Mozart and Other Prodigies

Signature Series

An evening in the best of company: Mozart, the greatest genius of all, and Britten, his 20^thcentury alter ego, in an interpretation of his delicate Variations. And don’t forget the contribution of Stephen Nguyen, grand prize winner of the 2011 Canadian Music Competition.

Dazzling!

Program
Adagio and fugue for strings K. 546 by W.A. Mozart
Concerto in f minor de JS Bach
Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge by B. Britten

L’Amour sorcier

a coproduction with ECM+

Discovery Series

Concert given as part of the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec’s Sokolovic Homage Series.

Program
Manuel de Falla, L’Amour Sorcier
Analia Llugdar, Fallas©
Ana Sokolovic, Nine Proverbs
Andrew Staniland, (RE)volution©

Past concerts

Haydn by Appassionata

Inaugural Concert of the Festival Orgue et Couleurs
Signature Series

During an evening largely devoted to its new repertoire of choice, Appassionata interprets Haydn’s Symphony No. 92, the so-called Oxford Symphony, and welcomes internationally renowned cellist Yegor Dyachkov. An exciting start to Appassionata’s new season.

Program
Scherzo for strings by A. Prévost
Concerto for cello in C major by J. Haydn
Symphony nº 92 «Oxford» in G major by J. Haydn

Benefit Evening

Discovery Series

Appassionata performs in the Montreal Museum of Fine Art’s new Bourgie Hall in a series that includes musical promenades and museum discoveries. Previewing its American tour, which is scheduled for January 2012, the orchestra will play Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings for its benefactors. The evening will also include a dinner cocktail.

Program
Divertimento K136 by W.A. Mozart
Serenade in E major by A. Dvořák
Sarabande, tirée de la Simple Symphony de B. Britten
Extraits du Carnaval des animaux et improvisation

Around Schubert and Strauss

Let’s Celebrate Pointe-Claire’s 100th Birthday with Appassionata

Special Performance

Appassionata concludes the festivities celebrating Pointe-Claire’s 100^th anniversary with a lyrical and festive program. Narrator Guy Beausoleil participates in the performance. Join the celebrations!

Program
Rondo in A major for violin and strings by F. Schubert
An die Musik by F. Schubert
The Blue Danube by J. Strauss
Excerpts from  The Merry Widow by F. Lehar
Excerpts from  Die Fleidermaus by J. Strauss

Appassionata visits the US !

Appassionata’s first performance on American soil

 Special Performance

For its first performance on American soil, the orchestra is the guest of the Mary Anne Rennolds Chamber Concerts in Richmond, Virginia.  Appassionata interprets Quebec composer André Prévost’s Scherzo for string orchestra, Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings and accompanies renowned Canadian pianist Richard Raymond in Hindemith’s Four Temperaments and Chopin’s Andante spianato and grande polonaise brillante.