Debut Album Release Party: Conrad Chow Launches PREMIERES

Dates: June 28, 2012 to June 28, 2012
Location: Gallery 345
Canadian violinist Conrad Chow celebrates the launch of his debut CD, PREMIERES with a special performance at Torontos Gallery 345 on Thursday, June 28. The recording, on Cambria Master Recordings, features music by Bruce Broughton – the renowned Oscar Nominee, Emmy Award-winning L.A. film composer – and works by Canadian composers Ronald Royer and Kevin Lau, brilliantly performed by Conrad Chow and the celebrated Toronto Sinfonia, conducted by Ronald Royer. PREMIERES also includes a bonus track, featuring Conrad Chow and Bruce Broughton (playing piano this time), delivering Chopins Nocturne in C# Minor with infectious verve and passion. The focus of this CD centers on the concept of the Premiere: the first showing of, or introduction to, something new. To that effect, Im honoured to present each of the works on this CD for the first time on a recording, remarks Conrad Chow. While new, each piece is inspired by earlier musical styles: Bruce Broughtons Concerto for Violin and Chamber Orchestra, Triptych evokes elements of the Baroque, 20th-century Prokofiev, and Celtic fiddle music of Scotland; his Gold Rush Songs are based on traditional American folksongs. Ronald Royers Rhapsody was inspired by compositions of the mid-19th to early-20th centuries; the inspiration of his In Memoriam J. S. Bach needs no explanation. Kevin Laus Joy is inspired by turn-of-the-century Romanticism, as well as film music. Whether performing at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Disney Hall in Los Angeles, Carnegie Hall in New York, or Qingdao Grand Auditorium in China, Canadian violinist Conrad Chow has won over audiences with his interpretations of music from different centuries, continents, and styles. As a communicator, he delights in forging strong emotional connections with his listeners and introducing them to music with which they may not be familiar. Critics have called him a world-class talent (Escarpment Views) who perform[s] with passion . . . leaving the audience deeply intoxicated and spellbound (Changshu Radio), and have hailed the full, sweet, seductive intensity of Chows sound (Halifax Chronicle-Herald). A laureate at the International Stepping Stone Competition in Quebec, Conrad Chow leads a rich performing career as a soloist and chamber musician. He is also a devoted teacher. Despite his young age (Dr. Chow is 30), he is currently on the faculty of the Royal Conservatorys Young Artists Performance Academy in Toronto, Canada, and Visiting Professor of Violin at the University of Jinan College of Music in Shandong, China. He performs on a 1933 Gaetano Pollastri violin. See Conrad Chow video clips on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ConradChowViolin/videos Visit his website at http://www.conradchow.com/

View Event Details