The OM is buzzing: Génial!

February 26 – March 7, 2021

Grab your magnifying glass and take a closer look at the musical world of insects, spiders and worms. Families will be thrilled to see Martin Carli, from the Télé-Québec hit Génial!, back on stage to bring us up close and personal with the little critters. Put on your dancing shoes for Roussel’s Spider’s Feast and take cover when it comes time for Rimsky-Korsakov’s famed Flight of the Bumblebee. Round it out with moonlight stroll to Vivaldi’s lively “La Notte.”

Artists 
Nicolas Ellis, Conductor

Nicolas Ellis is the Artistic Director and Founder of the Orchestre de l’Agora and currently serves as Artistic Partner to the Orchestre Métropolitain and Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Mr. Ellis has been invited as guest conductor with Les Violons du Roy, the National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, the Orchestre symphonique de Longueuil, the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, the Orchestre Métropolitain, Symphony Nova Scotia, the McGill Chamber orchestra, the Ottawa Symphony and the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

He completed his Master’s Degree at McGill University in conducting with Alexis Hauser and was a conducting fellow at the Aspen Music Festival where he studied with Robert Spano. During the summer of 2019, he was part of the Verbier Festival Academy where he acted as assistant conductor to Music Director Valery Gergiev.

Martin Carli, Scientist

Animator, teacher, biochemist, communicator, Martin Carli is best known for his role as co-host of the program Génial! – popular science-flavored quiz broadcast on Télé-Québec. The popular TV and radio host has a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry, in addition to having completed a doctorate in neurological sciences at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Montreal. Martin Carli seems to have fallen into science when he was little. He has also been a professional magician (mentalist) for over 20 years.

Kaïla Stephanos, Flute

This concert is available until Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 11:59 pm

Reserve your online tickets: https://orchestremetropolitain.com