Barry Douglas is an Irish classical pianist. He is also the artistic director of the international Piano Festival and the Clandeboye Festival. He founded the chamber orchestra Camerata Ireland. In recent years he has devoted more of his time to conducting the Camerata orchestra. ... read full bio
Violinist Leila Josefowicz has won the hearts of audiences around the world with her honest, fresh approach to the repertoire and her dynamic virtuosity. Ms. Josefowicz came to national attention in 1994 when she made her Carnegie Hall debut with Sir Neville Marriner and the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields and has since appeared with many of the... read full bio
Andre Emelianoff is known worldwide as a cello soloist, chamber artist, and teacher whose innovative recital programs interweave new works, neglected older works and the classics of cello repertoire. He has toured as soloist and chamber artist throughout Japan, Russia, Austria and England as well as North America and has given recitals in central Asia and the Mediterranean as an... read full bio
Canadian baritone Gerald Finley has skyrocketed in demand for both genres of opera and concert appearances. With his award-winning performances, Finley is one of the most prominent theatrical performers of his generation. Born in Montreal, his musical training began as a chorister in Ottawa, continuing as a choral scholar at King's College in Cambridge, at the Royal College of Music... read full bio
David Shifrin is in constant demand as an orchestral soloist, recitalist and chamber music collaborator. Mr. Shifrin has appeared with the Philadelphia and Minnesota Orchestras and the Dallas, Seattle, Houston, Milwaukee, Detroit and Denver symphonies among many others in the US, and internationally with orchestras in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. In addition, he has served as principal... read full bio
Julien Robbins has had a distinguished career in opera. He debuted on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in 1979 and returned for the next 27 consecutive seasons, singing more than 50 different roles over the course of his career there. His operatic repertoire spans all styles and time periods and includes Cosi fan tutte, La Bohme, La Fanciulla del... read full bio
Allison Eldredge is a New York cellist. She is known for performances at Carnegie Hall. Ms. Eldredge has been the featured soloist in numerous orchestral tours including a North American and European tour with the Warsaw Sinfonia under Krzysztof Penderecki. She toured England with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, including a concert in London at Queen Elizabeth Hall. She also... read full bio
Alan Menken is a legendary musical theatre, film score composer, and pianist. Best known for his scores in The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas; Menken has earned two Academy Awards for his work on the films. In addition, Menken has contributed to Little Shop of Horrors, Newsies, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Home on the... read full bio
Portico Quartet is an instrumental group from the United Kingdom. The band performs an alternative take on jazz music, combining drums, electronic instruments, saxophone, bass, and keyboard to form their sound. The band began busking outside of the National Theatre in London, and later were discovered and signed by Babel Label. Their first album, Knee-Deep in the North Sea, was... read full bio
Alison Hagley is an English soprano opera singer, most known for her role as Susanna in Mozart's Le nozzie di Figaro across Europe where she was also on the CD and DVD recordings. She trained at Guildhall School of Music and the National Opera Studio London. Hagley made her stage debut in Rodelinda and then was seen in Flavio, Rossinis... read full bio
Irma Thomas, The Blind Boys of Alabama, and The Preservation Hall Legacy Quintet join together to tour for the first time ever. The combination of blues sounds creates an epic experience of soul music. Irma Thomas is a Grammy Award-winning singer, The Bling Boys of Alabama are six-time Grammy Award-winners, and the Preservation Hall Legacy Quintet is a world-renowned crew.... read full bio
Onay Kose is a bass opera singer, a member of Berlins Komische Oper. He has performed a multitude of different roles, including roles in operas Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, Eugene Onegin, Die Zauberflote, and more. He has debuted internationally at engagements with the Canadian Opera Company, with the Juilliard Vocal Artists, at the Salzburg Festival, and with Opera San Antonio.... read full bio
AJ Glueckert is a tenor opera singer who provides a rich sound to each of his performances. Glueckert has been described by Opera Today as a gleaming, meaty tenor, by Opera News as a gleaming, effortless tenor, and that Glueckert exudes in full strength with a round, soft intensity (Opernnetz). Glueckert has an extensive repertoire, performing with the Metropolitan Opera,... read full bio
Amanda Echalaz debuted worldwide at the Cardiff Singer of the World competition. This South African soprano has received critical acclaim for a variety of performances, including Kir in Harrison Birtwistles opera The Minotaur, Tosca at the English National Opera, and Madama Butterfly for Cape Town Opera. The Independent reported, Amanda Echalazs Tosca [was] thrillingly sung. Echalaz is now set to... read full bio
Hailed as a powerful soprano by the New York Times, Ambur Braid is a soprano prodigy. She has performed with the Calgary Opera, with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and more. She is an alumna of the Canadian Opera Company Studio and has performed internationally. Her degrees from the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music and San... read full bio
Described as luminous and lustrous by the New York Times, Amy Burtons soprano vocals have earned her a versatile career. She has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera at the White House, and with major opera companies internationally. Burton specializes in French vocal music of the 1920s and 30s, giving an era a voice throughout the United... read full bio
Opera News calls her a strong, vibrant soprano with rich, dark low register and gleaming top. Andrea Carroll performs the roles of Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, erline in Don Giovanni, and Adina in Lelisir damore in her residency at the Vienna State Opera. She also sings in the role of Maria in West Side Story in Houston Grand... read full bio
Ankush Kumar Bahl is an internationally renowned conductor. Hailed by the New York Times as energetic and a figure who leads with authority and enthusiasm. Tying down roots in Europe and the United States, Bahl has also expanded his presence in Canada, Mexico, and South America. He has performed with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, the Ochestre National de France, the... read full bio
The New York Times has described Anna Christy as nimble of voice, body, and spirit. Christy has joined a multitude of opera companies to demonstrate her talents, including the Metropolitan Opera, Central City Opera, Baroque ensemble Les Vents Atlantiques, and the Santa Fe Opera. She has toured across the world, performing in counties like Japan, across Europe, and in the... read full bio
Baritone Anthony Clark Evans is a successful opera singer. Evans was a Grand Finals Winner of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, which originally launched him into his operatic career. Since, he represented the United States in the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition in Song Prize and Main Prize categories. He has received top prize in the Lissner,... read full bio
