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January 19, 2023
Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems (mvt.1)
Les Violons du Roy, Nicolas Ellis
Palais Montcalm
Quebec City, QC, Canada
January 20, 2023
Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems (mvt.1)
Les Violons du Roy, Nicolas Ellis
Salle Bourgie
Montreal, QC, Canada
JUNO winner: ‘Best Classical Composition’, ECMA winner: ‘Classical Composition of the Year’ (2016)
February 14, 2023
Love Triangle, feat. Lisson Trio
Royal Academy of Music
London, UK
2015 FINALIST:
“[Dinuk] has a remarkable facility and flexibility. More specifically, what he’s able to do so expertly is articulate a mix of sounds and a mix of worlds. It’s exactly the kind of piece that appeals to me, and it’s the kind of direction I like to see composers who are writing for chamber music go in.” – Roman Borys, the GRYPHON TRIO
February 18, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Opus13 String Quartet
Lillehammer, Norway
(Norwegian premiere)
February 18, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Balourdet String Quartet
Halifax, NS, Canada
(Canadian East Coast premiere)
February 18, 2023
Out of the KarmicBlue
w/Sandeep Das, tabla
Chan Centre
Vancouver, BC, Canada
“The piece is fantastic, complex, and brilliant. The orchestration and solo writing are masterful. I didn’t think one could pull off [such] a concerto, but Dinuk did. I don’t know of anything like it.” – John Corigliano
February 18, 2023
Chloe
for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra
feat. TorQ & Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony
Martin MacDonald, conductor
Kitchener, ON, Canada
March 2, 2023
In Conversation
@ Ottawa ChamberFest
(FREE online event)
Ottawa, ON, Canada
March 12, 2023
Invisible Cities [WORLD PREMIERE]
Concerto for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra
feat. TorQ & the Niagara Symphony Orchestra
Bradley Thachuk, conductor
St. Catharines, ON, Canada
“Invisible Cities is a milestone in the genre” – TorQ Percussion Quartet
March 19, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Isidore String Quartet
New School Auditorium
New York City, USA
March 24, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Abeo String Quartet
Albright College
Reading, PA, USA
April 15, 2023
Tabla Concerto
feat. Shawn Mativetsky & Dinuk Wijeratne
Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra
Saskatoon, SK, Canada
“The piece is fantastic, complex, and brilliant. The orchestration and solo writing are masterful. I didn’t think one could pull off [such] a concerto, but Dinuk did. I don’t know of anything like it.” – John Corigliano
April 20, 2023
HymnPeace ReMixed
feat. India Gailey, cello; Tim Hoover, turntables
Thunder Bay Symphony; Paul Haas, cond.
Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
April 30, 2023
Invisible Cities
Concerto for Percussion Quartet and Orchestra
feat. TorQ & the Kingston Symphony
Evan Mitchell, conductor
Kingston, ON, Canada
“Invisible Cities is a milestone in the genre” – TorQ Percussion Quartet
May 5, 2023
w/Kinan Azmeh, Layale Chaker, Nick Halley, & Tom Easley
The Chan Centre
Vancouver, BC, Canada
May 13, 2023
Polyphonic Lively
feat. Gordon Gerrard & the Regina Symphony Orchestra
Regina, SK, Canada
Winner of the 2016 NS Masterworks Art Award
June 6/9/11, 2023
Composer/conductor/pianist@ Scotia Festival of Music
Halifax, NS, Canada
June 7-24, 2023
Composition academy @ Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance (LAMP)
Lunenburg, NS, Canada
June 10, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Isidore String Quartet
Olin Hall, Bard College
New York, USA
June 17, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Isidore String Quartet
Montreal Chamber Music Festival
Montreal, QC, Canada
July 1, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Isidore String Quartet
Rockport Music Festival
Maine, USA
July 19, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Isidore String Quartet
Walter Hall
Toronto, ON, Canada
July 21, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Isidore String Quartet
ChamberFest
Ottawa, ON, Canada
July 29, 2023
Tabla Concerto mvt.2 (chamber version)
feat. Shawn Mativetsky
Clazz International Music Festival
Teatro degli Unanimi
Arcidosso, Italy
August 2, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Isidore String Quartet
Victoria, BC, Canada
August 2, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
Music in PyeongChang
South Korea
August 7-12, 2023
Faculty @ Evolution Classical
Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity
Banff, AB, Canada
August 21, 2023
The Art of the Duo
feat. Kinan Azmeh
WCCMA
Claremont, NH, USA
September 23, 2023
Tabla Concerto
feat. Sandeep Das, Roger Kalia, & Symphony New Hampshire
Nashua, NH, USA
“The piece is fantastic, complex, and brilliant. The orchestration and solo writing are masterful. I didn’t think one could pull off [such] a concerto, but Dinuk did. I don’t know of anything like it.” – John Corigliano
September 17, 2023
Yatra
feat. the Niagara Symphony Orchestra
ON, Canada
September 30, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Karski String Quartet
Schiermonnikoog International Chamber Music Festival
The Netherlands
October 14 & 15, 2023
Polyphonic Lively
feat. Trevor Wilson & the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Toronto, ON, Canada
Winner of the 2016 NS Masterworks Art Award
October 25, 2023
Gajaga Vannama, Roustom, Elgar, Bartok
w/Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
feat. Shawn Mativetsky
Crescent Arts Centre
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
November 4, 2023
Polyphonic Lively
feat. Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser & the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Winner of the 2016 NS Masterworks Art Award
November 13, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Isidore String Quartet
Bremen, Germany
November 19, 2023
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Isidore String Quartet
Fulda, Germany
November 19, 2023
Tabla Concerto
feat. Shawn Mativetsky, Michael Hall
Prince George Symphony Orchestra
BC, Canada
“The piece is fantastic, complex, and brilliant. The orchestration and solo writing are masterful. I didn’t think one could pull off [such] a concerto, but Dinuk did. I don’t know of anything like it.” – John Corigliano
December 15, 2023
Gajaga Vannama (Dinuk Wijeratne, piano)
w/Ottawa ChamberFest
Ottawa, ON, Canada
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