Press Release

In Memoriam Glenn Gould (1932-1982)

Monday, October 22, at 7:30 pm, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts

Canadian pianist Glenn Gould would have turned 75 this year. Twenty-five years ago, he left us at the height of his fame, which continues to transcend borders. The OM calls forth his spirit with works that he himself performed memorably or that he conducted or intended to conduct just before he died.

The concert will open with the Coriolan Overture, a true symphonic poem before its time. Then, pianist Wonny Song will play Bach’s Concerto for Harpsicord and Strings in D Minor in its piano version. In the second half of the concert, Nicholas Angelich will play Beethoven’s Concerto No. 2 which, of all the Beethoven concertos, most resembles those of Mozart. Mendelssohn’s The Hebrides that conveys the composer’s impressions and feelings on visiting an extraordinary Scottish landmark, and Siegfried Idyll that Wagner presented as a birthday gift to his wife Cosima, will complete the programme.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Nicholas Angelich, Pianist
Wonny Song, Pianist

Program

• Beethoven: Coriolanus, Overture in C minor, Op. 62
• Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord and Strings in D minor (version pour piano)
• Mendelssohn: The “Hébrides” (Fingal’s Cave)
• Wagner: Siegfried Idyll
• Beethoven: Concerto for Piano No. 2 in B Flat major, Op. 19

Tickets: $10 to $37,95, on sale 514-842-2112

Le Conseil des Arts de Montréal en tournée

The Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal will be presenting the same programme in the Montréal boroughs, with Wonny Song playing the two concertos.

Thursday, October 18, 19:30 pm
Théâtre Outremont, Outremont 514-495-9944

Friday, October 19, 8 pm
Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School Auditorium, Pierrefonds 514-624-1100

Sunday, October 21, 4 pm
Mirella et Lino Saputo Theatre, Centre Leonardo Da Vinci, Saint-Léonard 514-328-8400

The Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal offers free pre-concert talks one hour before the concert given by OM’s violinist, Claudio Ricignuolo.

The Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal wishes to thank its governmental partners: the CAM, the CALQ and the CCA.

Source: Danielle Lachance, directrice des communications, 514-598-0870, ext. 25

[7249] News posted Monday, October 15, 2007.