Hors-série 23-24

A Festival of Strings at the OSM Competition Finals

A Festival of Strings at the OSM Competition Finals

Maison symphonique de Montréal

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Experience the excitement and suspense of the OSM Competition’s 84th edition, dedicated to strings. For the second time in the Competition’s history, the three finalists will each have a chance to play a concerto with the OSM’s musicians on the stage of the Maison symphonique. Come applaud and support the next generation of Canadian virtuosos!

Artists

Final round of the OSM Competition’s 84th edition, dedicated to strings

Tomáš Netopil, conductor

Finalists of the OSM Competition
Emad Zolfaghari, viola
Justin Saulnier, violin
Leland Ko, cello

Programme

EMAD ZOLFAGHARI – VIOLA
A. SCHNITTKE, Viola concerto (34 min)

I. Largo (5 min)
II. Allegro Molto (12 min)
III. Largo (17 min)

 

JUSTIN SAULNIER – VIOLIN
S. PROKOFIEV, Violin concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19 (21 min)

I. Andantino (9 min)
II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo (4 min)
III. Moderato (8 min)

 

LELAND KO – CELLO
S. PROKOFIEV, Sinfonia Concertante in e minor, op. 125 (40 min)

I. Andante (11 min)
II. Allegro giusto (18 min)
III. Andante con moto – Allegretto – Allegro marcato (11 min)

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Tomáš Netopil, conductor

Tomáš Netopil is Principal Guest Conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. Previously, he was General Music Director of the Aalto Musiktheater and the Philharmonie Essen. This season features Janáček’s Jenůfa at the Staatsoper Hamburg and Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Prague National Theatre, as well as concerts with major orchestras in Europe, the USA, and Asia. He recently made his debut with Concentus Musicus Wien, building on his work with period ensembles. Netopil created the International Summer Music Academy in Kroměříž in 2018, providing students with exceptional learning and networking opportunities, and the Dvořákova Praha Youth Philharmonic. His discography features works by Janáček, Dvořák, Martinů, and Smetana. Other releases include Suk’s Asrael and several of Mahler’s symphonies. Tomáš Netopil studied violin and conducting in the Czech Republic and at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and won the first Sir Georg Solti International Conductors’ Competition in 2002.
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This presentation is made possible thanks to the Gouvernement du Québec program Plan de relance économique du milieu culturel.