“A miracle of knowledge and poetry.”

– Gramophone

Outstanding musicians, champions of new Canadian chamber music, and visionary artistic directors, Nancy Dahn and Timothy Steeves forge a musical legacy through live performances, recordings and a determination to provoke thought about our world through art.

New Recording: Maier Franck Shumann

This is a very meaningful recording for Duo Concertante. The Franck and Schumann have lived alongside us and given us a deeper understanding of ourselves for decades as artists and life partners, and we think they pair beautifully with the more recently discovered and thrilling romantic masterpiece by Amanda Maier.

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New Recording: Dark Tales

Alice Ping Yee Ho’s Dark Tales was inspired by five stories in Newfoundland poet Tom Dawe’s book An Old Man’s Winter Night, illustrated by Veselina Tomova. This collection of ghost stories draws from Newfoundland’s unique folklore and Dawe’s childhood memories. Alice Ping Yee Ho’s Dark Tales has five distinct movements which link directly to the book’s stories ”An Old Man’s Winter Night,” “Landwash Spirits,” “Sheba,” “The Woman in the White Dress,” and “The House in the Drook.” While words are not spoken in Dark Tales, the music uses the written narratives as its inspiration.

Amanda Maier’s Violin Sonata in B minor, Op 6: Allegro – Duo Concertante

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Dark Tales

“Dark Tales” – with original music by Canadian composer Alice Ping Yee Ho and animator Duncan Major – is a 50 minute live immersive musical and visual experience inspired by Tom Dawe’s book An Old Man’s Winter Night, illustrated by Veselina Tomova. Inside a magical and unique sensory environment filled with phantoms, fairies, fetches, and folklore, Dark Tales explores the mysteries of the supernatural, as well as our collective struggles with desire, love, grief, and regret.

César Franck Sonata for Violin and Piano – Duo Concertante

Duo Concertante perform the César Franck Sonata. Written as a wedding present for the great Belgium violinist Eugene Ysaÿe, it is a musical journey chronicling stages of an intimate, long term partnership – from the initial infatuation, through intense passion, crisis and conflict, to a final place of acceptance and deep connection.

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We were honoured to be featured in the eleventh issue of smART magazine. In this interview with Arlan Vriens, we talk about our role in helping shape the future of classical music, commissioning and upcoming projects, Ecology of Being, Newfoundland, and the Tuckamore Festival.

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Upcoming Concerts

Duo Concertante

City	Venue	Country
Sep 20, 2026	Mahone Bay, NS	Cecilia’s Retreat	Canada

Sep 25, 2026	Charlottetown, PEI	University of Prince Edward Island	Canada

Sep 26, 2026	Antigonish, NS	Antigonish Performing Arts	Canada

All Concerts

As Canada’s preeminent chamber music duo, Nancy and Tim have received accolades across the globe through live performances and 13 acclaimed albums, commissioned over 65 new works from Canadian composers, and are founders and co-Artistic Directors of the renowned Tuckamore Festival. Their name – Duo Concertante comes from Beethoven’s inscription in the “Kreutzer” sonata, “in stilo molto concertante,” which implies the two performers are equal, dynamic voices.

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