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Dick Matthews Young Artist Development
Program Debut Concert
Fiona Marchetto, violin • Anastasia Salazar, violin
Nikolai Nesterov, piano • Sabina Sandvoss, cello
Sunday, April 18, 2021 – 7 p.m.
Live-Stream from the Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Centre
Season Co-Sponsor:
The Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust, The Israel Connection
Concert Sponsor:
Leonora & Dane Bridge
Concert Co-Sponsor:
Hetty Roessingh
Season Partner:
United Active Living
Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program Debut Concert
Fiona Marchetto, violin • Anastasia Salazar, violin
Nikolai Nesterov, piano • Sabina Sandvoss, cello
with
Katherine Kim, Dmitry Nesterov & Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, piano
Symphonie Espagnole in D Minor, Op. 21 Édouard Lalo
(1823 - 1892)
Allegro non troppo
(Fiona Marchetto, Katherine Kim)
Violin Sonata in B flat Major, KV 454 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(1756 - 1791)
Largo - Allegro
(Anastasia Salazar, Susanne Ruberg-Gordon)
Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2 Frédéric Chopin (Trans. by David Popper)
(1810 - 1849)
(Sabina Sandvoss, Susanne Ruberg-Gordon)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124 Franz Liszt
(1811 - 1886)
Allegro maestoso —
Quasi adagio —
Allegretto vivace - Allegro animato —
Allegro marziale animato
(Nikolai Nesterov, Dmitry Nesterov)
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 63 Sergei Prokofiev
(1891 - 1953)
Allegro moderato
(Anastasia Salazar, Katherine Kim)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 78 Johannes Brahms
(1833 - 1897)
Vivace ma non troppo
(Fiona Marchetto, Katherine Kim)
Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104 Antonín Dvořák
(1841 - 1904)
Allegro
(Sabina Sandvoss, Susanne Ruberg-Gordon)
This event falls under the youth development category of activities permitted by
Alberta Health Services and the Alberta Government
We recognize that the place we now know as Calgary has a deep history. In the spirit of
respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the traditional territories and oral
practices of the Blackfoot people, the Nakoda people of the Stoney Nation, the Beaver
people of the Tsuut’ina Nation, the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region Three, and all people
who make their homes in the Treaty 7 territory of Southern Alberta.
Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program
The Calgary Pro Musica Society Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program
(YADP) is intended to discover, nurture and promote young Calgary musicians. The
resources of the Calgary Pro Musica Society (CPMS) allow us to offer unique
opportunities in individual instruction, performance and career development for
emerging musicians in Calgary. The YADP is for players with outstanding talent and a
serious commitment to developing themselves as well-rounded musicians. Participants
in the Program receive exclusive instruction from the prestigious CPMS visiting artists,
are presented in a fully sponsored and publicized CPMS concert, prepare and perform a
series of school concerts with CPMS Education Advisor, Samantha Whelan Kotkas and
receive valuable career development instruction. CPMS also provides scholarship
support to the winning individuals or pre-formed ensemble.
Dick Matthews is remembered as one of Calgary’s greatest arts supporters and he was a
true friend of Calgary Pro Musica. His philanthropy was recognized nationally in 2012
when he was invested as a Member of the Order of Canada. Dick had a special passion
for young artists. With this in mind, Calgary Pro Musica recognizes Mr. Matthews’
unique contributions to the arts by naming our Young Artists Development Program in
his honor.
About the Artists
Fiona Marchetto, violin
Fiona Marchetto is seventeen and playing violin under the
mentorship of Diane Lane and studying composition under the
instruction of Scott Ross-Molyneux. She has been co-concertmaster
and soloist with both the Calgary Youth Orchestra and in the Bishop
Carroll High School Virtuosi Strings and was recently selected as
one of four members of Calgary Pro Musica’s Young Artist
Development Program. In 2018, she was principal second violin in
Calgary Opera’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. Her chamber
ensembles have twice been featured as musical guests of both the
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra and the Instrumental Society of
Calgary, and won local and provincial competitions. Fiona has won
awards and scholarships at various Calgary and province-wide
performing arts festivals. Fiona enjoys exploring other facets of
music and has performed with local bands such as Hot Little Rocket, Sequicons, and at the
Calgary Stampede with the Shiverettes. She helped Dudes lead singer Danny Vacon win first
prize at the 2019 Ship and Anchor Songwriting contest in the “Top Shelf” category and
recorded with Calgary’s The Corey Hotline in 2020. Fiona hosts CJSW’s weekly classical music
program, Classicool, winner of the 2020 National Campus and Community Radio Award for
Best Classical Show.
Anastasia Salazar, violin
A talented, dynamic, and rising artist, Anastasia Salazar has been a
violinist for the past 14 years and is currently studying with John
Lowry. In 2016, she made her soloist debut with the Mount Royal
Conservatory Strings in a duet performance at the Bella Concert
Hall. Her talents have been recognized through many accolades,
winnings, and scholarships at the Calgary Performing Arts Festival
and as a National Finalist at the Canadian Music Competition on
multiple occasions. As an orchestral player; Anastasia has been a
member of the Calgary Youth Orchestra since 2018 and has held
various positions such as principal second violin, as well as
concertmaster in the 2019-2020 season. Anastasia is also an
enthusiastic chamber musician having worked with many
ensembles through the Amici String Program. Many of her
ensembles have won acclaim at the Calgary Performing Arts Festival. Furthermore, she has
extended her musicianship out into the community, playing part of the Western Canada
String Ensemble as well as her own trio, which have played in locations around Calgary, such
as local marathons, and before concerts at the instrumental society of Calgary and the
Calgary Philharmonic. Anastasia has just started teaching piano and violin which intrigued
her in the Young Artist Development Program to share her love of classical music with young
kids in a fun, educative manner.
Nikolai Nesterov, piano
Born into a family of musicians, Russian-Canadian pianist Nikolai
Nesterov is in the first year of his Bachelor of Music degree in
performance at the University of Calgary, studying with Marilyn
Engle. An alumnus of the Academy of Music for the Gifted Youth at
the Mount Royal Conservatory, Nikolai has been an annual prize
and scholarship winner at the Calgary Performing Arts Festival, the
Alberta Provincial Music Festival as well as the Canadian Music
Competition since 2012. For the 2020-21 season, he was also
selected as one of four young musicians to be a part of the Young
Artist Development Program of Calgary’s Pro Music Society. Most
recently, Nikolai has appeared at the ProArts Society and the
Stingray Classical Live at the King Eddy concert series in Calgary,
along with his parents, pianist Dmitry Nesterov and violinist Olga
Kotova. He was also a three-time runner-up at the Calgary Concerto
Competition between 2016 and 2020. He also holds a Grade 10 piano diploma from the
Royal Conservatory of Music. Nikolai has also performed and participated at summer
masterclasses at Alberta PianoFest and the Comox Summer Youth Music Camp in B.C. There
he in had the privilege of working with many renowned musicians including Jason Cutmore,
Frederic Chiu, Jarome Lowenthal, Ursula Oppens, and Steven Lubin.
Sabina Sandvoss, cello
Cellist Sabina Sandvoss, was born into a musical family and
received a cello for her fourth birthday. Since then she has enjoyed
a musical life attending countless concerts and receiving many
diverse artistic influences. Sabina is in the Advanced Performance
Program at Mount Royal University Conservatory where she has
had the privilege to perform in masterclasses with cellists such as
Gustav Rivinius, Alan Harris, Melissa Kraut, Estelle Choi, Tanja
Tetzlaff, Colin Carr, Laurence Lesser, and Johannes Moser. Sabina
has successfully participated in numerous competitions including
the Rotary C3 Concerto Competition, Calgary Performing Arts
Festival, Canadian Music Competition and Contemporary
Showcase. She has advanced to the Provincial and National levels in
both the Calgary Performing Arts Festival and the Canadian Music
Competition on numerous occasions. Sabina receives her
mentoring from her mother, cellist Beth Root Sandvoss and performs on a cello handcrafted
by her father, Christopher Tilman Sandvoss. Sabina has a keen interest in musical outreach
and is pursuing it this year as part of the Young Artists Development Program sponsored by
Calgary Pro Musica. Next year, Sabina is thrilled to be embarking on her Bachelor of Musicdegree (Honours) at the renowned Glenn Gould School in Toronto, on a full scholarship. She will have the privilege to study with world-class artist teachers Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz. Katherine Mihyun Kim, piano A native Korean, Katherine Mihyun Kim is a solo pianist, chamber musician and teacher. After she moved to Calgary, she pursued Bachelor’s degree in piano performance at the University of Calgary under Marilyn Engle. She then went on to earn her Master’s degree in piano performance at New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, studying under Gabriel Chodos. Her education was enriched by pursuing her Doctoral degree (Dissertation: Spain and Beyond: Spanish Influence in Piano Music of the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries) at the University of Minnesota under Alexander Braginsky in 2011. She gave a lecture-recital on Spanish Folk Influence on Manuel de Falla’sPiezasEspañolasat the College Music Society 25th Pacific Northwest Chapter Conference at Capilano University in North Vancouver. Further, after winning the Masters Concerto and Aria Competition, she was invited to perform Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 with Kenwood Symphony Orchestra Minneapolis. Recently, she performed Liszt Piano concerto No.2 with a community orchestra led by Nicholas Choy in Calgary. She has also performed in a number of music festivals as a solo pianist and chamber musician, such as the World Piano Meeting in Coimbra, Portugal, the International Keyboard Institute and Festival in New York, the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado, the Academie Franco-Americaine/Music Studies Abroad in Vaison-la-Romaine, Provence, France, and Oberlin’s summer program in Casalmaggiore, Italy. In addition, she has played at several piano master classes with Anton Kuerti, with André Laplante at the Honens International Piano Competition, with Victor Rosenbaum at the International Keyboard Institute and Festival, and with AquilesDelleVigne and Makoto Ueno at Coimbra World Piano Meeting. She is very pleased to move back to Calgary where her family resides and proud to serve as a piano faculty at Mount Royal University Conservatory and a collaborative pianist at Academy for Gifted Youth Program. Dmitry Nesterov, piano Dmitry Nesterov arrived on the Canadian music scene in 1992 when he became a Laureate in the first Esther Honens Calgary International Piano Competition. Since settling in Canada with his family in 1994, Mr. Nesterov has impressed audiences, critics and colleagues alike with concert and recital work. He has appeared as a soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Edmonton Symphony, the Lethbridge and Red Deer Symphonies as well as with numerous orchestras in Russia. Mr. Nesterov is a frequent guest at the Banff Arts Festival and the Mozart Festival in Kelowna, BC, and has collaborated with the Alberta Ballet, New Works Calgary, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, flutist Patrick Gallois, pianist John Kimura Parker, and conductors Hans Graf, Mario Bernardi, Claue Lapalme, Kirk Muspratt, Jean Larouge, Alex Pauk, Bernard Labadie, Sara Jobin. He can be heard on CBC Radio. Mr. Nesterov's recent engagements include performances as soloist with Kamloops Symphony Orchestra, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Alberta Ballet as a guest soloist in Lady of Camellias (all-Chopin program with performances in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver), performances in Millennium Foundation Concert Series, Alberta in Concert series, and
numerous recitals throughout Alberta with his wife, violinist Olga Kotova, in Duo Solista. Dmitry Nesterov is a graduate of the Central Music School in Moscow, Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory and the University of Calgary. He is a dedicated teacher and teaches for the Mount Royal University Conservatory in Calgary. Susanne Ruberg-Gordon, piano Quoted by the Chronicle Herald as “A superb musician”, Swedish-born pianist Susanne Ruberg-Gordon is a highly regarded and sought-after chamber-musician and collaborative pianist. She has performed in Canada, Europe, the US, and China with artists such as Andres Cardenes, Andras Diaz, Ron Leonard, Dame Evelyn Glennie, James Campbell, Desmond Hoebig, Ian Swensen, Alain Trudel, Jens Lindemann, Ning Feng, Arnold Choi, and Nikki Chooi. Susanne is the pianist and core member of the Juno nominated Land’s End Ensemble in Calgary, an ensemble that is dedicated to excellence in performance and recording of Canadian and International new music, and to enriching collaborations with eminent composers and artists. As a passionate educator, Susanne has been on faculty at the Mount Royal University Conservatory since 1991 where she teaches chamber music and is the Artistic Facilitator of Collaborative Pianists. Her piano students have pursued University degrees and careers in music and her chamber music coaching have seen her students win Regional and Provincial level music competitions as well as being recommended to the National level competition for CMC. Since 2001, she has been a Collaborative Artist for the prestigious and acclaimed Morningside Music Bridge program in Canada, China, Poland, and the US. (www.mmb.international) “a perfect collaborative pianist, her pianism elegant and refined and her shaping of melodies everything the connoisseur of the composer could wish” - Calgary Herald Discography: - Gravity and Grace (2014 Juno awarded to Allan Gordon Bell for his piano-quartet Field Notes, composed for Land’s End Ensemble and James Campbell) - Land’s End @20 - Kickin’ It 2.0 - Chamber Music of Omar Daniel The Calgary Pro Musica Society gratefully acknowledges our Sponsors for this concert: Season Co-Sponsors: The Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust, The Israel Connection Concert Sponsor: Leonora & Dane Bridge Concert Co-Sponsor: Hetty Roessingh Season Partner: United Active Living Thank you also to - University of Calgary, School of Creative and Performing Arts The Calgary Pro Musica Society 5111 Northland Dr. N.W., P.O. Box 67146, Calgary, AB, T2L 2L2 (403) 244-8277 info@calgarypromusica.ca • www.calgarypromusica.ca
CALGARY PRO MUSICA SOCIETY: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President, Brinna Brinkerhoff Directors, Lisa Graham, Eric Jack, Thomas Kemp, Artistic Director, Dean O’Brien
Vice President, Robin Cox Brigit Knecht, Samantha Whelan Kotkas, Doug Artistic Director Emeritus, Talmon Hertz
Strother
Treasurer, Vicky Wang Administrator, Fung Ling Feimo
Directors Emeriti, Hallgrimur Benediktsson, Clara
Secretary, Andrea Kingwell Blackstone, Hugh Gaudet, John Heintz, Lucie Jones, Education Advisor, Samantha Whelan Kotkas
Louise Moore, Bettina Zeisler
The Calgary Pro Musica Society gratefully acknowledges the support of the following*
Grantors: Alberta Foundation for the Arts • Calgary Arts Development Authority and the City of Calgary • The Calgary Foundation •
Government of Canada through the Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Canadian Heritage
Legacy Donor - Adam Hedinger • Mr. F. R. Matthews, C.M.
Season Co-Sponsors - $5,000 +: Brinna Brinkerhoff & Jeff Neufeld • The Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust, the Israel Connection
Season Partner: United Active Living
Concert Sponsors - $3,000 +: Mr. & Mrs. J. A. & B. M. Baker • Jean Claude Beauvilain • Dane & Leonora Bridge • Dr. Larry & Mrs. Eleanor
Bryan
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Ronald Dougan • Mr. Jack Ferguson • Mr. & Mrs. Tony & Liz Fricke • Gail Urquhart Consulting • Dr. Marion Jones & Ray Van Nes • Thomas
& Marie Kemp • John & Susan McWilliams • Marlin & Louise Moore • Netherlands Investment Co Of Canada Ltd. • Nulli – Identity
Management • Sylvie & John Olynyk • Hetty Roessingh • Clarice Siebens • M. A. Stanfield • Dr. T. W. Swaddle • Robin Terentiuk • Arto and
Christine Viiri • Rick Zhang
Patrons - $500 +: Charles Taylor & Janet Ballantyne • Cornerstone Family Homes Inc. • Dr. & Mrs. R. L. Cowie • Diane Kenyon & Richard
Hayles • Barbara Heuchert • Andrea Kingwell • Gail Kingwell • Mr. Satwant Lota • Ms. Chris MacKimmie • Cheryl Molland • Proverbium
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Dave & Lorraine Campbell • Howard & Patricia Ceri • Dr. Robin Cox • Alan Dornian • Dr. & Mrs. Steven & Shawna Edworthy • Roger Frayne
• Corine & Stefan Frick • Mr. & Mrs. Hugh & Patricia Gaudet • Dr. Richard Guy • Lisa Higham and Alan Covington • Mr. & Mrs. Damien &
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Mrs. Alice Cush • Dorthea Cutts • Mr. & Mrs. Tibor & Livia Fekete • Mary Fenwick • Ms Miriam Field • Indira & Terry Fridhandler • Frances
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Limpert • Ms. Wendy MacWhirter • Ms. Laverna Marchese • Laurie Matiation • Mrs. Jean Moore • Ms. Arlene Nash • Dr. W. Keith &
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Tarr • Roger Thomas • Michael Wenig • Mr. Richard Winestock • Mr. & Mrs. Glynn Wright • Barbara & Gerald Young
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