Concerts

Composers Denis Gougeon (Quebec) and Wilbert Bulsink (Netherlands) discuss their process in creating new string quartets for the Molinari Quartet, which they produced in collaboration with Dutch video artist Udo Prinsen. Discover how the paintings of Guido Molinari and Piet Mondrian became sources of inspiration for the composers, and how their new works, in turn, became the inspiration for the creation of artistic video.
The musicians will perform excerpts from Wilbert Bulsink’s String Quartet No. 2 as well as Denis Gougeon’s «Figures sonores», new works that they will premiere on October 27 at Salle Bourgie.

This concert is an artistic dialogue between Quebec and the Netherlands: string quartets by two Quebecers meet those of two Dutch composers, while paintings by Molinari and Mondrian dance and transform themselves to the sound of their music, thanks to Dutch video artist Udo Prinsen.
The Molinari Quartet is delighted to be part of the 16th concert season at Salle Bourgie. On October 27, the concert “Molinari / Mondrian: Musical Inspirations” will draw parallels between two great painters, Molinari and Mondrian, as well as two Dutch composers, Janssen and Bulsink, and two Quebecers, John Rea and Denis Gougeon. The four works will transform the painters’ canvases through dynamic projections by artist Udo Prinsen.

The concert ‘Celebrations: 30th Season’, will mark the Quartet’s 30th season with works by leading composers drawn from its discography.

The musicians will perform R. Murray Schafer’s 12th string quartet in tribute to the patron Phyllis Lambert, who commissioned the work and who will celebrate her 100th birthday in January 2027; Sofia Gubaidulina’s highly impressive 4th string quartet with its play of light; Alfred Schnittke’s powerful 3rd string quartet; and finally, ‘Figures sonores’, Denis Gougeon’s new work, which premiered at the Salle Bourgie in October.