ANDREW WAN – CHARLES RICHARD-HAMELIN

Discover the second concert of the complete cycle of ten sonatas for violin and piano by Beethoven, performed by Charles Richard-Hamelin and OSM Concertmaster Andrew Wan.

Artists
Andrew Wan, violin
Andrew Wan is equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician, and concertmaster.  In August of 2008, he was named Concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), making him one of the youngest leaders of a major symphony. His relationship with the orchestra began with performances of Elgar’s Violin Concerto, which were hailed as one of the top two musical moments of 2007 by La Presse.

Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano
Silver medalist and laureate of the Krystian Zimerman Prize at the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, Canadian pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin is standing out today as one of the most important musicians of his generation. In 2014, he also won the second prize at the Montreal International Musical Competition and the third prize at the Seoul International Music Competition in South Korea. Charles is the recipient of the Order of Arts and Letters of Quebec and the prestigious Career Development Award offered by the Women’s Musical Club of Toronto.

Program
The Complete BEETHOVEN Violin and Piano Sonatas
Concert II
Violin and Piano Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12, No. 1
Violin and Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 12, No. 2
Violin and Piano Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 12, No. 3
Violin and Piano Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, “Spring”

Wednesday, May 15th 2019 at 7:30pm
Duration: 1 Hrs 30 Min With intermission

For tickets and information: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/concerts 514-285-2000

Bourgie Concert Hall
1339 Sherbrooke Street West,
Montreal, Quebec
H3G 2E8