Press Release

The Brahms Love Affair

The Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal, under the baton of maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin, presents “The Brahms Love Affair”

The Métropolitain’s, its conductor’s, and its audience’s special affinity for the great German composer are by now well known.

After the success in 2003 of Brahms’s First Symphony and Second Piano Concerto performed with the young Canadian soloist of exceptional talent, Ian Parker, we repeat the exploit with the same guest, in a performance of two other masterpieces of the Romantic repertoire and a Canadian creation by young composer Julien Bilodeau.

A good way to celebrate Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s birthday on March 6!

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Ian Parker, pianist

Program

• Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 3
• Johannes Brahms, Piano Concerto No. 1
• Julien Bilodeau, ÉventAils, World premiere (sponsored by the Metropolitain)

Théâtre Maisonneuve, Place des Arts
Monday March 6, 2006 at 7:30 pm
514-842-2112

The Conseil des arts de Montréal on tour

Monday February 27 at 8 pm
Auditorium, Collège de Maisonneuve
514-872-2200

Thursday March 2, at 8 pm
Désilets Hall, Marie-Victorin Cégep (Rivière-des-Prairies)
514-872-9814

Tuesday, March 7 at 7:30 pm
Saint-Sixte Church (Saint-Laurent)
514-855-6110 ext. 0

Tickets from $10 to $35.95

The Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal offers pre concert talks one hour before each concert. Conferences are given by Métropolitain’s violinist, Claudio Ricignuolo.

Media: Marie-Pierre Rolland
514-598-0870 ext. 28

The Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal wishes to thank the National Bank of Canada sponsor for the PDA concert and our governmental partners: CAM, CALQ, and CCA

The concert on March 6 will be recorded by Espace musique, Métropolitain’s official broadcaster.

[7191] News posted Monday, February 13, 2006.