The Dover Quartet, (left to right) Joel Link, Camden Shaw, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt and Bryan LeeMontreal Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 20th Anniversary The Montrealer June 2, 2015 5716 Montreal Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 20th Anniversary on June 10 with The Dover Quartet and Marc-André Hamelin World renowned pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin Virtuosi pianist Marc-André Hamelin to perform a solo recital on June 11 World renowned master pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin will perform at the Montreal Chamber Music Festival On June 10 with the Dover Quartet on June 10 and then again on June 11 in a solo recital. Both concerts will take place at McGill University’s Pollack Hall. Sponsored by The Azrieli Foundation, The Sir Jack Lyons Charitable Trust and The Consulate General of Israel in Montreal, the June 10th concert will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Montreal Chamber Music Festival. Montreal-born virtuoso – Marc-André Hamelin will perform with the extraordinary Dover Quartet, winner of the Banff International String Quartet Competition in 2013. The program includes Victor Ullmann’s rarely heard Quartet No. 3, composed at Theresienstadt in 1943; and the Piano Quintet in F minor by César Franck. Internationally renowned for his originality and prodigious mastery of the piano, Marc-André Hamelin’s complete artistry will be on full display in a solo recital featuring works by Haydn, Debussy, Liszt and John Field. “Hamelin has established himself as the thinking man’s virtuoso,” says The Washington Post, “the exuberance with which he plunged into the classical repertory evoked something ebullient, delighted and filled with breathtaking energy, like a child plummeting into a swimming pool.” Tickets for these two musical events are available at www.festivalmontreal.org or www.placedesarts.com 20th Anniversary Celebration Dover Quartet and Marc-Andre Hamelin Viktor Ullmann (1898-1944) Quartet No. 3, Opus 46 (1943) Allegro moderato Presto, Scherzo & Trio [Recapitulation of Allegro moderato] Largo Rondo – Finale. Allegro vivace e ritmico Dover String Quartet Franz Schubert (1797 – 1828) Impromptus D. 935, nos. 3 & 4 (1827) Marc-André Hamelin, piano Intermission César Franck (1822 – 1890) Quintet in F minor (1879) Molto moderato quasi lento – Allegro Lento con molto sentiment Allegro non troppo ma con fuoco Marc-André Hamelin, piano Dover String Quartet Joel Link and Bryan Lee, violins Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, viola Camden Shaw, cello Hamelin Recital Program, June 11 Sponsored by Davis Joachim John Field (1782 – 1837) Andante inédit in E-flat major, H. 64 Marc-André Hamelin (1961 –) Chaconne (2013) Achille-Claude Debussy (1862-1918) Images, 2e série, Livre II Cloches à travers les feuilles Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut Poissons d’or Marc-André Hamelin (1961 –) Variations sur un thème de Paganini Intermission Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Sonata en B-flat major, D.960 Molto moderato Andante sostenuto Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza – Trio Allegro ma non troppo – Presto Marc-André Hamelin, piano