Mercredi 2 22-23, Weekend 1 22-23, Weekend 2 22-23
Nagano and Kantorow: From Sibelius to Tchaikovsky
Nagano and Kantorow: From Sibelius to Tchaikovsky
Maison symphonique de Montréal
To mark his OSM debut, young French pianist Alexandre Kantorow, gold medalist of the 2019 Tchaikovsky Competition, will perform the Russian composer’s Second Concerto under the baton of OSM Conductor Emeritus Kent Nagano. But to begin, Maestro Nagano creates an aura of Nordic lights in the Maison symphonique, with performances of Arvo Pärt’s Swansong as well as Sibelius’ Seventh Symphony, a masterpiece considered as the Finnish composer’s own “farewell symphony.”
Artists and programme
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Kent Nagano, OSM Conductor Emeritus
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Pärt, Swansong (7 min.)
Sibelius, Symphony no. 7 in C major, op. 105 (21 min.)
Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto no. 2 in G major, op. 44 (39 min.)
IN-HALL CONCERTS
TICKET PRICE
Starting at $35 * (taxes not included)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AT 7:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22 AT 7:30 PM
VENTE DE BILLETS TERMINÉE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AT 2:30 PM
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AT 2:30 PM
VENTE DE BILLETS TERMINÉE
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 AT 2:30 PM
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26 AT 2:30 PM
VENTE DE BILLETS TERMINÉE
SUBSCRIPTIONS: A CHOICE WITH MANY ADVANTAGES
Plan your outings to see and hear the OSM, according to your preferences! Don’t miss a beat of this extraordinary season! More than 60 concerts with plenty of works and composers to (re)discover in the exceptional acoustics of the Maison symphonique.
Concert of February 22nd will be recorded and broadcast on medici.tv

Audiovisual recording by Prodcan
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Kent Nagano, OSM Conductor Emeritus
Kent Nagano is acclaimed as an outstanding conductor for both operatic and orchestral repertoire. He has been General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera and Chief Conductor of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg since September 2015. In addition, he serves as Artistic Director of the Wagner Readings, a project that aims to revisit Wagner's Tetralogy from a performance practice perspective, in collaboration with the Concerto Köln Chamber Orchestra and the Dresden Festival Orchestra. Kent Nagano is a patron of the Herrenchiemsee Festival, and was appointed Honorary Conductor of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (2006), of the Concerto Köln (2019), and of the OSM (2021).
The many highlights of Kent Nagano’s collaboration with the OSM as Music Director from 2006 to 2020 include the inauguration of the Orchestra’s new concert hall, the Maison symphonique de Montréal in September 2011. Nagano and the OSM have toured in Canada including Northern Quebec, and internationally in Japan, South Korea, Europe (latest tour in 2019), Latin America and the USA. In July 2018, Kent Nagano conducted Krzysztof Penderecki’s St. Luke Passion with the OSM on the occasion of the Salzburg Festival opening concert.
Maestro Nagano's recent recording releases include a 3-CD box set of works by Olivier Messiaen (BR Klassik label, 2021). He also published his second book, 10 Lessons of my Life (Berlin Verlag, 2021) in which he recalls ten highly personal encounters in his life, each bringing important lessons that transcend his career path. Previously, in 2015 Kent Nagano published Erwarten Sie Wunder! (Berlin Verlag), a passionate appeal for the relevance of classical music in today’s world. This book was also published in English (Expect the Unexpected, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019) and in French (Sonnez, Merveilles, Éditions du Boréal, 2015).
Alexandre Kantorow, piano
Dubbed “Young star of the piano” (Classica) and “Liszt reincarnated” (Fanfare), Alexandre Kantorow was the first French pianist to win the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition as well as the Grand Prix, awarded only three times in the competition’s history. He made his debut at 16 at the festival La Folle Journée in Nantes and has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras ever since. In solo recital, Kantorow appears in major concert halls, and he regularly performs chamber music with artists such as Renaud Capuçon, Daniel Lozakovich and Matthias Goerne. His recordings, exclusively for BIS, have won multiple prizes including the Diapason d’Or, Trophée Radio Classique and Victoires de la musique. Other recognitions, too numerous to name, include the Musical Revelation of the Year Prize (Professional Critics Association) in 2019. Born in France of French-British parentage, Kantorow studied with Pierre-Alain Volondat, Igor Lazko, Frank Braley and Rena Shereshevskaya.
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This presentation is made possible thanks to the Gouvernement du Québec program Plan de relance économique du milieu culturel.