Daniel Bolshoy
February 21, 2009 | 8 p.m. Saturday
www.danielbolshoy.com
"... the whole passionate package."
Eric Friesen, CBC Radio, Toronto.
Daniel is committed to bringing classical guitar to the attention of audiences everywhere. He is regularly praised for his friendly and informative spoken introductions, and progressive programming of solo and chamber music.
Mr. Bolshoy has performed for many prestigious festivals including the Ottawa and the Vancouver International Chamber Music Festivals, the Halifax Guitar Festival, the Indian River Music Festival, the Guelph Spring Festival, the Westben Arts Festival, the Festival des arts Boré-Art (Montreal) and the International Music Festival in Macao. He has toured under the auspices of Prairie Debut, Debut Atlantic and Musique Royale, and has performed for the Début Series in Montreal, Vancouver and the CBC/NAC Début series in Ottawa. His U.S. concerts include a tour for Live on Stage and numerous appearances at music festivals and on University campuses.
Mr. Bolshoy’s recitals are frequently broadcast on CBC Radio, and he has also appeared in two documentary films for the Bravo! series The Classical Now. He regularly performs solo and chamber music recitals in Canada’s most prestigious venues, including the Glenn Gould Studio, the Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts, the National Art Centre, and Vancouver’s Chan Centre among others. Among recent orchestral appearances are concertos by Rodrigo, Ponce, Kernis, and Castelnuovo-Tedesco with orchestras across North America including: Mexico City Philharmonic, Toronto Philharmonia, New Mexico Symphony, Vancouver Philharmonic, Peterborough Symphony, Huntsville festival, Red Deer Symphony, Oakville Symphony Etobicoke Philharmonic as well as the Manitoba and Ottawa Chamber Orchestras.
Upcoming engagements include a cross-Canada recital tour for Jeunesses Musicales, concerto appearances with the Edmonton Symphony, the Kamloops Symphony and the Symphonie of the Kootenays.
Mr. Bolshoy teaches guitar at Concordia University in Montreal and regularly offers masterclasses to guitar societies and educational institutions internationally. He also frequently performs outreach and educational concerts for young people.
Daniel Bolshoy appears on four commercial CD recordings: Resonance, España featuring Spanish music with mezzo-soprano, Julie Nesrallah (Boldan Music). McGillicuddy’s Rant (Centaur classics), as well as soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian’s upcoming CD of Tango music (CBC records).
