Canadian Kamanche / Cello Duo “Kamancello”,
comprised of Shahriyar Jamshidi and Raphael Weinroth-Browne, is an East-meets-West duo whose music transcends genres and cultural boundaries. Their highly evocative improvised performances unite the Kurdish kamanche with the classical cello while traveling beyond both musical traditions.
The duo has made waves with performances at Montreal’s Place des Arts for Festival du Monde Arabe, the Tirgan Festival at Toronto’s Harbourfrount Centre, the Canadian Opera Company, the Aga Khan Museum’s concert series, and the Cello Biennale Amsterdam. Recorded in one take, their self-titled debut album, which includes 6 improvised pieces, has been met with unanimous critical acclaim.
Following a highly successful sold-out performance as soloists with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, Kamancello is poised to release their second full-length record, Kamancello II: Voyage on May 31st.
Shahriyar Jamshidi
An illustrious Kurdish Kamānche player, graduate of Tehran University of Art and a former artist-in-residence at Banff Centre, with pronounced cultural background, he’s also well-known for his creative and masterful kamānche improvisations, both as a soloist and in ensembles.
Raphael Weinroth-Browne
Cellist, multi-instrumentalist, and composer, he is rapidly making a name for himself as an exceptionally versatile musician both in Canada and internationally. A graduate of Toronto’s Glenn Gould School and a former artist-in-residence at The Banff Centre, Raphael combines polished classical technique with daring improvisation and his own unique compositional language.
Of Shadows (2020)
KAMANCELLO II: Voyage (2019)
KAMANCELLO (2017)
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