David Eggert is a young Canadian cellist with a blossoming international performing career. Known for a dominating stage presence and imaginative interpretation, he has a solid foundation in the standard repertoire while fostering a strong commitment to musical creation of our time. Eggert is equally comfortable in front of an orchestra and alone on stage, and often performs his own transcriptions. Solo appearances in Europe, North America and Israel herald the 23-year old as an upcoming talent.

Born in Edmonton in 1985, Eggert was cellistically raised by Tanya Prochazka, with whom he studied for thirteen years. At the age of 16, he won first prize at both the Canadian Music Competition and the National Music Festival playing string quartet, and toured Canada as principal cellist of the National Youth Orchestra of Canada.

After high school, he found himself in Boston, where he studied for two years with Lawrence Lesser. He then moved to Montreal, embarking on studies with the dynamic and trail-breaking cellist Matt Haimovitz. Focusing on twentieth century repertoire, he won first prize at the 2006 Eckhardt-Grammaté Competition for Canadian Music, and completed a successful tour of 18 Canadian cities as part of the grand prize.

Eggert was the recipient of the 2006 Orford String Quartet Award, the Walter Joachim Cello Award, and garnered first prizes at the Concours de Musique de Repentigny, as well as the Elora Competition for Young Performers.

He went on to win first prize and five special awards at the 2008 International Cello Competition Antonio Janigro in Zagreb, and received an honorary award at the Naumburg International Cello Competition in New York.

Currently a student of Clemens Hagen at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Eggert is recording Canadian music written for cello, with an emphasis on the works of Sophie-Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté. He plays a 1953 Guiseppe Lucci cello, generously loaned to him by the Banff Centre.

Eggert acknowledges the generous support of the Winspear Fund, the Anne Burrows Foundation and the Johann Strauss Foundation.

Originally from Saskatoon, Carissa Klopoushak is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Violin Performance at McGill University's Schulich School of Music, a student of Jonathan Crow. She is a member of the Schulich String Quartet. Winner of the 32nd annual Eckhardt-Grammatté National Music Competition for the Performance of Canadian Music, Carissa embarks on a cross-Canada tour with pianist Philip Chiu in the fall.

Carissa studied with Philip Kashap at the University of Saskatchewan, and was awarded the Collingwood Convocation Prize in Music for the most distinguished graduate. In her fourth year, Carissa won the position of Principal Second Violin with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, a position she held for three years.

Since moving to Montréal, Carissa performs frequently with the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa). Carissa has participated in several music festivals throughout Canada (Banff, Orford, Le Domaine Forget, Scotia Festival of Music). She is one of the artistic directors of the Ritornello Chamber Music Festival in Saskatoon.

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 Bösendorfer National Piano Competition, Philip has appeared as a soloist throughout Canada, most recently at the Orford Arts Centre and for the Lindsay Concert Foundation. Also a highly sought-after collaborative pianist, this past season included over 75 recitals throughout Montreal, including prize-winning performances for numerous national and international competitions. An avid chamber musician, Philip recently toured Central and Eastern Canada with duo pianist Janelle Fung under the auspices of Jeunesses Musicales Canada (JMC). The upcoming season will include further appearances with Ms. Fung, a JMC tour with violinist Andrew Wan, in addition the 2009 Eckhardt-Gramatté National Winner ’s tour with violinist Carissa Klopoushak.

Born in Hong Kong and raised in Canada (Toronto and London, ON), Philip is currently based in Montreal, studying with Marc Durand and Jimmy Brière at L’Université de Montréal. Past teachers include Jenny Regehr, Peter Longworth, and Susan Steele.

The five winners of the 2009 scholarship auditions, which took place at Eva Clare Hall, Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music, U of M, on Saturday, May 30, 2009, will perform and receive their scholarships totalling $8000.

Daniel Tselyakov, piano $2500 WMC Scholarship
Ariel Carrabré, cello $2000 WMC Scholarship
Joshua Peters, violin $1500 WMC Scholarship
Dawn Bruch, voice $1000 Holtby Scholarship
Charmaine Bacon, flute $1000 Berythe Birse Scholarship

This December concert promises to be a varied and entertaining musical event. Reception to follow. These young musicians represent some of Manitoba's best musical talent, joining our list of scholarship winners since 1915.

A unique and varied performance by faculty and students from the University of Manitoba’s Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music, featuring the premiere of an exciting new multi-media work.

Overture to The Barber of Seville Gioacchino Rossinia (1792-1868)
Edmund Dawe • David Moroz • Laura Loewen, piano Arranged by Carl Czerny (1791–1857)
Winner of the Zita Bernstein Lieder Competition:
Laurel Froese, soprano • Christopher Kayler, piano.
Ganymed Op, 19. No. 3 Franz Schubert (1797–1828)
Die Natchtigall (Sieben frühe Lieder) Alan Berg (1885–1935)
Nacht und Träume, Op. 43, No. 2 Franz Schubert
Blues and Remembrance Richard Gillis (1955–)
Richard Gillis, trumpet • Neil Watson, saxophone • Laura Loewen, piano
Andante from Sonata for Cello and Piano Op. 18 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1903)
Minna Rose Chung, cello • Judy Kehler Siebert, piano
Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music’s Concerto Competition Winner:
Roxanne Klassen, alto saxophone • Christopher Kayler, piano
Concertino da Camera Jacques Ibert (1890–1962)
2nd Movement: Larghetto-Animato molto
Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music’s Concerto Competition Winner:
Katy Thurmeier, flute • Deena Greer, piano
Concerto No. 2 in G Major Frederick the Great (1712–86)
Allegro
Sabre Dance Aram Khachaturian (1903–78)
Allen Harrington, alto saxophone • Laura Loewen, piano Arranged by A. Bornkamp
Intermission
Turtles don’t Smile for malletKAT (midi marimba) Luke Nickel (1988–)
computer processing and dancer
Freya Björn Olafson, dance •Jamie Pham, percussion
Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music’s Concerto Competition Winner:
Jari Piper, cello • Judy Kehler Siebert, piano
Concerto in D Minor Édourd Lalo (1823–92)
I. Prelude
Au fond du temple saint (from Les pêcheurs de perles) George Bizet (1838–75)
Robert MacLaren, tenor • Mel Braun, baritone • Laura Loewen, piano
Student Opera Theatre Ensemble:
J’ai marqué l’heure du depart…Nous vivrons à Paris Jules Massenet (1842–1912)
(from Manon)
Manon: Ashley Klassen, soprano
des Grieux: Byung Yoon, tenor
Deena Grier, piano

Please join us for a reception following the concert. Silver Collection.
Programme subject to change without notice.

Lydia Yu-Lun Yang was born to a musical family in Taichung, Taiwan. Her father, Mr. Wen-Nan Yang, was the principal bassoonist of the Taichung Symphony. Under his guidance, she studied the flute, and at the age of 13 took first prize in the Taiwan Flute Competition. As a result, she went to study in Vienna with Professors Gottfried Hechtl and Rudolf-Gindlhumer at the Vienna Conservatory. She won best performance honors there and gave a solo recital at Boesendorfer Hall. At the age of sixteen, she met U.S. pianist Peter Vinograde during one of his Asian tours. Since then, they have since collaborated in recital for over 20 years.

Lydia Yang graduated from Vienna in June 1995 with a best performance honour. In 1997 she taught at the Shanghai Conservatory, and now is an acting professor at Nanjing Conservatory.

The 2008-2009 season features performances in Tokyo and Seoul, sponsored by the Asian Flute Federation, and Ms. Yang’s first appearance in New York, presented by the St. Andrew Music Society. Recent orchestral appearances have included the Gluck and Mercadente Concertos in Germany and the Reinecke Concerto with the Shanghai Broadcasting Orchestra.

In 2005, Lydia Yang collaborated with artist Christine Michel at a special flute and painting exhibition with a theme entitled “ Sounds of Nature & Conception of Art ” organized by the French Culture and Communication Center in China. In 2006, Ms. Yang formed a 20-member flute orchestra which debuted in Nanjing. 2007 included an interview on CCTV, and the release of her second CD with Peter Vinograde on the Linfair (Decca) label.

Her two other CDs are Lydia: Live in Nanjing (with Peter Vinograde, 2004) and Vanish in the Distance (Jazz, 2005).

Lydia Yang teaches at the Nanjing Conservatory, and lives in Nanjing with her two children and husband Roland Gerke, President of Siemens (Nanjing).

An outstanding interpreter of J.S. Bach and contemporary composers, pianist Peter Vinograde annually tours the U.S., Canada, and Asia. He and Lydia Yang have been performing together since 1989. He gives yearly recitals at New York City’s Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, and most recently has appeared in Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, and Singapore with violinist Midori.

Dr. Vinograde’s numerous distinctions began with first prize in the 1971 J.S. Bach International Competition, followed by his New York debut at Carnegie Hall and an N.E.A.-sponsored Lincoln Çenter recital at Alice Tully Hall. Frequently heard on National Public Radio, his National Gallery programs have aired on Performance Today, and he has been featured on CBC-TV’s the Journal.

Dr. Peter Vinogade has been a member of the faculty at the Manhattan School of Music since 1981, where he studied with Zenon Fishbein.