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\u201cChamber music is an intimate form of musical art\u2014a kind of language that begins where words end\u2014that brings people closer to their everyday lives and soothes the soul. \u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now in its 31st year in Montreal under the direction of cellist Denis Brott\u2014a member of a prominent family of Montreal musicians, as is well known\u2014the Montreal Chamber Music Festival showcases both classical repertoire and jazz.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As the festival\u2019s founder and ongoing artistic director, cellist Denis Brott brings together a national and international community of outstanding chamber music performers of all generations and renown\u2014some sixty in total\u2014around whom he builds his programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n From June 9 to 21, primarily at Salle Bourgie, with the exception of a very special performance at the Maison symphonique, the Montreal Chamber Music Festival presents 16 original programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To achieve his goals, Denis Brott uniquely brings together a distinguished group of select musicians whom he features in several of his programs, often participating himself as a performer. The Chamber Music Festival presents varied programs that reflect the broad cultural scope of its artistic direction. In the run-up to the FMCM, there\u2019s nothing like chatting with Denis Brott to make us eager to dive into his program. <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch this interview !<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the many concerts on the schedule, the following stand out: starting June 9, violinist Sirena Huang, winner of prestigious international competitions, will perform Bach\u2019s complete Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin in a series of three concerts; For the Love of Brahms, on June 9; conducted by Denis Brott, Cellobration pays tribute to the legendary Russian cellist Gregor Piatigorsky on June 11. Under the direction of pianist Matt Catingub, a jazz program explores three distinct worlds in big band style: Sinatra, Ellington, and Gershwin, on June 12. Beethoven\u2019s famous Symphony No. 9 in D major, Op. 125, is performed in an arrangement for 8 instruments and 4 voices by Francis Malka, the highlight of the Ode to Joy program on June 16. The program \u201cAn Evening in Vienna\u201d is scheduled for the festival\u2019s closing night, featuring Schubert with the Barbican Quartet and cellist Denis Brott, or Fritz Kreisler with virtuoso violinist Kevin Zhu, to name just a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n