House Concert featuring Cameron Crozman “Canada’s next big cello star” (CBC Music)

Dear friends, Please join 30 music lovers for an intimate musical experience in a living room, as part of the Music Friends house concert series. Hailed by CBC as “Canada’s Next Big Cello Star,” cellist Cameron Crozman will get you in the mood for the spring with a selection of warm and invigorating works for solo cello including Bach’s iconic Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, as well as Spanish composer Gaspar Cassadó’s solo cello suite. In honour of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary year, this wonderful evening of music will culminate in a performance of the great composer’s most celebrated work for cello and piano, the lyrical and uplifting Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, with Music Friends co-founder Eric Wong on the piano. Cameron will be playing on the Spanish cello “El Tiburon” attributed to Juan Guillami of Barcelona ca. 1769, generously on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts Instrument Bank. Tickets ($30-35, wine and snacks included): https://www.mymusicfriends.com/concert/97 === Cameron Crozman, cello === Named “Canada’s next big cello star” by CBC Music and the 2019-20 Classical Revelation artist of Radio-Canada, Canadian cellist Cameron Crozman is making a name for himself both at home and internationally. Performing recitals and chamber music across Canada and the USA as well as over in Europe, engagements have taken him to such world-renowned venues as the Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, Berliner Philharmonie, Paris Philharmonie, Philadelphia’s Mann Centre, and Canada’s National Arts Centre. He has appeared as a soloist with major orchestras across Canada including the Montreal, Winnipeg, Quebec, Hamilton, and Vancouver Island Symphonies under the direction of conductors including Gemma New, Fabien Gabel, and Edwin Outwater. As the recipient of the Canada Council Michael Measure’s prize, he was the featured soloist with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada and conductor Alain Trudel during their 2012 tour of Canada and the USA. Current season highlights include appearances with I Musici, the Niagara Symphony, a tour of the Canadian Prairies, and a performance at America’s National Museum of Music. === Eric Wong, piano === Eric Wong is the co-founder of Music Friends, a growing classical music concert production company, as well as an active pianist and chamber musician. Through his work in building Music Friends, he was inspired to resume formal musical training in late 2016 under the guidance of acclaimed pianist and teacher Scott Meek, and his chamber music collaborators have included rising Canadian violinist Boson Mo, and President Santa Ono of the University of British Columbia. Eric has performed at the Chan Centre (2017), at the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Day of Music community festival (2019), in the city of Hohhot in Inner Mongolia, China (2019) and at Government House in Victoria, Canada (2019). He also made his concert debut in Nanaimo performing Beethoven’s Archduke Trio in November 2019.