Internationally acclaimed soloist and chamber musician Kai Gleusteen is the founder of Kaimerata Concerts, created in response to a personal need to share his passion for chamber music with the residents of Barcelona where he is based. Each season offers a series of performances of masterpieces of a specific composer, allowing the audience to gently acquaint themselves and deepen their understanding of the composer and his entourage. This season’s focus is Robert Schuman.

When Stéphane Tétreault and Marie-Ève Scarfone take the stage together, vigour and tenderness unite in an expressive performance which lends renewed sincerity to the works of Haydn, Schubert & Brahms. This cello and piano pairing establishes a spellbinding atmosphere sure to captivate every listener.

Mathieu-Chua Duo comprises Canadian violinist Véronique Mathieu and pianist Stephanie Chua, celebrated for their dramatic sense of expression, balance and poise. They are dynamic and compelling artists who champion contemporary music of emerging composers alongside those that are internationally established, as well as relish in re-introducing the works of forgotten composers of the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods to a new audience.

Bow Valley residents Nan Hughes Poole, Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, and Beth Root Sandvoss return to artsPlace to present a dynamic concert of musical landscapes of composer’s whose mentors helped to shape the compositional voices we clearly know today.

Calgary Philharmonic Concertmaster Diana Cohen and pianist Roman Rabinovich perform a program that explores the full range of the human condition, from its darkest lows to the bliss of romantic love, with these contrasting works where virtuosity is in full display.

Experience rediscovered gems from Ibero-American musical culture and history, as vocalist Camila Montefusco and pianist Yolanda Tapia share their passion for performing folk art music at the highest artistic level.

When Charissa Vandikas and Linda Ruan join forces as the one piano four hands duo La Fiammata, the result is a firecracker of performance.

Calgary Opera returns to artsPlace by popular demand with another concert featuring the rising young opera stars from their McPhee Studio Artist program, performing popular arias and ensembles and hidden gems from the operatic repertoire.

Praised by The New York Times for his ‘uncommon sensitivity and feeling’, the eloquent pianist Roman Rabinovich was the winner of the 12th Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in 2008. His subsequent career has led him to perform throughout Europe and the USA.

Juno Award winning Rosa Barocca is an exciting new Alberta-based ensemble specialising in the performance of baroque music using period instruments.

The beloved Rising Stars concert is back for another year! Join us for an inspiring evening featuring the next generation of Canada’s truly outstanding young classical musicians – in collaboration with internationally acclaimed pianist and Canmore resident Susanne Ruberg-Gordon.

Acclaimed classical guitarist and Canmore resident, Robert Belinić won the Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York, and is the only guitarist ever chosen for the YCA roster. He is described by the New York Concert Review as playing “with the most intense passion, energy and charisma of any guitarist I have heard.”