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Article: Amanda Forsyth... Agamemnon and Electra.(cellist)(Brief Article)
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- Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada
- Article date:
- January 1, 1999
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Amanda Forsyth is a woman on the move. Newly appointed by Pinchas Zukerman to principal cello with the National Arts Centre Orchestra, she previously was with the Toronto Symphony for two seasons and the Calgary. Philharmonic. She also has a busy career performing as a soloist with other orchestras and chamber groups around the world, and commands a versatile repertoire that stretches across many musical genres.
Amanda is also a member of Octagon '99, a group which includes eight international recording stars, six Juno winners, four holders of the Order of Canada and three principal players in major orchestras. They are: Andrew Dawes (violin), Rivka Golani ...