontario
(Complete Bach Cello Suites in sequence) 12-5pm
6 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 7.30pm
(Debussy Pelleas et Melisande with Canadian Opera Company)
9 Four Seasons Centre 7.30pm (COC)
11 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 2pm (COC)
14 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 7.30pm (COC)
17 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 7.30pm (COC)
19 Private house concert, North York (Mozart 563) 3pm
20 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 7.30pm (COC)
21 Roy Thomson Hall (Toronto Symphony, Beethoven 5) 8pm
22 RTH (TSO, Beeethoven 5) 2pm
22 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 7.30pm (COC)
23 Private house concert, North York (Mozart 563) 2.30pm
24 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 4.30pm (COC)
25 Oakville Symphony Fundraiser - Oakville, Ontario 2pm
(Mozart Divertimento KV 563 with Joseph Peleg, Uri Mayer)
29 RTH (TSO Brahms) 8pm
30 Briton House, Toronto 2.30pm
(Schulhoff and Ravel duos with Jin-Shan Dai, violin)
31 RTH (TSO Brahms) 8pm
JUNE
5,6 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto 8pm
(Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra)
13 Private house concert - Geneva, Switzerland (AQ)
15 Wigmore Hall - London, England 11.30am
(Weber Langsamersatz, Schubert Quartet in G + with AQ)
22 Lviv, Ukraine (recital with Marianna Humetska)
25 Kiev, Ukraine
(Shostakovich, Beethoven D+ sonatas, Chopin Polonaise, Piazzolla
Grand Tango, Kapustin pieces with Marianna Humetska, piano)
29 Mozart Festival - Warsaw, Poland
(Mozart 428, 465, 575 with AQ)
JULY
6 Israelitische Kultusgemeinde
Munich, Germany 7pm
(Munich Chamber Orchestra
Stravinsky/Xenakis/Pergolesi/Haydn)
12 CD Release Party, live performance from Rachel's solo debut "Room" on EnT-T
8pm, you me gallery, 330 James St N, Hamilton
20 Festival Alexandria, Glen Nevis
(Debussy Sonata, Dvorak f- trio with Judy Kang, violin & Angela Park, piano)
25 Michel Belov production (AQ) Kfar Blum Festival, Israel
27 Mendelssohn d- trio (Ostrovsky trio) 21.00 Kfar Blum
30 Ravel duo (with Sergey Ostrovsky) 11.00 Kfar Blum
31 Mozart Clarinet Quintet, Bartok 2nd Qt (AQ, Anton Dressler) 17.00 Kfar Blum
31 Beethoven 59-1 (AQ) 21.00 Kfar Blum
AUGUST
1 Smetana trio (with Evgenia Epshtein, Daniel Admon) 21.00 Kfar Blum
2 Dvorak American Qt, Brahms Clarinet Quintet (AQ, Anton Dressler) 11.30
closing concert Kfar Blum
4 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival 4pm
(Coulthard, Gellman piano quartets with Ensemble Made in Canada)
6 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival 2pm
(Brahms g- piano quartet with Ensemble Made in Canada)
6 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival 7.30pm
(Mozart g- piano quartet with Ensemble Made in Canada)
7 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival 12pm
(Beethoven Sonatas A+ and D+ with Minsoo Sohn)
9 Penetanguishine, Ontario (Via Salzburg)
12-19 Mizra Festival and Masterclasses, Israel (AQ)
14 Mizra (Beethoven 95, Haydn Rider, Mozart g- quintet with AQ and Guy
Benzioni, viola)
19 Mizra (Mendelssohn Octet AQ)
29 Private recital with Shoko Inoue, Toronto
(Rachmaninov and Strauss sonatas)
SEPTEMBER
5 Esterhazy Festival, Austria (AQ)
8 Israel Embassy - Vienna, Austria (AQ)
10 Klara Festival, Belgium (AQ)
13 Allegro Vivo Festival, Austria (AQ)
20 Fundraiser with Mayumi Seiler, Toronto
25,26 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg)
OCTOBER
3 Brno, Czech Republic (AQ)
7 Vienna, Austria (Luxembourg Orchestra)
12 Wigmore Hall, London (AQ)
14 Canterbury,UK (AQ)
15 Wigmore Hall, London (AQ)
16 St Polten, Austria (AQ)
18 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Canada
(Shostakovich cycle I AQ)
19 Benefit Concert for DVI, Toronto 7.30pm
(Brahms op 78, Kreisler)
20 KWCMS (Shostakovich Cycle II AQ)
21 KWCMS (Shostakovich Cycle III AQ)
23 KWCMS (Shostakovch Cycle IV AQ)
24 KWCMS (Shostakovich Cycle V AQ)
29 Private Fundraiser for Royal Conservatory, Toronto
NOVEMBER
1,2 Oakville Symphony
(Brahms Double Concerto with Akemi Mercer)
5 University of Waterloo noon hour recital
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
6 Christ Church Deer Park recital, Toronto
(Debussy, Shostakovich, Bach with Angela Park, piano)
8 Brockville Arts Centre, Canada
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
9 Mooredale Concerts - Walter Hall, Toronto
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
13 University of Guelph noon hour series
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
15 Sault Ste Marie
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
16 Salon Concert - The Soundpost, Toronto
(Bach, Kodaly, Dohnanyi with Jin-Shan Dai & Eric Nowlin)
23 Malmo, Sweden (AQ)
25 Malmo, Sweden (AQ)
29 Stockholm, Sweden(AQ)
DECEMBER
18,19 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg)
2007
JANUARY
11,12 Via Salzburg, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, Canada
FEBRUARY
10 Belem Festival - Lisbon, Portugal
14 Ganei Am, Israel
17,18 Tel Aviv Conservatory, Israel
22,23 Mehta-Buchmann School of Music - Tel Aviv, Israel
24 Haifa Chamber Music Society - Israel
MARCH
2 Aviv Quartet masterclass - University of Toronto, Canada
4 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Canada
5 Faculty Series - University of Toronto, Canada
7 Mozart Society - Toronto, Canada
8 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Canada
11 JCC - New Jersey, USA
15 New Hampshire, USA
17 Great Barrington, MA, USA
18 Philips Collection - Washington, DC, USA
19 Israeli Embassy - Washington, DC, USA
24 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts - Scottsdale, AZ, USA
25 Tucson, AZ, USA
29 Briton House - Toronto, Canada
31 Ex-Starker Guarneri cello extravaganza - Ajax, Canada
APRIL
6 House concert - Ajax, Canada
7 First Unitarian Church - Hamilton, Canada
15 Les AMIS Concerts, Gallery 345 - Toronto, Canada
23 Pepa and Haydn D major with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Pernik, Bulgaria
24 Pepa and Haydn D major with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Sofia, Bulgaria
26 Les AMIS Ensemble - Belgrade, Serbia
28 Les AMIS Ensemble at the Zagreb Biennale - Zagreb, Croatia
30 Les AMIS Ensemble - Vienna, Austria
MAY
5 Montreal Chamber Music Festival - Montreal, Canada
8 National Arts Centre, Canada Council for the Arts - Ottawa, Canada
25 Amici Chamber Ensemble, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, Canada
JUNE
1,2 QuartetFest - Wilfred Laurier University, Canada
4 Mercer-Oh-Mercer Trio, Briton House - Toronto, Canada
9 Mercer-Oh-Mercer Trio, First Unitarian Church - Hamilton, Canada
11 Mercer-Oh-Mercer Trio - Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Canada
19 Mozarteum - Salzburg, Austria
27 Private house concert - Etobicoke, Canada
28 Oskar Morawetz Memorial, Walter Hall - Toronto, Canada
29 Group of Twenty-Seven, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, Canada
30 Ex-Starker Guarneri private concert - Ajax, Canada
JULY
4 Capri, Italy
7 Lake Como Festival - Italy
9 Zurich, Switzerland
11 Flanders Festival - Limburg, Belgium
15 Kaunas Pazaislis Festival - Lithuania
17 Vilnius Cristofer Festival - Lithuania
21-31 Verbier Festival, Switzerland
AUGUST
1,2 Verbier Festival, Switzerland
6 Kirchner Museum - Davos, Switzerland
7 Davos, Switzerland
12 Albertville, France
30 Royan - Bordeaux, France
SEPTEMBER
24 Briton House - Toronto, Canada
29 First Unitarian Church - Hamilton, Canada
OCTOBER
9 Knox Presbyterian Church - Oakville, Canada
10 Miles Nadal JCC - Toronto, Canada
11 Christ Church Deer Park - Toronto, Canada
11,12 Via Salzburg, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, Canada
14 Columbus, OH
17 Rhode Island
21 New School Chamber Series - New York, NY
24 Arts and Letters Club - Toronto, Canada
26,27 Sinfonia Toronto - Toronto, Canada
NOVEMBER
5 Japanese-Canadian Cultural Centre - Toronto, Canada
14 Ganei Am, Israel
15 Rehovot, Israel
17 Tel Aviv Museum - Israel
18,19 Solo recording for EnT-T, Israel
20 Jerusalem Music Academy - Jerusalem, Israel
24 Shiraz Trio - Tzavta, Tel Aviv
24 Haifa Chamber Music Society - Haifa, Israel
29 Briton House - Toronto, Canada
DECEMBER
13,14 Via Salzburg, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, Canada
16 Palais des Beaux-Arts - Brussels, Belgium
20 Tilburg, Netherlands
NACO - National Arts Centre Orchestra
K-WCMS - Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society
EMIC - Ensemble Made In Canada
2024
JANUARY
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON
17,18 NACO - Ottawa ON
19 Alliance String Quartet, Alliance Francaise - Toronto ON (Mayumi Seiler, Min Jeong Koh, Hez Leung)
25-27 NACO - Ottawa ON
28 Les AMIS Concerts - Cobourg ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00
FEBRUARY
1-3 NACO - Ottawa ON
4 Music for a Sunday Afternoon, Carleton Dominon Chalmers Centre - Ottawa ON
7,8 NACO - Ottawa ON
11,12 NACO - Ottawa ON
14 NACO - Ottawa ON
17 Algoma Conservatory Concerts, The Loft - Sault Ste Marie ON (St. John-Mercer-Park Trio) 19.30
28 NACO - Quebec QC
MARCH
2 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON
7,8 NACO - Ottawa ON
20,21 NACO - Ottawa ON
23 5 at the First - Orleans United Church - Orleans ON (Ironwood Quartet)
APRIL
3,4 NACO - Ottawa ON
6 5 at the First - Orleans United Church - Orleans ON
11-13 NACO - Ottawa ON
22 Kimiko's Pearl recording session - Toronto ON
25-27 NACO - Ottawa ON
MAY
4 WolfGANG Session #23 - Club Saw, Ottawa ON (Ironwood Quartet)
8,9 NACO - Ottawa ON
15,16 NACO - Ottawa ON
18 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (String Extravaganza XII)
JUNE
12,13 NACO - Ottawa ON
19,20 NACO - Ottawa ON
23 The Music Garden - Toronto ON (solo cello, World Premiere by India Gailey)
27-29 NACO - Ottawa ON
JULY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON
22-27 Toronto Summer Music Festival - Toronto ON
31 Ottawa Chamberfest
AUGUST
3, 8 Ottawa Chamberfest
16-25 Affinis Festival - Japan
2023
JANUARY
12-14 NACO - Ottawa ON
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON
21 NACO - Ottawa ON
FEBRUARY
2-4 NACO - Ottawa ON (Dance: Romeo & Juliet)
5 *POSTPONED to June* 5 at the First - Orleans ON (with Jessica Linnebach, violin & Angela Park, piano)
9,10 NACO - Ottawa ON
11 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto ON
14 NACO - Isabel Bader Theatre, Kingston ON
16 Sounding Board Music Series - Aeolian Hall, London ON (flute trio)
18 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (with Susan Hoeppner, flute & Angela Park, piano)
23-25 NACO - Ottawa ON
MARCH
1,2 NACO - Ottawa ON
5 Les AMIS Concerts - Cobourg ON (Mercer-Park Duo) POSTPONED
8,9 NACO - Ottawa ON
17-18 Recording with Mayumi Seiler - Toronto ON
23 Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra - Thunder Bay ON (Airat Ichamouratov Cello Concerto)
29,30 NACO - Ottawa ON
31 NACO WolfGANG session - Club SAW, Ottawa ON
APRIL
5,6 NACO - Ottawa ON
8 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (String Extravaganza XII)
13-15 NACO - Ottawa ON
19,20 NACO - Ottawa ON
23 5 at the First - Orleans ON (with Yosuke Kawasaki, Jessica Linnebach & Carissa Klopoushak)
26 NACO - Ottawa ON
27 Rockcliffe Park Public Library - Ottawa ON (String Quartet from Apr 23)
29 NACO - Ottawa ON
MAY
1-19 NACO Mentorship Program - Ottawa ON
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON
13 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (with Caitlin Boyle, viola & Angela Park, piano)
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON
27 Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra - Scarborough ON (Elgar Cello Concerto)
JUNE
7,8 NACO - Ottawa ON
10 Great Artist Music Series - Aurora ON (Seiler Trio)
15,17 NACO - Ottawa ON
22-24 NACO - Ottawa ON
25 5 at the First - Orleans ON (with Jessica Linnebach & Angela Park) 15.30
29 Japanese Embassy - Ottawa ON (Private quartet concert)
JULY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON
5.6 NACO - Ottawa ON
9 Music and Beyond - Ottawa ON 17.30
11 Toronto Summer Music - Toronto ON (Ironwood Quartet)
20 NACO / Chamberfest - Ottawa ON
23 Chamberfest - Ottawa ON (Ironwood Quartet & Sarah Slean)
27 Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON
29 Chamberfest - Ottawa ON (Ironwood Quartet)
SEPTEMBER
13 NACO - Ottawa ON
14 NACO - Ottawa ON
17 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - Dominion Chalmers, Ottawa ON 15.00
20 NACO - Ottawa ON
21 NACO - Ottawa ON
24 Album launch - Heliconian Club, Toronto (Kevin Lau & St. John - Mercer - Park Trio) 17.30-19.30
OCTOBER
1 Kingston Symphony - Kingston ON (Lalo Concerto)
5-7 NACO - Ottawa ON
14 WolfGANG Sessions 21 - Saw Gallery, Ottawa (music by Jocelyn Morlock)
25,26 NACO - Ottawa ON
29 NACO - Ottawa ON
NOVEMBER
1 NACO - Ottawa ON
2,3 NACO - Ottawa ON
9-11 NACO - Ottawa ON
22-24 NACO - Ottawa ON
28 Chamberfest Concert Series - Ottawa ON (St. John - Park - Mercer Trio)
29,30 NACO - Ottawa ON
DECEMBER
1-3 NACO - Ottawa ON
7-9 NACO - Ottawa ON
12 NACO - Ottawa ON
13 NACO - Ottawa ON
16 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (Mercer-Park Duo)
20,21 NACO - Ottawa ON
2022
JANUARY
13 Ottawa Chamberfest Chamber Chat - watch HERE
18 NACO at the Fourth Livestream (Schoenberg, Beethoven, Perkinson) - watch HERE
21 RCM Taylor Academy Junior Cello Masterclass
FEBRUARY
5 Bravo Niagara Kimiko's Pearl Digital Short premiere
9 OAcademy Masterclass on Mahler Symphonies
27 Cello Masterclass - Toronto ON
MARCH
6 NACO at the Fourth - NAC, Ottawa in-person and livestream (with Gabriela Montero, piano)
9,10 NACO - Ottawa ON
12 5 at the First - Hamilton ON
30 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto
APRIL
3 ORMTA Hamilton Fundraiser for June Caskey Memorial Scholarship - Hamilton ON
5 NACO - Carnegie Hall NYC
13,14 NACO - Ottawa ON
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON
30 5 at the First - Hamilton ON
MAY
3 NACO at the Fourth - Ottawa ON (in-person & free livestream)
7 NACO - Ottawa ON
12-14 NACO - Ottawa ON
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON
21 5 at the First - Hamilton ON
28 NACO - Ottawa ON (Governor General Performing Arts Awards)
JUNE
1-17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Mentorship Program)
9,10 NACO - Ottawa ON
16,17 NACO - Ottawa ON
18 5 at the First - Hamilton ON
21 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society - Waterloo ON (Mercer-Park Duo)
23-25 NACO - Ottawa ON
26 5 at the First - Orleans ON (with Jessica Linnebach & Angela Park)
JULY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON (Canada Day)
6-9 NACO - Ottawa ON (Summerfest)
21 Chamberfest - Ottawa ON (Mustonen & Mendelssohn Octets)
22 NACO at Chamberfest - Ottawa ON
25-30 Toronto Summer Music Festival
27 Toronto Summer Music Festival (Dumky Trio with Scott St. John & Phil Chiu)
29 Toronto Summer Music Festival (Mendelssohn Octet)
30 Toronto Summer Music Festival (Fanny Mendelssohn Qt) Watch HERE from 7:00:58
AUGUST
2 Chamberfest - Ottawa ON (with Rihab Chaieb)
30-31 Recording the music of Kevin Lau - London ON
SEPTEMBER
1-2 Recording the music of Kevin Lau - London ON
8,9 NACO - Ottawa ON
22 NACO - Ottawa ON
23 NACO WolfGANG Session - Club Saw, Ottawa ON
24 NACO - Ottawa ON
25 NACO - Ottawa ON
29 NACO - Ottawa ON
OCTOBER
1 NACO - Ottawa ON
5,6 NACO - Ottawa ON
13,14 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto ON
15 Art of Time Ensemble - Stratford ON
16 Art of Time Ensemble - Burlington ON
22 Kindred Sprits Orchestra - Markham ON (Lalo Concerto)
27-29 NACO - Ottawa ON (Dance: Handmaid's Tale)
NOVEMBER
5 NACO - Ottawa ON
9,10 NACO - Ottawa ON
17 COC Free Concert Series - Toronto ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio)
19 Canadian Sinfonetta - Toronto ON (Haydn C major Concerto, Morlock Solace)
29 Cello Masterclass - Western University, London ON
DECEMBER
1 Chamber concert - Western University, London ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio)
2 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society - Waterloo ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio)
3 Private House Concert - Toronto ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio, please contact Rachel for info)
4 Syrinx Sunday Concerts - Toronto ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio)
8-10 NACO - Ottawa ON
11 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts - Hamilton ON (Park/St. John/Mercer Trio)
14,15 NACO - Ottawa ON (Messiah)
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON
2021
JANUARY
13 NACO String training auditions online
30 5 at the First: Remembering Yehonatan Berick, Zoom event
FEBRUARY
3 OAcademy: Orchestra of the Americas cello masterclass
6 5 at the First: String Extravaganza X: Tribute to Yehonatan Berick - view HERE
13 NAC Big Bang! Musical Postcards video - view HERE
23 NACO at the Fourth Livestream (Ferrenc, LeBeau) FREE - view HERE
27 NACO "Mighty River" Livestream FREE
MARCH
7 University of Ottawa: Music at Tabaret (Tchaikovsky) FREE (registration required)
13 Ottawa Chamberfest: Musicians of NACO
24 Concerts in Care - Toronto
26 Cello Masterclass - Taylor Academy, Royal Conservatory of Music
28 5 at the First: Live From the Living Room (solo cello livestream) 14.00 FREE
APRIL
13 NACO & MusicFest Canada: virtual cello group session
30 NACO Lunchbreak Video 17 - view HERE
MAY
8 This Is My Music Episode re-broadcast - listen HERE 10.00 EST
16 NACO & Lotus Centre for Special Music Education: Virtual Music Centre workshop
18 NACO & Lotus Centre for Special Music Education: Virtual Music Centre workshop
JUNE
5 Agassiz Chamber Music Festival - livestream (Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence) 19.30
11 NACO Lunchbreak Video 18 - view HERE 12.00
18-20 Recording with Allegra Chamber Orchestra - FestivELLE (Alice Ping Yee Ho Mascarada)
25 FestiveELLE video premiere with Allegra Chamber Orchestra - view HERE 22.30
JULY
10 NACO Live - view HERE 20.00
19-24 Toronto Summer Music Festival
21 Toronto Summer Music Festival Bach - view HERE
23 Toronto Summer Music Festival Brahms - view HERE
24 Toronto Summer Music Festival Bartok - view HERE
26-29 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound - recording sessions
31 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - view HERE
31 Ottawa Chamberfest - Cellobration! 19.00
AUGUST
7 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - view HERE
13-18 Affinis Music Festival, Japan
SEPTEMBER
1 Muzewest Concerts, Bach Suite No. 6 in D major - view HERE
10 NACO Live - view HERE
18 NACO Live - view HERE
OCTOBER
3 5 at the First Chamber Music Series in Orleans ON - view HERE
7 NACO Live - view HERE
16 Caledon Chamber Concerts - Caledon ON (Seiler Trio)
21 NACO Live - view HERE
23 NACO at the Fourth, WolfGANG Sessions - view HERE
30 NACO Live - view HERE
NOVEMBER
7 5 at the First Chamber Music Series in Orleans ON
11 NACO Live - view HERE
DECEMBER
3-5 NACO Nutcracker
6 Chamberfest - Ottawa ON (Canada Council Instrument Bank chamber group)
9-11 Holiday Cirque with NACO - info HERE
15,16 NACO Live - info HERE (Messiah/Labadie)
19 Les AMIS Concerts - Cobourg ON (Mercer-Park Duo) POSTPONED
2020
JANUARY
4 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (String Extravaganza IX) 15.00
9-11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/Family 80s)
15,16 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Schumann/Montero)
22 Research event, Western University - London ON (EMIC Mosaique Project)
23 Private CD Launch party - Toronto ON (EMIC Mosaique Project)
24 First Ontario Centre - St Catherines ON (EMIC Mosaique Project)
29,30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Oundjian/Dvorak)
FEBRUARY
2 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - Ottawa ON 14.00
5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Debussy/Bell)
6 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Shelley/Debussy/Bell)
9 Amici Ensemble - Mazzoleni Hall, Toronto 15.00
14 World Premiere Stewart Goodyear cello concerto with NACO 19.00
20-22 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto ON
26,27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zhang/Mozart)
29 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (Mayumi Seiler, Joel Quarrington) 15.00
Due to Covid-19, March onward features video links posted during isolation as well.
MARCH
24 NACO LunchBreak Video 1: Bach - view HERE
29 Cello Extravaganza V, 5 at the First - Hamilton ON - POSTPONED
30 NACO LunchBreak Video 2: Ave Maria - view HERE
APRIL
1 Mercer-Park Duo - Rachmaninoff Sonata III - view HERE
14 NACO LunchBreak Video 3: Prokofiev for kids - view HERE
26 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts - Hamilton ON (AYR Trio) - POSTPONED
28 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (AYR Trio) - POSTPONED
28 NACO LunchBreak Video 4: About my cello - view HERE
MAY
NACO lessons and group class with MusicFest cellists
6 Ravel Duo II with Yehonatan Berick for K-WCMS/HCA - view HERE
8 NACO LunchBreak Video 5: Brahms, Mercer-Park Duo - view HERE
17 Pomp and Circumstance for New England Conservatory grads - view HERE
19 NACO LunchBreak Video 6: Cellists of NACO Holberg I - view HERE
20 EMIC Mosaique Project LIVE from January 24, 2020 - view HERE
25 Mendelssohn with Kaili Maimets & Angela Park for 5 at the First - view HERE
26 NACO LunchBreak Video 7: Cellists of NACO Holberg II - view HERE
28 NACO LunchBreak Video 8: O Canada with NACO - view HERE
29 NACO Coffee Break CTV Ottawa: with Yehonatan Berick - view HERE
JUNE
NACO Bass mock auditions, lessons with NACO Bursary Competition cellists
8 NACO LunchBreak Video 9: Cellists of NACO Holberg III - view HERE
14 NACO Summer FanFair for the Ottawa Food Bank - view HERE
15 NACO LunchBreak Video 10: Cellists of NACO Holberg IV - view HERE
18 NACO LunchBreak Video 11: NACO plays Mozart - view HERE
26 NACO LunchBreak Video 12: Cellists of NACO Holberg V - view HERE
29 Art of Time Ensemble interview with Andrew Buraskho - view HERE
JULY
1 CBC Virtual Orchestra plays world premiere by Vivian Fung - view HERE
3 National Academy Orchestra - private lessons
6 NACO LunchBreak Video 13: Beethoven with Yehonatan Berick - view HERE
6 National Academy Orchestra - masterclass
7 Azrieli Music - Murphy Concerto with OCM - view HERE until end of Aug
9 NACO - group class with Parkdale Orch and Strings of St John cellos
10 National Academy Orchestra - private lessons
17 NACO Coffee Break CTV Ottawa: with Yehonatan Berick - view HERE
24 NACO LunchBreak Video 14: Henryson with Kimball Sykes - view HERE
AUGUST
8 LOVE Project 2020: largest online orch plays Magic Flute - view HERE
17 NACO LunchBreak Video 15: Cellists of NACO & Friends Haydn - view HERE
SEPTEMBER
6 Yehonatan & Rachel Stream from Home: Servais / Ghys - view HERE
7 NACO LunchBreak Video 16: Bloch Canzona - view HERE
22 Online guest for Bradley Thachuk's Orchestral Literature Survey - Glenn Gould School RCM
29 NACO at the Fourth - The Cellists of the NAC Orchestra - FREE livestream HERE 20.00
2019
JANUARY
5 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON 15.00
12 Canadian Sinfonietta - Markham ON 20.00 (Pepa Mutations for cello & strings)
13 Canadian Sinfonietta - Victoria Hall, Cobourg ON 15.00 (Pepa Mutations)
16,17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pinnock/Bach St Matthew Passion) 20.00
19 NACO - Ottawa ON (NAC Presents) 20.00
21 NACO - Ottawa ON (Hillcrest High School) 13.00
23 NACO - Ottawa ON (De La Salle High School) 13.00
25,26 NACO - Ottawa ON (Harry Potter) 19.35
31 NACO - Ottawa ON (National Ballet) 20.00
FEBRUARY
1,2 NACO - Ottawa ON (National Ballet) 20.00
3 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Enescu) 14.00
7,8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Vaughan Williams) 20.00
9 WolfGANG Session 13 - Mercury Lounge Ottawa 21.00
13,14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Schumann) 20.00
20,21 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zukerman/Dvorak) 20.00
23 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (EMIC Mosaique Project) 13.00
23 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto 20.00
24 Les AMIS Concerts - The Loft, Cobourg ON (EMIC Mosaique Project) 15.00
25 Montreal Nouvelles Musiques - Montreal QC (EMIC Mosaique Project) 21.30
26 Concerts de Westminster - Quebec QC (EMIC Mosaique Project) 20.00
MARCH
1 Whitehorse Concerts - Yukon Arts Centre (EMIC Mosaique Project) school show
2 Whitehorse Concerts - Yukon Arts Centre (EMIC Mosaique Project) 20.00
6 NACO - Isabel Bader Theatre, Kingston ON 20.00
8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Life Reflected) 20.00
16 Almonte in Concert - Almonte ON (EMIC Mosaique Project) 19.30
17 Sine Nomine de Quebec - Carter Hall, Quebec (AYR Trio, Dvorak/Ravel) 16.30
20 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tovey/Ehnes) 20.00
24 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - Ottawa ON (Ehnes/Dvorak) 14.00
28-30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Wizard of Oz) 20.00
30,31 NACO - Ottawa ON (Family) 14.30
APRIL
4-6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Giselle/Grand Ballets Montreal) 20.00
9-11 Mercer Duo premiere recording of all CDN women duos, Toronto
12 Great Artist Music Series - Aurora ON (AYR Trio) 20.00
13 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (Mercer Duo with 3 World Premieres) 15.00
17,18 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Ravel)
27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Governor General Awards) 20.00
28 Xenia Concerts - Ottawa ON (cello duo with Julia Maclaine) 11.00
MAY
1,2 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Brahms)
8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Brahms & Dvorak)
10-26 NACO European Tour
12 NACO European Tour - Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden UK 15.00
14 NACO European Tour - Cadogan Hall, London UK 19.30
16 NACO European Tour - La Seine Musicale (Solo/Children's concerts) 9.30
17 NACO European Tour - La Seine Musicale (Solo/Children's concerts) 9.30
17 NACO European Tour - La Seine Musicale, Paris (Life Reflected) 20.30
18 NACO European Tour - La Seine Musicale, Paris (Brahms) 20.30
20 NACO European Tour - Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht 20.15
22 NACO European Tour - Koncerthuset Copenhagen 19.30
24 NACO European Tour - Stockholm (Bach) 12.00
24 NACO European Tour - Konserthuset Stockholm 18.00
25 NACO European Tour - Point Music Festival, Goteborg Konserthuset (Bach)
26 NACO European Tour - Point Music Festival, Goteborg Konserthuest 18.00
JUNE
2 NACO - Ottawa ON (NAC 50th anniversary) 20.00
3 Thirteen Strings - Dominion Chalmbers, Ottawa (Burge One Sail) 19.30
6,7 NACO - Ottawa ON (Carneiro/Josefowicz/Ades) 20.00
12,14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Figaro) 20.00
15 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (Mercer-Park Beethoven Cycle/VC2) 15.00/19.00
18 Summer Solstice Festival - Edmonton AB (EMIC Mosaique Project) 12.00
18 Summer Solstice Festival - Edmonton AB (EMIC) 20.00
20-22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Cirque Goes Broadway) 20.00
26,28 K-WCMS (Mercer-Park Duo Beethoven Cycle) 20.00
JULY
5,6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Bugs Bunny II)
8 Music and Beyond - Ottawa ON (with Kimball Sykes & Angela Park)
11 Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON (Dvorak Concerto)
17 NACO at Music and Beyond - Ottawa ON
19 Xenia Concerts - Toronto ON (Cello Duo with Julia MacLaine) 13.00
19 Collingwood Festival - Collingwood ON (Mayumi Seiler, Serouj Kradjian) 19.00
25 Toronto Summer Music Festival - Toronto ON (Art of Time Ensemble)
28 Xenia Concerts - Toronto ON (EMIC)
28-31 Toronto Summer Music Festival - Toronto ON (EMIC)
31 Toronto Summer Music Festival - Walter Hall, Toronto (EMIC) 19.30
AUGUST
1-4 Toronto Summer Music Festival - Toronto ON (EMIC)
1 Toronto Summer Music Festival, Kids' Concert - Toronto ON (EMIC)
6 Victoria Summer Music - Victoria BC (EMIC Mosaique Project)
9-12 Recording EMIC's Mosaique Project - Toronto ON
13 Kincardine Summer Music - Kincardine ON (EMIC)
15 Waterside Summer Music - Amherst Island ON (EMIC)
SEPTEMBER
11,12 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Verdi)
14 NACO - Isabel Bader Theatre, Kingston ON (Shelley/Verdi)
25 Recording John Burge's "One Sail" with Thirteen Strings - Ottawa
19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Grieg, Croall)
20 NACO - Ottawa ON (Susan Aglukark)
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Susan Aglukark)
27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Kuusisto/Bjarnason)
30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Haydn Sinfonia Concertante, Lutoslawski)
OCTOBER
3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Bartok)
5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Sarah McLachlan Gala)
6 Georgian Music - Barrie ON (with Angela Park, Kaili Maimets) 14.30
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Boreyko/Grieg)
15 Album preview - Canadian Music Centre, Toronto (Mercer Duo) 17.30
17-19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/John Williams)
22-27 EMIC Mosaique Project - Yellowknife ON
30,31 NACO - Ottawa ON (Stasevska/Tchaikovsky)
NOVEMBER
2 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (AYR Trio) 15.00
4 NACO - Ottawa ON (NAC Presents/Dufresne)
7-9 NACO - Ottawa ON (Boston Ballet)
10 Les Amis Concerts - Cobourg ON (with Angela Park, Kaili Maimets) 15.00
18-24 Octagon Ontario Tour (Beethoven Septet & Kevin Lau)
20 Octagon - Parry Sound ON
21 Octagon - Sudbury ON
22 Octagon - Algoma Concerts, Sault Ste Marie ON
24 Octagon - Ottawa Chamber Music Society ON
27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Inkinen/Beethoven)
DECEMBER
4-8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Nutcracker)
8 Concerts Ponticello - Gatineau QC (EMIC w Yehonatan Berick) 11.00
12-14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Holiday Pops)
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Messiah)
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Jann Arden)
2018
JANUARY
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Kanellakis/Linnebach)
13 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (AYR Trio) 15.00
14 Les Amis Concerts - Coburg ON (AYR Trio) 14.00
14 K-WCMS - Waterloo ON (AYR Trio) 20.00
17,18 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Braunstein)
21 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - National Gallery, Ottawa ON (Storgards/Brahms)
25-27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Nijinsky/Dance/Shostakovich)
28 Private House Concert - Toronto ON (EMIC - email for details)
31 NACO - Ottawa ON (Jensen/Ott)
FEBRUARY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON (Jensen/Ott)
2-9 Western University Residency - London ON (EMIC)
5 K-WCMS, Waterloo (EMIC, Dionysis Grammenos)
6 Cello Masterclass - Western University, London 19.00
7 RBA Concerts, Toronto (EMIC + Dionysis Grammenos)
9 Western University Opera Soiree - London ON (EMIC + Johannes Debus) 19.00
10 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (EMIC) 15.00
14 NACO - Ottawa ON (De la Salle, side-by-side)
23 Masterclasses - Junior & Senior Taylor Academy, Royal Conservatory, Toronto
MARCH
1,2 NACO - Ottawa ON (Boreyko/Marsalis)
7,8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Labadie/Handel)
10 Xenia Concerts - Dominion Chalmers, Ottawa ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 11.00
11 Xenia Concerts - Flato Markham Theatre ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
15-17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Everly/Pops)
22,23 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Brahms)
24 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Shelley/Brahms)
28 Adjudicating Galimir Chamber Music Prize - University of Toronto
29 CMC Presents - Canadian Music Centre, Toronto ON (solo cello) 17.00
31 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (String Extravaganza VII) 15.00
APRIL
4,6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Schumann)
5 NACO - Maison Symphonique, Montreal (Shelley/Schumann)
7 WolfGANG - Mercury Lounge, Ottawa (Fung "Humanoid" Ottawa Premiere)
8 Ensemble Made In Canada Mosaïque Project fundraiser - Hart House, U of T
12-14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Dracula ballet/Mahler)
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zhang/Beethoven)
21 NACO - Ottawa ON (Trudel/Seasons)
26-28 NACO - Ottawa ON (Everly/Pops)
MAY
2,3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Makela/Hough)
5 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (Twelve Strings) 15.00
5 K-WCMS - Waterloo ON (Twelve Strings) 20.00
6 Music of Matthew Todd - Walter Hall, U of Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 12.30
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Mozart)
12,13 Brahms Double Concerto - Oakville ON (Yehonatan Berick, Oakville Symphony)
17,18 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tyzik/Pops)
23,24 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Ax)
26 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/YPC)
JUNE
2 NACO - Ottawa ON (Governor General Awards)
5-9 QuartetFest - Wilfrid Laurier University (AYR Trio)
8 K-WCMS - Waterloo ON (AYR Trio, Shostakovich & Tchaikovsky Trios)
9 QuartetFest Faculty Concert - Wilfrid Laurier University
15-17 Montreal International Chamber Music Festival
17 Cellisimo - Montreal QC
JULY
21 Renee M Caisse Theatre - Bracebridge ON (Mayumi Seiler & Seiler Strings) 19.30
25-27 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (EMIC)
25 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (EMIC - Mozart Piano Quartet) 13.30
26 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (Bach Suite No. 4) 15.30
26 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (WORLD PREMIERE Mosaïque Project)
27 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (Bach Suite No. 5) 13.30
27 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (EMIC - Brahms g minor Quartet ) 15.30
27 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (EMIC) 19.30 (with Patricia O'Callaghan)
AUGUST
4 Ottawa Chamberfest/Xenia Concerts - Ottawa ON (EMIC) 10.00
4 Ottawa Chamberfest - National Gallery, Ottawa ON (EMIC) 13.00
8 Concerts aux Iles du Bic QC (EMIC Mosaïque Project) 20.00
11 Concerts aux Iles du Bic QC 20.00
21-24 Western 360 - London ON (EMIC)
21 Western 360 - Von Kuster Hall, London ON (EMIC) 19.30
25 Leith Summer Festival, The Roxy Theatre, Leith ON (EMIC) 19.30
27 Wellington ON (EMIC with Yehonatan Berick & Dionysis Grammeros)
28 Wellington ON (EMIC Mosaïque Project)
SEPTEMBER
13 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 1,2,3)
14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 5)
19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 6)
20 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 7,8)
22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 9)
26 Mosaïque Project Tour: Music Room - Halifax NS (EMIC)
27 Mosaïque Project Tour: Acadia University - Wolfville NS (EMIC)
28 Mosaïque Project Tour: Mount Allison University - Sackville NB (EMIC)
29 Mosaïque Project Tour: Antigonish Performing Arts NS (EMIC)
OCTOBER
3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Gala/Shelley/Diana Ross)
4 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tom Wilson/Lynn Miles)
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Schubert)
15 World Premiere/Murphy - Maison Symphonique (Erica Goodman/MCO)
28 Kevin Lau "Foundation" - St Catherines ON (Niagara Symphony)
NOVEMBER
1-3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Dance Monteverdi Vespers)
9 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Britten War Requiem)
14,15 NACO - Ottawa ON (Chan/Mendelssohn)
16-19 Mosaïque Project Tour: Iqaluit, Nunavut (EMIC)
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zukerman/Elgar)
28-30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Nutcracker)
DECEMBER
1,2 NACO - Ottawa ON (Nutcracker)
6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops)
8,9 NACO - Ottawa ON (Holiday)
12 Health Arts Society - Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo)
13 Health Arts Society - Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo)
15 NACO - Ottawa ON (Holiday)
16 Xenia Concerts - Sony Centre, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 11.00
16 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (AYR Trio) 20.00
18,19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Handel Messiah)
21,22 NACO - Ottawa ON (NAC Presents)
2017
JANUARY
5, 6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zukerman/Elgar)
12-14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/80s)
19-21 NACO - Ottawa ON (National Ballet/Onegin)
22 12 Strings - Chelsea QC (with Yehonatan Berick & Jethro Marks)
25, 26 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zacharias/Beethoven)
27 Conrad Grebel Recital - University of Waterloo (String Sextet) 12.30
28 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (AYR Trio) 15.00
29 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society - Waterloo ON (AYR Trio) 20.00
30 Private concert - Japanese Embassy, Ottawa (Friends of NACO)
FEBRUARY
2, 3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Sibelius)
4 Caledon ON (EMIC) 20.00
5 Private House Concert - Toronto ON (EMIC)
6-10 Residency - University of Western Ontario (EMIC)
9 Von Kuster Hall - Western University, London ON (EMIC + students) 18.00
10 Von Kuster Hall - Western University, London ON (EMIC) 12.00
11 Kindred Spirits Orchestra - Markham ON (Schumann Concerto)
15, 16 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Strauss)
19 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society - Waterloo ON (Sextet) 20.00
23, 24 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Walton)
25 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto
MARCH
1, 2 NACO - Ottawa ON (Valcuha/Brahms)
4 5 at the First - Hamilton ON (Sound the Trumpet/Violin) 15.00
8, 9 NACO - Ottawa ON (Rizzi/Tchaikovsky)
21-24 NACO in the Community - Ottawa ON
31 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto ON (Brahms) 20.00
APRIL
1 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto ON 20.00
2 Cello Extravaganza IV - Hamilton ON 15.30
6-8 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/From Paris to Broadway)
12, 13 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Mozart)
20-22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Dance Encount3rs/Shelley)
24-30 NACO - Atlantic Tour
26 The Rocket Room - St John's NFLD (w Duane Andrews) 20.00
MAY
1-6 NACO - Atlantic Tour
11-13 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto ON (Words and Music of Steve Earle) 20.00
17, 18 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Mozart)
20 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (EMIC & Joe Phillips) 15.00
25, 26 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zinman/Schubert)
26 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON (Mercer-Park Duo)
27 Private house concert - Gatineau QC (Mercer-Park Duo
30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Dvorak 9 live concert recording)
JUNE
15, 17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Louis Riel opera)
18 NACO - Toronto ON at Luminato 19.00
21-23 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/The Tenors)
29 NACO - Ottawa ON (Governor General Awards)
JULY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON (Canada Day concert)
6 NACO - Ottawa ON
8 Music and Beyond - Ottawa ON (with Michelle Gott, harp)
8 WolfGANG Sessions - Mercury Lounge, Ottawa ON 21.00
12 NACO - Ottawa ON
14 NACO - Ottawa ON
20 Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON 19.30
AUGUST
1,2 Ottawa Chamberfest (EMIC)
14--20 Classical Unbound - Prince Edward County ON
SEPTEMBER
13, 14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Perlman)
16 NACO - Ottawa ON (Gala/k.d.lang)
20, 21 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Beethoven 9)
25-29 Artist-in-Residence at Western University - London ON (EMIC)
27 Ensemble Made In Canada - von Kuster Hall, London ON (Dvorak Quintet)
29 Fridays @ 12.30 - von Kuster Hall, London ON (EMIC Dohnanyi Sextet)
30 Consortium Aurora Borealis - Thunder Bay ON (EMIC with Scott St. John)
OCTOBER
1 Mazzoleni Hall - Toronto ON (EMIC) 14.00
3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Sibelius)
5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Lintu/Sibelius)
6 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (Leslie Newman & Friends)
11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Sibelius)
13 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Sibelius)
14 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Storgards/Sibelius)
15 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts - Hamilton ON (EMIC with Scott St. John) 14.00
15 K-WCMS - Waterloo ON (EMIC with Scott St. John) 20.00
19 Masterclass - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB 14.00
19 NACO Western Canada tour - Winnipeg MB
23 NACO Western Canada tour - Saskatoon SK
25 Masterclass - University of Calgary 10.00
25 Masterclass - Mount Royal Conservatory, Calgary AB 16.00
26 NACO Western Canada tour - Calgary AB
27 Masterclass - University of Alberta, Edmonton AB 16.00
28 NACO Western Canada tour - Edmonon AB
30 Masterclass - Victoria Conservatory, Victoria BC 17.00
30 NACO Western Canada tour - Victoria BC
31 Masterclass - University of Victoria, Victoria BC 13.30
NOVEMBER
1 Masterclass - University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC 18.00
2 NACO Western Canada tour - Vancouver BC
3 ISCM World New Music Days 2017 - Vancouver BC (Fung Vancouver Premiere)
5 WolfGANG in Whitehorse YT 19.00
8 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON
9 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON
9-11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tchaikovsky Swan Lake)
18 Art of Time Ensemble - Orillia ON (Beethoven A+, Shostakovich Quintet)
23, 24 NACO - Ottawa ON (Zukerman/Beethoven)
26 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - National Gallery, Ottawa (Hamann/Petersen)
DECEMBER
6-10 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tchaikovsky Nutcracker)
12 Health Arts Society - Vancouver BC
13 Music in the Morning - Vancouver BC 10.30
13 Health Arts Society - Vancouver BC
14 Music in the Morning - Vancouver BC 10.30
14 Health Arts Society - Vancouver BC
15 Music in the Morning - Vancouver BC 10.30
20 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Bell)
22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Messiah)
2016
JANUARY
6,7 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Beethoven)
14,15 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Shostakovich)
16 Wolfgang Sessions - Ottawa ON
21 Gallery 345 - Toronto (with Guy Yehuda, clarinet & Peter Longworth, piano)
22 Cello Masterclass - Taylor Academy, Royal Conservatory of Toronto
23 5 at the First Chamber Music Series "Brahms & Friends" Hamilton ON 15.00
25-31 Western University residency (EMIC)
28 Cello Masterclass - Western University
29 Von Kuster Hall - Western University (EMIC with Scott St John) 12.30
FEBRUARY
4,5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Macelaru/Tchaikovsky)
10,11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Brahms)
17,18 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Bizet)
19 Health Arts Society - Toronto ON (solo) 14.30
20 *CHANGED*Mossy Gatherings, Owen Sound ON (solo recital)
25-27 NACO - Ottawa ON (Kuusisto/Rajaton/Queen)
MARCH
3-5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Yan/Sleeping Beauty ballet)
9,10 NACO - Ottawa ON (Fischer/Schumann)
12 WolfGANG Session 6 - Mercury Lounge, Ottawa 21.00
13 NACO Bursary Fundraiser - Ottawa ON 14.00
17 Chamberfest City Series - City Hall, Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo) 12.15
18 House Concert - Gatineau QC (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00 email for more info
24 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (Mercer-Park Duo: Mendelssohn)
30,31 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Strauss)
APRIL
1 Private house concert - Toronto ON (EMIC)
2 NACO - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Shelley/Strauss)
3 Syrinx Sunday Concerts (EMIC) 15.00
8 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (EMIC) 20.00
9 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (EMIC) 20.00
10 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts (EMIC) 14.00
13 Gallery 345 - Toronto ON (solo recital) 20.00
14 Port Credit School Show (EMIC)
14 Health Arts Society - Toronto ON (EMIC)
16 Virtuosi Concerts Anniversary Season - Winnipeg (EMIC) 20.00
20,21 NACO - Ottawa ON (Goebel/Baroque)
21 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON
23 5 at the First Chamber Music Series "String Extravaganza V" Hamilton ON
24 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (Sextet concert) 20.00
28-30 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops)
MAY
1 Live on Elgin - Ottawa ON (Duane Andrews/Conception Bay)
4,5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Znaider/Dvorak)
6 NACO - Ottawa ON (Royal Wood)
12 MusicFest Canada (Adjudication and clinic)
12,13 NACO - Ottawa ON (Payare/Dvorak)
15 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - National Gallery, Ottawa (Nicola Benedetti)
19 NACO - Ottawa ON (Life Remembered Premiere) 20.00
21 5 at the First Chamber Music Series "Different Romances" Hamilton ON 15.00
25,26 NACO - Ottawa ON (Storgards/Sibelius)
JUNE
2,3 NACO - Ottawa ON (Shelley/Wagner)
5 Pop-up Bach - Hamilton ON (Bach Suite No 1) 13.00
11 NACO - Ottawa ON (Governor General Awards)
14 Montreal Chamber Music Festival - Place Ville Marie 12.10 (solo/duo)
17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Mendelssohn Elijah)
19 Montreal Chamber Music Festival - Salle Pollack, McGill 15.00
20 Canadian Guitar Quartet ATMA recording
23 Pocket Concerts - Toronto (Private concert)
24 Masterclass - Mossy Gatherings, Owen Sound ON 19.00
25 Mossy Gatherings Recital - Owen Sound ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00
26 Pocket Concerts - Toronto (Beethoven 18-6, Debussy Quartets) 14.00
JULY
1 NACO - Ottawa ON (Canada Day) 19.00
17-24 Music at Port Milford (EMIC)
23 St Mary Magdelene - Picton ON (EMIC) 19.30
24-27 Ottawa Chamberfest
25 Siskind Snapshot - Ottawa Chamberfest
26 Gala - Ottawa Chamberfest 19.00
27 Bach Suite No. 4 - Ottawa Chamberfest 12.00
27 What Makes It Great? - Ottawa Chamberfest (Beethoven A+ Sonata) 15.00
28 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON
AUGUST
1 New Music Concert - Ottawa Chamberfest La Nouvelle Scene, Ottawa 12.00
3 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (Rachmaninoff Sonata III) 15.30
4 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (solo, Mercer-Park Duo, EMIC) 15.30
4 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON (EMIC, Mozart) 19.30
7 Victoria Summer Music Festival - Victoria BC (EMIC)
11 Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON (Tchaikovksy, Ravel, Sokolovic)
19 Classical Unbound Festival - PEC ON (Villa-Lobos, Ravel, Morlock) 17.30
24 Classical Unbound Festival - PEC ON (Mozetich/Mozart/Tansman/Ravel) 19.30
26 Classical Unbound Festival - PEC ON (Mozart/Mozetich) 19.30
SEPTEMBER
11 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton ON (String Extravaganza VI)
11-15 University of Western Ontario Residency - London ON (EMIC)
15 Von Kuster Hall - University of Western Ontario (EMIC) 12.30
16-24 Atlantic Tour (EMIC)
17 New Brunswick Youth Orchestra retreat
17 Concert, Mount Allison University - Sackville NB 19.30
18 Indian River PEI 15.00
19 Workshop & Seminar, Mount Allison University - Sackville NB
20 Composition Workshop, Dalhousie University - Halifax NS 9.00
21 Music Room - Halifax NS 19.00
22 Elementary School Poster Project, Halifax NS
24 Antigonish NS
OCTOBER
1 NACO - Isabel Bader Theatre, Kingston ON
6, 7 NACO - Ottawa ON (Strauss/Shelley)
12, 13 NACO - Ottawa ON (Beethoven/Schumann Festival)
15 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - National Gallery, Ottawa ON 14.00
16 NACO - Ottawa ON (Beethoven/Schumann Festival)
19, 20 NACO - Ottawa ON (Beethoven/Schumann Festival)
22 NACO - Ottawa ON (Gala/Krall)
25 Benefit for HanVoice - Museum of Nature, Ottawa ON
28 Masterclass for the Junior Taylor Academy - Royal Conservatory, Toronto 17.00
NOVEMBER
3-5 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/Canadian Brass)
10-12 NACO - Ottawa ON (Giselle/Shanghai Ballet)
11 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON (Mercer-Park Duo)
16, 17 NACO - Ottawa ON (Tchaikovsky/Matheuz)
17 Health Arts Society - Ottawa ON (solo cello)
19 WolfGANG Sessions - Mercury Lounge, Ottawa ON
26 Outreach - Sechelt BC (Berick-Mercer-Park Trio)
27 Coast Recital Society - Sechelt BC (Berick-Mercer-Park Trio)
28 Outreach - Sechelt BC (Berick-Mercer-Park Trio)
DECEMBER
1-4 NACO - Ottawa ON (Nutcracker)
7-10 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pops/Star Wars)
11 NACO - Lobby NAC, Ottawa ON (FanFair free concert) 13.00
15, 16 NACO - Ottawa ON (Pintscher/Stravinsky)
2015
JANUARY
10 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton (String Extravaganza IV) 19.30
11 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (String sextet) 20.00
12-17 Ensemble Made In Canada Western University Residency
13 New Music Concert - Wedlon Atrium, London (EMIC) 11.30
17 Residency concert - von Kuster Hall, London (EMIC) 20.00
24 Elgar Concerto with the Sneak Peek Orchestra
FEBRUARY
1-14 Prairie Debut tour (Kang-Mercer-Park Trio)
1 Altona MB
3 Music 'n Mavens - Winnipeg 12.00
4 Kindersley SK
5 Melfort SK
7 High River AB
8 Lacombe AB
10 Proseries - Brandon MB
13 Lyell Gustin Recital Series - Saskatoon SK
27, 28 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
MARCH
1 Chamber Music Hamilton - Hamilton (Collegium 9) 14.00
1 Artwaves Radio Show 101.5FM - Mohawk College, Hamilton (live interview) 19.00
5 Briton House - Toronto (solo recital) 18.30
6 New Music Talk - Unionville High School (solo) 8.30
6 Cello Masterclass - Glenn Gould School, Royal Conservatory 19.00
8 Seicho-no-Ie - Toronto (solo: Bach 3rd Suite, new work by Andrew Downing) 13.30
18-29 Octagon Tour (Beethoven, Schubert)
21 Virtuosi Concerts, Winnipeg
22 Cecilian Concert Series, Regina
24 Friends of Chamber Music, Vancouver
25 Key City Theatre, Cranbrook
27 Chamber Music Kelowna, Kelowna
29 Algoma Conservatory, Saulte Ste Marie
APRIL
2 Cello Masterclass, University of Toronto 13.00
10 K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
11 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton (Mercer-Oh Trio) 19.30
12 Syrinx Sunday Concerts (Seiler Trio) 15.00
17 Group of 27 - Toronto 20.00
18-22 Prairie Debut tour (Kang-Mercer-Park Trio)
18 Virtuosi Concerts - Winnipeg 20.00
20 Snow Lake MB
21 Thompson MB (school shows)
26 Georgian Music - Barrie (EMIC)
29 Sarnia Concert Association (EMIC)
MAY
2 Neapolitan Connection - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00
5 K-WCMS (EMIC) 20.00
7 Women's Musical Club of Toronto - Walter Hall, Toronto (EMIC) 13.30
8 Port Credit School - outreach (EMIC)
8 Health Arts Soceity - Rekai Centre Sherbourne, Toronto (EMIC) 14.00
9 Canadian Sinfonietta - Glenn Gould Studio (Brahms Double with Joyce Lai)
16 Private concert - Gatineau, QC (Mercer-Park Duo) contact Rachel for details
22, 23 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
30 5 at the First Chamber Music Series - Hamilton (Clarinet Quintets) 19.30
JULY
14, 17 John Bullard recording
16 PopOpera, Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON 19.30
19 Lowville Festival - Burlington ON (solo Bach) 19.30
23 Barber of Seville, Brott Music Festival - Hamilton ON 19.30
28 Ottawa Chamberfest - ACE Workshop, Ottawa ON 10.00-13.00
28 Ottawa Chamberfest 15.00
AUGUST
4 Waterside Summer Series - Amherst Island ON (EMIC & Sue Hoeppner) 19.15
7 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound ON 19.30
8 Midland ON (with James & Graham Campbell & the Afiara Quartet)
12 Health Arts Society - Bayare, Toronto ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.00
20 Health Arts Society - Belmont House, Toronto ON (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.00
22 Private house concert - Oakville ON (Mercer-Park Duo)
24-25 Mercer-Park Duo recording - Toronto ON
SEPTEMBER
9 Health Arts Society - Carleton Lodge, Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
10 Health Arts Society - Gary J Armstrong, Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.15
18 Health Arts Society - Seven Oaks, Scarborough 14.00
26,28,30 National Arts Centre Orchestra/Opera Lyra Barber of Seville 20.00
OCTOBER
3 National Arts Centre Orchestra/Opera Lyra Barber of Seville 20.00
4 Twelve Strings (with Yehonatan Berick & Jethro Marks) Chelsea, QC
8 Health Arts Society - Glebe Centre, Ottawa 14.00
10 5 at the First Chamber Music Series "Violin Mix & Mania" 15.00
14 Art of Time Ensemble - Salon fundraiser
15 Cello masterclass - University of Toronto 13.00
16, 17 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
18 Private House Concert - Hamilton ON (Eight Strings)
19-22 Western University Residency - London ON (EMIC)
24 Consortium Aurora Borealis - Thunder Bay (EMIC)
27 Schumann Quintet Project - Von Kuster Hall, London ON (EMIC) 20.00
28 EMIC Burge CD launch - Canadian Music Centre, Toronto
30 Queen's School of Music Artist Series, Kingston (EMIC with Karma Tomm)
31 Masterclass, Queen's University (EMIC)
NOVEMBER
14-25 Mercer-Chung Duo BC tour
14 Whitehorse Concerts, Yukon 19.30 Pre-concert talk 20.00 Concert
15 Duo masterclass, Whitehorse, Yukon
16 Yukon Arts Centre school show - Whitehorse, Yukon
17 Health Arts Society - Minoru Residence, Richmond BC 10.30
17 Health Arts Society - KinVillage, Delta BC 13.30
17 Cello Masterclass - Vancouver Academy of Music 17.00
18 Health Arts Society - Evergreen House, North Vancouver BC 13.45
18 Canadian Music Centre Recital - Vancouver 19.30
19 Health Arts Society - Honora Conway, Vancouver BC 15.00
20 Health Arts Society - Vancouver General Hospital BC 10.30
20 Kay Meek Centre - West Vancouver 14.00
21 Health Arts Society - New Westminster 14.30
22 Cafe Classico - Langley BC 14.30
22 Workshop Langley Community Music School 17.00
24 Cello Masterclass - Kamloops Symphony Music School 15.30
24 St. Andrew's on the Square - Kamloops (solo cello) 19.00
25 House concert - Vernon BC (solo cello) 19.00
28 5 at the First Chamber Music Series "Payadora Tango Ensemble" 15.00
DECEMBER
3-5 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
7 Faculty Chamber Series - Walter Hall, University of Toronto 19.00
10-12 National Arts Centre Orchestra - Ottawa (Pops/Natalie MacMaster) 20.00
15,16 National Arts Centre Orchestra - Ottawa (Messiah) 19.00
16 Health Arts Society - Peter D Clark, Ottawa 14.00
18 National Arts Centre Orchestra - Ottawa (Holiday program) 20.00
20 Music for a Sunday Afternoon - National Gallery, Ottawa 14.00
22 Health Arts Society - Belmont House, Toronto (Trio Atlantik) 19.00
2014
JANUARY
1 Salute to Vienna - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto 14.30
5 Salute to Vienna - Hamilton Place 14.30
8, 9 National Arts Centre Orchestra - Ottawa (Mendelssohn/Bruckner) 20.00
10 K-WCMS - Waterloo (Quartet Atlantik) 20.00
11 5 at the First - Hamilton (Quartet Atlantik) 12.30
11 Pocket Concerts - North York 20.00
16 Health Arts Society - Castleview Wychwood, Toronto (string trio) 14.00
17 Junior Academy masterclass - Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto 17.00
20 Shauna Rolston and Friends - Walter Hall, Toronto 19.00
26 Solo cello - Dave's, Toronto
29 Music Talks - Daniels Spectrum (for New Music Concerts) 17.00
31 University of Toronto chamber music masterclass (EMIC) 11.00
FEBRUARY
2 Solfeggio Series - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00 POSTPONED
4 Briton House - Toronto (solo cello) 18.30
7 Crescendo Concert Series - Hamilton (Seiler Trio) 19.30
12 Health Arts Society - Peter D. Clark, Ottawa (solo cello) 14.00
13 Health Arts Society - Lakeshore Lodge, Etobicoke (string trio) 14.00
18 Health Arts Society - True Davidson Acres (string trio) 14.30
21 Health Arts Society - Seven Oaks, Scarborough (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.30
22 5 at the First - Hamilton (with Yao Guang Zhai & Angela Park) 19.30
23 Solo cello - Dave's, Toronto
MARCH
1 Algoma Conservatory Concerts - Sault Ste Marie (Seiler Trio)
7 Toronto Symphony (New Creations Festival) 19.30
21 Health Arts Society - Suomi-Koto, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
22-26 Mercer-Park Duo Alberta tour
22 Masterclass - Medicine Hat College Conservatory (Mercer-Park Duo) 16.00
23 Recital - Medicine Hat College Conservatory Recital Hall (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.30
24 Masterclass - University of Lethbridge (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
25 Recital - University of Lethbridge Recital Hall (Mercer-Park Duo) 12.15
26 Edmonton Recital Society - Muttart Hall, Edmonton (Mercer-Park Duo)
29 K-WCMS - Waterloo (Music of Charles-Valentin Alkan) 20.00
APRIL
2 GGS Chamber Music Competition finals - RCM, Toronto (adjudicator)
4 Health Arts Society - Post Inn Village, Oakville (w. Shane Kim) 14.00
10 Health Arts Society - Main St Terrace, Toronto (cello trio) 14.00
11 Health Arts Society - Elginwood, Richmond Hill (cello trio) 14.00
12 5 at the First Chamber Music Series Annual Benefit - Hamilton (Cello Sextet) 19.30
16 Health Arts Society - Fudger House, Toronto (with piano) 14.30
18 Health Arts Society - Belmont House, Toronto (w. Yehonatan Berick) 14.30
18 New Music Concerts - Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto (Widmann) 20.00
25 Group of 27 - Toronto 20.00
26 Don Banks Music Award - Etobicoke (adjudicator) 19.30
30 Toronto Symphony (Mahler 9) 20.00
MAY
1 Toronto Symphony (Mahler 9) 20.00
7-21 Young Composers' Workshop - Array Music, Toronto
8 Health Arts Society - Kensington Gardens, Toronto (EMIC) 14.30
10 Private house concert - Toronto (EMIC)
16 Group of 27 - Toronto 20.00
19 Private house concert, Newboro (Mercer-Park Duo)
20,21 Toronto Symphony (Broadway)
22 K-WMCS - Waterloo (Zhai/Park/Mercer) 20.00
23 Health Arts Society - Cummer House, Toronto (cello duo) 14.00
24 Hamilton Farmer's Market (solo cello) 11.00
30 Health Arts Society - Labdara House, Toronto (with Shane Kim) 14.00
31 Young Composers' Workshop concert - Array Music, Toronto 15.00
JUNE
5, 7 Toronto Symphony (Ravel) 20.00
9 Health Arts Society - Baker Centre, Toronto (Mercer-Park Trio) 14.00
11,12,14 Toronto Symphony (Shostakovich)
19-21 National Arts Centre Orchestra 20.00
27 Brott Music (Beethoven) 19.30
JULY
1 National Arts Centre Orchestra 14.30
10 National Arts Centre Orchestra 19.00 (Procul Harum)
12 National Arts Centre Orchestra 19.30
24 Brott Music (Elgar, Grieg) 19.30
25 K-WCMS - Waterloo (with Alexander Tselyakov & Marie Berard) 20.00
28 Health Arts Society - Glebe Centre, Ottawa 14.30
30 Ottawa Chamberfest (EMIC Mozart) 12.00
30 Ottawa Chamberfest (EMIC Meet Mr. Mozart Kid's show) 14.00
31 Ottawa Chamberfest (EMIC Mahler, Martinu, Brahms) 15.00
AUGUST
2 Private house concert, Ottawa (with the Canadian Guitar Quartet)
3 Ottawa Chamberfest (with the Canadian Guitar Quartet) 11.00
4-10 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound
4 Festival of the Sound (Mendelssohn Octet) 15.30
6 Festival of the Sound (EMIC: Coulthard, Dvorak) 12.00
7 Festival of the Sound (Haydn Sinfonia) 19.30
8 Festival of the Sound (Martinu Duo, Mozart flute quartet) 14.30
9 Festival of the Sound (Tchaikovsky Serenade) 19.30
10 Festival of the Sound (Beethoven 9) 14.30
11-12 Recording John Burge @ the Stockey Centre, Parry Sound (EMIC)
13-22 Rosamunde Summer Music Academy
15 Rosamunde Summer Music Academy Faculty (Chan, Bach, Tchaikovsky)
17 Rosamunde Summer Music Academy Faculty (Martinu Duo, Brahms Op 111)
SEPTEMBER
6,8,10,13 Opera Lyra - Ottawa (Tosca) 20.00
18-21 Toronto Symphony
23 Health Arts Society - Belmont House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.00
25 York Club - Toronto (EMIC) private concert
26 Prince Edward County Music Festival (EMIC Faure, Hedges, Dvorak)
29-30 Residency - Western University, London (EMIC)
OCTOBER
1-3 Residency - Western University, London (EMIC)
3 Noon Hour recital - Western University, London (EMIC) 12.00
8 Arts and Letters Club - Toronto (EMIC) private concert
8 g27 recital - Heliconian Hall, Toronto (EMIC)
19 Cello Extravaganza III - Compass Point Church, Burlington
25 Consortium Aurora Borealis - Thunder Bay (Mercer-Park Duo)
29 Briton House, Toronto (Solo Bach) 18.30
NOVEMBER
1 Neapolitan Connection - Montgomery's Inn, Etobicoke (solo Bach) 15.00
2 Pocket Concerts - Toronto 14.00
6 Cello Masterclass, University of Toronto 13.00
7, 8 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
12 Health Arts Society - Chartwell, Avondale (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.30
12,13,15 Toronto Symphony
14 Array Music - Gallery 345, Toronto 20.00
20,22 Toronto Symphony
21 Briton House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 18.30
30 Elgar Concerto with the Sneak Peek Orchestra 16.00 POSTPONED
DECEMBER
10-15 Art of Time Ensemble tour with Madeleine Peyroux
10 Art of Time Ensemble - St Catherines
11 Art of Time Ensemble - Kingston
13 Art of Time Ensemble - Burlington
15 Art of Time Ensemble - Toronto
2013
JANUARY
5 5 at the First - Hamilton (Brahms & Tchaikovsky sextets) 19.30
14 K-WCMS, Waterloo (Brahms & Tchaikovsky sextets) 20.00
24 University of Toronto New Music Festival 12.10 (Steven Mackey's Fusion Tune)
26 University of Toronto New Music Festival 19.30 (Steven Mackey's Humble River)
28 Briton House - Toronto (with Shoshana Telner, piano & Lynn Kuo, violin) 18.30
30 Adas Synagogue, Hamilton (with Shoshana Telner, piano & Lynn Kuo, violin) 19.30
FEBRUARY
2 New Music Concerts - Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto 20.00
9 Group of 27 - Holy Trinity Church, Toronto 20.00
14 K-WCMS, Waterloo (Schubert Quintet with the Aviv Quartet) 20.00
22 Via Salzburg - Rosedale United Church, Toronto 20.00
MARCH
2, 3 Solo with the Oakville Chamber Orchestra (Vivaldi and Ka Nin Chan)
7 Health Arts Society - Belmont House, Rosedale (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.00
8 Great Artist Piano Series - Aurora Cultural Centre (Seiler Trio) 20.00
12 Briton House - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 13.30
13 University of Toronto Cello Ensemble - Arts and Letters Club, Toronto 12.00
30 Tchaikovsky Rococo Variations with the Kindred Spirits Orchestra, Toronto
APRIL
4 Brahms Double with Joyce Lai and the Hart House Orchestra, Toronto 20.00
5, 6 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
7 Hart House Sunday Concert - University of Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00
13 5 at the First - Hamilton (with the Hamilton Cello League) 19.30
30 Queen of Puddings Theatre - Four Seasons Centre, Toronto (Harman)
MAY
4 Solo with the John Laing Singers - St Paul's United, Dundas (Mercer-Park Duo)
5 Solo with the John Laing Singers - Burlington (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00
8-15 Residency at Stanford University, California (EMIC)
23 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (Seiler Trio) 20.00
24 Via Salzburg - Rosedale United Church, Toronto (Seiler Trio) 20.00
25 5 at the First - Hamilton (Seiler Trio) 19.30
31 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
JUNE
1,2 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
11-14 National Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa
19-22 NACO, Ottawa
JULY
12 Music and Beyond (Eight Strings with Yehonatan Berick) 17.00
13 Niagara Festival (Beethoven Triple with Stewart Goodyear and Atis Bankas)
20 Solfeggio Subscription Series - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 15.00
21 K-WCMS (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00
25 Brott Music Festival (Tchaikovsky 5 with NAO) 19.30
26 K-WCMS (Faure Trio with Joyce Lai & Alexander Tselyakov) 20.00
27 Niagara Festival (Brahms Trio Op 8 with Robert Silverman and Atis Bankas)
28-31 Music at Port Milford (EMIC)
AUGUST
1-3 Music at Port Milford (EMIC)
5-11 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (EMIC)
12-18 Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival, BC
SEPTEMBER
10 Briton House - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) private concert 13.30
11 Group of 27 new recital series - Heliconian Hall, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo)
14 5 at the First - Hamilton (Mozart & Schoenberg sextets) 19.30
19 NACO (Tchaikovsky, Bronfman) 20.00
20 NACO (Beethoven, Zacharias) 20.00
21 NACO (Paul Anka) 17.30
24 NACO (Strauss, Fleming) 20.00
26 NACO (Dvorak/Bruch, Zukerman) 20.00
OCTOBER
1,2 NACO (Mozart/Brahms/Louie, Zukerman/Forsyth) 20.00
6 NACO - Hong Kong
8 NACO - Guangzhou
9 String Ensemble Symposium, Xinghai Conservatory - Guangzhou
10 NACO - Fuling
11 NACO - Chongquing
13 NACO - Tianjin
17 NACO - Beijing
19 NACO - Shanghai
NOVEMBER
1 University of Toronto chamber music masterclass 11.00
1 New Music Concerts - Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto 20.00
14 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto 13.00
15 Group of 27 - Trinity St Paul's Centre, Toronto 20.00
20, 21 NACO - Ottawa (Rizzi/Sibelius) Guest principal cello 20.00
27 York Club - Toronto (EMIC) private concert
28 Cardinal Carter School, Toronto (EMIC) outreach
28 Kawartha Concerts - Peterborough (EMIC) 20.00
DECEMBER
3 K-WCMS - Waterloo (EMIC French Program I) 20.00
4 EMIC Debut CD launch, Toronto 20.00 (SOHO House private event)
5 Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre Series - Four Seasons Centre, Toronto (EMIC) 12.00
6 School outreach performance - Waterloo (EMIC) 13.00
6 K-WCMS - Waterloo (EMIC French Program II) 20.00
7 5 at the First - Hamilton (EMIC) 19.30
8 Hart House Sunday Concert - University of Toronto (EMIC) 15.00
2012
JANUARY
1 Salute to Vienna - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto 14.30
4 Briton House - Toronto 18.30
7 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00
22 5 at the First - Hamilton (String Extravaganza) 15.30
24 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (String Extravaganza) 20.00
27 University of Toronto New Music Festival - Walter Hall, Toronto (Staniland/Maimets) 19.30
29 University of Toronto New Music Festival - Walter Hall, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo)
FEBRUARY
4 World premiere of cello concerto by Kevin Lau (Sneak Peak Orchestra)
7 Electroacoustic Concert - Walter Hall, Toronto 19.30
10,11 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
18 Briton House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 13.30
19 Neapolitan Connection - Toronto Centre for the Arts (Mercer-Park Duo)
28 Tel Aviv Museum, Israel (Brahms string sextets)
29 Jerusalem Music Centre, Israel ("Eight Strings" w. Yehonatan Berick)
MARCH
3 Art of Time Ensemble - Koerner Hall, Royal Conservatory of Toronto 20.00
13 Music on Main, Vancouver (EMIC) 20.00
14 Vancouver Academy of Music (EMIC) Masterclass
14 Canadian Music Centre Showcase, Vancouver (EMIC)
16 Chamber Music Kelowna (EMIC) outreach 13.30
16 Chamber Music Kelowna (EMIC) concert 19.30
17 Kamloops Symphony Society (EMIC) 19.30
19 Victora Conservatory (EMIC) Masterclass 17.00
20 Sidney (EMIC) 19.30
22 Hear the Music, Edmonton (EMIC) 17.00
24 Celebrity Series, Calgary (EMIC) 20.00
31 Canadian Sinfonietta - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Saint-Saens concerto)
APRIL
1 Grand Gala Finale Haydn Trio Cycle - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
11 Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Toronto Symphony - Tchaikovsky 6 & Verdi) 20.00
13 Via Salzburg - Rosedale, Toronto 20.00
14 Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Toronto Symphony - Tchaikovsky 6 & Verdi) 20.00
19 Soiree Stradivarius - Montreal Chamber Music Festival Gala 18.30
28 Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto (Toronto Symphony - Perlman/Oundjian)
MAY
3 Via Salzburg fundraiser, Toronto (Schubert Quintet) contact Rachel for details
6 Syrinx Sunday Salon, Toronto (EMIC) 15.00
7 Dvorak and Faure Piano Quartets I - K-WCMS, Kitchener (EMIC) 20.00
9 Dvorak and Faure Piano Quartets II - K-WCMS, Kitchener (EMIC) 20.00
11 Guelph Musicfest (EMIC) 20.00
15 Halton Waldorf School, Burlington (outreach)
20 Gala Concert - First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (Mercer-Park Duo)
25 Via Salzburg - Rosedale, Toronto 20.00
27 5 at the First - Hamilton (w. Anwar Khursid, sitar & Joe Phillips, bass) 15.30
31 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Art of Time Ensemble) 20.00
JUNE
1,2 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Art of Time Ensemble) 20.00
8 Brahms Double Concerto with the NAO and Boris Brott (with Yehonatan Berick)
13-15 Recording with the Mercer-Park Duo - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
20 National Ballet of Canada 60th Anniversary Gala 18.30 (Elgar Concerto I)
JULY
6 5 at the First fundraiser - The Pearl Company, Hamilton (Mercer Duo) 12.30
8 Via Salzburg fundraiser - South Pond Farms, Kawartha Lakes (Beethoven Qt)
13 Music Niagara - Niagara on the Lake (Schubert, Beethoven/Stewart Goodyear)
14 Dvorak Piano Trio Cycle I - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
17 K-WCMS, Waterloo (with Alexander Tselyakov, Marie Berard & Max Christie) 20.00
21 Music Niagara - Niagara on the Lake (Hummel Sonata, Smetana Piano Trio)
23 Music Niagara - Niagara on the Lake (Dvorak Quintet)
29 Ottawa Chamberfest (Debussy Piano Trio) 21.30
31 Ottawa Chamberfest (Honegger, Golijov, Brahms c- Piano Quartet)
AUGUST
1 Ottawa Chamberfest (Enescu Aubade) 10.00
1 Ottawa Chamberfest Health Arts Society concert (EMIC) 14.00
7 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Rachmaninov Sonata - Mercer-Park Duo) 12.00
8 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (chamber music with Joel Quarrington) 12.00
8 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Brahms c minor with EMIC) 19.30
9 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Dvorak String Sextet in A major) 12.00
9 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Mozart K 414 with Janina Fialkowska)
10 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Mozart K 493 with EMIC) 10.00
11 Festival of the Sound, Parry Sound (Festival Orchestra/Hammer/Berick) 19.30
13,14 Recording with Ensemble Made In Canada, Toronto
SEPTEMBER
7-8 Recording with the Group of 27, Toronto
20 Health Arts Society - Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
23 Queen's University, Kingston (Seiler Piano Trio - music of Anhalt & Kodaly)
30 5 at the First - Hamilton (Crumb Vox Balaenae) 15.30
OCTOBER
6 Neapolitan Connection - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.00
12 Via Salzburg - Rosedale United Church, Toronto 20.00
13 Via Salzburg - St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Markham 20.00
19 Concert and masterclass - University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
(MYR Trio with Minsoo Sohn, piano & Yehonatan Berick, violin) 12.00
20 Virtuosi Series - Winnipeg (MYR Trio) 20.00
23 Brott Music Education Concerts - Hamilton Place (NAO) 9.45/11.15
23 Shalom Village - Hamilton ON (solo concert) 19.00
25 Chamber Music Masterclass - University of Toronto (EMIC) 11.00
28 Chamber Music Hamilton (EMIC) 14.00 new location!
30 Studley Theatre, SUNY - New Paltz, NY (EMIC) 20.00 POSTPONED
*world premiere of "Snikt, bub!" by John B Hedges
31 Shepard Recital Hall, SUNY - New Paltz, NY (EMIC) workshop 11.00 POSTPONED
NOVEMBER
9 Group of 27 - Grace Church on-the-Hill, Toronto 20.00
15 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto 13.00
21 Health Arts Society - Scarborough (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
21 5 at the First - Hamilton (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.30
22 Health Arts Society - Etobicoke (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.00
23 Gatineau, QC (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00 contact Rachel for details
24 Trois Rivieres, QC (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.30
29 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto 13.00
DECEMBER
7 Via Salzburg - Rosedale United Church, Toronto (Vivaldi Double Concerto)
11 Briton House - Toronto (solo cello) 13.30
20 K-WCMS - Dvorak II (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
2011
JANUARY
7 Solo recital - youmegallery, Hamilton (Bach 5, Kodaly, Ligeti) 14.00
9 K-WCMS Solo Recital (Bach 5, Ligeti, Kodaly, Coblentz) 20.00
14 5 at the First - First Unitarian Church, Hamilton
(Mercer-Lee Duo "Latin and Jazz cello") 19.30
15 Gallery 345, Toronto (Mercer-Lee Duo "Latin and Jazz cello") 20.00
17 Briton House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 13.30
27 New Music Festival - Walter Hall, University of Toronto (Qi by Chen Yi)
28 Music of Dennis Patrick - Walter Hall, University of Toronto
(Patrick/McConnell Melodrama and Flight for cello and tape)
30 Pete Eastmure CD launch - Dave's, Toronto 20.00
FEBRUARY
4,5 Enwave Theatre, Toronto (Art of Time Ensemble) 20.00
8 Briton House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 18.30
11 Chamber Music Masterclass 11am/Cello Masterclass 3pm
(University of Toronto)
17,18 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
23 Momiji Centre, Toronto (solo Bach) 14.00
25 Etobicoke Philharmonic (Tchaikovsky Rococo) 20.00
MARCH
13 5 at the First - First Unitarian Church, Hamilton
(Eight Strings with Yehonatan Berick, violin) 15.30
17 Guelph University Noon Hour Series (Mercer-Park duo) 12.00
24,25 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
27 Sherbrooke, QC (EMIC)
29 Les AMIS Concerts, Toronto (with Kuo & Humetska) 20.00
31 Japan Relief Event - Kruger Hall, U of Toronto (Solo Bach) 18.30
APRIL
2 London, ON (EMIC)
3 CBC Recital - Walter Hall, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00 FREE
21 Kids Concert - E.J.James Public School, Oakville (Trio Atlantik)
22 Soiree at the Pong's - Pickering (Trio Atlantik) 14.00
23 Five at the First - First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (Trio Atlantik) 19.30
26 Les Amis Concerts - Gallery 345, Toronto (Trio Atlantik) 20.00
27 La Chapelle du Bon Pasteur - Montreal (Trio Atlantik) 20.00
29 Private House Concert - Ottawa (Trio Atlantik) 20.00
(contact Rachel for invitation)
MAY
6 The Bach Project I - youme gallery, Hamilton (Suites 1&5) 12.00
6 The Music Gallery - Toronto ("Sept Papillons" for solo cello by Kaija Saariaho)
11 The Bach Project II - Briton House, Toronto (Suites 3&4) 18.30
13 The Bach Project I - youme gallery, Hamilton (Suites 3&4) 12.00
14 Five at the First - First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (with Schulte Strings)
20 The Bach Project I - youme gallery, Hamilton (Suites 2&6) 12.00
20 Benefit for Japan relief - Bread & Circus, Kensington, Toronto 21.00
25 The Bach Project II - Briton House, Toronto (Suites 2&6) 18.30
26,27 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
30 The Bach Project II - Briton House, Toronto (Suites 1&5) 13.30
31 96.3FM radio performance - Toronto (Bach)
JUNE
1 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto (Solo Bach) 12.00
4 Blackcreek Festival Orchestra with Placido Domingo & Sondra Radvanovsky
15-19 International Cello Festival of Canada, Winnipeg
16 Eckhardt-Grammatte Hall, Winnipeg (Piazzolla Grand Tango) 16.00
17 Mellow Cellos - Convocation Hall, Winnipeg (cello ensemble) 14.00
19 Gala finale - Centennial Hall, Winnipeg (cello extravaganza) 19.30
21 The Bach Project III - Nepean ON (Suites 2&4)
22 The Bach Project III - Ottawa ON (Suites 3&4)
24 The Bach Project III - Nepean ON (Suites 1&5)
25 Bach Cycle IV - K-WCMS (Bach Suites 1,4,5)
30 Brott Music Festival
JULY
2 Bach Cycle IV - K-WCMS (Bach Suites 3,2,6)
7 Brott Music Festival
11 Mercer Duo - Dave's, Toronto 19.00
13 Mercer Duo - Momiji Centre, Toronto 14.00
14 Haydn Trio Concert VI - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
18-22 Festival of the Sound - Parry Sound, ON
20 Stockey Centre - Parry Sound (Hummel Septet) 19.30
21 Stockey Centre - Parry Sound (Paganini Duo) 19.30
22 Stockey Centre - Parry Sound (Tchaikovsky Souvenir, Vivaldi Four Seasons)
27 Lyra Summer Music - Vermont (cello masterclass)
29 Lyra Summer Music - Vermont (recital - Ligeti/Bach/Shostakovich)
AUGUST
2 Ottawa Chamberfest (Ligeti, Louie, Lacroix)
4 Ottawa Chamberfest (Honegger, Enescu)
6 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Sarah Slean)
15 Brott Music Festival Masterclass
18 Brott Music Festival
SEPTEMBER
8 Fundraiser for Via Salzburg Chamber Series
10 Concert with Anwar Khursid, sitar - The Inner Garden, Toronto
20 Haydn Trio Concert IX - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
22,23 Recording the Bach Suites, Toronto
OCTOBER
4 Cello Masterclass at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo ON 15.30
6 Guest of the Penderecki Quartet & NUMUS, Glenn Gould Studio 20.00
7 Chamber Music Masterclass - Walter Hall, University of Toronto 11.00
7 Guest of the Penderecki Quartet & NUMUS, Wilfred Laurier University 20.00
8 Recording Glenn Buhr "Red Sea" with the Penderecki Quartet
14 Via Salzburg - Rosedale, Toronto 20.00
16 Trois Rivieres, QC (Mercer-Park Duo) 14.30 POSTPONED
19 La Petite Maison des Arts, Montreal (Mercer-Park Duo) 19.30
20 Gatineau, QC (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00 contact Rachel for details
21 St. Patrick's, Ottawa (Mercer-Park Duo) 13.30
22 Massey Hall, Toronto (Herbie Hancock and the Massey Hall Orchestra) 20.00
25 Pecha Kucha with JC Women, JC Cultural Centre, Toronto 19.00
26 The Lakeshore Lodge, Toronto (Mercer-Lee Duo) 14.00
NOVEMBER
4 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto 15.00
5 Masterclass for the Kawartha community 10.00-13.00
5 Feast for the Senses Gala - Market Hall, Peterborough (Mercer-Park Duo) 20.00
8 Les AMIS Concerts - Toronto (EMIC) 20.00
9 5 at the First - Hamilton (EMIC) 19.30
10 University of Manitoba, Winnipeg (EMIC) Masterclass and concert
12 Virtuosi Series - Winnipeg (EMIC) 20.00
17 Fudger House, Toronto (duo with Steven Sitarski) 14.00
18,19 Art of Time Ensemble - Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 20.00
24 Solo Bach at the Indian Rice Factory, Toronto (private event)
25 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto 15.00
26 Canadian Sinfonietta Chamber Concert - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto 20.00
27 K-WCMS - Canadian Sinfonietta Chamber Concert 15.00
30 Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Prokofiev 5/Liadov) 20.00
DECEMBER
1 Toronto Symphony Orchestra (Prokofiev 5/Liadov) 20.00
2 The Tranzac Club, Toronto (with Pete Eastmure) 19.30
3 5 at the First Benefit Concert (Cello Extravaganza) 19.30
9 Via Salzburg - Rosedale, Toronto 20.00
18 Handel's Messiah, National Academy Orchestra - St. Christopher's, Burlington
19 Handel's Messiah with the NAO - Mohawk College, Hamilton 19.30
31 Bravissimo - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto 19.00
2010
JANUARY
5 First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (recital with Minsoo Sohn) 19.30
6 K-WCMS, Canada (recital with Minsoo Sohn) 20.00
14 Music Toronto - Toronto, Canada (recital with Minsoo Sohn) 20.00
27 Carmen - Four Seasons Centre, Toronto (guest principal with the Canadian
Opera Company) 19.30
30 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 16.30
FEBRUARY
2 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
5 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
7 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 14.00
9 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
11 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
12,13 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Art Of Time Ensemble) 20.00
14 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 14.00
17 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
18,19 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
20 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
23 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
26 Etobicoke Philharmonic - Canada (Brahms double with Akemi Mercer) 20.00
27 Carmen, Toronto (COC) 19.30
MARCH
16 Palermo, Italy (AQ)
21 Fundraiser for Haiti - First Unitarian, Hamilton (Jin-Shan Dai/Vanessa Lee)
24 96.3 radio live internet broadcast (Bach Suites) 16.20 EST
25 The Capitol Theatre - Port Hope, Ontario (Bach Suites) 19.00
28 Canadian Music Competitions Gala - Living Arts Centre - Mississauga, Ontario
APRIL
3 First Unitarian Church - Hamilton, ON (MIC) 19.30
4 Syrinx Series - Toronto, ON (MIC) 15.00
6 Masterclass University of Ottawa (MIC)
7-13 Residency at State University of NY (MIC)
13 New Paltz, NY (MIC)
15 K-WCMS, Canada (MIC) 20.00
18 Pro Musica - Montreal, Quebec (MIC) 15.00
19 The Monday Sessions - Dave's Gourmet Pizza, Toronto (solo cello) 20.00
22,23 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
24 Huntsville, Ontario (Seiler Piano Trio)
30 Corpus Christi Outreach, Texas (AQ)
MAY
1 Corpus Christi Chamber Series, Texas (AQ)
3 Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Cincinnati, OH (+ masterclass) (AQ)
4 Cleveland Chamber Music Society, OH (AQ)
6 Palais Mont Calme, QC (AQ)
9 Neskowin Chamber Society, OR (AQ)
11 Chamber Music Corvallis, OR (AQ)
13 Russian River Outreach concert (AQ)
14 Russian River Concert (AQ)
15 Chamber Music in Historic Sites, Los Angeles (AQ)
17-19 Naxos recording of Dohnanyi Quartets - Toronto, ON (AQ)
27,28 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg)
JUNE
21-23 Brott Summer Festival
JULY
5-7 Brott Summer Festival
12 The Monday Sessions - Dave's Gourmet Pizza, Toronto (Mercer Duo) 20.00
13 K-WCMS Haydn Trio Cycle Concert V (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
16 Music at Three Churches - Mahone Bay, NS (Mercer Duo)
29,30 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival (MIC)
AUGUST
3 Toronto Summer Music Academy (Via Salzburg Quartet/Andre Laplante) 20.00
5-7 Stratford Festival, Ontario (MIC) 11.00
12-19 Brott Summer Festival
SEPTEMBER
13 Via Salzburg Fundraiser
19 Private house concert, Oakville (Mercer-Park Duo)
21 Briton House, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo)
22-24 recording, Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo)
29,30 Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light - TIFF Bell Lightbox, Toronto 20.00
OCTOBER
1 TEDxOakville - Sheridan College, Oakville (solo presentation)
6 CBC Kids TV (Mercer Duo)
7 Southern Ontario Chamber Music Institute Fundraiser - St. Luke's, Burlington
(Mercer-Park Trio)
8 SOCMI Fundraiser - St. Cuthbert's, Oakville (Mercer-Park Trio)
10 Haydn Trio Cycle Concert V - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio) 20.00
21 Abbey Road Project - Koerner Hall, Toronto (Art of Time Ensemble)
29 Cello Masterclass - University of Toronto
NOVEMBER
4,5 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
10 Awards Gala - Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Toronto
(with Vanessa Lee, piano)
12 Impact National Conference Gala - Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto (MIC)
13 Haliburton, ON (MIC)
14 Newmarket, ON (MIC)
16-20 Brahms/Mozart cycle - K-WCMS (MIC)
21 Royal York Church, Toronto (MIC)
23,24 Brott Music Festival, Education Concerts - Great Hall, Hamilton Place
25 Music of Kevin Lau - Walter Hall, University of Toronto (Mercer-Park Duo)
2009
JANUARY
4 Mormons University, Jerusalem (AQ)
5 Afula (AQ)
6 Tel Aviv Museum (AQ)
7 Be'er Sheva (AQ)
10 Haifa Chamber Music Society (AQ)
13 Enschede Muziekcentrum, Netherlands (AQ)
15 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
(Janacek AQ) 12.30
16 Zeeland Chamber Music Series - Zeeuwse Concertzaal
Middelburg, Netherlands (AQ)
17 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
(Prokofiev Overture AQ+2) 20.15
18 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
(Mozart Flute Qt, Golijov Kvakarat, Schumann Piano Quintet AQ) 15.30
19 Storioni Festival - Tilburg University, Tilburg
(Mozart Hunt AQ) 20.15
20 Storioni Festival - De Niewe Veste, Breda
(Brahms Sextet no 1 AQ) 20.00
21 Storioni Festival - Het Speelhuis, Helmond
(Suk Elegie, Mozart Clarinet Quint AQ) 20.15
22 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum de Toonzaal 'S-Hertogenbosch
(Bartok 6) 20.30
23 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
(Dvorak American AQ) 20.15
24 Storioni Festival - Muziekcentrum Frits Philips, Eindhoven
(Mendelssohn Octet AQ) 19.00
27 Rovereto, Italy (AQ)
FEBRUARY
23 Teatro Carlo Felice - Genoa,Italy (AQ) 21.00
24 Eschirolles, France (AQ) 20.00
26 Geneva, Switzerland (AQ) 20.00
MARCH
9 Artspree - U of A, Little Rock, Arkansas (AQ) 19.30
11 Omaha Conservatory of Music - Omaha, NE (Masterclass AQ)
12 Presbyterian Church of the Cross - Omaha, NE (AQ) 19.00
15 San Antonio Chamber Music Society - JCC, San Antonio, TX (AQ) 15.15
17 Santa Barbara Museum of Art (AQ) 19.30
19 San Francisco Performances - Herbst Theater, San Francisco, CA (AQ) 20.00
21 Theatre Centennial - Sherbrooke, QC (AQ) 20.00
23 King Chapel, Cornell College - Mount Vernon, Iowa (AQ) 19.30
24 Georgetown University, Washington DC (Masterclass AQ) 19.30
25 Gild Hall - Arden Club, DE (AQ) 20.00
28 Coastal Concerts - Bethel United Methodist - Lewes, DE 20.00(AQ)
31 Zagreb HGZ Hall, Croatia (AQ) 20.00
APRIL
2 Bologna, Italy (AQ) 20.30
4 Zapresic, Croatia (AQ) 19.30
5 Velika Gorica, Croatia (AQ) 19.30
10 Oakville House Concert, Canada (Mercer Trio) 18.00
11 Haydn Trio Cycle I (Mercer Trio) KWCMS, Canada 20.00
13 Haydn Trio Cycle II (Mercer Trio) KWCMS, Canada 20.00
14 Les AMIS Fundraising concert, gallery 345, Toronto (Les AMIS) 20.00
20 Pernik, Bulgaria (Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Bulgaria)
(Boccherini Concerto)
21 Sofia, Bulgaria (Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Bulgaria)
(Boccherini Concerto)
23 Zagreb Biennale, Croatia (Les AMIS) 16.00, 22.00
MAY
3 Private concert - Oakville, Canada (Ensemble Made in Canada)
7 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society 20.00
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
9 Almonte Concerts, Ontario (Ensemble Made in Canada) 20.00
17 French Embassy, Israel (Shiraz trio) 20.00
18 Etnachta, Jerusalem (AQ) 16.00
19 Bar Ilan University, Israel (AQ)
20 Ganei Am, Israel (AQ) 20.00
23 Tzavta, Tel Aviv (Shiraz Trio) 11.11
23 Haifa Chamber Music Society (AQ) 20.30
26 Tel Aviv Museum (AQ) 20.30
28 Flanders Festival Schepperinstitut, Mechelen, Belgium (AQ) 20.15
31 Oudenaarde/Ghent Klara Radio (AQ) 11.00
JUNE
5,6 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto 20.00
(Schubert Quintet with Seiler Quartet)
22 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg)
28 Wigmore Hall (AQ) 11.30
JULY
1 Soro International Music Festival, Denmark (AQ) 20.00
11 Haydn Trio Cycle Concert III - K-WCMS (Mercer-Oh Trio)
28 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Canada (AQ) 20.00
29 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, Canada
(In Croce/Gubaidulina, Auerbach 3 AQ)
AUGUST
1 Delft Chamber Music Festival, Netherlands (Korngold Trio)14.15
1 Delft (Tchaikovsky 1 - AQ) 20.15
2 Delft (Janacek 2 - AQ) 14.15
2 Delft (Shostakovich 9 - AQ) 20.15
3 Delft (Haydn Op 76-3) 14.15
4 Delft (Schulhoff Sextet) 20.15
7 Stratford Summer Music - Stratford, Ontario (MIC)
(Brahms Piano Quartet g-)
8 Stratford Summer Music - Stratford, Ontario (MIC)
(Dvorak Silent Woods, Brahms Piano Quartet A+)
9 Stratford Summer Music - Stratford, Ontario (MIC)
(Brahms Piano Quartet c-)
17,18 Oslo Chamber Music Festival - Oslo, Norway (AQ)
SEPTEMBER
8 Klara Radio Festival, Belgium (AQ with Elisso Virsaladze, Shostakovich)
24 Canada Council Instrument Bank Competition winners, Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto
26,27 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Art Of Time Ensemble)
OCTOBER
9 Gazit, Israel (AQ)
14 Ganei Am, Israel (AQ)
16 Rishon, Israel (AQ)
17 Haifa, Israel (AQ)
20 Tel Aviv Museum (AQ)
28 Brantford, Ontario (MIC)
29 Gallery 345, Toronto (MIC)
30 First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (MIC)
NOVEMBER
7 Nottingham, UK (AQ)
8 Wigmore Hall - London, UK (AQ) 11.00
13 Art Power, San Diego(AQ)
14 Art Power, San Diego (AQ)
15 Clark Library, Los Angeles (AQ)
17 L'Hermitage Foundation - Luxe Hotel, Los Angeles (AQ) 20.30
18 USC masterclass, Los Angeles (AQ) 12.15-13.15
21 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (AQ) 17.00
22 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (AQ) 17.00
27 Masterclass at University of Manitoba (AQ) 14.00-16.00
28 Israeli Concert Series, Winnipeg (AQ) 20.00
29 North Dakota Museum of Art - Grand Forks, ND (AQ) 14.00
30 Mayville State University (AQ) 19.30
DECEMBER
4,5 Harbourfront Centre, Toronto (Art Of Time Ensemble) 20.00
6 Haydn Trio Cycle Concert IV - K-WCMS(Mercer-Oh trio) 20.00
11 Festival Quattro, Oakville (piano quartets) 20.00
17,18 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg) 20.00
2008
JANUARY
9 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto (Four Seasons String Quartet)
30 Arts and Letters Club - Toronto (Mercer Duo)
FEBRUARY
1 Sinfonia Toronto
2 First Unitarian Church, Hamilton (Mercer Duo)
3 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society (Mercer Duo)
7,8 Via Salzburg, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto
10 Royal Palace of Portici, Italy (Aviv Quartet)
16 Private House Concert, Geneva, Switzerland (AQ)
24 Francophonia
Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto 8pm
(Toronto Chamber Orchestra)
26 Private recital, Etobicoke
(with Marianna Humetska) 8pm
28 University of Guelph noon hour recital
(with Marianna Humetska)
MARCH
7 Sinfonia Toronto
Grace Church on the Hill 8pm
8 Les AMIS Concerts
Arts and Letters Club, Toronto 8pm(AQ)
9 Hamilton Chamber Series
Hamilton Conservatory 8pm (AQ)
10 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society 8pm (AQ)
11-13 Naxos recording of Schulhoff Quartets
St Anne's Anglican Church, Toronto
14 Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara, CA 7.30pm (AQ)
16 Bach, Dancing and Dynamite Society
Half Moon Bay, CA 4.30pm(AQ)
18 Buffalo Chamber Music Society
Buffalo, NY 8pm(AQ)
21 Rockefeller University noon hour series, NYC (AQ)
23 Flemington JCC Flemington, NJ 7pm(AQ)
26 Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville, NC 8pm(AQ)
APRIL
3 Haifa, Israel (Shiraz Duo)
5 Tel Aviv Museum, Israel (AQ)
6,7 Mizra Masterclasses and Gala concert (AQ)
12 Tzavta, Tel Aviv 11.11am (Ostrovsky Piano Trio)
12 Haifa Chamber Music Society, Israel (AQ)
16 Ganei Am, Israel (Brahms with Carmel Quartet)
17 Ra'anana, Israel (recital with Einav Yarden, piano)
24,25 Via Salzburg - Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto 8pm
MAY
4 you me gallery - 330 James St N, Hamilton, Ontario
(Complete Bach Cello Suites in sequence) 12-5pm
6 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 7.30pm
(Debussy Pelleas et Melisande with Canadian Opera Company)
9 Four Seasons Centre 7.30pm (COC)
11 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 2pm (COC)
14 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 7.30pm (COC)
17 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 7.30pm (COC)
19 Private house concert, North York (Mozart 563) 3pm
20 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 7.30pm (COC)
21 Roy Thomson Hall (Toronto Symphony, Beethoven 5) 8pm
22 RTH (TSO, Beeethoven 5) 2pm
22 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 7.30pm (COC)
23 Private house concert, North York (Mozart 563) 2.30pm
24 Four Seasons Centre, Toronto 4.30pm (COC)
25 Oakville Symphony Fundraiser - Oakville, Ontario 2pm
(Mozart Divertimento KV 563 with Joseph Peleg, Uri Mayer)
29 RTH (TSO Brahms) 8pm
30 Briton House, Toronto 2.30pm
(Schulhoff and Ravel duos with Jin-Shan Dai, violin)
31 RTH (TSO Brahms) 8pm
JUNE
5,6 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto 8pm
(Via Salzburg Chamber Orchestra)
13 Private house concert - Geneva, Switzerland (AQ)
15 Wigmore Hall - London, England 11.30am
(Weber Langsamersatz, Schubert Quartet in G + with AQ)
22 Lviv, Ukraine (recital with Marianna Humetska)
25 Kiev, Ukraine
(Shostakovich, Beethoven D+ sonatas, Chopin Polonaise, Piazzolla
Grand Tango, Kapustin pieces with Marianna Humetska, piano)
29 Mozart Festival - Warsaw, Poland
(Mozart 428, 465, 575 with AQ)
JULY
6 Israelitische Kultusgemeinde
Munich, Germany 7pm
(Munich Chamber Orchestra
Stravinsky/Xenakis/Pergolesi/Haydn)
12 CD Release Party, live performance from Rachel's solo debut "Room" on EnT-T
8pm, you me gallery, 330 James St N, Hamilton
20 Festival Alexandria, Glen Nevis
(Debussy Sonata, Dvorak f- trio with Judy Kang, violin & Angela Park, piano)
25 Michel Belov production (AQ) Kfar Blum Festival, Israel
27 Mendelssohn d- trio (Ostrovsky trio) 21.00 Kfar Blum
30 Ravel duo (with Sergey Ostrovsky) 11.00 Kfar Blum
31 Mozart Clarinet Quintet, Bartok 2nd Qt (AQ, Anton Dressler) 17.00 Kfar Blum
31 Beethoven 59-1 (AQ) 21.00 Kfar Blum
AUGUST
1 Smetana trio (with Evgenia Epshtein, Daniel Admon) 21.00 Kfar Blum
2 Dvorak American Qt, Brahms Clarinet Quintet (AQ, Anton Dressler) 11.30
closing concert Kfar Blum
4 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival 4pm
(Coulthard, Gellman piano quartets with Ensemble Made in Canada)
6 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival 2pm
(Brahms g- piano quartet with Ensemble Made in Canada)
6 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival 7.30pm
(Mozart g- piano quartet with Ensemble Made in Canada)
7 Ottawa Chamber Music Festival 12pm
(Beethoven Sonatas A+ and D+ with Minsoo Sohn)
9 Penetanguishine, Ontario (Via Salzburg)
12-19 Mizra Festival and Masterclasses, Israel (AQ)
14 Mizra (Beethoven 95, Haydn Rider, Mozart g- quintet with AQ and Guy
Benzioni, viola)
19 Mizra (Mendelssohn Octet AQ)
29 Private recital with Shoko Inoue, Toronto
(Rachmaninov and Strauss sonatas)
SEPTEMBER
5 Esterhazy Festival, Austria (AQ)
8 Israel Embassy - Vienna, Austria (AQ)
10 Klara Festival, Belgium (AQ)
13 Allegro Vivo Festival, Austria (AQ)
20 Fundraiser with Mayumi Seiler, Toronto
25,26 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg)
OCTOBER
3 Brno, Czech Republic (AQ)
7 Vienna, Austria (Luxembourg Orchestra)
12 Wigmore Hall, London (AQ)
14 Canterbury,UK (AQ)
15 Wigmore Hall, London (AQ)
16 St Polten, Austria (AQ)
18 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Canada
(Shostakovich cycle I AQ)
19 Benefit Concert for DVI, Toronto 7.30pm
(Brahms op 78, Kreisler)
20 KWCMS (Shostakovich Cycle II AQ)
21 KWCMS (Shostakovich Cycle III AQ)
23 KWCMS (Shostakovch Cycle IV AQ)
24 KWCMS (Shostakovich Cycle V AQ)
29 Private Fundraiser for Royal Conservatory, Toronto
NOVEMBER
1,2 Oakville Symphony
(Brahms Double Concerto with Akemi Mercer)
5 University of Waterloo noon hour recital
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
6 Christ Church Deer Park recital, Toronto
(Debussy, Shostakovich, Bach with Angela Park, piano)
8 Brockville Arts Centre, Canada
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
9 Mooredale Concerts - Walter Hall, Toronto
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
13 University of Guelph noon hour series
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
15 Sault Ste Marie
(Ensemble Made in Canada)
16 Salon Concert - The Soundpost, Toronto
(Bach, Kodaly, Dohnanyi with Jin-Shan Dai & Eric Nowlin)
23 Malmo, Sweden (AQ)
25 Malmo, Sweden (AQ)
29 Stockholm, Sweden(AQ)
DECEMBER
18,19 Glenn Gould Studio, Toronto (Via Salzburg)
2007
JANUARY
11,12 Via Salzburg, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, Canada
FEBRUARY
10 Belem Festival - Lisbon, Portugal
14 Ganei Am, Israel
17,18 Tel Aviv Conservatory, Israel
22,23 Mehta-Buchmann School of Music - Tel Aviv, Israel
24 Haifa Chamber Music Society - Israel
MARCH
2 Aviv Quartet masterclass - University of Toronto, Canada
4 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Canada
5 Faculty Series - University of Toronto, Canada
7 Mozart Society - Toronto, Canada
8 Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Canada
11 JCC - New Jersey, USA
15 New Hampshire, USA
17 Great Barrington, MA, USA
18 Philips Collection - Washington, DC, USA
19 Israeli Embassy - Washington, DC, USA
24 Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts - Scottsdale, AZ, USA
25 Tucson, AZ, USA
29 Briton House - Toronto, Canada
31 Ex-Starker Guarneri cello extravaganza - Ajax, Canada
APRIL
6 House concert - Ajax, Canada
7 First Unitarian Church - Hamilton, Canada
15 Les AMIS Concerts, Gallery 345 - Toronto, Canada
23 Pepa and Haydn D major with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Pernik, Bulgaria
24 Pepa and Haydn D major with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Sofia, Bulgaria
26 Les AMIS Ensemble - Belgrade, Serbia
28 Les AMIS Ensemble at the Zagreb Biennale - Zagreb, Croatia
30 Les AMIS Ensemble - Vienna, Austria
MAY
5 Montreal Chamber Music Festival - Montreal, Canada
8 National Arts Centre, Canada Council for the Arts - Ottawa, Canada
25 Amici Chamber Ensemble, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, Canada
JUNE
1,2 QuartetFest - Wilfred Laurier University, Canada
4 Mercer-Oh-Mercer Trio, Briton House - Toronto, Canada
9 Mercer-Oh-Mercer Trio, First Unitarian Church - Hamilton, Canada
11 Mercer-Oh-Mercer Trio - Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber Music Society, Canada
19 Mozarteum - Salzburg, Austria
27 Private house concert - Etobicoke, Canada
28 Oskar Morawetz Memorial, Walter Hall - Toronto, Canada
29 Group of Twenty-Seven, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, Canada
30 Ex-Starker Guarneri private concert - Ajax, Canada
JULY
4 Capri, Italy
7 Lake Como Festival - Italy
9 Zurich, Switzerland
11 Flanders Festival - Limburg, Belgium
15 Kaunas Pazaislis Festival - Lithuania
17 Vilnius Cristofer Festival - Lithuania
21-31 Verbier Festival, Switzerland
AUGUST
1,2 Verbier Festival, Switzerland
6 Kirchner Museum - Davos, Switzerland
7 Davos, Switzerland
12 Albertville, France
30 Royan - Bordeaux, France
SEPTEMBER
24 Briton House - Toronto, Canada
29 First Unitarian Church - Hamilton, Canada
OCTOBER
9 Knox Presbyterian Church - Oakville, Canada
10 Miles Nadal JCC - Toronto, Canada
11 Christ Church Deer Park - Toronto, Canada
11,12 Via Salzburg, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, Canada
14 Columbus, OH
17 Rhode Island
21 New School Chamber Series - New York, NY
24 Arts and Letters Club - Toronto, Canada
26,27 Sinfonia Toronto - Toronto, Canada
NOVEMBER
5 Japanese-Canadian Cultural Centre - Toronto, Canada
14 Ganei Am, Israel
15 Rehovot, Israel
17 Tel Aviv Museum - Israel
18,19 Solo recording for EnT-T, Israel
20 Jerusalem Music Academy - Jerusalem, Israel
24 Shiraz Trio - Tzavta, Tel Aviv
24 Haifa Chamber Music Society - Haifa, Israel
29 Briton House - Toronto, Canada
DECEMBER
13,14 Via Salzburg, Glenn Gould Studio - Toronto, Canada
16 Palais des Beaux-Arts - Brussels, Belgium
20 Tilburg, Netherlands
