duo concertante - lumina concert

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known for the passion and brilliance of their performances, duo concertante(nancy dahn, violin, and timothy steeves, piano) have been developing since 1997 the extraordinarily unified voice that has become one of the most striking features of their work. named nlac artist of the year in may 2010, duo concertante have released five acclaimed cds, of which it takes two was described as â€"spectacular” (american record guide). their most recent disc wild bird comprises works written especially for the duo by canadian composers r. murray schafer, chan ka nin, and kati agócs, schafer’s duo for violin and piano won the 2011 juno award in the classical composition of the year category.

duo concertante also recently released their classical music video, â€"tico tico," which has been airing on ctv2. dahn and steeves are energetic and experienced educators who have given hundreds of workshops and master classes. in 2000, they founded the tuckamore chamber music festival (of which they remain artistic directors) to bring together young chamber music performers with world-class artists and ensembles. duo concertante maintains a busy touring schedule, with frequent performances across north america, as well as in europe and china. they give their weill recital hall debut at carnegie hall this february.

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