The Emerson String Quartet is celebrating its 40th Anniversary in 2017Emerson String Quartet is first of three Montreal Music Festival Prestige Concerts The Montrealer January 24, 2017 2809 Montreal Music Festival Prestige Concerts Founded by Denis and Julie Brott twenty-two years ago, The Montreal Chamber Music Festival will again continue to present a series of Prestige Concerts prior to the Festival which begins in June. Montrealers can’t seem to get enough of the world famous Emerson String Quartet, and they will be performing at the intimate Bourgie Hall on Wednesday, February 1. Here’s a look at the preliminary musical events of The Montreal Chamber Music festival. Emerson String Quartet, 40th Anniversary Wednesday, February 1, 2017, 7:30pm Bourgie Hall, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Program: Mozart String Quartet #15 in D Minor, K. 421, Ravel String Quartet in F Major, Tchaikovsky String Quartet #3 in E flat Major, Opus 30 Beethoven: Words & Music Saturday, May 6, 7:30pm Paul-Desmarais Theatre, Canadian Centre for Architecture Alon Goldstein, piano (IL), Andrew Wan, violin (CA), Denis Brott, cello (CA), with renowned CBC host Eric Friesen (CA) and Julie Payette (CA) Program: excerpts from Beethoven’s diary and letters, Sonata #5 in F Major, Opus 24 “Spring Sonata”, Cello Sonata # 3 in A Major, Opus 69, “Ghost Trio” Opus 70 Sponsored by the Alex U. Soyka Foundation Casanova Wednesday, May 10, 8:00pm Pollack Hall, McGill University Artists: Michael Volle, baritone (DE), Sharon Azrieli, soprano (CA), Matthias Maute, narration (DE), Caprice Ensemble (CA) Program: Concert arias by Mozart, Vivaldi, Boccherini, and Gluck co-production MCMF/Caprice Ensemble For ticket information about these Prestige Concerts and the 2017 edition of the Montreal Chamber Music Festival please visit: www.festivalmontreal.org or call the festival office: 514-489-7777