OSM in the Parks

Join the OSM in the parks for a free outdoor concert led by conductor Andrei Feher! Under the theme of Christmas for campers, come and listen, with family or friends, to excerpts from the classical holiday repertoire such as Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker or Bizet’s Farandole. Enjoy magical moments under the stars in the company of André Robitaille, Chinese-Canadian cellist Leland Ko, winner of first prize in the OSM Competition 2023, and the Orchestra.

Brossard – Wednesday, July 24, 2024 from 7:30pm – 8:45pm
Parc Poly-aréna de Brossard

Beaconsfield – Saturday, July 27, 2024 from 7:30pm – 8:45pm
Parc Centennial in Beaconsfield

Artists
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Leland Ko, cello
André Robitaille, host
Andrei Feher, conductor

Conductor Andrei Feher quickly earned distinction for his musical maturity and integrity, natural authority on the podium, and for his imaginative and intelligent approach to programming. At the age of 26, Feher was appointed the new Music Director of the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, effective in August 2018. Having gained early experience as an assistant to Fabien Gabel with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, at 22 Feher joined the Orchestre de Paris as Assistant Conductor to that orchestra’s Music Director Paavo Järvi. During this time, he collaborated with conductors including Zubin Mehta, Valery Gergiev, Christoph von Dohnányi, Thomas Hengelbrock and Jaap van Zweden. Born in Romania into a family of musicians, Feher began his musical education as a violinist in his hometown of Satu-Mare before pursuing studies at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal after his parents relocated to Canada.

Program
Gilles Bellemare, Réjouissances, Orchestral Suite on traditional Quebec melodies (4 min)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Christmas Overture (5 min)
Engelbert Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel : “Vorspiel” [Prelude] (8 min)
Antonín Dvořák, Cello Concerto, op. 104: III. Finale (13 min)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, Suite, op. 71a, excerpts (12 min)
Johann Strauss II, An der schönen blauen Donau [The Blue Danube], op. 314 (9 min)
Franz Schubert, Ellens dritter Gesang [Ave Maria], D. 839, op. 52, no. 6 (5 min)
George Bizet, L’Arlésienne, Suite no. 2: “Farandole” (5 min)

*Concerts in the parks are bring-your-own-chair events! Seating is not provided during these concerts, so whether it be a camping chair, a stool or even just a blanket, if you would like to rest your legs you are invited to bring along whatever you need.

For more information visit: www.osm.ca/en/osm-in-the-parks