Classical at the Carlu

Piano Plus

Classical at the Carlu

A Fundraising Celebration in support of Piano Plus

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

(July 11, 2008, Toronto) On Tuesday, September 9, 2008, fifteen (15) of Canada’s top classical musicians will grace the Concert Hall stage at The Carlu, 444 Yonge Street, 7^th Floor

for a fundraising benefit, Classical at the Carlu, to lend their support to Piano Plus, a unique touring program that brings great classical music to smaller and remote communities across the country.

This spectacular concert includes world renowned pianists Jon Kimura Parker, Angela Cheng, André Laplante, violinist Scott St. John, and vocalist Nancy Argenta. Guests will meet the distinguished artists following the 7:30 pm concert in a not-to-be-missed celebratory Champagne Reception in the Round Room.

This spectacular concert includes:

· Pianists Jon Kimura Parker, Angela Cheng, Janina Fialkowska, André Laplante, David Jalbert, Stéphane Lemelin, Katherine Chi, Heather Schmidt

· String virtuosi Scott St. John, Erika Raum and Denise Djokic

· Singers Nancy Argenta, Daniel Lichti and Ann Monoyios

· Trumpeter Jens Lindemann

Tickets are priced at $185 each for premiere seating and $145 each for rear orchestra and balcony and can be purchased through the

St. Lawrence Centre Box office at 416-366-7723 or log on to www.stlc.com to purchase on-line.

Piano Plus brings Canada's finest classical musicians to communities throughout the country in which opportunities to experience the magic of live concerts at an affordable cost are limited or simply non-existent. The brainchild of Artistic Director and Founder Janina Fialkowska, Piano Plus is the iteration of the incredibly successful Piano Six, the original 10-year program which began in 1993 with six pianists thrilling more than 100,000 classical music lovers in small towns and isolated communities across the country. Since 2004, the Piano Plus artist roster has been expanded to include distinguished Canadian musicians from the worlds of strings and voice as well as piano in order to bring a much broader range of the world’s great music to the program. Pianist Angela Cheng is Artistic Director. www.pianoplus.ca