Friday May 26, 2023 at 7:30 pm
Guelph Youth Music Centre Recital Hall
75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON
Guelph Youth Music Centre Recital Hall
75 Cardigan Street, Guelph, ON
Quartetto Gelato
Colin Maier oboe
Adam Diderrich violin
Matti Pulkki accordian
Kirk Starkey cello
Adam Diderrich violin
Matti Pulkki accordian
Kirk Starkey cello
Romamolda Hora (Trad. Romanian)
Cigano no Baiao (Gypsy Groove)
Flanders and Swann Slow Train (vocals)
Brubeck/Mozart Blue Rondo Alla Turk
Giraud Under Paris Skies
Escuallo (upbeat and rhythmic featuring Kirk on cello)
Gypsy Rhapsody (gypsy piece featuring Matti on the accordion)
Spaghetti Roads (Country Roads with a Spaghetti Western twist)
The Pipes (Trad. Scottish. Features the Colin)
Mesecina (Serbian vocal gypsy folk. Features Tino)
Cozens Elegie of the Swan and Lark
Mozart Overture to the Magic Flute
Nicola Salerno Tango Del Mare
Cab Calloway Minnie the Moocher (vocals)
Tanti Anni Prima (Piazzolla’s Ave Maria played on Musical Saw)
Klezmer Explosion (Traditional)
Cigano no Baiao (Gypsy Groove)
Flanders and Swann Slow Train (vocals)
Brubeck/Mozart Blue Rondo Alla Turk
Giraud Under Paris Skies
Escuallo (upbeat and rhythmic featuring Kirk on cello)
Gypsy Rhapsody (gypsy piece featuring Matti on the accordion)
Spaghetti Roads (Country Roads with a Spaghetti Western twist)
The Pipes (Trad. Scottish. Features the Colin)
Mesecina (Serbian vocal gypsy folk. Features Tino)
Cozens Elegie of the Swan and Lark
Mozart Overture to the Magic Flute
Nicola Salerno Tango Del Mare
Cab Calloway Minnie the Moocher (vocals)
Tanti Anni Prima (Piazzolla’s Ave Maria played on Musical Saw)
Klezmer Explosion (Traditional)
Virtuosic showpieces and romantic ballads, blazing gypsy tunes and forgotten chestnuts, all brought to life with multi-instrument mastery: this is Quartetto Gelato—a popular and highly unusual classical quartet.
With sold-out performances in New York, Washington, L.A., London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and elsewhere, this dazzling ensemble has enchanted audiences and critics worldwide with its exotic blend of musical virtuosity, artistic passion and humour. With a performance repertoire that spans the globe and includes classical masterworks, engaging vocals, the sizzling energy of tangos, gypsy and klezmer songs, the group’s theatrical stage presence and relaxed humour establish an intimate rapport with audiences worldwide.
Quartetto Gelato’s international career was launched when they won the coveted title of NPR Performance Today’s “Debut Artist of the Year.” The group’s first DVD, Quartetto Gelato: A Concert in Wine Country, was picked up by PBS throughout the U.S. in 2007 and is still broadcast regularly. The group is regularly heard on CBC, Classical 96.3 FM, NPR, PRI, and NUR networks, not to mention the soundtrack of the Hollywood film Only You, starring Robert Downey Jr and Marisa Tomei. At the 2010 INDIE Awards, Quartetto Gelato was honoured as Best Classical Ensemble, and achieved unique global reach when Canadian astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk chose their first two CDs to take on board during his NASA flight on the space shuttle Columbia, to literally be heard around the world!
Quartetto Gelato released a highly successful first CD in 1994. Subsequent recordings such as Neapolitan Café (2001) and Musica Latina (2009) showcase the ensemble’s flair for imaginative international themes – Travels the Orient Express (2004) features music associated with stops along the route of the famous train. The quartet recorded a Christmas CD in 2010 and their 9th disc, “All Original – 100% Canadian” , featuring works written for the group by Canadian composers that highlight their signature style. QG released their 10th album in 2021 called “Tasty Tunes” which features a blend of fun, eclecticism, international flavours, multi-instrumentation, vocals and superb musicianship.
Quartetto Gelato would like to acknowledge the generous support of FACTOR and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Visit the website
With sold-out performances in New York, Washington, L.A., London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and elsewhere, this dazzling ensemble has enchanted audiences and critics worldwide with its exotic blend of musical virtuosity, artistic passion and humour. With a performance repertoire that spans the globe and includes classical masterworks, engaging vocals, the sizzling energy of tangos, gypsy and klezmer songs, the group’s theatrical stage presence and relaxed humour establish an intimate rapport with audiences worldwide.
Quartetto Gelato’s international career was launched when they won the coveted title of NPR Performance Today’s “Debut Artist of the Year.” The group’s first DVD, Quartetto Gelato: A Concert in Wine Country, was picked up by PBS throughout the U.S. in 2007 and is still broadcast regularly. The group is regularly heard on CBC, Classical 96.3 FM, NPR, PRI, and NUR networks, not to mention the soundtrack of the Hollywood film Only You, starring Robert Downey Jr and Marisa Tomei. At the 2010 INDIE Awards, Quartetto Gelato was honoured as Best Classical Ensemble, and achieved unique global reach when Canadian astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk chose their first two CDs to take on board during his NASA flight on the space shuttle Columbia, to literally be heard around the world!
Quartetto Gelato released a highly successful first CD in 1994. Subsequent recordings such as Neapolitan Café (2001) and Musica Latina (2009) showcase the ensemble’s flair for imaginative international themes – Travels the Orient Express (2004) features music associated with stops along the route of the famous train. The quartet recorded a Christmas CD in 2010 and their 9th disc, “All Original – 100% Canadian” , featuring works written for the group by Canadian composers that highlight their signature style. QG released their 10th album in 2021 called “Tasty Tunes” which features a blend of fun, eclecticism, international flavours, multi-instrumentation, vocals and superb musicianship.
Quartetto Gelato would like to acknowledge the generous support of FACTOR and the Canada Council for the Arts.
Visit the website
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Choose any 3 of the 5-concert series in May-June and get a special price for your reserved seats. Digital Musicfest is included with all LIVE tickets, so you can watch the video replay of the concerts for 7 days beginning each following Saturday evening.
THE PIANO DUO IS BACK!
Enjoy pianists Stewart Goodyear and Charles Richard-Hamelin. You’ll get a special price for your reserved seats. Digital Musicfest is included with all LIVE tickets, so you can watch the video replay of the concerts for 7 days beginning each following Saturday evening.
Choose any 3 of the 5-concert series in May-June and get a special price for your reserved seats. Digital Musicfest is included with all LIVE tickets, so you can watch the video replay of the concerts for 7 days beginning each following Saturday evening.
THE PIANO DUO IS BACK!
Enjoy pianists Stewart Goodyear and Charles Richard-Hamelin. You’ll get a special price for your reserved seats. Digital Musicfest is included with all LIVE tickets, so you can watch the video replay of the concerts for 7 days beginning each following Saturday evening.
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