Since her Carnegie Recital Hall debut in 1985, Elizabeth Dolin has earned a solid reputation as one of Canada’s finest cellists, in demand as a recitalist throughout North America. On Monday, April 11, Dolin will perform with Bernadene Blaha as part of the Powell River Academy of Music concert series.
Dolin is a soloist with major Canadian orchestras under such conductors as Mario Bernardi, Yannick Nezet-Séguin and Simon Streatfield. A founding member of several highly regarded ensembles (Les Cordes Romantiques, Duo Fouquet-Dolin, Reiner Trio), she has collaborated with such artists as Martin Beaver, Steven Isserlis and Pinchas Zuckerman. Her regular appearances at festivals across Canada have been enthusiastically received. Recent highlights of note include a tour of Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with l’Orchestre Metropolitain and a highly acclaimed performance of Schumann’s Concerto with the Victoria Symphony.
Her recording of the Rachmaninoff and Debussy sonatas, as well as the complete works of Mendelssohn for cello and piano, both for record label Analekta, were nominated for Best Album of the Year by l’ADISQ in 2002 and 2004.
In addition to being an active member of Montreal’s chamber music scene, Dolin is assistant professor of cello at the Schulich School of Music, McGill University, as well as professor of cello and chamber music at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal.
Bernadene Blaha’s “brilliant command of the piano” as recitalist, concerto soloist or chamber musician, has been heralded in performances throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Mexico. This season’s highlights include her debut performances in Australia, as well as an invitation to serve as a jury member at the prestigious 2010 Gina Bachauer International Artists Piano Competition held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The concert begins at 8 pm at Max Cameron Theatre. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the academy box office, 7280 Kemano Street during office hours, 604.485.9633, and at the door 30 minutes prior to the concert. Students 18 and under will be admitted free with a student ticket voucher. For more information, interested readers can visit the academy's website.
