Season Five launches with an all-instrumental program of Bach’s radiant keyboard and violin concertos, one night only, presented in partnership with The Rosedale Centre. Acclaimed violinist Mayumi Seiler joins pianist-composer Godwin Friesen, harpsichordist Christopher Bagan, up-and-coming talent Junia Friesen, and an ensemble of nine exceptional chamber musicians to realize four Baroque masterpieces with fresh perspective: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Two Keyboards in C Major, BWV 1061; Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042; and Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043.
Ceramic by Frieda Claassen
A violinist of impeccably tailored artistry, Mayumi Seiler is renowned for her exciting performances of concerto, recital and collaborative works both live and on disc. She has graced stages from New York’s Carnegie Hall to Toronto’s Roy Thompson Hall, Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, Vienna’s Musikverein and in London at Wigmore Hall and the Royal Albert Hall for The Proms. In performances of depth and delight, she has collaborated with renowned soloists and conductors and appeared as concerto soloist with major symphonies around the globe, including the Royal Philharmonic, Berlin Symphony, Moscow Symphony, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Montréal Symphony, Toronto Symphony, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Academica Salzburg, Bournemouth Symphony, City of London Sinfonia and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Wedded to the violin from the age of three, she received her musical education at the renowned Mozarteum during the formative years of her childhood in Salzburg. An active and passionate teacher, she currently serves on the faculty of The Glenn Gould School in Toronto. Mayumi Seiler performs on the 1684 Croall Stradivarius.