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Danielle Lisbôa

Community

Concerts made with Edmonton's cultural communities, and programmes that bring young musicians to the stage.

The orchestra performing for a full audience in a sunlit atrium

With Edmonton's communities

Many of her concerts are made with Edmonton's cultural communities. Guest ensembles, dancers and soloists share the stage with the orchestra, in programmes that bring the Middle Eastern oud, Chinese guzheng and Indian sitar into the classical canon.

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Concerts

  1. A Chinese Love Story

    Tegler Centre, Edmonton

    With the Edmonton Chinese Philharmonica Association and guest conductor Zhou Ji of Chongqing. The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto, with violinist Raymond Leung.

  2. Canada Strong

    Tegler Centre, Edmonton

    With Chorale Saint-Jean and its conductor, Laurier Fagnan.

  3. A Garland of Ragas

    Edmonton Convention Centre

    A family concert celebrating Edmonton's South Asian community, with sitarist Mohamed Assani, tabla, and traditional Indian dance and song.

  4. East Meets West

    Winspear Centre, Edmonton

    Bamboo & Maple Festival, with the BC Chinese Music Ensemble of Vancouver. The Yellow River Piano Concerto, with pianist Stephanie Kwan.

  5. A Thousand Veils

    Robert Tegler Student Centre, Edmonton

    With the Edmonton Arabic Music Ensemble and Arab Folk Dancers.

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A Garland of Ragas

21 April 2024, Edmonton Convention Centre

A family concert celebrating Edmonton's South Asian community, with sitarist Mohamed Assani, tabla, and traditional Indian dance and song.

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Young musicians

At Concordia University of Edmonton, Danielle developed a summer string camp for youth and a provincial concerto competition, and she leads the Orchestral Training and Leadership workshop, mentoring young conductors and orchestral players into leadership roles.

Joshua Wong, winner of the 2019 CSO Concerto Competition for Youth, was the soloist in Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto at A Thousand Veils (2020). She was named featured guest conductor of the 2026 International Youth Music & Arts Festival of the Alberta International Young Artists Association (AIYAA).

  • Danielle Lisbôa on stage with a young performer in a white gown, in front of the orchestra
    With the Alberta International Young Artists Association (AIYAA)
  • Danielle Lisbôa holding a certificate and an award with members of the Alberta International Young Artists Association
  • AIYAA 2026 International Youth Music & Arts Festival graphic naming Danielle Lisbôa as featured guest conductor