L’orgue latin de Davide Paleari

By Emmanuel Bernier, 15 October 2018

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“Le port altier, les doigts bien déliés, l’organiste joue avec assurance et application”

Reviewed at Église Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, Quebec on 14 October 2018

Elgar, Imperial March for orchestra, Op.32 (arr. G. C. Martin)

Ravanello, Thème et variations en si mineur

Guilmant, Organ Sonata no. 7 (extrait)

Guilmant, Scherzo symphonique op. 55 no. 2

Vierne, Symphony no. 2 in E minor for solo organ, Op.20 (extraits)

Widor, Organ Symphony no. 7 in A minor (extraits)

Davide Paleari, Organ

When time stands still: the Philharmonia revisits Strauss

Jessica Duchen, 4th June

The Philharmonia, Santtu-Matias Rouvali and Benjamin Grosvenor shine in the recreation of an all-Strauss extravaganza that was conducted in 1947 by the composer himself.

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Staatskapelle Dresden’s sonic alchemy at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 2nd June

From the earthy joy of Meistersinger to the sublime textures of Debussy, Daniele Gatti channels the Dresdeners' legendary, layered warmth into an unforgettable evening of pure acoustic luxury.

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Ambition meets the Philharmonie: Peltokoski and Kantorow in Paris

Laurence Vittes, 2nd June

Two prodigies, with a surplus of imagination and more interest in the moment than in creating long arcs of music, join the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse in Paris.

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Jurowski marks Hans Werner Henze’s centenary at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 31st May

Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin deliver a lean, razor-sharp exploration of captivity and survival, balancing Beethoven’s and Brahms’ structural clarity against the devastating, high-fidelity distortion of Henze’s Ninth Symphony.

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Kissin, Bell and Isserlis: remembrance and loss at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 31st May

Solomon Rosowsky, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky form a matinee programme whose deeper connections gradually came into focus.

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Mischievous Pan at Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s French May

Christopher Halls, 30th May

French clarinettist Raphaël Sévère unearths beauty in Nielsen’s concerto and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta impress in two settings of Pan’s antics at the French May Festival.

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Emmanuel Bernier

Emmanuel Bernier a étudié au Conservatoire de musique et d’art dramatique du Québec, où il a obtenu un Prix avec distinction en orgue et un diplôme d’études supérieures en chant. Il a été collaborateur au quotidien Le Soleil, en plus d’être rédacteur pour plusieurs sociétés de concerts. Il effectue présentement des études de doctorat en histoire contemporaine à l’Université Laval à Québec.