The next performance through the Living Room Live concert series will feature a pair of talented musicians.
Violinist Gregory Lewis and pianist Paul Williamson will perform on Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Creighton Lodge lounge.
Lewis has performed across Canada, the U.S. and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral violinist. He is currently completing his artist diploma at the Colburn School in Los Angeles, and is a graduate of the Roy Conservatory of Music, the University of Manitoba and Yale University.
Lewis gave his debut recital at age eight and his solo debut with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra in Ontario at age 10. He has since appeared with numerous symphony orchestras.
He received first prize at the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition and the Canadian National Music Festival, and second in the Doris McLellan Competition, the Virtuoso & Belcanto International Violin Competition, and the Canadian Music Competition National finals.
Originally from Mission, B.C., Williamson is a master’s degree candidate at the Colburn School, where he studies with Fabio Bidini. He has performed across Canada and the U.S., and is an award winner at many competitions.
Williamson has established himself as a versatile performer of solo and collaborative repertoire. An award winner at the National Music Festival and first place at the 2017 Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Association national piano competition, he is also a past winner of the University of Manitoba’s annual concerto competition, the Lawrence Genser Scholarship Competition for the most outstanding undergraduate performer, and the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg Scholarship Competition.
In recitals, he has performed in concert series, musical festivals, and has appeared with orchestras throughout Canada.
Tickets are $20 each, and can be purchase by contacting Shirley Andrist at shirlandrist@hotmail.com or by calling her at 306-634-9302.
