Disney’s Fantasia

Experience the magic of Disney with the OSM and revisit the greatest moments of two masterpieces: Fantasia (1940) and its sequel, Fantasia 2000. Whether enchanting, comical or fantastic, the images merge with music of Beethoven, Ponchielli, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Dukas and many more, introducing you to the wonderful world of classical music.

Artists
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Simon Rivard, conductor

“Rivard is a truly inspired conductor who is in command of his musicians. He takes beautiful care of articulation and architecture.” – LE DEVOIR

Simon Rivard is one of the most sought-after conductors on the Canadian music scene, as evidenced by his recent appointment as Music Director of the Edmonton Opera, the first in the company’s history.

This upcoming season, he will collaborate with Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre symphonique de Québec, and Opéra de Montréal (Puccini’s La bohème), among others. At the Edmonton Opera, he will be conducting Strauss’ Die Fledermaus and Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle.

Rivard has conducted orchestras such as Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Orchestre Métropolitain, Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Toronto Summer Music Festival Orchestra, Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra (Switzerland), and the Göteborgs Symfoniker (Sweden). From 2018 to 2022, he was the Resident Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, where he was mentored by Gustavo Gimeno and Sir Andrew Davis. From 2018 through 2024, he was the Conductor of the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra. Born in Montréal, Rivard studied orchestral conducting at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and McGill University.

Program
Fantasia (Walt Disney)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony no. 5, op. 67 (excerpt, 3 min)
Beethoven, Symphony no. 6, op. 68 (excerpts, 11 min)
Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski, Nutcracker, Suite from the ballet, op. 71a (15 min)
Claude Debussy, Clair de lune (6 min)
Igor Stravinsky, The Firebird, Suite (1919) (excerpt, 9 min)
intermission
Amilcare Ponchielli, Dance of the Hours (12 min)
Paul Dukas, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (9 min)
Sir Edward Elgar, Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39 (7,5 min)
Ottorini Respighi, Pines of Rome: (10 min)
I. The Pines of the Villa Borghese
III. The Pines near a Catacomb
IV. The Pines of the Appian Way

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:30pm
Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 7:30pm
Maison symphonique

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