Event

MGSO: Auerbach, Johnston, Rachmaninov, Stravinsky

Saturday, October 19, 2019 19:30
Strathcona Music Building Pollack Hall, 555 rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3A 1E3, CA
Price: 
$20 / $15
Two doublebass musicians focusing on their music

Alexis Hauser, Artistic Director and Conductor
Timothy Ledger, piano, Winner of the 2018-2019 McGill Concerto Competition

LERA AUERBACH Icarus
DONALD JOHNSTON Montreal Montréal (arr./orch. Marc Beaulieu)
SERGEI RACHMANINOV Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
IGOR STRAVINSKY The Firebird (Ballet)

Let yourself be transported into the magical realm of Kachtcheï the immortal and follow the adventures of Prince Ivan as the McGill Symphony Orchestra's performs Stravinsky’s The Firebird! The program also features two-time McGill Concerto Competition winner Timothy Ledger performing Rachmaninov’s virtuosic Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, and opens with Donald Johnston's Montreal Montréal — a musical ode to a city that marked him.

Box Office: Tickets are available online or through our Box Office (in person or by phone: 514-398-4547) between 12:00pm and 6:00pm (555 Sherbrooke Street West). Applicable taxes included, service fees apply to the purchase of tickets online.

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