McGill Symphony Orchestra | Ligeti, Kubrick, and film music
Alexis Hauser, conductor
Alexey Shafirov, piano, Winner of the 2023-2024 McGill Concerto Competition
GYÖRGY LIGETI Lontano
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2, Opus 16, G minor
LIAM ROSS GIBSON New Work
RICHARD STRAUSS Also sprach Zarathustra
Presented in collaboration with
From the hypnotic “2001: a Space Odyssey” to the bold “Eyes Wide Shut” and the eerie “The Shining”, Stanley Kubrick's films give a prominent place to music, in particular that of the great Hungarian composer György Ligeti. In this concert, presented as part of the 12th edition of the Montreal/New Music festival on the theme of “Music and Images”, the McGill Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Alexis Hauser, performs representative pieces of these three iconic films.
Also on the programme: a premiere commissioned by the SMCQ from Liam Ross Gibson, a singular emerging voice on the Canadian musical landscape, Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto with soloist Alexey Shafirov, and the spectacular “Thus Spoke Zarathustra”, Richard Strauss's famous symphonic poem, which majestically echoes Kubrick's cinema.
A concert at the Maison symphonique that promises to be grandiose and memorable.
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Place des Arts Box Office
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Montreal, Quebec, H2X 3X5
Monday to Saturday: 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Sunday: the schedule varies according to the performance times.
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Saturday: 12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
