MacLachlan/Ridge Emerging Artist Program
Bringing Emerging Canadian Talent to the Calgary Phil
Founded by Letha MacLachlan, KC and John Ridge, the MacLachlan/Ridge Emerging Artist program provides a bridge between academic excellence and professional careers in the highly competitive arena of world-class performance. The Calgary Phil is committed to developing the next generation of artists by presenting emerging Canadian musicians in Calgary, supported through the MacLachlan/Ridge Emerging Artist program.
“We want to ensure that young artists get into the mainstream to advance their careers and to sustain and enrich classical music. We invite you to help us support emerging artists through this program by making a donation.”
– Letha MacLachlan, KC and John Ridge
Latvian violinist Anna Štube has astounded audiences with her depth of expression and zest for the instrument throughout her international performance career devoted to sharing the compassion and humanity of music. Featured on CBC Music’s 2022 ‘30 Under 30’ roster, Anna made her solo debut at age 13 with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra after receiving the Grand Prize at the Canadian Music Competition. She has been the recipient of numerous accolades for her artistry including First Prize at the 2019 OSM Manulife Competition as their youngest ever winner. Anna was recently a semi finalist of the 2022 Cooper International Violin Competition and has performed with orchestras including the Calgary Civic Symphony and Kensington Sinfonia.
A passionate chamber musician, Anna has collaborated with preeminent artists including an appearance on NPR’s ‘From The Top’ program in 2019 with Paul Katz and alongside the Kronos Quartet as part of their ‘Fifty For The Future’ project. As a founding member of Trio Savyon, Anna completed a recital tour in Israel with subsequent performances at the renowned Rockport Chamber Music Festival in 2019 and for the Calgary Philharmonic Society. Anna was recently invited back to the Rockport Festival concert series as a soloist in 2022. She has also worked with distinguished musicians such as Noah Bendix-Balgley, Christian Tetzlaff, Pinchas Zukerman, Mihaela Martin, and Philip Setzer. Anna currently studies at the Royal Conservatory of Music with Jonathan Crow and Barry Shiffman as well as at the Mount Royal Conservatory in Calgary with William Van der Sloot.
Anna performs at the Calgary Phil’s upcoming spring concert, The Lark Ascending.
The Lark Ascending
4 April 2025 / 7:30PM
Jack Singer Concert Hall
The MacLachlan/Ridge Emerging Artist program has presented the following emerging Canadian artists to perform with the Calgary Philharmonic:
2023/2024 Season — Bryan Cheng
2022/2023 Season — Ryan Zhu
2020/2021 Season — Kevin Chen
2018/2019 Season — Jaeden Izik-Dzurko
2017/2018 Season — Isabella Perron
2016/2017 Season — Charles Richard-Hamelin
2015/2016 Season – Sheng Cai
2014/2015 Season – Blake Pouliot
2013/2014 Season – Pavel Kolesnikov
2012/2013 Season – Andrea Tyniec
Contact
Barbara Soles
Senior Development Officer
403.571.0267