Élisabeth Pion: Private Piano Recital - March 29, 2026

We are pleased to offer a special private piano recital by 29-year-old French-Canadian pianist Élisabeth Pion, the Gold Laureate and Audience Choice Award winner of the prestigious 2025 Honens International Piano Competition. Élisabeth appears on international stages as a recitalist, chamber musician, and guest artist and has performed at esteemed venues such as Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, and Sala Cecília Meireles. She is a regular guest artist with distinguished ensembles and has collaborated with conductors such as Gerard Schwarz, Elias Grandy, Nathalie Marin, Kensho Watanabe, and Nicolas Ellis, to name a few. In 2024-25 she was a Radio-Canada Breakthrough Artist.

Élisabeth performs a broad range of concerto repertoire, adding her own perspective to known masterworks and bringing rarely performed works to new audiences. She has released two albums, both of which were finalists for the Prix Opus.

The recital will be followed by a light aperitivo.

When: Sunday, March 29, 2026

Time: 6 p.m.

Cost: €10

Where: Residence of CCR members – Villa Patrizi area -- details will be sent to registered participants.

Note: open only to current members of the CCR.

RSVP: canadarome@gmail.com by Thursday, March 26, ATTN Marielle. Please note that space is limited so reserve early.

CCR House Concert: Crozman & Milatz - February 20, 2024

We have the unique opportunity to meet and enjoy the art of two young Canadian classical musicians in the intimate setting of a private residence during their tour of Italy. It goes without saying that spots are strictly limited for this home concert, reminiscent of the private salons of the past. Refreshments will be provided; CCR members have priority.

Named “Canada’s next big cello star” by CBC Music, Canadian cellist Cameron Crozman leads an active performing career as a soloist and chamber musician in Canada, the USA, and Europe. Winner of the 2021 Canada Council for the Arts Virginia Parker Prize, Cameron was CBC/Radio-Canada’s 2019 Classical Revelation artist and a laureate of the Paris Conservatoire and Gautier Capuçon’s Classe d’Excellence at the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris. He plays on a c. 1750 cello by Gennaro Gagliano, generously on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts Instrument Bank.

Meagan Milatz is “a remarkable pianist with a seemingly limitless palette of expression” (Le Devoir). An accomplished soloist and chamber musician, she has appeared with orchestras across Canada and performs regularly with top international musicians such as Stefan Dohr, Matt Haimovitz, Øystein Baadsvik, Avi Avital, Cho Liang Lin, and Andrew Wan, and she has performed internationally in Ireland, France, Scotland, Spain, and the USA. 

Programme:

Robert Schumann - Adagio and Allegro, Op. 70 

Manuel de Falla - Suite populaire espagnole

   i. El Paño Moruno

   ii. Asturiana

   iii. Jota

   iv. Nana

   v. Canción

   vi. Polo

Felix Mendelssohn - Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 2 in D major, Op. 58 

I. Allegro assai vivace

II. Allegretto scherzando

III. Adagio

IV. Molto allegro e vivace

Where: Residence of CCR members (Villa Patrizi area -- exact details will be sent to registered participants).

When: Tuesday, Feb.20, 2024

Time: 6 p.m. to meet the musicians and have light refreshments; 7 p.m. start of performance.

Cost: €10 for members (€15 for non-members); advance payment required to confirm your place. Current CCR members have priority at this event.

RSVP to Marielle at canadarome@gmail.com; payment by Mon., Feb. 19th. Please note that you are financially responsible for your reservation.