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“This is a scintillating collection of repertoire for harp and flute played with poetic and superlative artistry.” Wow thank you @ for the 10/10 review of our debut album which just turned one this past weekend! Thank you everyone for the support and love. Buy the album here: http://www.thetopazduo.ca/shop

We are honoured to be performing at the Society of Estonian Artist’s in Toronto’s 67th Annual Art Exhibit at The Papermill Gallery at Todmorden Mills in Toronto on Thursday October 13, 2022. We will be featuring 2 Canadian works from our recently released debut album, LUMENA https://www.estonianartiststoronto.com/

Angela and Kaili will be performing a program of all Canadian music at the Toronto Music Garden on Thursday July 28, 2022 in Toronto. Angela Schwarzkopf weaves storytelling and lyricism into the ringing strings of her harp. She will start the program with selections from her JUNO award-winning 2020 classical music album detach, including KevinContinue reading “The Topaz Duo performing at Harbourfront Centre July 28, 2022”

Our pre-recorded performance for the @harpsociety was premiered this past week at the American Harp Society National Conference in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Angela was there in person and was able to talk to the audience and watch the performance on the big screen! Thanks to the American Harp Society for having us. Watch aContinue reading “The Topaz Duo performs for the American Harp Society”

Thank you Paolo Pietropaolo for naming “lumena” as In Concert Record of the Week! You can listen to the segment here. #thetopazduo #fluteandharp #fluteandharpduo #harpandflute #harpandfluteduo #flute #harp #chamberduo #chambermusic #newmusic #canadiannewmusic #newmusicrocks #commission #professionalharpist #torontoharpist #canadianharpist #professionalflutist #torontoflutist #canadianflutist #classicalmusic #musiciansofinstagram #factorfunded #oacfunded #harpistsofinstagram #flutistsofinstagram #instaharpist #instaflutist

On March 5, 2022, Angela Schwarzkopf (harp) and Kaili Maimets (flute) of The Topaz Duo, released LUMENA, the debut album, featuring music of Kevin Lau, Lowell Liebermann, Riho Esko Maimets, and Marjan Mozetich. This is the video of our album release concert, performed for a live audience at Heliconian Hall in Toronto, Canada on MarchContinue reading “LUMENA Album Release Concert Video”

The Topaz Duo is performing the opening gala recital at the Syrinx Flute Festival in Winnipeg on Sunday May 29, 2022 at 7:00pm at Fort Garry United Church, 800 Point Road, Winnipeg. Get your tickets here!

Our recording of “Winter is a World of White” by Kevin Lau was played on CBC radio on Friday April 22! Thanks so much Tom Allen for including us on About Time. #thetopazduo #fluteandharp #fluteandharpduo #harpandflute #harpandfluteduo #flute #harp #chamberduo #chambermusic #newmusic #canadiannewmusic #newmusicrocks #commission #professionalharpist #torontoharpist #canadianharpist #professionalflutist #torontoflutist #canadianflutist #classicalmusic #musiciansofinstagram #factorfunded #oacfunded

Thank you LaScena Musicale for the ️️️️️ review! We are over the moon that you loved our album. “Far from being remote or esoteric, the music invites us on a journey of discovery.” You can buy our debut album right here: http://www.thetopazduo.ca/shop We are very proud of our two commissions by Lau and Maimets andContinue reading “5-Star Review of LUMENA”

lumena is now available for streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and Tidal! We really wanted to make sure our album was accessible to everyone. However, if you are looking to make the most impactful way of supporting our album, buying the physical CD or buying the digital album on Bandcamp isContinue reading “LUMENA is now available for streaming”