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Raphael Weinroth-Browne - Lifeblood Album Release w/ special guest Medusa Quartet
Presented in partnership with Wavelength Music and TO Live
Join cello powerhouse Raphael Weinroth-Browne in celebrating the release of his acclaimed new solo album Lifeblood ❤️🔥
Known for his emotionally charged performances and boundary pushing vision, Raphael Weinroth-Browne has become one of the most innovative cellists of his generation. Weinroth-Browne has been described as a ’modern cello alchemist’, ’genre wrecker’ and a ’progressive metal soul trapped in a classical body.’ This special show will be a unique opportunity to hear his new album Lifeblood performed live in its entirety.
Special guests Medusa Quartet will open the night with a spellbinding smorgasbord of Middle Eastern, Scandinavian, Celtic, Appalachian, and Eastern European sounds.
Fans of chamber music, folk, world music, and metal will revel in this enchanting evening of otherworldly strings.
Event Details:
- Date: Friday, January 16th
- Doors Open: 7:30 PM
- Concert Begins: 8:00 PM
- Venue: Wavelength @ St. Anne’s (Lower Hall) - 651 Dufferin Street, Toronto, ON
- Age: All ages
🎟️ Tickets - general admission
Raphael Weinroth-Browne
Official Website: https://raphaelweinrothbrowne.com
Social media: @raphcello
Known for his emotionally charged performances and boundary pushing vision, Raphael Weinroth-Browne has become one of the most innovative cellists of his generation. Merging his roots in progressive metal with a passion for Middle Eastern music, he has forged a singular artistic voice that defies traditional expectations. His cello work can be heard on over 200 studio albums, including Woods of Ypres’ Juno Award-winning W5: Grey Skies & Electric Light and in major film and TV soundtracks. Viral cello covers of Opeth, Katatonia and Steven Wilson have earned praise from the artists themselves, while his genre-spanning studio and stage career continues to attract international attention.Since joining Norwegian progressive rock icons Leprous in 2016, Weinroth-Browne has played over 200 shows worldwide with the band and helped shape the sound of three studio albums. He has shared stages with Evanescence, Apocalyptica, Devin Townsend and performed in front of 40,000 at Hellfest, as well as at prestigious venues such as London’s Royal Albert Hall. As a solo artist, he has opened for artists ranging from Polish neoclassical pianist Hania Rani to Nordic folk ensemble SKÁLD and UK legends Soft Machine.
In recent years, Weinroth-Browne has pushed further into experimental performance and contemporary dance. His solo debut Worlds Within (2020), a 40-minute composition built entirely from layered cello, earned critical acclaim for its emotional depth and innovative form. In 2023, he performed the album live with Ottawa Dance Directive to a sold-out audience at Canada’s National Arts Centre. In 2024, he was commissioned by the UK’s James Wilton Dance to compose BACH Reimagined, an 80-minute score that toured leading venues across the UK and Germany in spring 2025. Following this, his recent single 'Speed of Light' continued the forward momentum, merging baroque motifs with crushing distortion and polyrhythmic intensity, earning acclaim for its fearless fusion of past and future. As his creative output grows increasingly multidisciplinary, Weinroth-Browne continues to defy genre boundaries and redefine what the cello can be in the 21st century. Lifeblood stands as a defining chapter in Weinroth-Browne’s uncompromising artistic path, an album that distills passion, pain, discipline and defiance into a sound that feels both timeless and urgent, intellectually rich yet emotionally visceral.
Medusa Quartet
Official Website: https://medusaquartet.com
Social media: @medusaquartet
Medusa is Georgia Hathaway, Lea Kirstein, Marta Sołek, and Saskia Tomkins.
Wielding forgotten fiddles that could turn classical music scholars to stone,
these four folk musicians are reimagining the Western string quartet. By inviting
back voices previously regarded as too ugly for “polite society,” Medusa tempts
us to redefine what is beautiful.
With their Canadian Folk Music Award (CFMA) Nominated debut album,
Medusa’s dynamic arrangement style cross-pollinates the sounds of Middle
Eastern, Scandinavian, Celtic, Appalachian, and Eastern European music, as
well as original tunes, to create something previously unheard. Get ready to
stomp your feet, laugh, cry, and hear sounds you've never heard before with this
electrifying chamber-folk band.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St. Anne's Lower Hall, 651 Dufferin Street, Toronto, Canada
CAD 33.28
