Event

Musical Chairs: Closing Concert

Saturday, February 29, 2020 20:00toSunday, March 1, 2020 01:30
Strathcona Music Building Pollack Hall, 555 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 1E3, CA
Price: 
Free admission

Chamber Music Closing Concert

This unique chamber music marathon concert will be presented as part of the Nuit blanche à Montréal! #NBMTL Strings, piano, and woodwind performers rotate to form brand-new ensembles, all named after a shade of green in honour of their budding collaboration!

LOUISE FARRENC (1804-1875)
Trio for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, Op. 44

I. Andante — Allegro moderato
II. Adagio
III. Minuetto. Allegro
IV. Finale. Allegro

Christine Bårreng-Hansen, clarinet
Leonhard Roczek, cello
Dominic Degavino, piano

ROBERT SCHUMANN (1810-1856)
Quintet in E-flat major, Op. 44

I. Allegro brillante
II. In modo d’una marcia. Un poco largamente
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo

Boris Borgolotto, Russell Iceberg, violin
Neal Gripp, viola
Leonhard Roczek, cello
Yan Lim, piano

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FELIX MENDELSSOHN
String Octet in E-flat major, Op. 20

I. Allegro moderato ma con fuoco
II. Andante
III. Scherzo: Allegro leggierissimo
IV. Presto

Andrew Wan, Júlia Mušáková, Marianne di Tomaso, Michele Walsh, violin
Douglas McNabney, Murray Kearney, viola
Peter Wiley, Guilherme Moraes, cello

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ERNŐ DOHNÀNYI (1877-1960)
Sextet in C major, Op. 37

I. Allegro appassionato
II. Intermezzo: Adagio
III. Allegro con sentimento
IV. Finale: Allegro vivace, giocoso

Ionel Manciu, violin
Marilou Lepage, viola
Sujari Britt, cello
James Campbell, clarinet
Nikolai Heuer, horn
Ilmo Ranta, piano

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CLARA SCHUMANN (1819-1896)
Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 17

I. Allegro moderato
II. Scherzo. Tempo di menuetto -- Trio
III. Andante
IV. Allegretto

Michele Walsh, violin
Yann Chemali, cello
Christophe Alvarez, piano

 

ARTHUR BLISS (1891-1975)
Oboe Quintet

I. Assai sostenuro — Moderato — Allegro assai agitato
II. Andante con moto
III. Vivace

Håvard Wanvik Farnes, oboe
Kiarra Saito-Beckman, Harry Egerton, violin
Justin Almazan, viola
Marianna Grigg, cello

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DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975)
Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57

I. Prelude: Lento
II. Fugue: Adagio
III. Scherzo: Allegretto
IV. Intermezzo: Lento
V. Finale: Allegretto

Simon Alexandre, Tianlong Mai, violin
Neal Gripp, viola
Michael Gibson, cello
Jui-Sheng Lee, piano

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ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK (1841-1904)
Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81

I. Allegro, ma non tanto
II. Dumka: Andante con moto
III. Scherzo (Furiant): molto vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro

Astrid Nakamura, Su Ting Koh, violin
Onyou Lee, viola
Guilherme Moraes, cello
David Munk-Nielsen, piano

OLIVIER MESSIAEN
Quatuor pour la fin du temps

I. Liturgie de cristal
II. Vocalise, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
III. Abîme des oiseaux
IV. Intermède
V. Louange à l’Éternité de Jésus
VI. Danse de la fureur, pour les sept trompettes
VII. Fouillis d’arcs-en-ciel, pour l’Ange qui annonce la fin du Temps
VIII. Louange à l’Immortalité de Jésus

Björn Nyman, clarinet
Alicia Choi, violin
Marc Girard Garcia, cello
Mai Miyagaki, piano

This concert will be webcast.


Bringing together musicians from eight institutions across four continents, the third edition of Musical Chairs presents workshops, concerts, and masterclasses featuring top-level students and distinguished professionals.

Joining Schulich faculty and students are featured guests: James Campbell*, clarinet; Matthew Jones, viola; Kim Kashkashian*, viola; Peter Wiley*, cello; Matthew Jones, viola; Björn Christian Nyman, clarinet; Michele Walsh, violin; Ilmo Ranta, piano; Leonhard Roczek, cello; Yan Lim, piano; and Trio Zadig
(*Catherine Thornhill Steele Visiting Artist)

Invited Conservatories: Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel (Belgium), Guildhall School of Music and Drama (United Kingdom), Mozarteum University Salzburg (Austria), Norwegian Academy of Music (Norway), Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University (Australia), Sibelius Academy (Finland), Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (Singapore)

*Catherine Thornhill Steele Visiting Artist

See the full programming of events here.

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