Discovering the Amatis: A Couple of Violins

Carissa Klopoushak, originally from Saskatoon, leads a multifaceted musical life as a violinist, violist, chamber musician, and as Artistic Director of Ottawa Chamberfest. Toronto-born violinist Emily Kruspe was a member of the award-winning Rolston String Quartet and was recently named Principal Second Violin of the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NAC). Together, they are both members of the NAC Orchestra and the Ironwood Quartet. They met while both performing for Ottawa Chamberfest and have become partners in life as well as in music. They have two cats, Figaro and Rosie.

On the program, they present duos for two violins as well as for violin and viola, including music by Saskatoon’s Ryan Davis, Regina’s Elizabeth Raum, Jocelyn Morlock, plus favourites by Leclair, Bartok, Mozart, and Handel-Halvorsen.