Maria will sing three rarely-performed art songs by Frédéric Chopin, the beloved composer from Warsaw on Saturday, August 28, 2010
On Saturday, August 28, 2010, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Frédéric Chopin, the beloved composer from Warsaw, Maria will sing three rarely-performed art songs by Chopin. She will collaborate with conductor Michel Brousseau on piano in "The Art of Prima Donna" portion of the concert. Concert pianist, Cristina Altamura, will perform a solo piano work by and in homage to Chopin. Maria will conclude the program with a selection of famous arias from well-known operas.
Read More ...Maria sang in Sicily on Wednesday, August 4, 2010
On Wednesday, August 4, 2010, Maria sang in a "Gala choruses and arias - the realism in music " concert under the direction of Maestro Michel Brousseau.
Read More (in Italian)...Maria Knapik sang Dubois's St-Remi Solemn Mass (U.S. Premiere) in Carnegie Hall on June 12, 2010
Maria Knapik sang Dubois's St-Remi Solemn Mass in Carnegie Hall with The International Choir, under the direction of Maestro Michel Brousseau on Saturday, June 12, 2010.
Click to read a review on the concert, written by Michael Sherwin.Maria Knapik & Friends in collaboration with The Polish Canadian Women's Federation present "Classical Gala Concert" to aid Chile
On Thursday, April 29, 2010, Maria Knapik & Friends in collaboration with The Polish Canadian Women's Federation present "Classical Gala Concert", a fundraiser for Earthquake survivors in Chile. The concert will take place at 7:30PM, Centretown United Church, 507 Bank Street, Ottawa. Maria will be performing with a few local talents: Julie Nesrallah, James O'Farrell, Shawne Eliabeth and guest artists and composer from Poland, Bulgaria and Austria.
Maria, James O'Farrell and Tea Mamaladze appeared on the /A\ Morning Ottawa program on April 20, 2010. Click on the following link to view the video clip recorded during the segment: http://www.youtube.com/user/AMorningVideo#p/u/3/PIS78_lKCxo.
Maria Knapik performed with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra on Monday April 12, 2010
On Monday, April 12, 2010, Maria Knapik performed with the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra. She sang the deeply moving Elegia written for her by the Canadian-Polish composer, Peter Paul Koprowski. She also sang the very haunting soprano solo in Górecki’s Third Symphony (Symphony of Sorrowful Songs). The orchestra performed Lutoslawski’s powerful Concerto for Orchestra as well.
Read More...Link to: "Ottawa encore Monday for haunting modern symphony - Ottawa Symphony presents Górecki hit" by Steven Mazey, published in Ottawa Citizen on April 10, 2010
December 31, 2009 - Maria performed to standing ovations at a Gala New Year's Eve concert with Grammy nominated Maestro Antoni Wit and the Warsaw Filharmonic Symphony Orchestra
On Thursday, December 31, 2009, Maria performed to standing ovations at a Gala New Year's Eve concert with Grammy nominated Maestro Antoni Wit and the Warsaw Filharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
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Maria Knapik sang in Cathédrale de Saint-Jérome, Saint-Jérome, on December 12, 2009
On December 12, 2009, Maria sang in a Christmas celebration and fund-raising concert for Saint-Jérome Hospital Foundation.
Maria performed with Marc Boucher, baritone, New World Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Les Chanteurs de Sainte-Thérèse, Choeur Tremblant and Ottawa Classical Choir under the direction of Maestro Michel Brousseau. Dubois's "Messe de la Délivrance" and " Messe Solennelle de St-Rémi" were performed. Maria's recording for these two masses with the same company will be released in Spring 2010.
Read More...Maria Knapik sang in Église Saint-Jovite, Mont-Tremblant, on December 5, 2009
On December 5, 2009, Maria sang in Église Saint-Jovite, Mont-Tremblant.
Maria performed with Julie Nesrallah, mezzo-soprano, Steeve Michaud, tenor, Marc Boucher, baritone, New World Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, Les Chanteurs de Sainte-Thérèse, Choeur Tremblant and Ottawa Classical Choir under the direction of Maestro Michel Brousseau. The same program performed on November 22, 2009 at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal was repeated.
Maria sang in the 10th Anniversity Celebration of Mozart's Requiem at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal
On November 22, 2009, Maria sang in the 10th Anniversity Celebration of Mozart's Requiem at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal. Dubois's Messe de la Délivrance was also performed that evening. Read More...