Shakespeare and Company – February 7, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents February 2, 2018 1765 Shakespeare and Company Four hundred years after his death, Shakespeare still inspires. Stephanie Moore and Tim Brady premiere two settings of texts by the great playwright that showcase the depth and power of...
Ode to Napoleon – February 2, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 26, 2018 3099 Ode to Napoleon A quartet by Beethoven is preceded by vocal works about Napoleon. Heine’s poem Die beiden Grenadiere, set to music by Reissinger, Schumann, and Wagner, among others, pays tribute to the Emperor...
Philippe Cassard – January 31, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 22, 2018 2344 Philippe Cassard Debussy, inspirations and influences French pianist Philippe Cassard performs a selection of piano works by Debussy along with pieces by composers who are known to have influenced him. The ...
From Graupner to Mozart – January 30, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 21, 2018 3657 From Graupner to Mozart Mozart’s art is rooted in both the Baroque and Rococo periods. Graupner’s attention to instrumental colour was far from being lost on composers from the Classical era. The natural horn,...
Vienna and Paris 1800 – January 26, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 19, 2018 4884 VIENNA AND PARIS 1800 In the year 1800, Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Austrian army at Marengo, Beethoven completed his masterful Septet, Op. 20 and Hyacinthe Jadin died in Paris at the age of 24. While Beet...
Pampa Blues – January 25, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 18, 2018 3880 Pampa Blues Pampa Blues entices audiences on a vast tour of the Americas. From the plains of Argentina to the American Far West, experience panoramic visions through the evocative sounds of the bandoneon, guit...
Romantic Trio – January 24, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 16, 2018 4321 Romantic Trio Experience the German Romantic repertoire in all its grandeur, as you have rarely heard before! On period instruments that include Bourgie Hall’s historical Érard piano, and with freedom of phras...
Amadeus and the Piano – January 19, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 12, 2018 2346 AMADEUS AND THE PIANO Star pianist Kristian Bezuidenhout has appeared on the world’s most prestigious stages and joins Les Violons du Roy to perform Mozart’s Concertos Nos. 14 and 18. Conductor Jonathan Cohen ...
Winds Frolic – January 18, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 11, 2018 2243 Winds Frolic In countless solo sonatas from the 18th century, wind instruments vied with ingenuity and temerity to compete with the violin, in reverie or clever, caprice. The trio sonata was the Baroque musica...
Thibaut Garcia – January 17, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 8, 2018 2216 THIBAUT GARCIA At 23 years of age, Thibaut Garcia has already won top honours at six international competitions. He performs in great concert halls around the world, regularly gives masterclasses, and sits on ...