Bax & Chung
piano duo



Tour 5 (April 27-29, 2012)
The real life marriage of two great concert pianists, Lucille Chung and Alessio Bax, has led to one of the best piano duos of their generation. “Theirs is a marriage of wondrous colours and dextrous aplomb [and] subtly balanced to make a musical performance sound as one” (Music and Arts, UK). A musical love story, Bax and Chung first met at the 1997 Hamamatsu Competition, and began a friendship that eventually led to their marriage.
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Chris Donnelly
piano

 

Tour 1 (September 9-24, 2011)

Chris Donnelly represents a new generation of jazz pianists, composers and improvisers dedicated to creating programs that are engaging, entertaining and educating. He is continually praised for his virtuosic performances, musicality, versatility and ability to captivate audiences. In September 2008, Chris released his Juno-nominated, debut album with Alma Records called ‘Solo,’ featuring a blend of original material and arrangements of jazz standards.
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Kornel Wolak is highly praised on two continents for his glorious tone, precise technical control and musical imagination, Kornel Wolak is well on his way to a major career as a soloist and chamber musician in both classical and cross-over repertoire. Critics have hailed him for his playing that showed “admirable calm and patience in shaping beautiful sonorities…full of energy,” (Andrzej Chylewski, Glos Wielkopolski); “beautiful [playing] in the lyric selections…a lot of imaginative colors, dynamics, and rubato,” (Jolanta Brozda, Gazeta Wyborcza), and “control and a smooth, elegant expressivity are what make Wolak shine,” (John Terauds, Toronto Star)Read More

Genevieve Guimond
cello

      

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Tour 3 (November 15-30, 2011)

Born in Montreal in 1990, Canadian cellist Genevieve Guimond began her cello studies at the age of five. She made her orchestral debut at the age of ten as soloist with I Musici de Montreal under the direction ofyuli Trnovsky, whom she continued her studies with until 2007.
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Widely acclaimed for the brilliance and sensitivity of his playing, as well as for his ability to connect with audiences, Philip Chiu has quickly established his reputation as a truly versatile artist. Second prize winner of the 2007 Bdsendorfer National Piano Competition, Philip has appeared as a soloist throughout Canada, most recently at the Orford Arts Centre and for the Lindsay Concert Foundation.
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