Great and tumultuous season for the Orchester symphonique de Québec, which will focus on its future musical director and which can no longer count on Bramwell Tovey, who died in full mandate as interim conductor, to keep the fort pending this decision.
The nature of the conductors who will come to conduct the orchestra could suggest that the selection process is continuing. Thus, it is Xian Zhang which will open the season on September 21. The former protegee of Lorin Maazel had seduced the OSM, which invited her twice.
Perfect parity
However, appearances should not be fooled. The process is in its final phase: according to information obtained by The dutyit is a “square of aces”, that is to say four leaders, two women, two men, which is measured in the final.
The serious things will begin on October 5 with a special concert, tailor-made for the 28-year-old Finn Emilia Hoving, which only made its debut in Quebec a few months ago. She will lead Amanda Forsyth in the cello concerto of Schumann. The symphonic works will be the Symphony in D of Frank and winter sky of Saariaho.
The only Canadian in this final phase, Jordan de Souza34, will return on November 20 to Fire Bird by Stravinsky, the Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun by Debussy, Ringelspiel of Sokolovic and the spanish symphony by Lalo with Kerson Leong as a soloist.
The other two leaders will be seen in early 2023. They are Clemens Schuldt (40 years old) who, on January 18, will lead Camille Thomas in the cello concerto of Elgar and who chose the 8e Symphony of Dvorák, and of the Finnish Anu Tali (50 years), who will return on 1er march with soloist Pacho Flores.
Big fall public success in sight for the OSQ: Carmina BuranaNovember 2 and 3, entrusted to Jean-Marie Zeitouni.
The nature of the conductors who will come to conduct the orchestra could suggest that the selection process is continuing. Thus, it is Xian Zhang who will open the season on September 21. The former protegee of Lorin Maazel had seduced the OSM, which invited her twice.
A new disc
For Les Violons du Roy, the grand opening concert with the magic tandem Marie-Nicole Lemieux and Philippe Jaroussky will take place the day after the start of the OSQ season, September 22. jonathan cohen will conduct this program dedicated to Händel and added a concert the following week, with the Concertos nbone 20 and 23 of Mozart with Charles Richard Hamelin. It will also be a discographic recording which will be part of the continuation of a first volume published by Analekta. They will leave the Palais Montcalm the next day, September 29, at Hervé Niquet, who will conduct Clavecin en concert for an exceptional concert dedicated to Charpentier. The Palace will also welcome Jordi Savall on November 6 at 3 p.m.
Quebec and Les Violons du Roy will also find Maurice Steger. The great flautist will play and conduct Albinoni Vivaldi, Locatelli, Hozokawa and Marcello in October. Jonathan Cohen will then return in November for the Stabat Mater by Pergolese, featuring Carolyn Sampson and Tim Meadbefore the Goldberg Variationswhose arrangement of Bernard Labadie will be led by Nicholas Ellis. Bernard Labadie, precisely, will be at the head of the Chapelle de Québec and the Violons for a Bach program on December 7 and 8.
At the Opéra de Québec, the fall show will be Don Pasquale by Donizetti, who from October 22 to 29 will mark the Quebec debut of the excellent lyrical conductor Laurent Campellone. Helen Guilmette will be Norina, Hugo LaporteMalatesta, Patrick KabongoErnesto, whileOlivier Dejean will take on the title role.
As for the Music Club, two fall events are part of its wonderful 2022-2023 season: a concert by Emerson Quartet on October 3 and a recital by the great pianist Sergei Babayan November 12 at 3 p.m.