January 13-28, 2024
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Isidore String Quartet
Germany, Belgium, Netherlands
13: Buchholz (Mendelssohn op.44/3, Wijeratne, Beethoven op.132)
15: Rheda
17: Trier
18: Frankfurt
19: Heppenheim
20: Hamburg (Bach, Wijeratne, Mendelssohn)
23: Nürnberg (Mendelssohn, Wijeratne, Brahms op. 51/2)
24: Bad Tölz (Mendelssohn, Shirazi, Wijeratne, Brahms)
26: Brussels (Shirazi, Wijeratne, Brahms)
28: Eindhoven (Haydn, Wijeratne, Brahms)
February 12, 2024
‘Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling’ (2024 JUNO nominee)
feat. the Cheng2 Duo
Mumbai, India
February 13, 2024
‘Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling’ (2024 JUNO nominee)
feat. the Cheng2 Duo
Poona, India
February 24, 2024
‘The Disappearance of Lisa Gherardini’
feat. the Isidore String Quartet
Southern Theatre
Columbus, Ohio, USA
March 9-10, 2024
Tabla Concerto
feat. Sandeep Das, James Ross, Spokane Symphony
Washington, USA
“The piece is fantastic, complex, and brilliant. The orchestration and solo writing are masterful. I didn’t think one could pull off [such] a concerto, but Dinuk did. I don’t know of anything like it.” – John Corigliano
March 10, 2024
‘Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling’ (2024 JUNO nominee)
feat. the Cheng2 Duo
St. Catharines, ON, Canada
March 17, 2024
‘A Letter from the Afterlife’
Canadian Chamber Orchestra
Toronto, ON, Canada
April 14, 2024
Love Triangle
feat. the Gryphon Trio
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
2015 FINALIST:
“[Dinuk] has a remarkable facility and flexibility. More specifically, what he’s able to do so expertly is articulate a mix of sounds and a mix of worlds. It’s exactly the kind of piece that appeals to me, and it’s the kind of direction I like to see composers who are writing for chamber music go in.” – Roman Borys, the GRYPHON TRIO
April 20, 2024
‘A Letter from the Afterlife’
A Far Cry Orchestra
Jamaica Plain, MA, USA
April 21, 2024
‘Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling’ (2024 JUNO nominee)
feat. the Cheng2 Duo
Toronto, ON, Canada
April 21, 2024
Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems (version for string orch.)
World Premiere
Victoria Symphony, Dinuk Wijeratne
BC, Canada
JUNO winner: ‘Best Classical Composition’, ECMA winner: ‘Classical Composition of the Year’ (2016)
April 27, 2024
Tabla Concerto
feat. Sandeep Das, Roger Kalia, Evansville SO
Evansville, IN, USA
“The piece is fantastic, complex, and brilliant. The orchestration and solo writing are masterful. I didn’t think one could pull off [such] a concerto, but Dinuk did. I don’t know of anything like it.” – John Corigliano
April 27, 2024
‘Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling’ (2024 JUNO nominee)
feat. the Cheng2 Duo
Lévis, QC, Canada
April 28, 2024
‘Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling’ (2024 JUNO nominee)
feat. the Cheng2 Duo
Beloeil, QC, Canada
April 28, 2024
Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems (version for string orch.)
Kamloops Symphony, Gordon Gerrard
Kamloops, BC, Canada
JUNO winner: ‘Best Classical Composition’, ECMA winner: ‘Classical Composition of the Year’ (2016)
May 5, 2024
‘Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling’ (2024 JUNO nominee)
feat. the Cheng2 Duo
Pully, Switzerland
June (TBA), 2023
Composition academy @ Lunenburg Academy of Music Performance (LAMP)
Lunenburg, NS, Canada
July 2, 2024
A Far Cry Orchestra
feat. Kinan Azmeh and Dinuk Wijeratne
Ravinia, IL, USA
July 5, 2024
A Far Cry Orchestra
feat. Kinan Azmeh and Dinuk Wijeratne
Rockport, MA, USA
August (TBA), 2024
The Art of the Duo
feat. Kinan Azmeh
WCCMA
Claremont, NH, USA
March, 2024
Polyphonic Lively
feat. California Youth Symphony
Winner of the 2016 NS Masterworks Art Award