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Montreal, November 2, 2021 – The Montreal Chamber Music Festival has pulled off a real tour de force by presenting the iconic Israeli violinist, violist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman on Monday, November 8 in Bourgie Hall of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA). His world tour will bring him to Montreal for a rare Canadian concert.
The artist will be joined by the equally renowned Canadian cellist Amanda Forsyth, a JUNO Award winner and one of North America’s most dynamic cellists, who has performed with such prestigious ensembles as the Royal Philharmonic and the Israel Philharmonic, the English Chamber Orchestra, the San Diego and Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestras in the U.S., as well as at numerous summer festivals including Edinburgh in Scotland. In recent years, Amanda Forsyth has performed with the Zukerman Trio on tours of Italy, Spain, China, Korea and Japan. Ms. Forsyth is, incidentally, a founding member of the Zukerman ChamberPlayers.
Zukerman, who was noticed early in his career by such masters as violinist Isaac Stern and cellist Pablo Casals, has been a sensation on the world music scene for over 40 years. “His exceptional musicality, prodigious technique and the highest artistic standards have amazed audiences and critics alike,” said Festival founder and Artistic Director Denis Brott, C.M., noting that Zukerman’s magnetism and passion remain an inexhaustible source of inspiration. The Montreal Chamber Music Festival brings live music back to Montreal with the astonishing Jerusalem Quartet as well, whose trademark is passion, precision and warmth, since 1993.
The Jerusalem Quartet’s reputation for excellence has taken them, with their vast repertoire and intensity of expression, to the greatest stages of North America’s major capitals, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Washington and Cleveland.
“Bruckner, Dvořák and Brahms will therefore shine brightly on November 8” added the Festival’s Artistic Director, expressing his gratitude to the firm COGECO, the Consulate General of Israel and the current Chairman of the Festival’s Board of Directors, writer, composer and computer scientist Francis Malka, who have made possible this magical musical spectacle of a series of 5 different programs that will feature only world-class artists by December 7.
Tickets are on sale on the Festival website at: www.festivalmontreal.org A 15% recognition discount will be offered to purchasers of 3 or more tickets. This rebate is valid for all concerts on the Festival’s program.
All Festival performances will be performed in strict compliance with public health regulations, including the presentation of proof of vaccination of the recognized QR code.
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