From Classical to Klezmer
- JK
- Jun 23, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Oct 27, 2025
Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 2:00 pm - SOLD OUT!
$35 per ticket
The 37th concert in the York Place Musical Salon.
About the Event
Clarinetist Connie Gitlin and pianist Jannie Burdeti present a program that will take us on a journey through the expressive repertoire of the clarinet and piano across a variety of styles... a virtuosic offering on operatic themes by Rossini, the colourful and dramatic French music of Poulenc, and a taste of Gershwin's American Jazz. Connie and Jannie will also explore the joyous and soulful klezmer melodies of eastern Europe, joined by two special guests…guitarist Adam Dobres and bassist Steve Wallace. This concert promises to be an exuberant afternoon of music!
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We gratefully acknowledge a generous donation from an anonymous patron who has sponsored the York Place Musical Salon since 2024. This support helps further our goal of presenting performances of the highest caliber. Thank you.
About the Musicians
Connie Gitlin has served as principal clarinet with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra since 1984, a position which she held with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Canadian Chamber Orchestra, Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and Colorado Philharmonic. Connie has been a soloist with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Winnipeg Symphony and Musique Baroque Orchestra performing the works of Mozart, Rossini, Weber, Copland and Molter among others. She has been an invited guest artist at the International Clarinet Congress both in Vancouver and Cincinnati, Ohio and she performed recital works at the Einov Cultural Center in Tel Aviv with musicians of the Israel Philharmonic. Connie recently premiered Randolph Peters’ Luminous, for solo clarinet and orchestra with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, a piece writen for Connie.
A renowned teacher of clarinet, Connie has been on the faculty at the University of Manitoba, Brandon University, and the University of Victoria School of Music. She has recently added the rich folkloric tradition of the clarinet klezmer music to her repertoire, including collaborations with guitarist and recording artist, Adam Dobres.
Dr. Jannie Sing-Yen Burdeti made her New York debut at the age of 14, appearing in the Young Virtuosos Gala Concert in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall. Since then, she has performed as a soloist with orchestras and at festivals in the US, Canada, Germany, Austria, Holland, and Italy. Also an accomplished chamber musician, she has collaborated with luminaries such as Roberto Diaz, Norman Fischer, Paul Hersh, Axel Srauss, Joseph Swensen, and the Calder Quartet.
Dr. Burdeti was a recipient of the DAAD German Exchange Grant for research on European Contemporary Music, which funded a year of study in Freiburg, Germany. During that time, she performed chamber music works by a range of notable German composers, among them, Günter Bialas, Harald Genzmer, Nicholas A. Huber, Wolfgang Rihm, Matthias Spahlinger, and Jörg Widmann.
In recent seasons, she has presented recitals in diverse halls such as the Ruïnekerk in Bergen, Holland, the Telekom Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, and the Steifel Theater in Salinas, Kansas. The Südkurier Newpaper called her playing “not only extraordinary technically, but delivered the composer’s intention masterfully.”
Dr. Burdeti received her Doctorate of Musical Arts from the Johns Hopkins University's Peabody Conservatory, where she studied with Boris Slutsky. She has also received mentorship and guidance from Felix Gottlieb (pupil of Emil Gilels), Meng-Chieh Liu (Curtis Institute of Music), Leon Fleisher (Peabody Conservatory), Hung-Kuan Chen (Juilliard School and Yale University), Arie Vardi (Hannover Hochschule für Musik), and Menahem Pressler (founder of the Beaux Arts Trio).
A deeply committed educator, Dr. Burdeti has served on the faculty at the Peabody Conservatory's Preparatory Division in Baltimore, MD and the Music City Academy in San Francisco, CA. She currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Concert Gallery
Photos courtesy of Brent Reid
