Selected Reviews, Articles, and Interviews
INTERVIEW: New Chamberfest director on attracting a younger generation: 'It's not about hiding the vitamin in the cookie'
October 30, 2020 Ottawa Citizen, Lynn Saxberg
INTERVIEW: Klopoushak in Charge: Chamberfest’s New Artistic Leader Has Diversity in Mind
September 1, 2020 artsfile.ca, Peter Robb
PRESS RELEASE: Update to Artistic Direction
June 19, 2020 chamberfest.com
“Carissa Klopoushak is a powerful performer, experienced curator and frequent Chamberfest contributor,” said Borys. “Her passion for chamber music and adventurous small ensemble collaboration defines her artistic voice as one of the strongest in the field.”
ARTICLE: Chamberfest bids adieu to Borys and welcomes Carissa Klopoushak
June 19, 2020 artsfile.ca, Peter Robb
PODCAST INTERVIEW: Carissa Klopoushak on
The Upnote Podcast with Ryan Davis
January 24, 2020 Listen to the episode
Carissa Klopoushak is a dynamic and fluid performer, steeped in today's exciting classical music industry! She shares some of her wisdom about cultivating a balanced musical life, and explains why getting to truly know one's self when making career-related decisions is invaluable.
REVIEW: Kapilow’s Après Maman hummable, well-developed and crunchy
August 4, 2019 artsfile.ca, Natasha Gauthier
“…probably the most relaxed, unfussy, festive version of Schubert’s Trout Quintet I have ever heard. When musicians are having such pure, unadulterated fun on-stage, it makes even well-worn repertoire fresh again.”
REVIEW: Beethoven Invigorates a Day of Chamber Music in Montréal: July 1, 2019 Seen and Heard International, Laurence Vittles
”Carissa Klopoushak… played two movements from Bach’s G minor sonata with superb arcs and a rich, full sound.”
INTERVIEW: Carissa Klopoushak: Passionate Collaborator and Performer
May 30, 2019 La Scena Musicale
REVIEW: Violin duo, Klopoushak and Huizinga, run The Gamut with energy and finesse
August 3, 2017 artsfile.ca
“Klopoushak’s virtuosity more muscular and impressive. Her Bartok had an especially pleasing grit to it, fleet-fingered but earthy."
REVIEW: A little night music with Carissa Klopoushak & Philip Chiu
December 13, 2016 Tales from the Red Chair
"She has a meaty, luscious sound, rhythmically driven, the raw honesty of her musicality tempered by a confident, light-handed virtuosity."
GUEST POST: Canada Council for the Arts
"A Week in the Life of a Classical Musician"
March 31, 2015, Carissa Klopoushak