I Musici: In Dreamland featuring André Robitaille and Max Pollak

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You must take a plane or boat to visit London and Paris, but all you need to do is close your eyes to dive into dreamland. Each of us has a hidden reservoir of dreams, a vast land of imagination that enhances our reality with its dream-like power. The concert will begin with the venerable Shostakovich’s fantasies and hallucinations. At the time of writing his final quartet, Shostakovich was sick and lying in a hospital bed. Like a nightmare, Shostakovich’s deeply philosophical mas-terpiece, Quartet No. 15, will instill in you a deep terror and immense admiration for its timeless beauty. In vivid contrast to the dark first half of the concert, Max Pollak’s tremendous artistry will share the joy of music with his entire body. He will be dancing in Torres’s Lucid Dreams, featuring upbeat and passionate Latin-American rhythms, and in Ichmouratov’s Shabarsha, a fairy tale from peasant Old Russia. The exuberant André Robitaille will enthusiastically guide us throughout the evening’s poetic journey from darkness to light and joy.

PROGRAM

Chostakovitch

Quartet No. 1
Duration: approx. 40 minutes

Torres

Lucid Dream
Duration: approx. 6 minutes

Ichmouratov

Shabarsha
Duration: approx. 28 minutes

Event Artists

I Musici, Jean-François Rivest: conductor, Max Pollak: dance, André Robitaille: narration, Mélissa Lavergne: congas

I Musici: In Dreamland featuring André Robitaille and Max Pollak

Date/Time
Thursday, December 8, 2022
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Location
Salle Pierre-Mercure
300, boulevard Maisonneuve Est
Montreal, QC
Canada, H2X 3X6

Price
$30-$62

Phone
514-815-2128

Website
https://imusici.com/reves-andre-robitaille-et-max-pollak/

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