This Dialogue presents, analyzes, and discusses the works on the program for the December 5 concert of the Vingtième et plus series, which will be held at the Conservatoire de Montréal. In addition to Blair Thompson's new work, you will hear excerpts from R. Murray Schafer's lively 4th Quartet and Kelly-Marie Murphy's dynamic “Dark Energy.”
“Canadian Rhythms,” features three Canadian works with lively rhythms. From composer Kelly-Marie Murphy, you will hear Dark Energy, a work commissioned as a compulsory piece for the Banff International String Quartet Competition. R. Murray Schafer's Fourth Quartet is a three-movement work whose middle movement is a fireworks display of sixteenth notes. Blair Thompson's first string quartet, «Internesses», will be premiered at this concert.
During this Dialogue, the musicians will perform excerpts of the quartets nos 8 and 9, Suite from Bent and Quartet Satz by Philip Glass. The musicians will also give biographical and historic informations and analyse the works to be played. The public is invited to ask questions to the musicians regarding the works, their interpretation, the preparation work of the musicians before a performance, etc.
With this concert, the Molinari Quartet completes its concert cycle of all the string quartets by minimalist American composer Philip Glass. This concert features the last four quartets by the […]
For the second concert of the season of its series Music to See, the Molinari Quartet offers a very diversified program with four works, two of which are by Canadian […]
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.
In preparation for their December 11 concert at the Montreal Conservatory, the Molinari Quartet presents a “Dialogue on the Plateau.” The program features analyses, discussions, and exchanges with the audience, as well as musical excerpts from the works.
The musicians will discuss Denis Gougeon’s new work, 'Figures sonores', alongside the composer, as well as Alfred Schnittke’s String Quartet No. 3, R. Murray Schafer’s String Quartet No. 12, and Sofia Gubaidulina’s String Quartet No. 4.
Discover the secrets behind these fascinating works.
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.