Ian Parker & FriendsSaturday, April 30, 2022 – 7:30pm
August 6, 2021
The dynamic Bergmann Duo will take the audience on a sonic journey, travelling from Russia to Bali, from South America to France and to places unknown in the Rose Gellert Series Hall Opening Concert, “Voyages.” The program will include works by Sergei Rachmaninoff, Colin McPhee, Ennio Morricone, Maurice Ravel, the rarely heard Symphony by Claude Debussy and an original work and arrangement by LCMS Resident Composer, Marcel Bergmann.
Please note that the Bergmanns were originally scheduled to be performing this concert as the Canadian Piano Quartet with the Duo Turgeon. Due to the current Covid situation, however, the Turgeons will not be touring to BC until a later date – please stay tuned!
Limited Seating
The concert will be performed in the Rose Gellert Hall and will last approximately 60 min, with no intermission. Tickets will not be available at the door.
Safety Procedures
Please note that in accordance with public health orders, proof of vaccination and masks will be required. All attendees will receive further instructions regarding seating, arrival procedures and other COVID-19 safety protocols ahead of the concert.
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About the Bergmann Piano Duo
Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann
The Bergmann Piano Duo’s dynamic and energetic performances of uniquely eclectic programmes have inspired audiences for more than two decades. Their recitals and concerts with orchestra have taken them to many parts of the world, including the United States, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, France, Macedonia, Greece, China and Canada. The duo has appeared at international festivals including: Festival of the Sound, Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival, Tuckamore Festival, Abbey Bach Festival, Ohrid Summer Festival, Zodiac Festival, The San Francisco International Music Festival, MusicFest Vancouver, Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, Banff Arts Festival, the Royal Bank Calgary International Organ Festival and Competition, Festival Miami, the Tage für Neue Musik, Darmstadt, the Braunschweiger Kammermusik Podium, and EXPO 2000, Hannover.
They have made recordings for the CBC, for several stations of the ARD in Germany and for National Public Radio. The duo has recorded several CDs, which appear on the CordAria, Arktos, Koch International Classics, Naxos, ARS and Brilliant Classics labels. Their latest releases on the Brilliant Classics label feature Marcel’s arrangement for 4 pianos of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells and a collection of minimal music for multiple pianos also featuring Marcel’s compositions. Their most recent recording, American Stories on the ARS label, features exclusively Marcel’s arrangements.
In addition to their performing careers they also enjoy teaching and working in other capacities in the music industry, and both teach piano at Langley Community Music School (LCMS). They are both Artistic Directors of White Rock Concerts, and Elizabeth is Artistic Director of Concerts and Marcel the Resident Composer at LCMS. Marcel has held a position as Professor of Music at Mohawk College in Hamilton and both Elizabeth and Marcel have been on faculty at Mount Royal University and University of Calgary as well as being involved in various musical projects at The Banff Centre for the Arts. In 2004/2005, they served as Artistic Directors of The Murray Dranoff International Two Piano Competition and Foundation in Miami. For many years, they were members of the Calgary based group Land’s End Chamber Ensemble, recipients of the 2005 and 2006 Western Canadian Music Awards for Outstanding Classical Recording.
The duo studied with Arie Vardi at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater, Hannover and with Jean-Eudes Vaillancourt at the Université de Montréal. They received first prize at the International Chamber Music Competition in Caltanissetta, Italy, and were laureates of The 4th Murray Dranoff International Two Piano Competition. They performed extensively in Germany as members of the young artists’ roster of Yehudi Menuhin-Live Music Now.
Committed to supporting the production of new repertoire, the duo has commissioned and premiered several works by Canadian composers. Their extensive repertoire ranges from the baroque to the contemporary and includes numerous own arrangements and compositions.
