Ariel Barnes

    Ariel Barnes

    自介

    Toronto Live Music Report 描述其演奏“深厚的个人连结”创造出“迷人的音乐体验”，温哥华太阳报赞美其“温柔甜美的音色和技术实力”，大提琴演奏家 Ariel Barnes 以他富有想像力的诠释及极具舞台魅力的表演吸引着观众。从巴洛克音乐到现代音乐、从巴哈无伴奏到世界首演的当代艺术音乐，Ariel 的音乐表现同样舒适自在，他的音乐受到媒体的广泛好评，被乔治亚海峡报称为“明日之星”，KW Gazette 称为“惊人的杰出人物”，L’Acadie Nouvelle 形容是“新浪潮”以及被温哥华太阳报誉为“真正的音乐家”。他的独奏和室内乐演出于加拿大 CBC 广播电台众多音乐节目中播出。最近在 CBC 广播电台庆祝 CBC Music 网站成立的 Canadian Bach Cello Suite Project 特别企划节目中被选为加拿大国内六位大提琴演奏家之一参与演出。
    近年来，他在纽约、多伦多、渥太华、哈利法克斯、魁北克市、温哥华、旧金山以及墨西哥等地举办独奏会或演出包括德弗札克、圣桑的协奏曲、布拉姆斯双协奏曲、柴可夫斯基《洛可可主题变奏曲》、布洛赫《所罗门》等协奏曲。他的独奏和室内乐录音受到了评论界的好评，入围朱诺奖和两项加西音乐奖。作为2012年加拿大艺术委员会所举办的艺术乐器银行比赛的获胜者，他获得了制作于1730年义大利 Turin 的 Newland Joannes Franciscus Celoniatus 大提琴的三年使用权。 2013年1月起 Ariel 成为温哥华交响乐团的大提琴声部首席。
    演奏二十一世纪的艺术音乐在Ariel的艺术生涯中扮演着重要的角色。他曾为其首演新作的加拿大作曲家有 Imant Raminsh、Jocelyn Morlock、Stephen Chatman、R. Murray Schaeffer、Brad Turner、Marcus Goddard、John Oliver、Rodney Sharman、Dorothy Chang、Glenn Buhr、Owen Underhill、Keon Birney、Elizabeth Knudson、 Farshid Samandari。他与竖琴演奏家 Heidi Krutzen 的合作计画「Couloir」是专为大提琴与竖琴这样美妙的“罕见的音乐组合”的新作计画，邀请 Brad Turner、Caroline Lizotte、Andrew Staniland 等作曲家创作作品并演出。
    对室内乐充满热情的 Ariel 曾是 Borealis 弦乐四重奏、Trio Accord 三重奏成员，并与许多优秀艺术家合作过，如 St. Lawrence 弦乐四重奏、Musica Intima 人声乐团、Trio Verlaine 三重奏、Jonathan Crow、Dale Barltrop、Barry Schiffman、Tara Helen O'Connor、Daniel Philips、Andrew Dawes、Martin Chalifour、Carrie Dennis、Mehan Esfahani、Arthur Rowe、Ian Parker、Daniel Bolshoy 等等。也在室内音乐节上有过许多令人难忘的演出，包括渥太华室内乐节、MusicFest Vancouver 音乐节、Mendocino 音乐节、Victoria 夏季音乐节、B.C. Scene 艺术节、Elora 音乐节、Orford D’Arts 艺术中心以及 Banff 艺术中心等。他也是墨西哥 Ajijic 镇 Scotiabank Northern Lights 音乐节的创始成员和定期客席成员。
    近期录音计画有 Jocelyn Morlock 作品（Naxos 唱片发行），收录她的双大提琴协奏曲《Aeromancy》，和 Couloir 的首张专辑（PARMA Recordings 发行），收录 Jocelyn Morlock、Glenn Buhr、Baljinder Sekhon、James Maxwell、Nico Muhly 等人作品。他过去的录音曾由 Atma Classiques、Skylark Records、环球唱片、Centrediscs 唱片发行专辑，也经常能在 CBC 广播电台上听到他的音乐会实况录音。

    Described as creating a “mesmerizing musical experience” by combining his “deep personal connection” (Toronto Live Music Report), “luscious tone and technical prowess”(The Vancouver Sun), cellist Ariel Barnes has been engaging audiences with his imaginative interpretations and commanding stage presence. Equally comfortable in musical languages from the Baroque to music of our modern times, Ariel’s performances range from evenings of unaccompanied Bach to world premiers of contemporary art music. Critically acclaimed by the press, he has been hailed as a “rising star” by the Georgia Straight, “a surprising standout” by the KW Gazette, “new wave” by L’Acadie Nouvelle and “a musician of real stature” by the Vancouver Sun. His solo and chamber music performances have been broadcast by CBC Radio Canada on such programs as In Performance, The Signal, Tempo, West Coast Performance, Choral Concert and On Stage, and he was recently selected as one of 6 cellists across the nation to celebrate the launch of cbcmusic.ca as a featured artist in the Canadian Bach Cello Suite Project.
    His performances in recent years include the concertos of Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Brahms (Double), Ernst Bloch’s “Schelomo”, Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations, and recital appearances in New York, Toronto, Ottawa, Halifax, Quebec City, Vancouver, San Francisco and Guadalajara Mexico. His solo and chamber music recordings have been received with critical acclaim, having been nominated for a Juno Award and two Western Canadian Music Awards. As a winner of the 2012 Canada Council Instrument Bank Competition, he has been awarded the use of the 1730 Newland Joannes Franciscus Celoniatus cello, built in Turin, Italy, for the next 3 years. In January 2013, Ariel was appointed Principal Cello of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
    The performance of 21st century art music plays a significant role in Ariel’s creative life. He has given the world premier of works by Canadian composers such as Imant Raminsh, Jocelyn Morlock, Stephen Chatman, R. Murray Schaeffer, Brad Turner, Marcus Goddard, John Oliver, Rodney Sharman, Dorothy Chang, Glenn Buhr, Owen Underhill, Keon Birney, Elizabeth Knudson and Farshid Samandari. His new project “Couloir” with Harpist Heidi Krutzen keenly focuses on the creation of new music for the beautiful combination of cello and harp. Upcoming projects for “music’s new rare pair” (The Georgia Straight) include the development of works by Brad Turner, Caroline Lizotte and Andrew Staniland. Couloir is looking forward to much concertizing as their tour schedule already extends into 2014. (www.couloir.ca)
    Passionate about chamber music literature Ariel has spent much time performing as a former member of the Borealis String Quartet, Trio Accord and has collaborated with many fine artists such as The St. Lawrence String Quartet, Musica Intima, Trio Verlaine, Jonathan Crow, Dale Barltrop, Barry Schiffman, Tara Helen O’Connor, Daniel Philips, Andrew Dawes, Martin Chalifour, Carrie Dennis, Mehan Esfahani, Arthur Rowe, Ian Parker and Daniel Bolshoy, among many others. Memorable appearances at chamber music festivals include the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, MusicFest Vancouver, Mendocino Music Festival, Victoria Summer Music Festival, B.C. Scene, Elora Festival, Centre D’Arts at Mount Orford, and the Banff Centre for the Arts. He is a founding member, and regular guest, of the Scotiabank Northern Lights Music Festival in Ajijic, Mexico.
    Upcoming recording projects include works by Jocelyn Morlock on the Naxos label, (including her Double Cello Concerto “Aeromancy”), and Couloir’s debut CD’s on PARMA Recordings, featuring works by Jocelyn Morlock, Glenn Buhr, Baljinder Sekhon, James Maxwell and Nico Muhly. His past recordings can be heard on Atma Classiques, Skylark Records, Universal Music and Centrediscs record labels, as well as regular broadcasts of live concerts on CBC Radio.

    声部位置/ 角色

    • Soloist