Syrinx Concerts Toronto

Please join us for the last concert of our 2026 season!!!

On Sunday May 31, 3pm, Syrinx Concerts presents
the Pamina String Quartet with Sheng Cai, piano

It's going to be a wonderful afternoon.
Extraordinary musicians and a gorgeous program. What a finale!

The Pamina String Quartet is made up of four members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra who love to play great chamber music alongside their work playing great symphonic works. They have collaborated together for many years in various combinations performing for concert series throughout Toronto including the TSO Chamber Soloists, Opera 5, and The Five Small Concerts.

Recently nominated for Canada's prestigious "2025 Oskar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance" Canadian pianist Sheng Cai has been delighting audience and critics across four continents with his electrifying performing charisma and individual personality.

Featured Canadian composer Srul Irving Glick was one of Canada's most prominent and prolific composers. In 1992, Mr. Glick received a Governor General's medal "for his contribution to Canadian culture". In 1994, Glick was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for his "outstanding achievement, service to Canada and to humanity at large".

PROGRAM:

Dvorak: Piano Quintet #2 in A+ Op.81
*Glick: Suite Hebraique #3 for String Quartet
Mozart: String Quartet in Eflat K.428

Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto

Welcome back pianist Maxime Alberti!

Last year, the Syrinx audience was introduced to French pianist Maxime Alberti.
His performance on our stage was sensational and we are thrilled to have him back as a guest pianist with the Quartuor Magenta.

Originally from Lyon, Maxime Alberti continued his musical training at the Geneva University of Music in the class of Sylviane Deferne, where he earned a Master's degree in solo performance with distinction. He then joined the École Normale Alfred Cortot in Paris to study with Rena Shereshevskaïa, and in 2020 received the unanimously awarded Diploma of Concert Performer. In 2022, he returned to Geneva to further develop his pedagogical approach with Cédric Pescia, obtaining a second Master's degree dedicated to teaching.

Curious, eclectic, and deeply committed to his artistic exploration, Maxime Alberti enriches his practice through encounters and travel. He has honed his skills under renowned pianists such as Dominique Merlet and Anne Quéffelec, and has received support from the Royaumont and Villecroze Foundations. His sensitivity, attentiveness, and spontaneity are fully expressed on stage, whether in solo recitals or chamber music. His career is rapidly gaining international recognition: he gave his first recital in the United States in the "Pink Room" of the French Consulate in New York, won the Vera-Lautard Competition in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and performed in China in 2024 as part of a tour with the Trio Ernest, in prestigious venues such as the Guotai Art Center in Chongqing and the Oriental Art Center in Shanghai.

A generous pianist, open to repertoires as well as collaborations, Maxime Alberti is building a career at the crossroads of classical excellence and creative freedom.

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PROGRAM
Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems - Dinuk Wijeratne* (b. 1978)
String Quartet No. 5 - Grażyna Bacewicz (1909-1969)
La Jeune Fille - Raphaël Merlin (b. 1982)
Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)


On May 3, Syrinx welcomes

Quatuor Magenta
Ida Derbesse - violin
Elena Watson-Perry - violin
Claire Pass-Lanneau - viola
Fiona Robson - cello

with guest Maxime Alberti, piano

All concerts at 3pm.
Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto