Kavakos and Mendelssohn’s violin concerto – December 5&7, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents November 28, 2017 2236 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal presents Kavakos and Mendelssohn’s violin concerto Leonidas Kavakos is recognized across the world as a violinist and artist of rare quality, known at the highest level for his virtuosity, superb musicianship and the integrity of his playing. He works with the world’s greatest orchestras and conductors and is an exclusive artist with Decca Classics. The three important mentors in his life have been Stelios Kafantaris, Josef Gingold and Ferenc Rados. By the age of 21, Leonidas Kavakos had already won three major competitions: the Sibelius Competition in 1985, and the Paganini and Naumburg competitions in 1988. This success led to him recording the original Sibelius Violin Concerto (1903/4), the first recording of this work in history, and which won Gramophone Concerto of the Year Award in 1991. Leonidas Kavakos was the winner of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017. This prestigious prize is Denmark’s highest musical honour and is awarded annually to an internationally recognised composer, instrumentalist, conductor or singer. Previous winners include Leonard Bernstein, Benjamin Britten, Arthur Rubinstein, Yehudi Menuhin, Dmitri Shostakovich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Mstislav Rostropovich, Pierre Boulez, György Ligeti, Alfred Brendel, Daniel Barenboim and Sir Simon Rattle. Artists Kent Nagano, conductor Leonidas Kavakos, violin Lorraine Desmarais, piano Program Matthew Ricketts Blood Line – OSM Commission Mendelssohn Violin Concerto No. 2, OP. 6 Roussel Symphony No. 3, OP. 42 Film: The Railrodder (1965), with live accompaniment For tickets and information: www.placedesarts.com 514-842-2112 or 1-866-842-2112