Press Release

Make Way for the Musicians of the OM

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor and harpsicord
Simon Aldrich, clarinet
Lise Beauchamp, oboe
Stéphane Beaulac, trumpet
Michel Bettez, bassoon
Marie-Andrée Benny, flute
Denise Lupien, violin
Pierre Savoie, French Horn

Program

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon
• Josef Haydn (1732-1809): Concerto for Trumpet
• Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971): Pulcinella, Suite

This concert brings together some of the permanent positions of the Orchestra as featured soloists, giving audiences the opportunity to better appreciate the individual talents of these musicians who they have already come to know in the context of the orchestra.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin will perform the very first harpsichord concerto ever written, J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, in which he shares the stage with both remarkable musicians Marie-Andrée Benny (flute), and Denise Lupien (violin).

The Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon overflows with charm, rustic verve, and a colourful mix of timbres. It is one of only two works by Mozart in the genre, the other being the Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola. Throughout the period in Germany, Austria, and France, the term “sinfonia concertante” described a full-fledged concerto featuring two or more soloists. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts clarinettist Simon Aldrich, oboist Lise Beauchamp, bassoonist Michel Bettez, and French horn player Pierre Savoie.

Haydn’s Concerto for Trumpet is the composer’s last orchestral work. It is also a hugely famous work, especially the irresistibly lively third movement. The work was composed for the Viennese Imperial Court Trumpeter Anton Weidinger. Stéphane Beaulac is the soloist on this program.

Pulcinella hails from that golden era of the Ballets Russes and Serge Diaghilev, the brilliant impresario who surrounded himself with the greatest artists of all disciplines of the time. This is a sunny, brilliant work which Stravinsky wove together from operatic fragments by Pergolesi (1710-1736) and other Italian composers of the eighteenth century.

Théâtre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts, Monday, January 24, 7:30 pm

On Tour
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Monday, January 17, 8 pm
Saint-Laurent, Tuesday, January 18, 8 pm
Verdun, Wednesday, January 19, 7:30 pm
Pointe-Claire, Friday, January 21, 8 pm
Outremont, Thursday, January 27, 7:30 pm

[7172] News posted Friday, June 4, 2004.