Author: Festival de Febrero

Luke Fleming

Praised by The Philadelphia Inquirer for his “glowing refinement,” violist Luke Fleming‘s performances have been described by The Strad as “confident and expressive…playing with uncanny precision,” and lauded by Gramophone for their “superlative technical and artistic execution.”  Festival appearances include the Marlboro Music School and Festival, the Steans…

Hanna Nicholas

Philadelphia-based violist Hannah Rose Nicholas has been a soloist at the Lucerne Festival Academy, Kennedy Center, University of Texas, El Paso, and the New World Symphony, where she was praised for her “rich tonal sonority” (South Florida Classical Review). She…

Carol Gimbel

Carol Gimbel is a performer, producer, educator, and speaker currently residing in Toronto, ON (Canada).  She is the founding and artistic director of Music in the Barns, the visionary concert series, ensemble and storefront studio in Toronto, Ontario, known for high…

Jamie Parker

Jamie Parker’s achievements are both lengthy and impressive. His musical roots can be traced to the Vancouver Academy of Music and University of British Columbia where he studied with Kum Sing Lee, and then went on to complete his Masters…

Andrea Casarrubios

Praised by The New York Times for having “traversed the palette of emotions” with “gorgeous tone and an edge of-seat intensity,” Spanish cellist Andrea Casarrubios has played as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and America. She has participated…

Roman Borys

Roman Borys

Over the course of two decades, cellist and producer Roman Borys has distinguished himself as one of Canada’s leading artistic voices. As a founding member of the two-time Juno Award-winning Gryphon Trio, he has released 17 acclaimed records on the…

Roberto Occhipinti

Roberto Occhipinti is one of Canada’ most esteemed bassists.  A musical chameleon, he has performed and recorded with a range of artists, such as Jazz legends Sam Rivers, Tito Puente, Jane Bunnett , Popular music with Gorillaz, Andrea Bocelli, World…

Daniel Barnes

Daniel Barnes

Daniel Barnes was born in 1965 in downtown Toronto to renown classical composer Milton Barnes and TV/radio and fiction writer Lilly Barnes. Daniel began his career singing and drumming with his brother in The Micah Barnes Band for club,concert and…

Attila Fias

Attila’s extensive experience includes working with many notable international musicians such as New York based Brazilian jazz harmonica virtuoso Hendrik Meurkens (Oscar Castro-Neves, Paquito D’Rivera), Indian master singers Hariharan, Shankar Mahadevan, Madhushree, Chitra, Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire), legendary tabla…

Richard Underhill

Richard Underhill’s warm alto sound, great writing and arranging skills and in-from-the-outside soloing make him one of Canada’s most distinctive jazz performers. His new project is ‘Free Spirit‘, a critically acclaimed Live DVD/Studio CD set that features Lincoln Center Jazz…