Photo: Mark McNultyVasily Petrenko – May 11-12, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents May 5, 2016 2642 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal presents Vasily Petrenko & The Mahler’s First Jean-Yves Thibaudet Wednesday, May 11 at 8:00 pm Thursday, May 12 at 8:00pm Liszt, Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major Mahler, Symphony no. 1 in D major, “Titan” Vasily Petrenko, conductor Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano Mahler’s “Titan” is juxtaposed with Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto, an especially virtuosic work, performed here by pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet. And the widely hailed talents of conductor Vasily Petrenko are sure to impress. For more information and tickets: www.placedesarts.com 514-842-2112 or 1-866-842-2112 _____________________________________________________ Orchestre symphonique de Montréal presents Vasily Petrenko & Andrew Wan Andrew Wan Thursday, May 12 at 10:30 am Prokofiev, Violin Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63 Mahler, Symphony no. 1 in D major, “Titan” Vasily Petrenko, conductor Andrew Wan, violin Under the brilliant musical direction of conductor Vasily Petrenko, Mahler’s “Titan” and Prokofiev’s Concerto for Violin no. 2 are juxtaposed in this program, interpreted by OSM’s concertmaster Andrew Wan. While classical and non-conformist styles may appear to contrast each other, here they achieve a perfect blend. For more information and tickets: www.placedesarts.com 514-842-2112 or 1-866-842-2112 _____________________________________________________ Vasily Petrenko was born in 1976 and started his music education at the St Petersburg Capella Boys Music School – the oldest music school in Russia. He then studied at the St Petersburg Conservatoire and has also participated in masterclasses with such major figures as Ilya Musin, Mariss Jansons, and Yuri Temirkanov. Following considerable success in a number of international conducting competitions including the Fourth Prokofiev Conducting Competition in St Petersburg (2003), First Prize in the Shostakovich Choral Conducting Competition in St Petersburg (1997) and First Prize in the Sixth Cadaques International Conducting Competition in Spain, he was appointed Chief Conductor of the St Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra from 2004 to 2007. The 2015/16 season marks his appointment as Chief Conductor of the European Union Youth Orchestra, alongside which he maintains his positions as Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (appointed in 2013/14), Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (a position he adopted in 2009 as a continuation of his period as Principal Conductor which commenced in 2006), He has also served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Mikhailovsky Theatre (formerly the Mussorgsky Memorial Theatre of the St Petersburg State Opera and Ballet) and as Principal Conductor of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain from 2009-2013. Petrenko has worked with many of the world’s most prestigious orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia, Russian National Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Orchestre National de France, Czech Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Finnish Radio Symphony, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, NHK Symphony Tokyo, Sydney Symphony and Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. He has appeared at the Edinburgh Festival with the Oslo Philharmonic, and the Grafenegg Festival with the European Union Youth Orchestra and the State Academic Symphony of Russia, and made frequent appearances at the BBC Proms. Recent years have seen a series of highly successful North American debuts, including the Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the San Francisco, Boston, Chicago and St Louis Symphony Orchestras. Highlights of the 2015/16 season and beyond include Petrenko’s first summer tour with the EUYO as Chief Conductor, a UK Tour with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, and return visits to the Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and Vienna Symphony Orchestra in Europe and, further afield, to San Francisco, Houston and Montreal Symphony orchestras, Minnesota Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
