Elizabeth Loewen Andrews
A member of the Hamilton Philharmonic and critically-acclaimed Aradia Ensemble, Elizabeth Loewen Andrews is quickly becoming a respected violinist in the Greater Toronto Area. She continues to demonstrate her versatility as a musician as she finds herself at home performing music ranging from Baroque period performance to New Music with its extended techniques. Her interests in a diverse range of musical styles, as well her extensive experience in solo, chamber and orchestral performance, have allowed Elizabeth the opportunities to perform internationally: in France, the Netherlands, Japan, Hong Kong, and Israel.
Outside of her regular ensembles, Elizabeth is enjoying the opportunity to perform with some of Toronto's foremost performing ensembles. In October, she had the privilege of joining Via Salzburg in performing Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 with Yuval Fichman at the Glenn Gould Studio. Elizabeth also performed in the Classical Music Consort's most recent performance, and is looking forward to their upcoming March concert. In her years of education and development, Elizabeth filled time with a wide variety of projects. She performed earlier in the 2007 University of Toronto New Music Festival, including the final concert which presented works by visiting guest composer, Alejandro Vinao. Elizabeth frequently led or was part of the university's opera orchestra, including a small chamber orchestra for last spring's production of Benjamin Britten's Rape of Lucretia. She also performed at the new Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto; her presentation of Andrew Staniland's work for violin and tape was said to be "dynamic and captivating". During the summer of 2006, Elizabeth toured to France to participate in the Festival de Saintes at the Abbaye aux Dames in Saintes, France. Under the direction of Maestro Philippe Herreweghe and Francois Xavier Roth, the summer festival Classical period performance orchestra performed in central-west France and performed an all-Beethoven programme in the renowned Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
Elizabeth just completed her Masters of Music in Performance, as the 2006 winner of the Howard Carter Fellowship, studying with Annalee Patipatanakoon, violinist in the Gryphon Trio. She received her Bachelor of Music in Performance degree from the University of Toronto as well, studying there as a Bank of Montreal National Scholar. Elizabeth has had the opportunity to work with many esteemed performers and pedagogues including Martin Beaver, Mark Fewer, Pamela Frank, Scott St. John, and the members of the St. Lawrence String Quartet.
Elizabeth Loewen Andrews - violin
Listening to our HeritageFriday, May 23, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20/$15 (students & seniors)