2024 Season
Opening Night Gala
May 7th, 2024
Earth (1930), silent film
May 15th, 2024
All About Chopin
May 25th, 2024
Jazz for Two … Pianos!
May 28th, 2024
The Soldier's Tale
June 1st, 2024
Opening Night Gala-Concert & Cocktail
May 7th, 2024
Opening Night Gala-Concert & Cocktail
May 7th, 2024
Musicians of all origins will unite to celebrate their shared love for the music of Slavic countries. Following the concert, the public will have the chance to meet the artists around a cocktail of Slavic specialties.
Tristan Longval-Gagne (piano), Pavlo Khmara (violin), Anna Khmara (piano), Ella Willhelm (soprano), Irina Krasnyanskaya (piano), Christ Habib (guitar), Maria Milenic (mezzo-soprano)
On the program: N. KAPUSTIN, G. GERSHWIN, I. DUNAIEVSKY, D. BOGDANOVIC, P. KONJOVIC
May 7th, 2024 8pm
Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce – pavillon Monkland
6400 Monkland Avenue, Montreal, H4B 1H3
Free admission with reservation
Earth (1930), Silent film by Alexandre Dovzhenko Musical accompaniment by Ilya Poletaev (piano)
May 15th, 2024
Earth (1930), Silent film by Alexander Dovzhenko
May 15th, 2024
One of the greatest masterpieces of Soviet silent cinema, this film by Ukrainian director Alexander Dovzhenko is a triumphant hymn to nature and life, depicting the early days of land collectivization in the Soviet Union. For this special evening, pianist Ilya Poletaev will provide a complete musical score for the film, which he will perform live during the screening.
May 15th, 2024 7pm
Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce – pavillon Monkland
6400 Monkland Avenue, Montreal, H4B 1H3
Free admission with reservation
All About Chopin
May 25th, 2024
All About Chopin
May 25th, 2024
The Nouvelle Génération Orchestra returns this year with pianist Matt Herskowitz, equally comfortable in classical repertoire as in jazz, and a strong advocate for genre fusion. Together, they will explore the remarkable musical territories that emerge at the intersection of the music of the great Frédéric Chopin and various jazz styles.
The Nouvelle Génération Orchestra and Matt Herskowitz (piano)
On the program: F. CHOPIN, M. HERSKOWITZ
May 25th, 2024 7:30pm
Conservatoire de Montréal – Concert Hall of the Conservatoire de Montréal
4750 Henri-Julien avenue, Montreal, H2T 2C8
Tickets 20$ – 30$ upon reservation
Buy three concerts and benefit from a discount of more than 15%!
Jazz for Two … Pianos!
May 28th, 2024
Jazz for Two … Pianos!
May 28th, 2024
Pianists Irina Krasnyanskaya and Jean-Fabien Schneider will present a concert entirely dedicated to a Slavic repertoire infused with jazz influences, ranging from Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite for Orchestra to the brilliant Jazz Suite by Ukrainian composer Alexander Tsfasman, and including the charming arrangements of Igor Tsygankov.
Montreal Piano Duo
On the program: D. SHOSTAKOVICH, A. TSFASMAN, G. GERSHWIN, I. TSYGANKOV
May 28th, 2024 7:30pm
Conservatoire de Montréal – Concert Hall of the Conservatoire de Montréal
4750 Henri-Julien avenue, Montreal, H2T 2C8
Tickets 20$ – 30$ upon reservation
Buy three concerts and benefit from a discount of more than 15%!
The Soldier's Tale
June 1st, 2024
The Soldier's Tale
June 1st, 2024
Three of the most important musicians on the Quebec classical scene present their own version of Stravinsky’s fascinating “The Soldier’s Tale.” The program will also include pieces by Ukrainian composer Nikolai Kapustin, whose unique style combines jazz harmonies and rhythms with classical structures, as well as arrangements of the great George Gershwin.
Olivier Thouin (violin), André Moisan (clarinet), Jean Saulnier (piano)
On the program: I. STRAVINSKY, N. KAPUSTIN, G. GERSHWIN, J. HOROWITZ, B. KOVACS, B. SMETANA, S.I. GLICK
June 1st, 2024 7:30pm
Conservatoire de Montréal – Concert Hall of the Conservatoire de Montréal
4750 Henri-Julien avenue, Montreal, H2T 2C8
Tickets 20$ – 30$ upon reservation
Buy three concerts and benefit from a discount of more than 15%!