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Music to see
The Molinari Quartet is pleased to present its second concert of the season of the series «Music to See» held at the Molinari Foundation, 3290 Ste. Catherine street East, Montréal. The programme of this concert will feature short works for string quartet as well as the last two movements of Arnol…
28 April @ 15:00 – 16:30Camille Claudel : dans l’ombre du géant
Mezzo-soprano Stéphanie Pothier is accompanied by the Molinari Quartet is an innovative multimedia creation combining music and immersive video scenography, inspired by the work and destiny of Camille Claudel, an exceptional French sculptor. Here‘s a musical journey into the very heart of the scu…
23 April @ 20:00 – 21:30Tour of Europe
The Molinari Quartet proposes a concert of works rich in colours! The music passes from Polish folklore to the orientalizing colors of Ali-Zadeh and from the Russian torment of Shostakovich to the French refinement of Debussy
7 April @ 15:00 – 16:30The Quartet According to Webern
The Molinari Quartet continues its tradition of playing full cycles of string quartets by one same composer. This concert will feature the six string quartets by Viennese composer Anton Webern. Follow the fascinating path of this incredible master of the Second Viennese School. A conference on Weber…
22 March @ 19:30 – 21:00Dialogue on the Plateau: The Quartet According to Webern
The Molinari Quartet presents the full quartet cycle of Viennese composer Anton Webern. With the help of the musicians of the Molinari Quartet, discover the captivating path of Webern’s writing. From post-romantism to serialism, from chromatism to atonality his quartets offer a large variety of colo…
19 March @ 19:30 – 21:00Les corps avalés
The dancers from the Compagnie de danse Virginie Brunelle and the musicians of the Molinari Quartet are off to Vancouver for 4 shows of «Les corps avalés» as guests of the Vancouver International Dance festival from February 28 to March 2 at Vancouver’s Playhouse Theatre.
2 March @ 20:00 – 21:15Les corps avalés
The dancers from the Compagnie de danse Virginie Brunelle and the musicians of the Molinari Quartet are off to Vancouver for 4 shows of «Les corps avalés» as guests of the Vancouver International Dance festival from February 28 to March 2 at Vancouver’s Playhouse Theatre.
1 March @ 20:00 – 21:15Les corps avalés
The dancers from the Compagnie de danse Virginie Brunelle and the musicians of the Molinari Quartet are off to Vancouver for 4 shows of «Les corps avalés» as guests of the Vancouver International Dance festival from February 28 to March 2 at Vancouver’s Playhouse Theatre.
29 February @ 20:00 – 21:15Les corps avalés
The dancers from the Compagnie de danse Virginie Brunelle and the musicians of the Molinari Quartet are off to Vancouver for 4 shows of «Les corps avalés» as guests of the Vancouver International Dance festival from February 28 to March 2 at Vancouver’s Playhouse Theatre.
28 February @ 20:00 – 21:15Two
Two composers, two quartets from each one. Dive into the worlds of composers Dimitri Shostakovich and John Rea with the musicians of the Molinari Quartet. Montreal composer John Rea wrote Objets perdus in 1992 for the Kronos Quartet and to celebrate his 80th anniversary, the Molinari Quartet has com…
16 February @ 19:30 – 21:15Dialogue on the Plateau : Two
In preparation for the concert entitled «Two» on February 16, the musicians of the Molinari Quartet invite you into the worlds of composers John Rea and Dimitri Shostakovich. During this workshop, you will hear excerpts from Quartets Nos. 10 and 13 by Shostakovich as well as excerpts from Objets…
6 February @ 19:30 – 21:00The String Quartet : from Refus global to Today
The Molinari Quartet performs four works by Quebec composers, all witnesses to the effervescent artistic experimentation in Quebec since the publication in 1948 of the groundbreaking manifesto Refus global: Otto Joachim, Rachel Laurin, Jean Lesage and Jean Papineau-Couture.
25 January @ 19:30 – 21:00Les corps avalés
Le Quatuor Molinari se joint à la Compagnie de danse Virginie Brunelle pour la présentation du très touchant et impressionnant spectacle «Les corps avalés» au Théâtre C à Saguenay. Fondée … Les corps avalés Read More »
18 January @ 20:00 – 21:15Music to See : L’oreille attentive
The first concert of the 2023-24 Music to See series at the Molinari Foundation, coincides with the last weekend of the beautiful exhibit« L’oeil attentif ». Our concert «L’oreille attentive» proposes to the public a musical journey all in refinement with three Canadian works and a rousing wor…
16/12/2023 @ 15:00 – 16:30Dances
Entitled Dances, the December 1st concert presents works that are full of vitality and movement. The concert features Reqs by Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, the Quartet in G by Claude Debussy and the 4th Quartet by Béla Bartók.
01/12/2023 @ 19:30 – 21:30Dialogue on the Plateau : Dances
The Dialogues on the Plateau are free workshop activities in preparation to the concerts of the Twentieth and Beyond series. Analysis, discussions, musical excerpts and, of course, exchanges between the public, the musicians and the composers comprise these workshops. Works by Ali-Zadeh, Debussy and…
26/11/2023 @ 14:00 – 15:30Patterns from Nature
The Molinari Quartet joins an international ensemble of musicians for the Canadian premiere of the multimedia work Patterns from Nature by New York based Canadian composer Quinsin Nachoff.
04/11/2023 @ 20:00 – 21:30Nature in Canadian String Quartets
The Molinari Quartet present a concert at Array Space in Toronto. The theme of the concert is nature in Canadian string quartets and features two works by R. Murray Schafer that are directly inspired by nature.
03/11/2023 @ 20:00 – 21:30Nature in Canadian String Quartets
The Molinari Quartet present a concert at Hunter College in New York City. The theme of the concert is nature in Canadian string quartets and features two works by R. Murray Schafer that are directly inspired by nature.
17/10/2023 @ 20:00 – 21:30Patterns from Nature
The Molinari Quartet joins an international ensemble of musicians for the premiere of the multimedia work Patterns from Nature by New York based Canadian composer Quinsin Nachoff.
16/10/2023 @ 20:00 – 21:30Music and Nature
As part of the series Ensembles en résidence of the Montreal Conservatory, the Molinari Quartet presents the concert Music and Nature. Works by R. Murray Schafer, Quinsin Nachoff and Dimitri Shostakovich.
08/09/2023 @ 19:30 – 21:30Musical theatre LES FABLES DE LA FONTAINE
This musical theatre is a presentation of the Conseil des arts de Montréal en tournée and of the Molinari Quartet in collaboration with Mrs Catherine Perrin, at the harpsichord and narration. Eleven fables will be recited by Catherine Perrin and illustrated with musics by Denis Gougeon for harpsic…
30/03/2023 @ 19:30 – 21:00Philip Glass string quartets and CD lauching
As part of the «Ensemble en résidence» series of the Montreal Conservatory, the Molinari Quartet presents three string quartets by American minimalist composer Philip Glass. March 24 is also the day of the release of the Molinari Quartet and Vincent Boilard’s (associate oboe solo of the Montr…
24/03/2023 @ 19:30 – 21:30Musical theatre LES FABLES DE LA FONTAINE
This musical theatre is a presentation of the Conseil des arts de Montréal en tournée and of the Molinari Quartet in collaboration with Mrs Catherine Perrin, at the harpsichord and narration. Eleven fables will be recited by Catherine Perrin and illustrated with musics by Denis Gougeon for harpsi…
19/03/2023 @ 15:00 – 16:15Camille Claudel : dans l’ombre du géant
An innovative multimedia creation combining music and immersive video scenography, inspired by the work and destiny of Camille Claudel, an exceptional French sculptor. Works by Debussy, Heggie and Tailleferre.
16/03/2023 @ 19:30 – 21:00«Les corps avalés» in Toronto
Springing from an extraordinary union between classical music, performed live by the Molinari Quartet, and contemporary dance, Les corps avalés is a moving human odyssey that reveals Virginie Brunelle’s sensitive … «Les corps avalés» in Toronto Read More »
25/02/2023 @ 19:30 – 21:00«Les corps avalés» in Toronto
Springing from an extraordinary union between classical music, performed live by the Molinari Quartet, and contemporary dance, Les corps avalés is a moving human odyssey that reveals Virginie Brunelle’s sensitive … «Les corps avalés» in Toronto Read More »
24/02/2023 @ 19:30 – 21:00Transparency
Musical refinement, elegance and subtlety are at the forefront of this concert by the Molinari Quartet. You will hear the premiere of Brian Cherney’s 7th string quartet, Four Quarters by Thomas Adès and Benjamin Britten’s Quartet no.2.
17/02/2023 @ 19:30 – 21:00Dialogue on the Plateau : Transparency
In preparation to the concert Transparency of February 17 at the Conservatoire, the musicians of the Molinari Quartet invite you to come and dialogue with them on the works to be heard during that concert. During this free workshop, the musicians and composer Brian Cherney will discuss the works, pl…
12/02/2023 @ 14:00 – 15:30Les corps avalés
The Molinari Quartet pursues its collaboration with the Compagnie de danse Virginie Brunelle in the spectacular show “Les corps avalés”. The dancers and musicians will perform at the Pratt & Whitney Canada hall in Longueuil for this show presented by Théâtre de la Ville. Critics are unanimous to …
09/02/2023 @ 20:00 – 21:15