Season 2020

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF SLAVIC MUSIC AND CULTURE
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Season 2020


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Opening night gala
May 19, 2020
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Conference and film projection
May 20, 2020
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T.O.M.M. Théâtre
May 23, 2020
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Quatrix
May 31, 2020
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Cameron Crozman & ​Philip Chiu
June 8, 2020
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Orchestre Nouvelle Génération 
June 14, 2020

May 19, 2020

 

Opening Night Gala & Cocktail 

A journey around Russian folk tales
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Our opening night gala and concert is a well established event on Montreal's cultural calendar! Offered with free admission, you will be able to hear wonderful musicians throughout the night: pianist Tristan Longval-Gagné (Prix d'Europe winner), flamboyant violinist Nuné Mélikian, singer Ella Wilhelm, and a surprising exclusivity: Flavien Roger at the bassoon, accompanied by the irreplaceable Jean-Eudes Vaillancourt at the piano. All of it following a program entirely dedicated to the sublime music of Russian composers!
Passes available from May 5th at the NDG Cultural Center.
May 19, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.
Centre culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
​6400 Monkland​ Avenue
H4B 1H3
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Nuné Melik (violin), Tristan Longval-Gagné (piano), Ella Wilhelm (soprano),
​Flavien Rogé (bassoon), Jean-Eudes Vaillancourt (piano), Irina Krasnyanskaya & Jean-Fabien Schneider (piano)


Program
P. I. TCHAÏKOVSKI, S. RACHMANINOV, A. SCRIABINE, N. RIMSKÏ-KORSAKOV
Free event upon reservation
​ ($2 administrative fee)
due to the covid-19 pandemic, all festival activities are currently suspended until further notice
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May 20, 2020


Sadko's Round-the-World Trip

Conference and film projection

Do you know Sadko? Blending adventures and fantasy, Sadko is a movie that will allow you to discover this central figure of Russian folk tales, as well as composer Rimsky-Korsakov's sublime music he has inspired. As a prelude to the screening, Irina Krasnyanskaya, artistic director of the festival, will offer a short lecture on composer Rimsky-Korsakov and Soviet animated movies.
Passes available from May 6th at the Cultural Center's reception.
May 20, 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
Centre culturel de Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
Salle Iro-Valaskakis-Tembeck
​6400 Monkland Avenue
H4B 1H3

DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES ARE CURRENTLY suspended UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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May 23, 2020


Peter and the Wolf

Children's performance

Join us for a festival grand premiere: our first young audience event! To celebrate, we couldn't have dreamt of a better program than Peter and the Wolf, the famous symphonic fairy tale for children by Prokofiev. Produced by TOMM Théâtre with puppets, shadows and objects, this event is sure to delight children and adults! 

T.O.M.M. Théâtre

May 23, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.
Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges
​5290, Côte-des-Neiges Road
H3T 1Y2

$10 flat fee
​ ($2 administrative fee)
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES ARE CURRENTLY suspended UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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May 31, 2020


Quatrix: Stravinsky's Tales

Quartet concert: 2 percussion / 2 pianos

Music like you've never heard before! Quatrix (2 pianos - 2 percussion) will present on May 31st two original transcriptions of Stravinsky's most famous ballets: Petrushka and The Rite of Spring. Two grand pianos, countless percussion instruments, and four musicians on stage that will replace an entire orchestra through the extraordinary combination of pianos and percussion. A spectacular concert on the horizon! 
This concert is presented in collaboration with McGill University.

Quatrix

May 31, 2020 at 8:00 p.m.
Pollack Hall
555 Sherbrooke West Street
H3A 1E3
Corinne René & Julien Compagne (percussion)
Irina Krasnyanskaya & Jean-Fabien Schneider (piano)


Program
IGOR STRAVINSKY: Petrushka, The Rite of Spring
$20 general admission  l  $10 students / seniors  l  free admission for children under 12
($2 administrative fee)
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES ARE CURRENTLY suspended UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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June 8, 2020


The Cello Tells...

Chamber music concert

Radio-Canada's 2019-20 Classical Revelation artist, cellist Cameron Crozman, is one of the most promising young soloist on the Canadian music scene. Accompanied by brilliant pianist Philip Chiu, he will present a program dedicated to the monumental Sonata for Cello by Rachmaninov, and to musical tales by Janacek. Come hear his cello sing, talk, and tell...

Crozman-Chiu Duo

June 8, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.
Concert hall, Conservatoire de musique de Montréal
4750 Henri-Julien Avenue

​H2T 2C8
Cameron Crozman,  cello
Philip Chiu, piano

​Program
SERGUEÏ RACHMANINOV, Sonata for Cello and Piano, Op. 19
LEOŠ JANÁČEK, "Pohádka" (a tale) for cello and piano
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$20 general admission  l  $10 students / seniors  l  free admission for children under 12
($2 administrative fee)
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES ARE CURRENTLY suspended UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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June 14,2020


Tales Madness

Closing concert

Our closing concert will surely please the entire family! Throughout this memorable evening, the most well-known folk tales characters will come to life thanks to hilarious singer Natalie Choquette and actor Igor Ovadis, and through the magical music of great Russian composers brilliantly performed by our partner, Orchestre Nouvelle Génération. 
This concert is presented in collaboration with the Orchestre Nouvelle Génération.

Orchestre​ Nouvelle Génération

June 14, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.
Salle Claude-Champagne
200, Vincent-d’Indy Avenue
H2V 2T2 
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Natalie Choquette, soprano
Igor Ovadis, a
ctor

Program
ROSSINI, PROKOFIEV, CUI, MUSSORGKY, RIMSKY- KORSAKOV, MOZART, STRAVINSKY, DVOŘÁK & KATIA MAKDISSI – WARREN
$40 general admission  l  $35 seniors  l  $25 students
($2 administrative fee)
DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ALL FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES ARE CURRENTLY suspended UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
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