Karina Gauvin, soprano in recital

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Born in Repentigny, Quebec, soprano Karina Gauvin has been called “the incarnation of a Cleopatra through songs with haunting modulations” (Diapason). Her repertory spans three centuries, but she is known above all for her striking interpretations of characters in 18th century opera and oratorio: Vivaldi’s Juditha triumphans and Tito Manilo, Gluck’s Armide, Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito, Cavalli’s La Callisto, Handel’s Rinaldo, Giulio Cesare, Tolomeo, Ezio, and Alcina, among many others. Whether performing with period instrument ensembles like the Akademie für alte Musik Berlin, Toronto’s Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Quebec’s Les Violons du Roy, or with modern orchestras like the New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony, Karina Gauvin is adept at riveting an audience. Her soprano voice “is like a clear, refreshing and inexhaustible spring that darts and sparkles around any ornamental obstacle in its way,” wrote Opera News. Gauvin’s performances with the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra earned her nominations at the Grammy Awards in 2007 and 2009.
3rd LMMC recital.


Native de Repentigny, Karina Gauvin a étudié au Conservatoire de Montréal puis à l’Académie royale de musique de Glasgow. Dès le début de sa carrière, elle brille dans plusieurs concours internationaux. Depuis, elle se produit régulièrement sur les grandes scènes lyriques – Covent Garden, Wigmore Hall – participe à plusieurs festivals et enchaîne les enregistrements. Son vaste répertoire, s’étendant de la période baroque au 20e siècle, lui a permis de collaborer avec des orchestres aussi divers que les orchestres symphoniques de Montréal, New York, Chicago, ainsi qu’avec plusieurs orchestres baroques tels Les Talens Lyriques, Les Violons du Roy, L’Akademie für Alte Musik ou le Venice Baroque Orchestra. Sa voix de soprano « atteint avec la maturité une limpidité et une souplesse qui enchante » (Le Soleil). Karina Gauvin a obtenu un Chamber Music America Award et un Prix Opus en 2000 pour son album « Fête galante » réalisé avec le pianiste Marc-André Hamelin. Ses interprétations avec le Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra lui ont valu des nominations aux Grammy Awards en 2007 et en 2009. Son enregistrement « Prima Donna » lui a valu les trophées Juno, Félix et Opus. 3e fois au LMMC.

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Karina Gauvin, soprano in recital

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Sunday, December 4, 2016
3:30 pm

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McGill University - Pollack Hall
555 Sherbrooke West
Montreal,
Canada, H3A 1E3

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      Founded in 1892 by a group of women amateur musicians, the LMMC embarks on its 125th season of uninterrupted musical activity. Originally all concerts were given by active members with the occasional assistance of local professionals. In 1895 the Club brought to Montreal the Belgian violinist Eugène Ysaÿe, whose recital was such a success that the Ladies increasingly engaged international artists. Horowitz, Serkin, Rubinstein, Heifetz, Milstein, Stern, Rampal, Piatigorsky, Tortelier, Yo-Yo Ma, Lehmann, Ferrier, Souzay, the Budapest, Amadeus, Juilliard Quartets, the Beaux Arts Trio, are but a sampling of those who have performed and, in many cases, made their Montreal debuts at the Club. The long list of Canadian artists includes Saucier, Chamberland, Forrester, Alarie, Donalda, Simoneau, Gould, Turini, the Orford Quartet. The LMMC is a non-profit organization, managed by a volunteer committee. Admission is open to all on a subscription or single-ticket basis.

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