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A monumental year, 2016 saw Canada’s Rolston String Quartet earn attention and gain recognition from international audiences and critics alike. Culminating the year with a First Prize win at the 12th Banff International String Quartet Competition (BISQC). There is no wonder they were named among Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s “30 Hot Canadian Classical Musicians Under 30” in 2016. Rolston String Quartet continues to be recognized for their musical excellence, they are the 2018 recipient of - and first international ensemble chosen for - the prestigious Cleveland Quartet Award from Chamber Music America. PROGRAMME: Mozart String Quartet No. 19 in C, K. 465 “dissonance” Ligeti String Quartet No. 1 (Métamorphoses nocturnes) Debussy String Quartet in G minor, L 85, op. 10

Canadian Violinist David Gillham is in demand as a soloist, chamber musician and teacher throughout North America and around the world. PROGRAMME: Brahms Scherzo from FAE Smetana from my Homeland Debussy Sonata for violin & piano Ysaye Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in D minor (“Ballade”), op. 27/3 Saint-Saëns Rondo Capriccioso Wieniawski Faust Fantasy, op. 28

The annual appearance of the Festival Trio is always a Musicfest audience favourite. Violinist Sadie Fields lives in Brussells, but loves the opportunity to visit her home-town Guelph and perform in the Festival Trio. Cellist Paul Pulford has retired from Wilfrid Laurier University and moved to New Brunswick, but returns to continue in the trio. They’re all good friends with musical synergy, and love playing together. Come and share in their musical reunion. PROGRAMME: Fauré Elegy Debussy Cello Sonata in D minor, L. 135 Ravel Violin Sonata no. 2 in G Dvořák Piano Trio No. 4, op. 90 (“Dumky”)

Silver medalist and laureate of the Krystian Zimerman award of the best sonata at the International Chopin Piano Competition in 2015, Charles Richard-Hamelin is standing out as one of the most important pianists of his generation. He also won the second prize at the Montreal International Musical Competition and the third prize and special award for the best performance of a Beethoven sonata at the Seoul International Music Competition in South Korea. Charles was recently awarded the Order of Arts and Letters of Quebec and the prestigious Career Development Award offered by the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto. PROGRAMME: Enescu Suite “in the old style” in G minor, op. 3 Debussy Images (oubliées) Mendelssohn Fantaisie in F sharp minor, op. 28 Rachmaninov Morceaux de Fantaisie, op. 3 (excerpts) Chopin Nocturne in C sharp minor, op. posth. Chopin Ballade No. 1 in G minor, op. 23 Chopin Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise, op. 22