Caitlyn Koester is a harpsichordist and music director active in the early music communities of the Bay Area and New York City. Caitlyn holds degrees from the University of Michigan, San Francisco Conservatory and The Juilliard School, and is pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at The State University of New York in Stony […]
AKOYA: pearls of perfect shape and bright, mirror-like lustre; the most treasured natural pearls. The musical duo AKOYA, formed by members Naomi Dumas (baroque violin) and Caitlyn Koester (harpsichord), specializes in the performance of early repertoires. Through an historically informed approach, the ensemble seeks to unveil hidden gems from the baroque era in their purest […]
Concert organist Aaron Tan is a leading young artist in North America. He is the only person to have received first prizes in three of the most important North American organ competitions: the Canadian RCCO National Organ Competition, the AGO National Young Artists Competition in Organ Playing (NYACOP), and most recently, in October 2021, the […]
A musician with a fiercely inquisitive mind, impeccable technique and an intensely poetic vision, Ilya Poletaev is an artist equally at home on the modern piano or on historical keyboards: harpsichord, fortepiano, and chamber organ. Hailed as “one of the most significant pianists of his generation” by the Süddeutsche Zeitung, he launched his career after […]
François Dompierre is a writer, presenter, rambler, and baker; but first and foremost he is a composer and improviser. He began his career as an author-composer-performer and soon became an orchestrator, collaborating with Félix Leclerc, for whom he produced five albums, including Le tour de l’île, and several other Québécois artists. Dompierre, a recording of […]
An enquiring and innovative artist, pianist Élisabeth Pion leads an imaginative career as a soloist, chamber musician, and artistic collaborator. Recent highlights include the release of her first recording with ATMA Classique, her debut with the Orchestre Métropolitain and Kensho Watanabe in a series of concerts highlighting Garūta’s Piano Concerto, as well as a 3rd […]
Tristan Best is an early string instrument player currently based in Montréal, Quebec. With roots in New York and Nova Scotia, Best moved to Montréal in 2016 to study the viola da gamba and early music performance at McGill University. After completing a B.Mus. in viola da gamba performance, he obtained an M.Mus. in 2021 […]
Matthias Soly-Letarte has been immersed in music since his early childhood. Following his primary education at the music-oriented elementary school Le Plateau, he attended two high schools that also offer a music program, Joseph-François-Perrault and Pierre-Laporte, where he chose to specialize in classical percussion. He graduated from the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal in 2015 […]
