Montréal’s ‘Philip Glass Fever’ raises questions

Von Christina Volpini, 10 März 2015

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Maison symphonique, Montreal, am 7 März 2015

Glass, Mad Rush

Glass, Concerto Fantasy for two timpanists and orchestra

Dukas, La Péri: Fanfare

Tabassian, Vers ou l'oiseau migrera?

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal

Kent Nagano, Musikalische Leitung

Philip Glass, Klavier

Monika Jalili, Sopran

Françoise Atlan, Sopran

Andrei Malashenko, Pauken

Hugues Tremblay, Pauken

Ein Gespür für die Partitur: Kent Nagano in München

David Renke, 21st March

Bei seiner Abschiedstournee mit dem Orchestre symphonique de Montréal zeigt Nagano nuancenreiche Interpretationen.

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Rafael Payare and his Montrealers show off their jazz chops

Ian Cochrane, 11th March

Rafael Payare boldly programmes Kinan Azmeh's Suite for Improvisor and Orchestra in a diverse concert bill that also features long-standing Principal Flute Timothy Hutchins.

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A national treasure revisits Montreal: Angela Hewitt plays Mozart

Ian Cochrane, 28th February

Angela Hewitt joins the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal for an exquisite rendering of a Mozart concerto, and Leonard Slatkin conducts Tchaikovsky's Winter Daydreams.

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Last minute jump-in Hankyeol Yoon saves the day in Montreal

Ian Cochrane, 21st January

Virtuosic Alina Ibragimova joins the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal for a dynamite performance of Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto, while youthful conductor Hankyeol Yoon leads polished Rachmaninov.

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Payare, Lamsma and the OSM: Korngold and Bartók in Montreal

Ian Cochrane, 3rd December

The Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal (OSM), conductor Rafael Payare, and violin soloist Simone Lamsma joined forces in a program that featured seminal works by two musical titans who settled in the United States after fleeing Europe in the mid-twentieth century.

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Faust’s bargain, Berlioz’s triumph in Montréal’s season launch

Ian Cochrane, 17th September

Rafael Payare leads a fevered account of desire, damnation and sonic grandeur, ably supported by Karen Cargill and Andrew Staples.

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Christina Volpini

Christina Volpini is a composer, pianist, and writer based in Montréal, Canada. Currently pursuing a Masters in Composition at McGill University, she writes for publications such as Bachtrack and Music & Literature. Christina is a new music enthusiast and an organizer of the Montréal Contemporary Music Lab.