Ritornello Chamber Music Festival
Concert Dependant Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Saskatoon piano lovers!!! Our friends at Gustin House are bringing Pianist Janina Fialkowska to town this Tuesday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m. Star international pianist Janina Fialkowska returns to the Lyell Gustin Recitals with an all-Romantic program: Brahms’ Rhapsody in B minor, three Intermezzi, and Capriccio in D minor; Valse Triste by Sibelius and Invitation to the Dance by Weber; and a signature Chopin group including Polonaise in A, Nocturne in F and the G minor Ballade. This recital, so long awaited, was to take place in March 2020, and Gustin House is thrilled to welcome back to our stage this acclaimed artist performing favourite works from the rich golden age of the piano! We encourage everyone to quickly purchase tickets in advance (see poster below for information). Read more & get tickets: www.gustinhouse.ca

Dear friends! Please enjoy this free concert with performances by Carissa Klopoushak, the Gryphon Trio, and many others in support of humanitarian aid for Ukraine. Sign up for your livestream link below.

Missed this morning's interview with CTV Saskatoon ? You can watch it right here! We are so excited for Thursday's concert. You can head to our website for live stream or limited in person tickets.

Tune in to CTV Morning Live - Saskatoon now to hear about our concert on Thursday!

Thank you Brit for writing about our favourite musical soulmates! You can see and hear this fantastic duo on Thursday Feb 17th! Get your ticket to the live stream over on the Ritornello website. You have access to the concert as it happens, and then the recording until the end of the month! ... Limited in-person tickets are available for the live-stream recording happening at Glass & Lumber.

Thanks to CBC Saskatchewan 's Shauna Powers for chatting with our musical soulmates! Can't wait for this fabulous concert we are co-hosting with Prairie Debut. The live stream begins at 7:30 CST on Thursday (Feb 17th) and will be available to ticket buyers until the end of the month! For information on how you can see this amazing recital head to https://ritornello.ca/

Valentine's day is about celebrating all kinds of love. This Thursday we are delighted to celebrate the friendship and collaboration that has blossomed between Kerry DuWors and Katherine Dowling! Join us for this incredible live streamed concert. ... Feb 17th | 7:30 PM CST from Glass & Lumber Tickets are available now over at ritornello.ca Can't join us live? You can buy a ticket and watch the recording once the live stream ends until Feb 28th.

Saskatchewan’s own Kerry Duwors and Katherine Dowling share an intimate program focused on the human experience friendship, adversity, despair, hope, and love with music by Robert Schumann, Marjan Mozetich, Johannes Brahms, and Clara Schumann. Join us Thursday, Feb 17th for the Singing Spirit. Ritornello.ca for tickets. Live stream is available from Feb 17th to Feb 28th!

While it hasn’t been the year we (or anyone) planned, we’ve been keeping busy! Check out Artistic Director/Co-founder Carissa Klopoushak chatting about her new role. We can’t wait to see you all in the spring of 2021 . Stay safe out there!

The music plays on next season! Looking forward to reimagining Ritornello 2021 as necessary as well. Stay healthy, everyone!

Pianists, don’t miss out on this great opportunity! Registration open until August 1!

This Thursday from 12pm CST, Carissa Klopoushak will be chatting with Eric Friesen for Ottawa Chamberfest's Chamber Chats with Carissa Klopoushak. Please join, and represent Saskatchewan! You'll need a link - get one here: https://www.chamberfest.com/chamber-chats-at-home-chez-vous She'll chat about her various projects, and of course her Vuillaume fiddle from the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada #instrumentbank. The official blurb: "Meet and engage w...ith Chamberfest’s dynamic new Interim Artistic Director, Carissa Klopoushak, who succeeds Roman Borys in mid-August. Carissa is a violinist with the UCC National Arts Counciland the Ironwood Quartet, founder and artistic director of the Ritornello Chamber Music Festival in her hometown of Saskatoon, co-director of the Classical Unbound Festival in Prince Edward County, and the lead singer, violinist, and arranger in the Ukrainian turbo-folk band Tyt i Tam (pronounced Toot-ee-tahm). Carissa will join us from her home in Ottawa." See more

De Laforest, who lives in Saskatoon, travels to Nunavut as one of the professional musicians with the non-profit group Tusarnaarniq Sivumut Association, also known as Music for the Future. It’s a natural fit for a woman who has spent her life using music to connect with people.

Excited to announce Ritornello‘s Co-Founder and Artistic Director, Carissa Klopoushak, has been appointed Interim Artistic Director of Ottawa Chamberfest! We believe this will only enrich her role with RitornelloFest and are looking forward to seeing where this position takes her and Chamberfest during her tenure. Congratulations, Carissa!