The Rolston Sessions, filmed at The 2013 Banff International String Quartet Competition, is over 75 minutes of breathtaking performances and insightful interviews with ten of the best emerging string quartets in the world. Captured away from the competition in the beautiful Rolston Recital Hall at the Banff Centre, The Rolston Sessions is a unique peak behind the curtain at one of the foremost chamber music competitions today.
Joel Krosnick: What To Play Next? is a documentary portrait of cellist Joel Krosnick as he retires from the famed Juilliard String Quartet. Captured over the course of two years, the film visits with Krosnick as he plays with and mentors the next generation of players, both at the Juilliard School in New York and at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto. With grace, humour and a passion for music that is as strong as ever, Krosnick looks back at his career as he begins a new chapter in his life.
In the 1970’s, Olympic Medalist Toller Cranston set the skating world on fire with his dynamic presence on the ice. Today, living in San Miguel, Mexico, the ever-colourful artist has turned his attention to his original love… painting.
The Dancers’ Story is a choreographed documentary weaving past with present using the vocabulary of dance. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the National Ballet of Canada, a sampling of five generations of dancers gather at the ballet barre. The Dancers’ Story is a blend of novel documentary with an abundance of freshly filmed performance.
Museum curators, gallerists, art experts and eight incredibly talented artists share their secrets of making it into the centric circles of the Canadian art world.
Richard Bradshaw (1944-2007) conducts the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra in a star-studded gala evening of opera highlights featuring world-renowned stars, soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian, baritone and Russell Braun, as well as eight of opera’s rising stars and the Opera Lyra Ottawa Chorus. The splendid setting of the new LeBreton Flats Park is the breathtaking backdrop for this unique outdoor opera concert event.
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