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The Orchestre symphonique de Laval fully embraces its northern roots with this Mosaïque nordique, a program led by Montreal conductor Jean-Marie Zeitouni. The program features Quebec composer Jacques Hétu’s Légendes, inspired by three Quebec tales and legends, followed by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, a jewel of Scandinavian Romanticism, performed by Ukrainian pianist Olga Kudriakova, now based in Montreal. In the second half of the program, the main course is Symphony no. 5 by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, said to “capture the essence of Nordic nature”. Jean-Marie Zeitouni talks all this over with Alain Brunet for PAN M 360, shortly before the program’s performance at Salle André-Mathieu on February 1.
Program
Jacques Hétu
Légendes, op. 76 (15 min)
1. Alexis le trotteur
2. Le diable au bal
3. La chasse-galerie
Edvard Grieg
Concerto pour piano en la mineur, op. 16 (30 min)
1. Allegro molto moderato (13 min)
2. Adagio (7 min)
3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato (10 min)
Intermission (20 min)
Jean Sibelius
Symphonie no. 5 en mi bémol majeur, op. 82 (30 min)
1. Tempo molto moderato; Allegro moderato – Presto (13 min)
2. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto (9 min)
3. Allegro molto; Misterioso (8 min)
Artists
Orchestre symphonique de Laval
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, chef
Olga Kudriakova, piano
