2024 Highlights
About Our Performers
A pianist-painter who transforms each musical idea into a beautiful array of colours”, Philip Chiu is acclaimed for his brilliant pianism, sensitive listening, and a welcoming stage presence that eschews the hermit-pianist image in favour of openness, authenticity, and connection with audiences. Inaugural winner of the Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer, Philip has become one of Canada’s leading musicians through his infectious love of music and his passion for creation and communication. His most recent Juno-nominated solo album Fables is part of an upcoming triptych (ATMA), presenting original commissions from distinguished composers such as Barbara Assiginaak, Odawa composer and recipient of the Order of Ontario, alongside the music of Ravel and Debussy.
Philip Chiu, Pianist
A cellist “with a rich imagination and a keen mind”, Cameron Crozman leads an active performing career as a soloist and chamber musician in Canada, the USA, and Europe. Winner of the 2021 Canada Council for the Arts Virginia Parker Prize, Cameron was a laureate of Gautier Capuçon’s Classe d’Excellence at the Louis Vuitton Foundation and received his “Prix de violoncelle” with top honours from the Paris Conservatory. He has released critically acclaimed recordings for the ATMA Classique and Printemps des Arts de Monaco labels.
Cameron is the co-founder of ClassicalValley, a festival bringing together chamber music and wine in Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada, and the artistic director of chamber music for the Edeta Arts International Festival in Llíria, Spain, designated a Creative City of Music by the UNESCO. He currently plays on a c. 1750 Gennaro Gagliano cello, generously on loan from the Canada Council for the Arts Instrument Bank.
Cameron Crozman, Cellist
Edwin Huizinga is SweetWater Music Festival's Artistic Director and an esteemed violinist. Edwin's combination of his unique and warm style plus his unparalleled musicianship connect him with audiences around the world. Edwin teaches violin at Oberlin, he's a composer, conductor, and a performer.
He has performed with orchestras and ensembles worldwide including Carmel Bach Festival, Amsterdam Conservatory, Baroque Orchestra, and Tafelmusik. Huizinga has released numerous recordings including Partita Americana, fusing classical and bluegrass music. He premiered a new composition commissioned by Opera Atelier for soprano Measha Brueggergosman in late October 2020.