I Medici di McGill: Benefit Concert for Cedars Cancer Foundation

"Symphony for the Bell" - A Benefit Concert for the Cedars Cancer Foundation’s Comfort Kit Program

Join us on November 19th 2017 for a special performance by I Medici di McGill ("Physicians of McGill") Orchestra under the musical leadership of Maestro Gilles Auger. Stéphane Tétreault, cello will be the featured soloist. For three straight years, Stéphane was ranked amongst "CBC Radio's 30 Hot Canadian classical musicians under 30". He plays the 1707 “Countess of Stainlein, Ex-Paganini” Stradivarius cello, on generous loan by Mme Jacqueline Desmarais.

Gilles Auger, conductor
Featuring Stéphane Tétreault, cello

Program:

Edward Elgar (1857 - 1934): Cello Concerto in E minor, op 85
Pjotr I. Tchaikovsky (1940 - 1893): Symphony No. 6 in B minor, op 74, “Pathetique” 

Tickets:

Tickets are available on-line:
https://www.cedars.ca/cedars/en/calendar/registration?event_id=788#gsc.tab=0 
Student $10.00 
General Admission $30.00 
Patron (reserved seating) $90.00
Donor (reserved seating, post concert reception) $150.00 

About Cedars Cancer Foundation

Based at the McGill University Health Centre, the Cedars Cancer Foundation’s mission is to support comprehensive care for cancer patients at the hospital.  For nearly 50 years, the Foundation’s fund raising and volunteers have made possible a range of free services supporting the minds, bodies and spirits of cancer patients including children, adolescents, and adults; and those on palliative care.  These services would not be possible without your generous support.

29th Season of I Medici di McGill Orchestra of the Faculty of Medicine of McGill University

Drawn from a talented pool of doctors, students, medical faculty, colleagues and friends, the orchestra brings a unique artistic and social dimension to medical education and the medical profession. I Medici di McGill ensemble is distinctive as an institution at the University, perhaps the only organized activity at the University that brings over 65 staff, students, alumni and friends together for regular social interactions and community outreach and support, such as these special concerts.

Maestro Gilles Auger, conductor

Born in Quebec City, Gilles Auger is a graduate of the prestigious Juilliard School of Music (New York) and a student of the late Leonard Bernstein. He is currently a conductor and teacher at the Quebec Conservatory and music director of the Lévis Symphony Orchestra.

Stéphane Tétreault, cellist 

A native of Montreal, Stéphane is the Soloist-in-Residence of the Orchestre Métropolitain and the recipient of many awards and honors.   In 2016, Stéphane made his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Nézet-Séguin and performed at the prestigious Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Switzerland. Stéphane was a student of the late cellist and conductor Yuli Turovsky for more than 10 years. He holds a Master’s Degree in Music Performance from the University of Montreal.   He plays the 1707 "Countess of Stainlein, Ex-Paganini" Stradivarius cello, on generous loan by Mme Jacqueline Desmarais.

For more information:

http://www.cedars.ca 
Cedars Cancer Foundation, 1310, avenue Greene, Suite 520, Westmount, Québec H3Z 2B2
Anna Burgos, (514) 656-6662 x222, anna.burgos [at] cedarscancer.ca

http://www.imedici.mcgill.ca
Faculty of Medicine, McGill University
Dr A.L. Padjen, Director and Founder, (514) 398-3603, ante.padjen [at] mcgill.ca