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The Pink Martini vocalist and percussionist joined Simeon Rusnak at 8:30am. Watch the conversation here! For 25 years, Pink Martini has been delighting audiences around the world. From smooth Latin beats to rhythmic Brazilian samba to beautiful French ballads, Pink Martini does it all. Featuring a dozen musicians, Pink Martini has performed its diverse repertoire in over 25 languages in sold-out appearances throughout the world. Groundbreaking in their dazzling, funny and off-the-wall campiness, Pink Martini takes you on a global musical ride you won’t forget! Timothy Nishimoto grew up in Los Angeles and started singing and performing at the age of two (winning a dance contest at the age of five!) in church choirs with his family. Throughout high school and college, he continued singing and performing in vocal jazz ensembles, barbershop quartets and theatrical productions. He graduated with a degree in Business from Cal State Long Beach, and opened Vino Paradiso Wine Bar & Bistro (now called Coppia www.C

Learn more about the Alexei Volodin recital on Sunday, March 8th with Virtuosi Artistic Director Harry Strub and Simeon Rusnak. Find the conversation here! Fresh from an extraordinary marathon performance of all 5 Beethoven concerti with the WSO, virtuoso powerhouse Alexei Volodin plays an all-Russian recital on the stage of Virtuosi Concerts. Born in Leningrad in 1977, Volodin has been in strong demand around the world ever since he won the 2003 International Géza Anda Competition in Zurich. Reviewing his stunning Canadian debut (2017) in Montreal, Le Devoir reported that “…it was more than perfect…his intellectual bearing makes one think of Rachmaninoff himself!” Virtuosi Concerts is The University of Winnipeg’s International Recital & Chamber Music Series, presenting artists and ensembles of national and international renown. The best of Manitoba artists are frequently featured within the nine annual concerts of the subscription season. googletag.cmd.push(function() { if($(document).width()<90

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra unveiled their upcoming season on Saturday evening, May 8. Saturday's (A)bsolute Classics performance of Mozart & Brahms marked the final concert in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s current season. Despite the challenges, changes and hurdles of the past year, the WSO continued to provide live-streamed music to audiences in Winnipeg and beyond. Before the concert, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Music Director Daniel Raiskin, Associate Conductor Julian Pellicano, and RBC Assistant Conductor Naomi Woo presented a preview of the upcoming season. On Thursday, Maestro Daniel Raiskin spoke to Simeon Rusnak on Morning Light. Find the full conversation below! googletag.cmd.push(function() { if($(document).width()<900) { s = googletag.defineSlot('/50748803/clc_ros_bb', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-1620416761870-bbm1'); s.setTargeting('URL', [window.location.pathname]); s.setTargeting('position', [1620416761870]) s.addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().refresh([s], {changeCorrel

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra unveiled their upcoming season on Saturday night. On Saturday, May 8, the (A)bsolute Classics performance of Mozart & Brahms marked the final concert in the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra’s current season. Despite the challenges, changes and hurdles of the past year, the WSO continued to provide live-streamed music to audiences in Winnipeg and beyond. Before the concert, Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra Music Director Daniel Raiskin, Associate Conductor Julian Pellicano, and RBC Assistant Conductor Naomi Woo presented a preview of the upcoming season. On Thursday, Maestro Daniel Raiskin spoke to Simeon Rusnak on Morning Light. Find the full conversation below! WSO 2021/22 Season: Masterworks Spring Special: June 29: Yuri Hooker, David Liam Roberts, cellists Absolute Classics Oct. 2: Stewart Goodyear, piano googletag.cmd.push(function() { if($(document).width()<900) { s = googletag.defineSlot('/50748803/clc_ros_bb', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-1620416761870-bbm1'); s.setTargeting('URL',

One of the leading ambassadors for the recorder, Lucie Horsch performs as part of the MCO’s Spring and Summer Festival! 21-year-old Lucie Horsch is one of today’s outstanding talents on the international music scene, already in great demand as a solo recorder player, performing with baroque ensembles, symphony orchestras and in recital. The accomplished musician returns to Winnipeg (albeit virtually) as part part of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra’s Spring and Summer Festival. First having played with the MCO as a 16-year-old on her first ever tour of Canada, Horsch and her performance no doubt left a lasting, sensational impression on audiences—and was equally memorable for the performer. “I remember everything (about the trip),” says an enthusiastic Horsch—who is a quarter Canadian, given that her grandmother was born in Quebec. “The way I was welcomed by Anne Manson and the orchestra and just working together with them was so fantastic.” googletag.cmd.push(function() { if($(document).w

The Music N Mavens daytime concert series is set to wrap up in jazz fusion dance band goodness — with Sir Luc and the Dukes closing out this year’s musical festivities at the Rady JCC. Soul, funk and a little bit of Motown is the plan for the final concert in the lauded early afternoon concert series which returned to in-person musical performances after pivoting online through the COVID-19 pandemic. Find more details at: www.radyjcc.com Luc Guenette joined Simeon Rusnak on Morning Light to discuss his musical knighting by bandmates, how the group came to perform together and what a rather unique opportunity it is to play an afternoon gig. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } googletag.cmd.push(function() { if($(document).width()<900) { s = googletag.defineSlot('/50748803/clc_ros_bb',

This week, in the 1 o'clock hour of Intermezzo, hear the music of French composer Ernest Chausson in honour of his would-be 169th birthday. Amédée-Ernest Chausson was born into an affluent bourgeois family in Paris on January 20, 1855. As the youngest and only surviving of three sons, he grew up interested in the arts, spending formative years moving amongst artistic elite in Parisian salons. Though well-versed in literature, music and art, Chausson fulfilled his father’s wishes that his son become a lawyer, earning a degree and then a doctorate before being sworn in as a lawyer in Paris in 1877. Just two years later, Chausson abandoned the profession, dedicating himself to music full-time. Enrolling at the Paris Conservatoire, he studied as a pupil of Jules Massenet and Cesar Franck, taking great inspiration from the latter. In addition to Franck’s writing, the operas of Richard Wagner also helped shape the musical style of Chausson. googletag.cmd.push(function() { if($(document).width()<900) { s

This week, you’ll have not one but two opportunities to hear the guzheng – a beautiful and ancient instrument played by a celebrated virtuoso. Wu Fei is in Winnipeg to perform as part of the Winnipeg New Music Festival on Wednesday evening with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra followed by a solo recital presented by Virtuosi Concerts the following night. A classically trained triple threat, Wu is a renowned master of her instrument, a celebrated composer and captivating vocalist whose music and programming takes inspiration from timeworn traditional pieces and combines them with modern sensibilities. Dating back millennia and known as the Chinese zither, the most common iteration of the large instrument features 21 strings, plucked while being played horizontally. googletag.cmd.push(function() { if($(document).width()<900) { s = googletag.defineSlot('/50748803/clc_ros_bb', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-1620416761870-bbm1'); s.setTargeting('URL', [window.location.pathname]); s.setTargeting('position', [16204167

According to legend, there’s a wild man who kidnaps children from a village after dark, never to be seen again. And he’s the subject of a brand new work presented by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. “T’əl is something that is familiar to many different cultures and many different peoples but specifically to the West Coast,” says RWB Choreographer in Residence Cameron Fraser-Monroe. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } googletag.cmd.push(function() { if($(document).width()<900) { s = googletag.defineSlot('/50748803/clc_ros_bb', [300, 250], 'div-gpt-1620416761870-bbm1'); s.setTargeting('URL', [window.location.pathname]); s.setTargeting('position', [1620416761870]) s.addService(googletag.pubads()); googletag.pubads().refresh([s], {changeCorrelator: false}); } }); Pronounced “tall,” t

The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra closes out their Saturday Classic series with a program of French and French-inspired music. Conducted by maestro Daniel Raiskin, the acclaimed American pianist Claire Huangci makes her belated WSO debut. Originally scheduled for a performance in 2021, the award-winning pianist introduces herself to the Winnipeg audience with two 20th Century piano concerti: one by Maurice Ravel and the other by George Gershwin. Penned in 1931, the Ravel Concerto is a