Cornwall Concert Series announces 2024-25 events, tickets go on sale

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The Cornwall Concert Series has announced its schedule and dates for the 2024-25 season at the Aultsville Theatre, and tickets are now on sale.

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Another year of outstanding, world-class performances on the Aultsville Theater stage begins with what will be the only performance of the evening, legendary Latin guitarist Johannes Linstead performing on Saturday, September 14th.

“We have four matinees next season, two Saturdays in October and November and two Sundays in April and May 2025,” said series president Scott Peterson. “This is primarily in response to our customers asking for more matinee shows.”

The series which is now a 39-year tradition in Cornwall will kick off in spectacular fashion; Linstead uses virtuoso Spanish-style guitar with percussion and Afro-Cuban, Middle Eastern and Latin American instruments.

With over 500 million streams, seven US Billboard Top 10 albums and Canadian ‘Guitarist of the Year’ recognition, Linstead is known internationally as one of the best-selling guitarists in the instrumental, Latin jazz and world music genres and the Group is consisting of congas, accordion, bass and Spanish guitars, creating a rare chemistry on stage that moves the audience to their feet.

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Peterson said chances are, even if you don’t know the name, you’ve heard his music — Linstead’s songs have been used on some of the most popular TV shows, such as Miami Housewives, Californication, The Following with Kevin Bacon, Burn Notice. , Gene Simmons Family Jewels, Pawn Stars, Person of Interest and more.

Peterson said the concert series comes off of what was, artistically, a very successful last season, a varied program “that had great appeal outside of our subscription base, as evidenced by some significant sales of single tickets”.

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While season ticket sales have not returned to pre-pandemic numbers, average concert attendance this (past) season is up 29% from 2022-23.

“It’s really encouraging,” Peterson said.

For 2024-25 there are five performance dates, including on October 19 when genius, celebrity and betrayal will be highlighted as Michael Bridge on accordion and piano and Kornel Wolak on clarinet present Scandalous Romantics — a hilarious tabloid take on some of the sordid stories behind music’s most famous stars of all genres.

The autumn part of the campaign concludes on Saturday, November 9, a concert entitled Rhapsody in Blue, with Polish-Canadian pianist Daniel Vnukowski, who is considered the best exponent of the solo piano version of Gershwin’s classic, Rhapsody in Blue, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year of life.

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For the spring part of the series, audiences in Cornwall will see some familiar faces in town. Returning for their fourth appearance, pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin and concertmaster Andrew Wan collaborate on another project, this time to record the three Brahms sonatas. Their latest recording project led to a 2022 Juno Award for Classical Album of the Year – Small Ensemble.

Bryan and Sylvie Cheng (Cheng² Duo) also return. Since first appearing on the series in 2017 at the age of 19, Bryan has won awards at some of the world’s most prestigious competitions.

“Having followed Bryan and Sylvie’s careers since first meeting them at the Montreal Symphony Orchestra string competition in 2016, I was delighted to be able to extend an invitation to them to return to Cornwall to close out our season ( on May 4),” Peterson said. .

All concerts take place at the Aultsville Theatre. Season tickets ($140 for five concerts) and single tickets ($40) for all performances can be purchased in advance (cash or check) at these locations: TD Canada Trust, 1 Ninth St. E.; Jolly Tours, Eastcourt Mall; The Squire Shop, 113 Pitt St.; and the City of Cornwall ticket locations located at the Aquatic Center and Benson Centre.

For more information, visit www.CornwallConcertSeries.com.

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