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DAY 1
Wednesday, June 15th
12:00-12:45 Cellos at the Cube: Festival Preview
Old Market Square FREE CONCERT
led by Leanne Zacharias
Featuring: Allison Warrian, Katie Newman, Karen Sunabacka, Alexa Pilon, Zander Scott-Howard
6:45 Festival Mega Student Cello Orchestra
Westminster Church
Pre-Concert Performance, directed by Andrea Bell
7:30 Opening Gala Concert
Westminster Church
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, with host Eric Friesen,
directed by Anne Manson
Haydn Cello Concerto in D
Desmond Hoebig
Jocelyn Morlock Aeromancy for Two Cellos and Orchestra
World premiere and Canada Council Commission
Yegor Dyachkov & Yuri Hooker
Chan Ka Nin Soulmate
Tchaikovsky Andante Cantabile
Shauna Rolston
Aulis Sallinen The Nocturnal Dances of Don Juan Quixote
Paul Marleyn
Haydn Cello Concerto in C
Natalia Gutman
DAY 2
Thursday, June 16
9:30-11:00 Masterclass by Frans Helmerson
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
11:30-1:00 Masterclass by Colin Carr
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
2:00 The Zara Nelsova Award for Canadian Cellists Finals
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
Cellists: Christian Elliott, Karen Ouzounian, and Se-Doo Park, with host Eric Friesen
Jury: Desmond Hoebig, Yuri Hooker and Frans Helmerson
4:15 Young Canadian Cellists present Cello Showpieces
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
while the jury deliberates
with performances by
Tchaikovsky Pezzo Capriccioso
Brian Yoon with Frédéric Lacroix
Astor Piazzolla Le Grand Tango
Rachel Mercer with Frédérik Lacroix
William Bolcom Capriccio
Piatigorsky Paganini Variations
Yina Tong with Frédéric Lacroix
5:00 Award Ceremony for the Zara Nelsova Award
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
7:30 Four Great Sonatas
Crescent Fort Rouge Church
Barber Sonata
Shauna Rolston and Janet Scott-Hoyt
Chopin Sonata
Paul Marleyn and Frédérik Lacroix
Schubert ‘Arpeggione’ Sonata
Jian Wang and Janet Scott-Hoyt
Shostakovich Sonata
Desmond Hoebig and Janet Scott-Hoyt
DAY 3
Friday, June 17th
9:30-11:00 Masterclass with Desmond Hoebig
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
11:30-1:00 Masterclass with Natalia Gutman
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
2:00-3:30 Mellow Cellos!
Convocation Hall
Rossini Duo for two cellos
Paul Marleyn and Jian Wang
J. S. Bach Air on the G String for four cellos
Jian Wang, Paul Marleyn, Shauna Rolston and Thomas Wiebe
Stravinsky Suite Italienne for four cellos
Denise Djokic, Rachel Mercer, Thomas Wiebe and Colin Carr
Mozart Marriage of Figaro for four cellos
Denise Djokic, Rachel Mercer, Thomas Wiebe and Colin Carr
Tchaikovsky Orthodox Chorale
Melli Celli - the Cellists of the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra: Yuri Hooker, Rafael Hoekman, Alex Adaman, Margaret Askeland, Arlene Dahl, Carolyn Nagelberg and Emma Quakenbush
Erroll Garner Misty for three cellos
Shauna Rolston, Paul Marleyn and Thomas Wiebe
Duke Ellington It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got that Swing for four cellos
Brian Yoon, Rachel Mercer, Rafael Hoekman, Christian Elliott
Metallica (arr. Apocalyptica) Nothing Else Matters
Brian Yoon, Rachel Mercer, Rafael Hoekman, Christian Elliott
Queen (arr. N. Byrne) Bohemian Rhapsody for four cellos and piano
Paul Marleyn, Brian Yoon, Thomas Wiebe and Shauna Rolston with pianist Frédéric Lacroix
4:00-5:30 From London to Paris
Convocation Hall
Thomas Demenga EFEU (2010) for solo cello
Thomas Demenga
David Myska Five Pieces for Violoncello (2008)
Thomas Wiebe
Jim Hiscott Swirl for solo cello
Minna Rose Chung
Henri Dutilleux Trois Strophes for solo cello
Patrick Demenga
J. S. Bach Chaconne in D minor for solo cello
Colin Carr
7:30 The Britten Suites - for Slava!
Crescent Fort Rouge Church
Eric Friesen, host
Britten Solo Suite no. 1
Frans Helmerson
Britten Solo Suite no. 2
Yuri Hooker
Britten Solo Suite no. 3
Denise Djokic
DAY 4
Saturday, June 18th
10:00-11:30 Traditional Cello Making
in the 21st Century
Convocation Hall FREE EVENT
by renowned US Cello Luthier Chris Dungey
12:00-12:45 New Directions
The Forks FREE CONCERT
Hidden (2008) for cello and sampler
Kirk Starkey
New Directions
Bright Sheng Tibetan Dance from Seven Tunes Heard in China
Eugene Friesen Pizzicato Etude
Nicole Lizee Event Horizon (arr: Zacharias)
Leanne Zacharias
1:30-3:00 Artists and cellists who have inspired: Meet the Artists
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
with Shauna Rolston, Jian Wang and Thomas Wiebe, hosted by Eric Friesen
4:00-5:30 Lux Aeterna - with Duo Demenga:
Patrick Demenga and Thomas Demenga
Manitoba Legislative Assembly (Rotunda)
FREE CONCERT
Open to the Public – Limited seating; first come first serve
Jean Barriere Sonata in G for two cellos
Patrick Demenga and Thomas Demenga
Alexander Knaifel Lux Aeterna
Barry Guy Redshift
Thomas Demenga Solo per Due
6:45 Pre-concert Talk by Eric Friesen
Crescent Fort Rouge Church
with readings from Eric Siblin’s bestselling book: The Cello Suites
7:30 Inspired by Bach: The Bach Solo Cello Suites by Candlelight
Crescent Fort Rouge Church
Suite no. 1
Denise Djokic
Suite no. 2
Frans Helmerson
Suite no. 3
Paul Marleyn
Suite no. 4
Yegor Dyachkov
Suite no. 6
Natalia Gutman
DAY 5
Sunday, June 19th
9:30-10:15 Open Stage Event!
Convocation Hall FREE EVENT
All cellists young and old welcome to perform…
10:30-11:15 A Young Cellist of the Future
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
featuring the Zara Nelsova Award Winner in Recital
12:00-12:45 The Hooked-Up Cello!
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall
Four Quartets (2011) for solo cello and live electronics
Kirk Starkey
Karen Tenaka Song of Songs with tape
Shauna Rolston
1:00-1:30 Movie: Zara Nelsova “Grand Dame of the Cello”
Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall FREE EVENT
Luigi Boccherini Sonata in A for Cello and Piano
with pianist Grant Johannesen
2:30-4:30 Images of the 20th Century
Convocation Hall
Michael Matthews Duos
Leanne Zacharias and Minna Rose Chung
Michael Oesterle Studio for solo cello
Yuri Hooker
Gyorgy Ligeti Solo Sonata
Yegor Dyachkov
David Raphael Scott Trio for three cellos
Thomas Wiebe, Denise Djokic, Brian Yoon
Tan Dun Intercourse for Fire and Water 1996
Minna Rose Chung
Paul Hindemith Sonata for solo cello, Opus 25, No. 3
Natalia Gutman
6:45 Pre-concert Talk by James Manishen
Centennial Hall
on the great cellist and Winnipegger, Zara Nelsova
7:30-10:00 Gala Festival Finale
Centennial Concert Hall
Co-production with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra,
directed by Alexander Mickelthwate,with host Eric Friesen
and The International Cello Festival of Canada Orchestra of Cellists
Vivaldi Concerto for Two Cellos
Paganini Variations
Patrick Demenga and Thomas Demenga
Respighi Adagio con Variazione
Denise Djokic
Schostakovich Cello Concerto no. 1
Jian Wang
Rococo Variations
Colin Carr
Saint-Saens Cello Concerto
Frans Helmerson
Popper Requiem
Song of the Birds (Trad.)
The Festival Cello Orchestra
Artists, repertoire, location, dates and times are all subject to change.
