Prof. Alexander Tselyakov
Founder, Artistic Director, Pianist

Welcome!

Welcome in joining us for the third annual Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival —the most exciting and first of its kind that Manitoba has to offer!

I would like to send a warm and hearty thank you to all of our sponsors who have made the Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival possible this year.

The Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival has become an important part of Canada’s cultural calendar, delighting people of all ages with a powerful musical experience. This year we offer seven wonderful concerts: four chamber, two jazz and one free concert.

I am thrilled with our lineup of  musicians this year which includes: internationally renowned violinist, Oleh Krysa, winner of the major prizes in such international competitions as the Wieniawski, Tchaikovsky, Montreal, and the Paganini Competition; Cello Prodigy, Joshua Roman, who became the youngest principal player in Seattle Symphony history; violinist, Joyce Lai, concertmaster of the Canadian Sinfonietta in Toronto who also made a wonderful debut as a soloist with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Szeged Symphony Orchestra in Budapest, Hungary; and clarinet player Jocelyn Colquhoun, winner of the CBC radio competition.

We also welcome soprano, Naomi Forman, “an actor who could sing!” We are excited about the return of Jazz pianist, Michael Cain, from New York; saxophonist, Greg Gatien; cellist, Yuri Hooker; baritone, David Playfair; violinist, Daniel Scholz, and our host Patrick T. Carrabré.

This year we are moving from the Elkhorn Resort to the new venue:  the new Onanole Community Centre, who will be opening their doors on the August 1st along with the Festival.  The Clear Lake Chamber Music Festival will be brimming with diverse and energetic music the first weekend of August.

Be sure to take every chance to enjoy the sounds around you!

With warm regards

Prof. Alexander Tselyakov
Founder, Artistic Director, Pianist