© Jocelyn Michel
© Jocelyn Michel
Your Symphonic Essentials – Express
2026-2027What if we explored the great repertoire as if leafing through a book of short stories? Here, Grieg’s most famous dawn, born in the madness of Peer Gynt; further on, Mozart’s horn, conceived as a playful wink to a mischievous virtuoso; then Elgar’s Nimrod, a secret tribute to a silent friend; and Beethoven, whose four notes changed history. Rachmaninoff, Wagner, Prokofiev… and in the midst of it all, the inimitable P. D. Q. Bach—the only fictional offspring of a real dynasty, a deliberately offbeat genius and deliciously parodic spirit.
In this joyful vein, the OSM invites you to choose two works to complete the program: a tailor-made, playful, interactive concert featuring two exceptional soloists, Catherine Turner and Carter Johnson.
Classical concert presented without intermission, in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere!
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Artists
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Johann Stuckenbruck, conductor
Catherine Turner, horn
Carter Johnson, piano
Program
Edvard Grieg, Morning Mood (4 min)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Horn Concerto no. 4, K. 495 : Romance. II. Andante cantabile; III. Rondo. Allegro vivace (7 min)
Edward Elgar, Enigma variations, op. 36: IX. Nimrod (4 min)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony no. 5, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (7 min)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto no. 2, op. 18: Adagio sostenuto (11 min)
Richard Wagner, Die Walkure, WWV 86b: Ride of the Valkyries (5 min)
P.D.Q. Bach, Fanfare for the Common Cold (2 min)
Lili Boulanger, D’un matin de printemps, LB 41C (5 min)
Sergey Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet, op. 64: The Montages and Capulets (5 min)
Audience choice
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