9th International Composition Competition
The Molinari Quartet’s 9th International Composition Competition is entering a crucial phase! The date limit of April 1st 2024 to receive the applications is past and the Quartet has received no less than 111 new scores from 33 countries. The variety of styles of the new works reveals the fundamental place the string quartet occupies in new music today.
Three new Opus Prizes
The Molinari Quartet is very proud to add three new Opus Prizes to its list!
The Molinari in your living room!
The Molinari Quartet’s annual fundraising campaign continues with the sale of tickets for a draw for the benefit of the Quartet. Three important prizes will be offered! For only 20$, you could win the grand prize consisting of a private concert in your living room by the Molinari Quartet. You coud also win a pair of Air Pods Pro by Apple or a 200$ gift card for a gastronomical dinner at Leméac restaurant in Outremont. And why not all three! To buy your winning ticket, contact the Molinari Quartet at qm@quatuormolinari.qc.ca or call 514-527-5515. Only 200 tickets are in circulation! The draw will take place on Saturday December 16 at 4:30 pm at the Molinari Foundation, 3290 St. Catherine street East, Montreal, at the end of the Music to see concert. Don’t miss this opportunity to support the Molinari Quartet! Rules for the draw
Three nominations for the 27th Opus Prizes
The Molinari Quartet is pleased to announce that it is three times finalist for the 2022-23 Opus Prize awards of the Quebec Music Council. On November 23 2023, the Quebec Music Council announced the finalists for its 27th annuel Opus Prize Gala which will be held on February 4th 2024 at 3 pm at Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine arts. In the category Concert of the Year – Modern, contemporary music, the concert Exploration sonore (January 18, 2023) and The Quartet According to Berio (May 19, 2023) are finalists. In the category Album of the Year – Modern, contemporary music, the CD « Lumières nordiques » with the Molinari Quartet and oboist Vincent Boilard has also been nominated as finalist. In this CD of quintets for oboe and string quartet, you can hear works by Canadian composers Grant, Raum, Parker and Cherney. To see the complete list of finalists in all the categories, follow this link to the Quebec Music Council.
Nordic Lights
Le 24 mars dernier, le Quatuor Molinari et le hautboïste Vincent Boilard lançaient leur tout nouveau CD intitulé « Lumières nordiques » lors d’un concert au Conservatoire de Montréal. Cet enregistrement, sous étiquette ATMA Classique, présente quatre quintettes pour hautbois et quatuor à cordes des compositeurs canadiens Brian Cherney, Stewart Grant, Michael Parker et Elizabeth Raum. The CD is available in stores, on the ATMA website and on streaming plateforms Enjoy listening!