Press Release

Tchaikovsky and his Idol

Tania Miller, Conductor
Caitlin Tulley, Violin

Program

• Nicolai Korndorf (1947-2001): The Smile of Maud Lewis (Canadian work)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Violin Concerto No. 5
• Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893): Symphony No. 5

This concert will give Montrealers the opportunity to discover two great Canadian talents: young violinist Caitlin Tulley and the young conductor of the Victoria Symphony Orchestra, Tania Miller.

It was after attending a performance of Mozart’s Don Giovanni that Tchaikovsky, still only a young child, decided to become a composer. His Mozartiana, a suite in four movements of which three are orchestrations of little-known keyboard works, is a vibrant tribute to Mozart from the composer of The Nutcracker.

Mozart composed his Violin Concerto No. 5, a work of delicate charm and great beauty, within the space of a few weeks when he was only nineteen years old. The final movement stands out because of its alla turca passage which confers a lively, exotic twist to the work.

Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5 is among the most popular works of the genre in the Romantic repertoire. Filled with now-famous melodies, the Symphony is known to have a long-lasting effect on the listener. Like the Symphonies Nos. 4 and 6, this work bears the stamp of Fatum, the implacable fate against which humankind can only deliver a desperate struggle.

Théâtre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts
Monday, November 29, 7:30 pm

On Tour
Verdun, Wednesday, November 24, 7:30 pm
Rivière-des-Prairies, Thursday, November 25, 8 pm

[7171] News posted Thursday, June 3, 2004.