After their complete Beethoven cycle, these two renowned performers present the rarely heard complete works for violin and piano by Robert Schumann.
PROGRAMME:
SCHUMANN
Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Sonata No. 3 in A minor, WoO27
Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 121
Original content from Salle Bourgie, adapted by PAN M 360.
Baroque and Renaissance works are rendered with a Japanese musicality in these original arrangements made for traditional European and Japanese instruments.
Yumiko Kanao, voice and koto
Bruno Chikushin Deschênes, shakuhachi
Michel Zenchiku Dubeau, shakuhachi
Mika Putterman, Baroque flute
Boaz Berney, Renaissance flute
Kyran Assing, cello
Works by F. COUPERIN, DEVIENNE, G. BASSANO, OCKEGHEM, CARA, TELEMANN, HANDEL, SCHÜRMER, Bruno DESCHÊNES, MIYAGI and traditional Japanese works.
Original content from Salle Bourgie, adapted by PAN M 360.
A mosaic of jazz compositions inspired by diverse cultural horizons and immigrant persons in Quebec, Migrations illuminates the blending of cultures and elicits awareness and reflection on our openness to others.
With Migrations, Jacques Kuba Séguin and his collaborators won both the Juno and Félix awards for Best Jazz Album of the Year in 2020.
ARTISTS:
Jacques Kuba Séguin, trumpet and composer
Yannick Rieu, tenor saxophone
Jean-Michel Pilc, piano
Olivier Salazar, vibraphone
Rémi-Jean Leblanc, double bass
Kevin Warren, drums
Original content from Salle Bourgie, adapted by PAN M 360.
The extraordinary Franco-Belgian cellist Camille Thomas is a soloist of the new generation and the first woman cellist to be signed to the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label. She performs in Bourgie Hall for the first time.
Camille Thomas, cello
Roman Rabinovich, piano
RAVEL Kaddisch from Deux mélodies hébraïques
CHOPIN Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, op. 65
RACHMANINOV Sonata in G minor for cello and piano, op. 19
Original content from Salle Bourgie, adapted by PAN M 360.
The great Marie-Nicole Lemieux presents two worlds of love with her long-time collaborator, pianist Daniel Blumenthal. The deeply nostalgic mood of Johannes Brahms’ Zwei Gesänge with viola and Vier ernste Gesänge is matched by the sentimental delicacy of Jules Massenet’s Expressions lyriques.
PROGRAM:
BRAHMS, Zwei Gesänge for voice, viola and piano, op. 91*
BRAHMS, Vier ernste Gesänge for voice and piano, op. 121
MASSENET, Les dix mélodies pour voix et piano des Expressions lyriques
*With Victor Fournelle-Blain, alto
INTERPRETS:
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, contralto
Daniel Blumenthal, piano
Toot Suite presents big-screen projections of short films from yesteryear showcasing Black artists who played in famous Montreal clubs and cabarets from the 1920s to 1950. Screenings are accompanied by live musical performances.
All short films come from the Cinéclub de Montréal / The Film Society (CFS) archives and will be projected on 16mm film.
ARTISTS:
Taurey Butler, piano
The Theo Abellar Trio:
Théo Abellard, piano
Marie-Ketely Gomes, bass
Betsaleel Jean-Charles, drums and percussion
For the OFF Festival de jazz, pianist Rafael Zaldivar takes inspiration from his native country and plays with Sarah Rossy (vocal), Louis-Vincent Hamel (drums), Rémi-Jean LeBlanc (bass) and Amado Dedeu Garcia (percussions and vocals).
Festival Quartiers Danses presents a project where Morton Feldman’s famous For Bunita Marcus merges with a choreography by modern dance pioneer Jeanne Renaud.
One of Arte Musica’s major projects is to present the complete sacred cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach, following the liturgical cycle. The next two will be performed by la Bande Montréal Baroque, under the direction of German cellist and conductor Olaf Reimers. Four soloists will be featured: soprano Ariadne Lih, countertenor Matthew Muggeridge, tenor Philippe Gagné and baritone Clayton Kennedy.
PROGRAM
Olaf Reimers, conductor, cello
Johann Sebastian Bach
Cantatas
Mein Gott, wie lang, ach lange, BWV 155
Höchsterwünschtes Freudenfest, BWV 194
Two years ago, I Musici de Montréal invited the Latvian-born Israeli violinist Vadim Gluzman to perform Peteris Vasks’ Distant Light. Fabulous! To the delight of music lovers, Gluzman is back with the Montreal ensemble under the direction of Jean-Marie Zeitouni. This time, the virtuoso goes to work on Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, accompanied for the occasion by cadenzas by composer Alfred Schnittke. Schnittke’s Concerto grosso sees an exchange between two violins, so Gluzman will dialogue with Julie Triquet, concertmaster of I Musici. At the opening of the concert, I Musici will supplement its core team for the performance of Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony.
ARTISTS AND PROGRAM
I Musici de Montréal
Vadim Gluzman, violon
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, conductor
Serguei Prokofiev : Symphony No. 1, Op. 25 Classical (I Musici de Montréal will add some more musicians for this piece.)
Alfred Schnittke : Concerto grosso No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven : Violin Concerto, Op. 61
Vadim Gluzman on YouTube
The 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth is the occasion for so many special programs around the world. Arte Musica offers us a superb selection of Beethoven, including the following series of chamber music concerts.
PROGRAM
Trio Grimal Gastinel Cassard
David Grimal, violin
Anne Gastinel, cello
Philippe Cassard, piano
Strauss McNabney Haimovitz Trio
Axel Strauss, violin
Douglas McNabney, viola
Matt Haimovitz, cello
String trio No. 4 in D major, Op. 9 No. 2
Piano Trio No. 3 in C minor, Op. 1 No. 3
String Quintet in C major, Op. 29
Considered one of the great Mozartians of our time, the English gentleman and virtuoso Christian Blackshaw returns to Montreal for a series of four concerts featuring all of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Sonatas. The deep understanding of these works and the virtuoso elegance of this delightful performer are arguments to assert that this series is a must for lovers of the classical period, starting with Mozart fans, of course.
PROGRAM
Christian Blackshaw, piano
Sonata No. 7 in C major, K. 309
Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331
Sonata No. 15 in F major, K. 533/494
Sonata No. 18 in D major, K. 576