Calgary Pro Musica

We’re thrilled to see Calgary Pro Musica’s 50th anniversary season featured in Avenue Magazine — Calgary's September/October 2026 issue, in “What’s New and Notable in Calgary’s Arts Scene.”

We’re delighted to be featured alongside Vertigo Theatre, which is also celebrating its 50th, and the Alberta Ballet as it marks its 60th season. Congrats, too, to the Calgary Civic Symphony on their 50th season starting this fall.

Through our Music Up Close philosophy, Calgary Pro Musica has brought world-class chamber ensembles to Calgary and helped grow a community of curious and engaged listeners. This season, we invite you to join us for an extraordinary year of chamber music, with eleven concerts between September 2026 and May 2027.

Subscriptions are still available in our 8-, 5-, and 3-concert series, or choose individual tickets for the concerts that work for your schedule.

Our 50th season special event next week with violinist James Ehnes and pianist Andrew Armstrong is sold out, but our subscription series begins September 27 and 28 with the Toronto-based Gryphon Trio, which is making its fourth appearance on our series.

Tickets: Adults $49 | Seniors/Under 30 $39
Purchase at calgarypromusica.ca.

And thanks to Aldona B Creative for helping us get the word out about our biggest season yet. We can’t wait to share it with you.

The Gryphon Trio helps launch Calgary Pro Musica’s 50th season with two unique concerts on Sunday, September 27 and Monday, September 28.

The Toronto-based ensemble returns for its fourth engagement with Calgary Pro Musica, following appearances in 1996, 2014, and 2023.

Sunday’s program pairs Beethoven’s Trio in E-flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 with University of Calgary alumna Carmen Braden’s Ice and Dvořák’s dramatic Trio No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 65.

On Monday, hear Haydn’s Trio in A Major, Hob. XV:18, Christos Hatzis’ Old Photographs, and Beethoven’s beloved “Archduke” Trio.

Two evenings. Two different programs. One of Canada’s most celebrated chamber ensembles, heard up close.

Tickets start at $39 and are available at calgarypromusica.ca.

Subscriptions are also still available for CPM’s 50th season. Say yes to more live music this year; save on tickets and enjoy special subscriber benefits.

Calgary Pro Musica’s 50th Season launches in just over three weeks with James Ehnes’ 50th Birthday Canada Tour, featuring pianist Andrew Armstrong.

Very limited seats remain.

One of the most sought-after violinists on the international stage, James Ehnes returns to Calgary Pro Musica for this special recital with longtime musical collaborator Andrew Armstrong. Gifted with a rare combination of stunning virtuosity, serene lyricism, and unfaltering musicality, Ehnes is a favourite guest at the world’s most celebrated concert halls. Praised by critics for his passionate expression and dazzling technique, Andrew Armstrong has delighted audiences across Asia, Europe, Latin America, Canada, and the United States. This special performance will highlight the duo’s exceptional musical chemistry and virtuosic mastery. The concert also includes a newly commissioned work by University of Calgary graduate Carmen Braden.

The evening's program includes:

Christian Sinding: Suite in A Minor, Op. 10, “im alten Stil”�
Johannes Brahms: Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108�
Carmen Braden: Imaginal, commissioned by Calgary Pro Musica as part of a national consortium led by the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre

The remainder of the program will be announced from the stage.

Saturday, September 19 at 7:30 PM | Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall, Rozsa Centre

Tickets are $75 at calgarypromusica.ca.

Please note: Rush and discounted tickets are not available for this special performance.

Five exceptional concerts. One memorable evening every other month at the University of Calgary's Rozsa Centre. 🎶

Our 2026/27 Masters Series brings some of the most accomplished and respected chamber artists in the world to Calgary for our 50th Anniversary Season.

From September through May, join us every other month for five remarkable performances:

✨ Gryphon Trio — September 27 & 28
✨ Poiesis Quartet with Anastasia Vorotnaya, piano — November 22 & 23
✨ Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center — January 17 & 18
✨ Quartetto di Cremona — March 7 & 8
✨ New Orford String Quartet — May 9 & 10

Masters Series Subscription — 5 concerts
Adults: $185 — save $60
Seniors/Under 30: $150 — save $45

Choose either Sunday evenings at 7 PM or Monday evenings at 7:30 PM, secure your preferred seats for the season, and know that every other month an extraordinary evening of chamber music is already in your calendar.

Subscribers also receive a complimentary Bring a Friend ticket and a complimentary ticket to our Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program Debut Concert in May.

Make the Masters Series part of your 2026/27 season.

Single tickets go on sale August 15.
Subscribe now at calgarypromusica.ca

Eight extraordinary concerts. One subscription. Our complete 50th Anniversary Subscription Season. 🎶

What if, from September through May, one exceptional evening of live music was already in your calendar each month?

Our Combo Subscription gives you all eight subscription concerts in Calgary Pro Musica’s Masters and Horizons Series—from celebrated artists and beloved chamber music masterpieces to some of the most exciting voices shaping the art form today.

Your 2026/27 season includes:

✨ Gryphon Trio
✨ SPA Trio
✨ Poiesis Quartet with Anastasia Vorotnaya
✨ Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
✨ Attacca Quartet with Caroline Shaw
✨ Quartetto di Cremona
✨ Galvin Cello Quartet
✨ New Orford String Quartet

Combo Subscription: 8 concerts
Adults: $281 — save $111
Seniors/Under 30: $226 — save $86

That’s eight world-class chamber music experiences for nearly 30% less than single-ticket prices.

And subscribing comes with more than savings. You’ll receive a complimentary Bring a Friend ticket and enjoy a complimentary ticket to our Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program Debut Concert in May.

Most of all, you don’t have to decide each month whether to go. Your concert tickets are already waiting for you.

Single tickets go on sale August 15. Subscribe now for the strongest value of the season.

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Our 50th Anniversary Season begins on September 19, 2026!

For 50 years, Calgary Pro Musica has brought many of the world’s finest chamber musicians to Calgary. This season, we celebrate that history with an extraordinary year of music: with artists we have long admired, remarkable new voices, and performances created especially for this milestone.

The season begins in September with James Ehnes and Andrew Armstrong, followed by the Gryphon Trio, and continues with artists including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Attacca Quartet with Caroline Shaw, Quartetto di Cremona, Galvin Cello Quartet, New Orford String Quartet, and more.

Along the way, we’ll celebrate the next generation through our Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program, welcome families for Jack and the Beanstalk, and mark our 50th season with music both beloved and new.

For five decades, Calgary audiences have gathered with us to listen closely, discover extraordinary artists, and experience chamber music up close.

We can’t wait to celebrate this one with you.

Explore the full 2026/27 season and subscribe at calgarypromusica.ca.

We are excited to share information about upcoming concerts in Calgary and Banff featuring three of CPM’s Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program alumni. Cellist Andrew Tai-Soon Park is a three-time alumnus, having been a member of YADP in 2016-17, 2017-18 as part of the Walden Trio and in 2019-20. Violist Tilman Sandvoss participated between 2018 and 2020; pianist Nikolai Nesterov participated between 2020 and 2022.

This 5th anniversary concert of Peaks + Prairies also features violinists Solana Freehold and Lev Nesterov. The Calgary concert takes place at the Mamdani Opera Centre (1315 7 St SW) on Saturday, June 27th from 2 PM to 4 PM. The Banff concert will be held at St George in the Pines Anglican Church (100 Beaver Street) on Sunday, June 28th from 2 PM to 4 PM. Purchase tickets online at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/peaksprairies. Tickets are $30 with student rush tickets available at the door for $15. Kids under 12 are free. We hope to see you there!
For more information, visit https://www.peaksandprairies.org/5th-anniversary-concerts
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Congratulations to pianist Charlotte Giraudeau, for winning the Calgary Performing Arts Festival's 2026 RoseBowl, which includes a $10,000 scholarship for continued studies. Charlotte was a member of CPM’s 2025/26 Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program.

Born in 2008, Charlotte began her music studies at the age of five and is currently under the instruction of Professor Marilyn Engle of the University of Calgary. She is a Mount Royal University Academy for Young Artists scholarship recipient.

Charlotte is a prize-winner in numerous national and international competitions including the Canadian Music Competition, the Franz Liszt Centre International Piano Competition (2022 and 2023), and the San Francisco Articiál International Piano Competition in 2022. In 2023, the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition (USA), the Beecham International Piano Competition (UK), and the Steinway Piano Competition Canada. She is the first-prize winner of the 2024 Aloha and IPPA International Piano Competitions. She won first place in the 2023 and 2024 Lancaster International Piano and Chamber Music Festival with her chamber group.

Charlotte has participated in many masterclasses such as the 2022 Morningside Music Bridge, the Gina Bachauer Piano Festival, and the Talent Summer Master Courses and Festival in Brescia, Italy in 2023. In 2024, the Art of the Piano Festival at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the CMC Gathering of the Stars Festival and the International Music Festival in Bern, Switzerland. Charlotte debuted in the 2024 Canada’s Rising Stars 20th Anniversary Concert in Canmore, Alberta.

She had many opportunities to study with artists, including Arie Vardi, Antonio Pompa-Baldi, Sasha Starcevich, Wha Kyung Byun, Gerlinde Otto, Bernd Goetzke, Henry Kramer, and Sir Stephen Hough.

In addition to her piano studies, she organizes the Capriccio International Young Artists and regularly performs young artist concerts for Calgary's senior communities. She is also a member of the Back to Bach Foundation. Aside from her music activities, she enjoys reading, biking, and other sports, like skiing.

Bravo, Charlotte! We wish you the best of luck at university!

Congratulations to violist Tilman Sandvoss, an alumnus of CPM’s Dick Matthews Young Artist Development Program (2018-20), who performs as a soloist with the Sinfonieorchester Basel on Thursday, June 4th. Tilman is featured in Bohuslav Martinů’s Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, marking an exciting milestone in his international career.

Tilman Sandvoss is an accomplished orchestral, chamber, and solo musician noted for having a luscious tone and profound musicality. He began his musical education at home with his father Christopher Sandvoss at the young age of five, and later continued his viola studies in the Academy and Advanced Performance Program at the Mount Royal Conservatory. He has participated in international festivals including the Festival Academy Budapest, the Domaine Forget Academy and its Chamber Music Intensive program, as well as the International Musicians Seminar at Prussia Cove. In 2019 he was also the only violist to be invited to Germany to take part in the Goslar Internationale Konzertarbeitschwochen, where he studied with Elisabeth Kufferath, professor of violin at the Hochschule für Musik in Hannover and member of the Tetzlaff Quartet.

Tilman has had the pleasure of working with many internationally distinguished artists and teachers such as Kim Kashkashian, Antoine Tamestit, Maxim Rysanov, Paul Coletti, Gerald Stanick, Andres Cardenes, Sharon Wei, and members of the Calidore, Kronos and Chiaroscuro Quartets, to name a few.

As a fan of new music, Tilman has both collaborated and given world premieres with composers such as Vincent Ho, Peter Jancewicz, Brian Current, Jörg Widmann, Julian Anderson and Huw Watkins.

Recently, Tilman has founded an international chamber music festival in Western Canada called Chisel Creek Classical.

Tilman received his Bachelors of Music degree (Honours) in viola performance at The Glenn Gould School in Toronto under the mentorship of violist Steven Dann. He is continuing his education at The Musik-Akademie Basel, where he is pursuing his Masters degree in the class of violist Silvia Simionescu. Tilman performs on a viola made by his father, master luthier Christopher Sandvoss.