Cheng2Duo / James Campbell
Friday, April 24, 2026, 7:30 p.m.
Matsqui Centennial Auditorium
32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford BC
Bryan Cheng, Cello
Silvie Cheng, Piano
James Campbell, Clarinet
This concert brings together one of Canada’s finest young duos and a highly respected veteran of many years on the concert stage. The brother and sister team of Byran and Silvie Cheng performed in our series in 2019. Since then, they have gone on to become established stars both individually and as a duo.
Bryan is currently based in Germany. He has won prizes at numerous competitions and was the first cellist to be awarded the Prix Yves Paternot in the recognition of the Verbier Festival Academy’s most promising and accomplished musician. He received a two-year appointment as Artist-in-Residence at the Banatul Philharmonic Orchestra in Timosoara, Romania.
Silvie is based in New York where she is a teaching-artist at the Manhattan School of Music. She has performed both as a solo and a collaborative artist on five continents. Silvie works closely with living composers and has played in over fifty world premieres since 2010. She received the Roy M. Rubinstein Award for “exceptional promise in piano performance” upon her graduation from the Manhattan School of Music.
Recognized as “Canada’s pre-eminent clarinetist”, James Campbell counts a Juno Award, the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal, and the Order of Canada among his many honours. He has been involved in five television specials, more than forty recordings, and over thirty commissioned works. He has been Artistic Director of the Festival of the Sound in Ontario since 1985. He has been Professor of Music at the prestigious Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University since 1988.
Program Includes:
Beethoven: Piano Trio in B-flat major
Graham Campbell: Two Klezmer Dances Canadian Style
Weiner: Hungarian Dance for Clarinet and Piano
Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A minor
and more TBA