Music 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.
Search Results for: Murray Schafer
Finalist for an Opus Prize
We are very happy to announce that we are finalists for the Opus Prize of Concert of the Year – Modern, contemporary music, for our R. Murray Schafer Tribute concert of October 15 2021.
Finalist for an Opus Prize Read More »
A 24th Opus Prize
The Molinari Quartet is very proud to have won the Opus prize for the Concert of the year – modern, contemporary music for its concert Tribute to R. Murray Schafer that was held on October 15 2021. The prize was awarded at Opus Prize Gala held by the Conseil québécois de la musique on February 5 at Bourgie Hall in Montreal.
The Molinari Quartet at Toronto’s Luminato Festival
The Molinari Quartet is the guest of the Luminato Festival to celebrate R. Murray Schafer’s legacy.
The Quartet will perform on the stage at Yonge-Dundas Square at 7pm a concert of 45 minutes of Schafer’s string quartets.
The Molinari Quartet at Toronto’s Luminato Festival Read More »
Concert intime : En toute liberté!
Other than the Quatuor III by André Boucourechliev and Quatuor (1997) by Otto Joachim, the Molinari Quartet will perform Kelly-Marie Murphy’s energetic Oblique Light. With a special thought for R. Murray Schafer, who passed away in August 2021, the musicians will end the concert with his 13th quartet, Alzheimer’s Masterpiece.
Concert intime : En toute liberté! Read More »
Sounds of Water Concert
The Molinari Quartet performs at H2O Day organized by Le Vivier. During the 5:30 pm concert, the Quartet will play R. Murray Schafer’s String Quartet no.2 “Waves”
Sounds of Water Concert Read More »
Hommage to Elizabeth Sprague-Coolidge
The Molinari Quartet pays tribute to the great American arts patron Elizabeth Sprague-Coolidge who recognized and encouraged important composers of the beginning of the 20th century. Thanks to her vision and generosity, musical masterpieces were composed.
The Quartet will perform two works that she commissioned as well as R. Murray Schafer’s 12th string quartet. This work was commissioned to underline the 15th anniversary of the Molinari Quartet and was made possible thanks to the generosity of Quebec patron Phyllis Lambert.
Hommage to Elizabeth Sprague-Coolidge Read More »
Music from the Balkans
Music from the Balkans
Ana Sokolovic : Commedia dell’arte
Snezana Nesic : Running Thoughts
R. Murray Schafer : Quartet no. 11
Music from the Balkans Read More »
Dialogue on the Plateau : Music from the Balkans
This workshop enables the public to familiarize itself with the quartet repertoire by direct exchanges with the musicians. The Quartet plays excerpts, comments and analyses the works and gives historical and musical references. This Dialogue will discuss the works that will be performed on December 13 at the Conservatoire.Free admission.
Music from the Balkans
Ana Sokolovic : Commedia dell’arte
Snezana Nesic : Running Thoughts
R. Murray Schafer : Quartet no. 11
Dialogue on the Plateau : Music from the Balkans Read More »
Music to See : Françoise Sullivan. Hommages.
Surrounded by the works of the exhibit François Sullivan. Hommages. the musicians of the Molinari Quartet will play some of their favourite works of their 2018-19 season.
It’s with great pleasure that they welcome back harpist Valérie Milot to perform the beautiful and colourful Theseus for string quartet and harp by Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer. The Quartet will also perform For Sun’s Light by the young Greek composer Menelaos Peistikos, winner of the 3rdprize and the Public’s Prize of its 7thInternational Composition Competition. Finally, the celebrated Quartet in F by Maurice Ravel, always a great pleasure to play and listen.
Murray Schafer (1933) : Theseus for string quartet and harp
Menelaos Peistikos (1995) : For Sun’s Light
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) : Quartet in F
Music to See : Françoise Sullivan. Hommages. Read More »