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An evening with Kuerti and Brandis!
TODAY’S DATE: February 18, 2000
WHO: Visiting guest artists Anton Kuerti and Thomas Brandis, as well as
winter residency musicians
WHAT: Music & Sound’s Winter Concert Season
WHEN: Concerts for the week of February 23-29, 2000
WHERE: Rolston Recital Hall and Canmore Collegiate High School Theatre
Music & Sound at The Banff Centre presents Anton Kuerti (piano, Canada) and Thomas
Brandis (violin, Germany) in collaboration with resident musicians, on stage in Rolston
Recital Hall on Friday, February 25 at 7:30 pm.
Pianist Anton Kuerti is one of today’s most recorded artists. In Canada, Kuerti has
played repeatedly with every orchestra, including some 30 concerts with the Toronto
Symphony and four tours with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He has given recitals and
chamber music performances from coast to coast, and is heard regularly on CBC not only as
a pianist, but also as a commentator, conductor and composer.
Violinist Thomas Brandis is one of the most well-known musicians in Germany. He performs
with a number of prominent musicians in different chamber music configurations. He teaches
is programs all over the world, is a frequent juror at national and international
competitions and has dedicated himself to furthering the next generation of German chamber
musicians.
Also in concert this week are individual recitals by some of the winter residency
musicians. On Wednesday, February 23 at noon in Rolston Recital Hall, be treated to a
moving performance of Rachmaninoff by cellist Nigel Edmonton-Boehm (Canada) and pianist
Jamie Syer (Canada). At 4:30 pm in the Chamber Music Room, hear some incredible trumpet
tunes by Stuart Krause (Canada). Thursday, February 24 at 4:30 pm in the Chamber Music
Room, Jeff Meyer (USA) will be performing solo piano works and Andree Martin (Canada) and
Paul Vaillancourt (Canada) will be treating listeners to duo works for flute and
percussion.
Evening concert tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, and $6 for
concert lovers. Canmore Sunday, noon hour, and afternoon concerts are pay-what-you-can.
For further details or tickets, please call The Banff Centre Box Office at 762-6301.
For More information,
contact:
Enza Apa, Marketing Coordinator/Publicist
Music & Sound, The Banff Centre for the Arts
Phone: (403) 762-6237, Fax: (403) 762-6338
Email: enza_apa@banffcentre.ab.ca