Agassiz chamber music festival
2019 schedule
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Celebrating our 20th Season!
Monday May 27 - Sunday June 2
all events at Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall at the University of Winnipeg unless otherwise specified
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2019 Artists
Karl Stobbe – violin
Axel Strauss – violin
Amy Hillis – violin
Aaron Au – viola
Paul Marleyn – cello
Samuel Nadurak - cello
Micah Heilbrunn – clarinet
Martin Roscoe – piano
Stephane Lemelin – piano
Katherine Dowling – piano
Jim Hiscott – accordion and composer
Sarah Jo Kirsch – soprano
Penderecki String Quartet
Jeremy Bell - violin
Jerzy Kaplanek - violin
Christine Vlajk - viola
Katie Schlaikjer - cello
Randolph Peters - composer
Andrea Ratuski – host
Featuring:
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a new string quartet by Winnipeg’s Randolph Peters
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the Manitoba Premiere of Gyorgy Ligeti's 1st String Quartet
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the Manitoba Premiere of Penderecki's 2nd String Quartet
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Emerging Artist Recital by Winnipeg-bred cellist, Samuel Nadurak
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Sarah Jo Kirsch sings Britten Michelangelo Songs
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a rarely heard performance of Bartok's 3rd String Quartet
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resident string quartet, the Penderecki String Quartet
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the return of artists from Agassiz's inaugural year in 2000, Aaron Au and Stéphane Lemelin
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Micah Heilbrunn performs in Jim Hiscott’s Blue Ocean, as recorded by CBC Records
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Agassiz goes on Tour; Winnipeg artists Karl Stobbe, Jim Hiscott and Andrea Ratuski and more perform in Ontario’s Festival of the Sound, in Canada biggest chamber music festival in July
Online TICKETS & FESTIVAL PASSES
ON sale April 1, 2019
Display e-Tickets on the EVENTBRITE APP
or the PDF can be printed at home
Your ticket barcode will be scanned at the Festival
Students must present a valid student ID upon entry
tickets also available @ McNally Robinson
April 22, 2019
(Grant Park Mall Location)
Single Tickets: $30 Adults. $15 Students & Under 30
Afternoon Concerts: $15 Adults. $5 Students & Under 30
Masterclasses: FREE