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Bringing together musicians from institutions across four continents, the 2022 Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival presents workshops, concerts, and masterclasses featuring top-level students and distinguished professionals.

May 20-28, 2022

 

Joining the Festival are featured guests:

James Campbell, clarinet (Catherine Thornhill Steele Visiting Artist)

Neal Gripp, viola, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Catherine Thornhill Steele Visiting Artist)

All concerts and masterclasses are free, with advanced registration available for select events!

 

Event

Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival | May 20-28, 2022

Friday, May 20, 2022toSaturday, May 28, 2022
Montreal, QC, CA
Price: 
Free Admission | Advance Reservation Available

Schedule of events:

Concerts

May 21, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. | Opening Concert / Concert d’ouverture
Pollack Hall | Free Admission | Advance Registration Available

May 24, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. | Brahms & Tchaikovsky 
Pollack Hall | Free Admission | Advance Registration Available

May 24, 2022 11 p.m. | Verklärte Nacht 
Elizabeth Wirth Lobby | Free Admission 

May 25, 2022 | 12:00 p.m. | Intermezzo
Tanna Schulich Hall | Free Admission | Advance Registration Available

May 26, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. | Ravel, Poulenc & Fauré
Pollack Hall | Free Admission | Advance Registration Available

May 27, 2022 | 5:00 pm | Chamber Music Marathon! A Musical 5 à 7 (... à until we're done!)
Elizabeth Wirth Lobby | Free Admission

May 28, 2022 | 10:00 am | Chamber Music Marathon! A Musical Mimosa!
Elizabeth Wirth Lobby | Free Admission

May 28, 2022 | 7:30 p.m | Closing Concert
Pollack Hall | Free Admission | Advance Registration Available

Masterclasses

May 22, 2022 | 3:30 pm | Masterclass: Noémie Bialobroda
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

May 22, 2022 | 7:00 pm | Masterclass: Matthew Jones
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

May 23, 2022 | 3:30 pm | Masterclass: Michele Walsh
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

May 23, 2022 | 7:00 pm | Masterclass: James Campbell
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

May 24, 2022 | 3:30 pm | Masterclass: Yan Lim
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

May 25, 2022 |3:30 p.m. | Masterclass: Leonhard Roczek
Wirth Opera Studio | Free Admission

May 25, 2022 | 7:00 pm | Masterclass: Björn Nyman
Wirth Opera Studio | Free Admission

May 26, 2022 | 11:00 am | Masterclass: Kirill Kozlovski
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

Cancelled | May 26, 2022 | 3:30 pm | Masterclass: Yura Lee
Wirth Opera Studio | Free Admission

 


 

Participating institutions

Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
(Australia)

Professor Michele Walsh, violin
Tarilindy Quartet

 

Mozarteum University Salzburg 
(Austria)

Professor Leonhard Roczek, cello
Cuarteto Iberia

 

Schulich School of Music 
(Canada)
 
Professors Jinjoo Cho, Violaine Melançon, Axel Strauss, Andrew Wan, violin
Professors Elizabeth Dolin, Brian Manker, cello
Professors Kyoko Hashimoto, Stéphane Lemelin, Ilya Poletaev, piano  
8 PM Trio & many other Schulich students

 

Sibelius Academy 
(Finland)

Professor Kirill Kozlovski, piano
Sibelius Academy Piano Trio

Norwegian Academy of Music (Norway)

Professor Björn Christian Nyman, clarinet
NMH Piano Trio

 

Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (Singapore)

Professor Yan Lim, piano
Professor Zhang Jin Min, bassoon
YST Wind Sextet
 

Geneva Haute école de musique (Switzerland)

Professor Noémie Bialobroda, viola
Geneva HEM String Quartet

 

Guildhall School of Music and Drama (United Kingdom)

Professor Matthew Jones, viola
Zephyr Quartet

 

USC Thornton School of Music
(United States)

Professor Yura Lee, viola
Flora Quartet

 


 

 

 

Help keep our community safe

Procedural masks must be worn at all times in Schulich buildings and concert halls, including during the performance. Masks will be available upon entrance to the Elizabeth Wirth and Strathcona Music Buildings.

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