Right from his debut in the ’80s, he’s dazzled the most demanding music lovers on the planet, far beyond the classical sphere. There is no doubt that Leonidas Kavakos has become one of the great living violinists in the known universe. A regular guest of the MSO since the Dutoit era, this time the Greek supervirtuoso will play the Violin Concerto No. 1 by the great Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. It will be conducted by the young French maestro Lionel Bringuier, also back in Montreal after making a strong impression in 2018.
PROGRAM
Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Lionel Bringuier
Violin: Leonidas Kavakos
Esa-Pekka Salonen, Helix
Shostakovich, Violin concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Ravel, Valses nobles et sentimentales
Florent Schmitt, La tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50
