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Elizabeth Dolin

Academic title(s): 

Assistant Professor

Elizabeth Dolin
Department: 
Music Performance
Area(s): 
String
Contact Information
Phone: 
514-398-4535
Email address: 
elizabeth.dolin [at] mcgill.ca
Instrument(s): 
Cello
Group: 
Faculty
Salutation: 
Ms
Biography: 

Elizabeth Dolin

Cellist

Since her Carnegie Recital Hall debut in 1985, Elizabeth Dolin is recognized as one of Canada鈥檚 finest cellists, in demand as a recitalist and chamber musician throughout Canada and the United States, and as soloist with major Canadian orchestras under such conductors as Mario Bernardi, Yannick Nezet-S茅guin and Simon Streatfield. Referring to her Mendelssohn recording with Bernadene Blaha on the Analekta label, The Strad writes that she 鈥減erforms these works with technical finesse and just the right level of delicacy that Mendelssohn...demands. Highly recommended鈥

A founding member of several highly regarded ensembles (Les Cordes Romantiques, Duo Fouquet-Dolin, Reiner Trio), she has collaborated with such artists as Martin Beaver, Bernadene Blaha, Steven Isserlis and Pinchas Zuckerman. Her regular appearances at Festival of the Sound, the Ottawa Chamber Music Festival, the Orford Festival, Chamber Music Kincardine and the Fredericton Chamber Music Festival, among others, have been enthusiastically received. Highlights of note include a tour of Beethoven鈥檚 Triple Concerto with l鈥橭rchestre Metropolitain and a performance of Schumann鈥檚 Concerto for Cello with the Victoria Symphony.

Elizabeth Dolin鈥檚 large and varied discography includes works by Chopin, Coulthard, Debussy, Dolin, Franck, Mendelssohn, Mozart, St-Sa毛ns, Widor, Rachmaninoff and Vierne, for the Naxos, Analekta, ATMA, CBC-Musica Viva, Fonovox , Espace XX1, and P茅lleas labels. Her recording of the Rachmaninoff and Debussy sonatas, as well as the complete works of Mendelssohn for cello and piano, both for Analekta, were nominated for Best Album of the Year by 濒鈥橝顿滨厂蚕 in 2002 and 2004 and received rave reviews.

In addition to being an active member of Montreal鈥檚 chamber music scene, Ms. Dolin is Assistant Professor of Cello at the Schulich School of Music, UU直播, as well as Professor of Cello at the Conservatoire de musique de Montr茅al. She is also on faculty at Domaine Forget.

Elizabeth Dolin plays on a Fran莽ois Lotte bow, graciously provided to her by the company CANIMEX INC. from Drummondville (Quebec), Canada.

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Elizabeth Dolin

Violoncelliste

La violoncelliste Elizabeth Dolin, originaire de Toronto, a fond茅 plusieurs ensembles tr猫s renomm茅s, y compris le Duo de violoncelles Fouquet鈥慏olin et les Cordes Romantiques. Elle a travaill茅 en collaboration avec des artistes tels que Pinchas Zuckerman, Steven Isserlis et Martin Beaver ainsi qu鈥檃vec d鈥櫭﹎inents chefs tels que Yannick Nezet鈥慡茅guin, Simon Streatfield et Mario Bernardi. De plus, elle a 茅t茅 soliste avec la plupart des grands orchestres canadiens. Ses deux d茅buts, au Carnegie Recital Hall et au Barbican Centre, 脿 Londres, on tous deux 茅t茅 salu茅s par le public et la critique. En plus d鈥櫭猼re tr猫s en demande en tant que chambriste, elle est aujourd鈥檋ui l鈥檜ne des plus grandes violoncellistes au Canada.

Au cours de sa carri猫re, la critique a toujours soulign茅 la finesse de sa sonorit茅, sa musicalit茅 raffin茅e ainsi que l鈥檃ssurance de son jeu.

Sa discographie couvre un vaste r茅pertoire et compte des 艙uvres de Mozart, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Vierne, Chopin, Franck, Mendelssohn, Widor, St-Sa毛ns, Jean Coulthard et Samuel Dolin. Elle a sign茅 des enregistrements pour les 茅tiquettes Espace 21, ATMA, Analekta, Naxos, Musica Viva, Fonovox et Pell茅as. Son enregistrement des sonates de Rachmaninov et de Debussy ainsi que celui de l鈥櫯搖vre int茅grale de Mendelssohn pour violoncelle et piano (Analekta), tous les deux mis en nomination dans la cat茅gorie Album de l鈥檃nn茅e au gala de 濒鈥橝顿滨厂蚕, en 2002 et en 2004, ont 茅t茅 chaudement accueillis par la critique internationale.

Mme Dolin est professeure adjointe de violoncelle 脿 l鈥櫭塩ole de musique Schulich de l鈥檜niversit茅 UU直播 ainsi que professeure de violoncelle et de musique de chambre au Conservatoire de musique de Montr茅al. Elle enseigne 茅galement le violoncelle au Domaine Forget durant la saison estivale.

Elizabeth Dolin joue avec un archet sign茅 Fran莽ois Lotte, mis gracieusement 脿 sa disposition par la compagnie CANIMEX INC. de Drummondville (Qu茅bec), Canada.

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