Bridge & Wolak Duo

About

Classically trained international soloists, Michael Bridge (accordions & piano) and Kornel Wolak (clarinet & piano) use virtuosity, comedy and musical sensitivity to bring their custom repertoire to life. Playing classical showpieces, jazz ballads and fiery folk music, Wolak and Bridge began collaborating in 2012 and have since toured across Canada, Poland, France, and Ecuador as both performers and educators. With deft virtuosity and endless wit, Bridge & Wolak have been called the “Victor Borges of the 21st Century.” Fun-loving gentlemen (with seven degrees in music), they are both globe-trotting musicians and educators. They were nominated for the BC Touring Artist of the Year award in 2019.

Watch & be amazed!
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Videos

Bach/Rachmaninoff: Partita in E Major, BWV 1006 | CBC Music

Clarinettist Kornel Wolak and accordionist Michael Bridge (Double-Double Duo) play a transcription of Sergei Rachmaninoff's arrangement of Bach's Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: Prelude, Gavotte, Gigue.

BRIDGE+WOLAK: Petite Fleur [Live]

"Our love affair with this piece started back in 2016 in France at a tiny hole-in-the-wall bar in Tours - and everytime we play it we imagine that smokey room, out-of-tune piano, and a low red glow eminating from seemingly everywhere (which is why we always light this tune in red). A real gem from Sidney Bechet. À la prochaine..."