2008 Music
Yuval Fichman - Bio
Yuval Fichman has performed as a soloist with all
the major orchestras in Canada, and many orchestras in the
United States. He was guest soloist with the Montreal
Symphony on its 50th anniversary European tour as well as
with the Vancouver Symphony on a tour of Japan. Yuval has
given many recitals, including performances at the Kennedy
Center in Washington, the 92 Street “Y” in New York, Wigmore
Hall in London, the St. Lawrence Centre in Toronto and the
Piano en Valois Festival in France. He has also performed
for several Movie sound tracks including Don McKellar’s Last
Night (music by Oscar winning composer Howard Shore),
Francois Girard’s 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould and Larry
Weinstein’s Beethoven’s Hair. In addition, Yuval has
recorded a CD with cellist Yo-Yo Ma for Kabuki artist
Tamasaburo Bando.
Born in Israel, Yuval has lived in Canada since the age of
two. At 16, he graduated from the Royal Conservatory of
Music in Toronto, receiving the Gold Medal. He continued to
study in Canada and in England on grants from the Canada
Council, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Royal
Conservatory Artists Diploma program. Among his teachers
were: Leon Fleisher, Fanny Waterman, Patricia Parr and Anton
Kuerti. Yuval won First Prize at the Montreal Symphony
Competition and the Grand Prize at the Young Concert Artists
International Auditions in New York. |
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Jessica Lalonde - Bio
A native of Midland Ontario, Soprano Jessica Lalonde
completed both her Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance
and Opera Diploma at Wilfrid Laurier University, where she
performed the lead roles in several of the University’s
opera productions including Puccini’s Suor Angelica and was
the featured soloist with the WLU Orchestra and Stratford
Orchestra on several occasions. Jessica has been the
featured soloist at various charity venues, galas, and
choral concerts and this past summer she traveled to Italy
and participated in the renowned Centro Studi Lirica opera
programme. Her versatile voice enables her to enjoy
opportunities in the jazz world and she is currently
completing her first album. |
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Sebastian Kuleschow - Bio
Sebastian Kuleschow was born in Germany on June 21,
1993. He began formal piano training at five and then formal
violin training at age 7. Sebastian’s accomplishments
include first in solo string performance Deutscher
Tonkuenstlerverband, Germany, 2003; first at GW Swiridow
International Music Competition, St. Petersburg, 2005; first
at Jugend Musiziert Competition, Germany, 2007; first at 4th
LISMA International Music Competition, New York, 2007. In
2007, Sebastian and his family moved to Toronto to continue
his studies under Mayumi Seiler. |
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