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Saturday, December 12 8pm & Sunday December 13, 2009, 2pm

Virtuosi Concerts 2009-10

BACH BAROQUE FAMILY

The WSO Baroque Chamber Players

“This was ensemble playing at its best.”
( Winnipeg Free Press)

Virtuosi Concerts and the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra have once again collaborated to bring a 15-member ensemble led by concert master, Gwen Hoebig to Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall. Due to the popularity of the group a second afternoon performance is scheduled.

Programme:
C.P.E. BACH Sinfonia in C major, Wq 182/3 ; J.S. BACH, Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041; W.F. BACH, Sinfonia in F major “Dissonant”, F. 67; J.S. BACH, Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia; J. C. BACH, Keyboard Concerto in Eb major, Op 7, No. 5, C. 59 J.C.F. BACH, Symphony in D minor, W I/3, C. 4

The WSO Baroque Chamber Players

First Violin Second Violin

Gwen Hoebig Elation Paul
Mary Lawton Boyd Mackenzie
Rachel Moody Susan McCallum
Jun Shao Claudine St-Arnaud

Viola Cello
Elise Lavallee Yuri Hooker
Laszlo Baroczi Carolyn Nagelberg
Grey Hay Arlene Dahl

Bass Harpsichord/
Meredith Johnson Piano Forte
Max Fleischman

Select any of our 2009-10 concerts to discover more about the upcoming event, or read all about the concerts that have amazed audiences.

Opening Night!
Saturday, September 12
THE TCHAIKOVSKY WINNER
Sergey Antonov, cello
& Ilya Kazantsev, piano
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, October 3
DREAMS OF TRANSCENDENCE
Ang Li, piano
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, October 17
LYRICISM AND VIRTUOSITY
Jean-Sébastien Roy, violin
& Mathieu Gaudet, piano
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, October 31
FROM MUNICH
Henschel String Quartet
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, November 21
FROM PRAGUE
Zemlinsky String Quartet
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, December 12 & Sunday December 13
BACH BAROQUE FAMILY
The WSO Baroque Chamber Players
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, January 9
FROM SCARLATTI TO SKORYK
Serhiy Salov, piano
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, January 30
THE PASSIONS OF SPAIN
Maria Luz Alvarez, soprano &
The WSO Baroque String Quartet
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, February 6
THE SCHUMANN LETTERS
Susan Gilmour Bailey, soprano;
Michael Kim, piano & Colin Fox, narrator
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Friday, February 19
“CHOPIN, WARSAW AND ME” - FREE ILLUSTRATED LECTURE
Kevin Kenner, winner of the 1990 Warsaw International Chopin Competition

Saturday, February 20 & Sunday, February 21
CHOPIN’S 200TH BIRTHDAY
Kevin Kenner, piano
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, February 27
L'AFFAIRE TO REMEMBER
Virtuosi's Fabulous Annual Fundraiser

Saturday, March 6
THE VAN CLIBURN WINNER
Alex Kobrin, piano
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique

Saturday, March 20
THE SOLO VIOLIN VIRTUOSO
Jonathan Crow, violin
Program Notes | Post Concert Critique