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Violinist Isabella d’Éloize Perron could never have known, when she met conductor Francis Choinière in 2018, that just five years later the pair would be taking on some of North America’s most prestigious halls. With 11 tour dates in the United States and Canada, Perron, Choinière and the Orchestre FILMharmonique will treat audiences to the electric contrasts of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons, and Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
The team has already performed this program on numerous occasions. “It has been an absolute dream come true for me to perform in some of the most beautiful halls in Canada with this program, and Francis’s wonderful team,” says Perron.
Spending such a substantial amount of time with the two pieces has allowed the young violinist to develop a unique relationship with both Vivaldi’s work and Piazzolla’s. She notes that every time she performs them, she discovers “something new in the limitless possibilities of (their) interpretation. There is always so much to work with, (I aim to keep the) repertoire fresh every time I play it.” She says her interpretation is likely “influenced—on some level—by the season” in which she is performing The Four Seasons. “Vivaldi was a pioneer in programmatic music,” Perron points out, “each season expressing something we have all experienced or can at least visualize easily. As musicians, all we do is try to communicate life through music, as best we can.”
Although clearly related, the two works are “polar opposites in terms of style. Piazzolla (draws inspiration from) Vivaldi’s structure and a few themes, (but) stays true to his own voice.” Perron enjoys both composers’ compositions, for different reasons. “The Piazzolla allows me to fully dive into the romance, tension, and passion of Argentinian tango,” says Perron, adding that she sometimes wonders “what Vivaldi would have thought of (Piazzolla’s) reimagined Seasons.” She concludes: “I am pretty sure he would have loved them. He was somewhat of a rock star in his day.”
Beginning on April 4 at Quebec City’s Palais Montcalm, the tour has stops in Trois-Rivières, Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, Vancouver and Ottawa, to name a few. “I haven’t done a tour of this size as a classical violinist, and the last time I performed in the U.S. I was 16,” says Perron. Unsurprisingly, she looks forward to making her Carnegie Hall debut on April 20. “I still have a hard time believing we are going to Carnegie,” she says. “I am looking forward to feeling the energy of the hall, one that has been filled with a rich history of music-making for over a century. My idol, Nina Simone, gave her solo ‘classical’ debut at Carnegie April of 1963. Somehow, there I’ll be, April of 2024.”
For more on Isabella d’Éloize Perron, and on the tour, visit: www.gfnproductions.ca/isabelladeloizeperron
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