On June 19, the Winnipeg Symphony (led by music director Alexander Mickelthwate) will accompany the gala festival finale of the inaugural International Cello Festival of Canada. The festival runs from June 15-19, and the last concert has not only six outstanding cellists performing as soloists with orchestra, but also a grand finale featuring a cello orchestra of 55 players performing Popper’s Requiem and Song of the Birds! As the media release states, “this is an event not to be repeated in Winnipeg any time soon!”

Featured cellists include Patrick and Thomas Demenga, Denise Djokic, Jian Wang, Colin Carr, and Frans Helmerson.

For more information about the International Cello Festival of Canada, visit www.artsforall.ca.