Visions of the Amen LiveEvents April 22, 2017 3528 Visions of the Amen In Visions de l’Amen, Olivier Messiaen aimed to “express the variety and richness of the Amen in seven musical visions.” The result of this process is a fascinating work that is highly pian...
Quartet for the End of Time LiveEvents April 21, 2017 2477 Quartet for the End of Time On this day marking the 25th anniversary of Messiaen’s death, some of the OSM’s first chairs are joined by renowned Messiaen specialist Louise Bessette to pay tribute to one of the ...
Petrushka – April 21, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents April 13, 2017 5284 Petrushka Anagnoson and Kinton Piano Duo In Petrushka, the same loyalty to folk traditions as in Chagall’s art can be observed. In the Larghetto from his Concerto, Poulenc pays tribute to Mozart, for whom he ...
Russian Dolls – April 19, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents April 11, 2017 2752 Russian Dolls The Danel Quartet has been a leader in chamber music ever since its debut in 1991, and has continued to spearhead the Russian repertoire. Their recordings of the complete cycle of quartets by Sho...
Bride and Groom of the Eiffel Tower – April 8, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents April 1, 2017 2927 Bride and Groom of the Eiffel Tower - NEM Les mariés de la tour Eiffel (Bride and Groom of the Eiffel Tower, 1938-1939) is the title of both a painting by Chagall and a Surrealist collective ballet composed in...
Abdel Rahman El Bacha – April 5, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents March 29, 2017 2645 Abdel Rahman El Bacha Following his stunning Beethoven performance at Bourgie Hall in 2015, Abdel Rahman El Bacha is back with Rachmaninoff’s two cycles of Preludes. Indebted to both the nocturne and the roman...
Jacob’s Dreams – March 31, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents March 23, 2017 2285 Jacob's Dreams Themes dear to Chagall – dance, the circus, Jacob’s Ladder, the violinist – echo in works by Milhaud, Prokofiev, and in Schostakovich’s elegiac Trio No. 2 in memory of a friend, culminating in a...
Maude Gratton – March 29, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents March 20, 2017 3272 Maude Gratton - harpsichord and organ A superb performer and ambassador extraordinaire of Baroque music in general, young French harpsichordist Maude Gratton plays a programme that brings out the particular qu...
Edna Stern – March 22, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents March 15, 2017 2842 Edna Stern Russian Music of Love and Death In this recital, she eagerly revisits works dear to her since childhood on themes of love and death, including the famous Diabolical Suggestion and Roméo and Julie...
Daniel Hope – My Tribute to Menuhin – March 21, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents March 13, 2017 3339 Daniel Hope - My Tribute to Menuhin This personal project of the dazzling English violinist Daniel Hope is dedicated to his mentor, friend, and colleague Yehudi Menuhin. Written for, or closely associated with...
