Join us for SPANISH MUSIC for CLARINET & PIANO With Pedro Rubio clarinet, Ana Benevides, piano TWO CONCERTS: TORONTO ISLAND (SUNDAY), ROSEDALE (MONDAY) |
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Sunday, April 2, 2:00 pm St. Andrew-by-the-Lake Church, Toronto Island Concert tickets: $30 *To make a reservation - contact reservations@canzona.org or call/text Jonathan Krehm at 416.822.0613 Islanders may also contact Roger Sharp at 416.203.2416 |
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Monday, April 3, 7:30 pm. 27 Sherbourne St North, Toronto Concert tickets: $30 *To make a reservation - contact reservations@canzona.org or call/text Jonathan Krehm at 416.822.0613 |
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Pedro Rubio was appointed as professor of the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica of Madrid in 2010. He has performed solo and chamber music recitals throughout Europe and North America. Mr. Rubio has performed with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, the Malaga Symphony, and numerous other orchestras throughout Spain. |
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Pedro received performance degrees from the Murcia and Málaga Superior Conservatories, the Royal School of Music of London (clarinet), the Granollers Conservatory in Barcelona (classical clarinet), and the Rotterdam Superior Conservatory in The Nederland (bass clarinet). His main teachers were José Abellán, José Ma Puyana, Larry Passim, Carles Riera and Henri Bok. The teachers with whom he has also received lessons include Antony Pay, Walter Boeykens, Alois Brandhofer, and Marcel Ançion. Mr. Rubio has been Co-Artistic Director of the 2015 International Clarinet Association convention, ClarinetFest ® 2015, held in Madrid, Spain. Since 1991 he has been performing with the pianist Ana Benavides. As a duo, they have received prizes in the following international chamber music competitions; Pierre Lantier (Paris 1996), Varenna (Italia, 1997), and UFAM (Paris 1997), among others. In the Paris competition in 1997 they received first prize and the special L ́Heritage Musical prize, a prize for the best interpretation of a French work. They have participated in international festivals such as the NERV Convention in Utrecht, Holland; the 30th Clarinet Symposium in Oklahoma, USA; the 1st World Bass Clarinet Convention, Rotterdam; ClarinetFest 2006, Atlanta; 3rd and the 4th National Clarinet Congress, Madrid; ClarinetFest 2010, Austin, ClarinetFest 2011, Los Angeles; and ClarinetFest 2015, Madrid. To date, they have recorded seven CDs: Duo Rubens; Pérez Casas, his Work for Clarinet; dThe Spanish Romantic Clarinet Vols. I, II and III; Spanish Clarinet Pieces from the First Half of the 20th Century; and Salón Romero, En torno á Antonio Romero y Andía. For bass clarinet, he has designed a set of 101 studies in four volumes and a method for the publisher Musica Didactica, of which volumes one and two have been published and the rest will be soon available. Mr. Rubio has written several articles about the clarinet in music magazines like The Clarinet (USA), Clarinet and Saxophone (UK), Rohrblatt (Germany), Música (Spain), Diapason (Spain), ADEC Magazine (Spain), and The Galpin Journal (UK). In 2007 Pedro Rubio founded the publishing house Bassus Ediciones in Madrid, www.bassusediciones.com, whose principal objective is the restoration and retrieval of the Spanish repertoire of the 19th century and the publication of works and didactic material for the clarinet and the bass clarinet. |
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Ana Benevides is originally from Malaga, has completed studies in Madrid,Vienna, and Barcelona, with Manuel Carra and Alicia de Larrocha as teachers. She holds a Ph.D. in Arts from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and, currently, she is a professor at the Universidad Carlos III and Distinguished Professor at the Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid. |
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Books and scores: Piano inédito español del siglo XIX (vol. I and II); Eduardo Ocón. Obra completa para piano; El piano en España (English and Spanish versions); Maestros del piano español del siglo XIX; Gerardo Diego y la Música. Moreover, she co-edited (with Walter Aaron Clark) and contributed to the catalog of the exhibition El paisaje acústico de Joaquín Rodrigo (Biblioteca Nacional de España, 2019). Her latest research endeavours are Músicas de barro y marfil and El piano: Instrumento, historia, y protagonistas. CDs: Piano inédito español del siglo XIX (vol. I, II, III, IV,V and VI); Eduardo Ocón. Obra completa para piano; Nicolás Ledesma, Piano Work, and Diálogos concertados. Obras para piano de José Luis Turina y Manuel Carra. |
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ABOUT THE SERIES Canzona Chamber Players is an annual classical and jazz chamber music concert series in its 20th year featuring some of Canada's top musicians. The series has been hosted at various venues on Toronto Island and in downtown Toronto. Founded by Jacob Stoller, Jonathan Krehm and Roger Sharp. We exist and thrive because of the enthusiastic support of the St.-Andrew-By-the-Lake Congregation and the Toronto Island community, and our music patrons in the GTA. After two years of virtual performances, Canzona Chamber Players is pleased to resume live events in Toronto and on Toronto Island. We hope to see you soon.
Thank you,
Jonathan Krehm and Canzona Chamber Players |
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