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Kornel Wolak has commissioned a double clarinet concerto from Dr. Norbert Palej. It has been completed and is now being programmed by various international orchestras. This work invites the principal clarinet players to join Kornel in this work with their orchestras.
To celebrate the 100th year of Jean Francaix's birth, Kornel visited his son, Jean Francaix, in France to plan a Centennial DVD Project. In collaboration with conductor Kerry Stratton a documentary will be made about Francaix' life and work combined with live performances, featuring his Clarinet Concerto and Ballet Music.For the 2012-14 seasons, programs and events are being developed commemorating the 1812 War and 200 years of peaceful coexistence between Canada and the United States, often referred to by "the undefended border". Performances will include music from the time of 1812 and other arranged pieces, story-tellers, and an orchestral program. Kornel serves as Artistic Director of this project with colleagues Ann Summers Dossena, Manager, Ania Stanisz, Historian, and arts curators, historians, presenters, musicians, etc of diverse backgrounds, and working in collaboration with the City of Toronto and Toronto Arts Council, Forts York (Toronto) George (Niagara on the Lake) and Old Fort Erie.. This is a large scale project,. These programs are designed to move to border cities around Lake Ontario, schools, concert venues, etc over the three concert seasons 2012-14 The concerts are educational in design and can be presented throughout Ontario.
October 4, Kornel Wolak opened the 2010 season of A Little Night Music, a series of informal discussions about music and composers hosted by Kerry Stratton the Music Director of the Toronto Concert Orchestra. Following a tradition, this series has been offered for over the 30 years with live music by prominent artists always included. For the October 4th opener, Schubert's Shepherd On the Rock and Arpeggione was performed by Kornel Wolak and friends at the George Weston Recital Hall at the Toronto Centre for The Arts.
The Mozart Clarinet Concerto and Weber's Concertino were recently recorded by Kornel with the Slovak Sinfonietta conducted by Kerry Stratton. The launch of this new cd on the Artists' Choice Label was on October 2010.
Following the success of A Little Night Music in October, Kornel will open and close the new series beginning in April 11 2011 with music by Bruch for clarinet and viola, and ending in May with the music for clarinet of Norbert Palej with the composer at the piano.
Slovak Sinfonietta & Clarinetist Kornel Wolak gave PWYC Concert at THE PHOENIX, MONDAY, MAY 10 2010
Mozart and Weber came to Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre May 10 with clarinetist Kornel Wolak and the Slovak Sinfonietta of Zilina conducted by Kerry Stratton.
The Pay What You Can concert was presented by International Touring Productions and attended by an audience including those who frequent the rock venue as well as patrons who experienced their first concert there. Both the audience and the players had a great time, and future classical concerts in the venue are being planned.
