Name: Cirque des harpes! A Gala Festival Evening of Music, Dance, & Theatre 🍁
Start: 2026-08-02T16:30:00-0400
End: 2026-08-02T22:30:00-0400

Cirque des harpes! A Gala Festival Evening of Music, Dance, & Theatre 🍁

Sunday August 2, 2026 16:30 - 22:30 EDT

Grand Ballroom

A freewheeling and eclectic afternoon and evening of unique performers. Come and go as you wish throughout this kaleidascope of music!

Cirque des harpes presents new for 2026, a PLUCK MUSICAL production entitled “PLUCK & PIZZ”, produced by Katryna Tan with Rave Harpers and the RAMP violin ensemble; Leonard Jacome; Kristan Tozcko & Sarah Veber; Caroline Lizotte with aerialist Anga Luna; the PhoeNX Ensemble with Little Pear Dance, presenting the Legend of Chang'e, Immortal Goddess of the Moon; Emily Sanzaro and Radiohead!, Quartet Eveline, and Kety Fusco!

Presenters

Emily Sanzaro

Emily Sanzaro is a Tasmanian harpist, vocalist, violinist and electronic loop artist known for her innovative, genre blending approach. She creates original compositions, bold arrangements and experimental improvisations. Her annual six week solo residencies at MONA—Australia’s... Read More →

Anja Marina Habegger

Anja Luna

Anja Marina Habegger (*1997) is a Swiss harpist and aerialist whose work blends poetic aerial dance, acrobatics, and live music. For her 2022 graduation at École nationale de cirque Montréal, she created the aerial harp performance Lunarpa. Active since 2014 in national and international productio... Read More →

Lina Cao

Guzheng Player, PhoeNX Ensemble

Lina Cao is a Chinese-Canadian guzheng virtuoso, educator, and artistic director based in Toronto. She is the founder of the Toronto Guzheng Ensemble. She has received major awards including China’s Golden Bell Award, the Wenhua Award, and grants from the Canada Council... Read More →

Patty Chan

Erhu, PhoeNX Ensemble

Patty Chan is a second-generation Chinese Canadian erhu musician, educator, and author. She is the Concertmaster of the Toronto Chinese Orchestra, Co-founder of PhoeNX Ensemble with harpist Sanya Eng, and the Founder of the Centre for Music Innovations. Patty has premiered... Read More →

Sanya Eng

PhoeNX Ensemble

Sanya Eng is one of Canada’s most sought-after harpists, equally celebrated as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. She has been described as “an outstanding musical talent” by the Jerusalem Post; “remarkably polished” by the Globe and Mail, Toronto, and “dazzling... Read More →

Éveline Gregoire-Rousseau

Quartet ÉVELINE

ÉVELINE - Éveline Gregoire-Rousseau, harpist and singer of a thousand projects - has an original background spanning a myriad of musical genres. She plans to demystify the harp, taking the less-trodden path of popular music, and creation. We have seen Éveline on stage with The... Read More →

Olivier Guertin

Drums, Quartet ÉVELINE

Olivier Guertin has been active on the Montreal scene since 2015, developing a unique musical language that blends jazz heritage with a contemporary approach. He has collaborated with artists such as Michel Cusson, the Orchestre national de Barbès, Christine Jensen, Richard Séguin... Read More →

François Jalbert

Guitar, Quartet ÉVELINE

François Jalbert is a Montreal-based guitarist, composer, and producer. Often described as a "chameleon" musician, he enjoys—or at least tries to—navigate a multitude of styles: folk, jazz, progressive rock, electroacoustic, swing, bluegrass, old-time, and even gypsy jazz. He... Read More →

Rémi-Jean LeBlanc

Bass, Quartet ÉVELINE

Montreal based Rémi-Jean LeBlanc has been active on the Canadian music scene since 2005 and has collaborated with an array of musicians in Montreal and in Canada including Yannick Rieu, Jean-Michel Pilc, Marianne Trudel, Steve Amirault, Carol Welsman.. RJ has also toured extensively... Read More →

Kety Fusco

Kety Fusco is a Swiss harpist and composer redefining the harp through live electronics and experimental sound. She has performed worldwide, including a sold-out concert at the Royal Albert Hall, and collaborated with artists such as Iggy Pop. Her work blends classical roots with... Read More →

Emmanuel Padilla Holguín

Mexican harpist Emmanuel Padilla Holguín became the first Latin American harpist to win an international harp competition by receiving 1st prize and the Audience Award at the Dutch Harp Competition 2016. He is the first harpist to be part of the prestigious group of soloists “Concertistas... Read More →

Leonard Jacome

Leonard Jacome is an internationally acclaimed harpist, composer, producer, and educator bridging South American harp traditions with 21st-century innovation. With Camac Harps, Leonard created the Venezuelan Electric Harp, Electrollanera 37. He advances the arpa llanera through electro-acoustic... Read More →

Caroline Lizotte

Caroline Lizotte is the Composer-in-Residence for One Harp World. She is a Québécoise harpist and award-winning composer whose works have become pillars of the contemporary harp repertoire. An associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre, her music – distributed through les... Read More →

Ryan Scott

Percussion, PhoeNX Ensemble

Canadian percussionist Dr. Ryan Scott has been hailed as “Fierce and delicate…a chameleon-like virtuoso who triumphs over the varied colouristic demands and technical challenges” (Gramophone). Ryan has performed in over 400 world premieres, appears regularly as a guest artist... Read More →

Katryna Tan

Katryna Tan is an award-winning harpist, educator, and arts leader based in Singapore and Malaysia. Recipient of Singapore’s Young Artist Award (2005) and Malaysia’s STM title, she holds a Master of Music in Harp Performance from the University of Michigan. Founder... Read More →

Kristan Toczko

Kristan Toczko (@HarpistKT) is one of the most widely seen classical musicians in the world. With over 4 million followers, her harp performances reach hundreds of millions globally. Her music has charted on Billboard, she has won major competitions, performed at Carnegie Hall, and... Read More →

Sarah Veber

Sarah Veber balances her time as a classical harpist, music educator, and medical student in her hometown of St. John’s, NL. With a focus on orchestral performance, Sarah toured transcontinentally with various groups before taking on the role of Principal Harpist with the Newfoundland... Read More →

Cindy Yan

Violin, Rave Mosaic Ensemble

Cindy Yan is the Founder & Director of the Singapore Raffles International Music Festival, and a sought after performer and teacher. She has held principal positions in orchestras in New Zealand and Singapore, served on the faculty of the National University of Singapore Symphony... Read More →

Ensembles

Little Pear Garden Dance Company

Little Pear Garden Dance Company is one of the most sought-after dance troupes in Canada. Inspired by the rich tapestry of Chinese dance vocabularies, the company creates powerful works that encompass both classical and contemporary productions. Emily Cheung, choreographer.

PhoeNX Ensemble

PhoeNX Ensemble is a cross-cultural chamber ensemble which blends East Asian and Western instruments. Their vision is to explore, promote, and expand the East/West mixed-musical medium through performances, educational workshops,commissioning, and cross-disciplinary collaboration... Read More →

Quartet EVELINE

ÉVELINE, harpist and singer, is joined by François Jalbert, guitar, Rémi-Jean Leblanc, bass, and Olivier Guertin, drums, performing her second album: “Après la Tempête”, a blend of hard-hitting rock and 1980s synthesizers, with catching melodies and heartfelt lyric... Read More →

RAMP Violin Ensemble

RAMP Violin Ensemble is led by violinist Cindy Yan. The ensemble comprises all ages, from young children to talented youths. The Ensemble has performed in many string festivals notably the SRIMF and Vienna Virtuoso festivals in Singapore, Vienna, and Berlin.
VIOLINISTS: Seo Rui Ting Victoria Eden, Sera Sophia, Celestine Sheum, Tay Hao Xuan, Ge Zhenghao, Foo Chuan Hee, Lo Xinle Joy... Read More →

Rave Harpers

Rave Harpers is Singapore’s leading harp ensemble, led by Young Artist award-winner Katryna Tan. Founded in 2004, they have performed extensively throughout Asia and in Europe in many music events, festivals and concerts. The ensemble comprises harpists of all ages, from young children... Read More →

Sunday August 2, 2026 16:30 - 22:30 EDT
Grand Ballroom Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel

Concert, Solo Harp, Chamber Music, Contemporary Styles, Multimedia

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