Acclaimed soprano Barbara Hannigan at Bourgie Hall – November 26, 2024 LiveEvents November 19, 2024 55 Bourgie Hall presents Barbara Hannigan, soprano & Bertrand Chamayou, piano At the forefront of new music, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is acclaimed worldwide for her dramatic sensitivity in performance. Alongside her friend, pianist Bertrand Chamayou, she presents an enchanting program with a cycle of Olivier Messiaen, as well as a piece by John Zorn that she premiered. Artists Barbara Hannigan, soprano Embodying music with an unparalleled dramatic sensibility, soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan is an artist at the forefront of creation. More than 30 years since her professional debut, Hannigan has had the honour to create magical working relationships with world class musicians, directors and choreographers, for audiences worldwide. Her artistic colleagues include John Zorn, Krszysztof Warlikowski, Simon Rattle, Sasha Waltz, Kent Nagano, Vladimir Jurowski, Andreas Kriegenburg, Andris Nelsons, Esa Pekka Salonen, Christoph Marthaler, Antonio Pappano, Katie Mitchell, and Kirill Petrenko. The late conductor and pianist Reinbert de Leeuw has been an extraordinary influence and inspiration on her development as a musician. The Grammy Award winning Canadian musician has shown a profound commitment to the music of our time and has given the world première performances of nearly 100 new creations. Bertrand Chamayou, piano Bertrand Chamayou is one of today’s most strikingly brilliant pianists, recognised for his revelatory performances at once powerfully virtuosic, imaginative and breathtakingly beautiful. A leading interpreter of French music, his vast repertoire includes major bodies of work such as the complete piano works of Ravel, Liszt’s Etudes and Années de pèlerinage, and Messiaen’s Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus. At the same time the French pianist possesses a deep passion for new music, having worked with composers including Pierre Boulez, Henri Dutilleux, György Kurtág, Thomas Adès, Bryce Dessner and Michael Jarrell. Program MESSIAEN Chants de terre et de ciel SCRIABIN Poème-nocturne, Op. 61 Vers la flamme, Op. 72 John ZORN Jumalattaret Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 7:30pm To purchase your tickets, visit: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/bourgie-hall/ Hurry, only a few tickets remain!
