Clayton Leung, Viola
David Bordeleau, Cello
Garneau String Quartet

Join us as we open the new season on the fabulous stage at the Winspear Centre. We’re thrilled to welcome Edmonton Symphony Colleagues, Clayton Leung and David Bordeleau for an incandescent performance of Tchaikovsky’s mighty Souvenir de Florence. Also featured on the program is music by Ludwig van Beethoven and Missy Mazzoli’s Enthusiasm Strategies.

This concert will include an intermission.

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MISSY MAZZOLI
Enthusiasm Strategies

BEETHOVEN
String Quartet Op. 18 No. 5 in A major

TCHAIKOVSKY
Souvenir de Florence for string sextet

James Shields, Clarinet
Garneau String Quartet

Chamber music phenom, James Shields brings a truck-full of clarinets for two monumental quintets. Come experience the ecstatic and evocative Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind by Osvaldo Golijov. This spectacular piece combines fiery Klezmer and haunting melodies. Test Run by John Estacio and Mozart’s masterful clarinet quintet will light up the stage.

This concert will include an intermission.

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JOHN ESTACIO
Test Run for string quartet

OSVALDO GOLIJOV
The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for clarinet and string

MOZART
Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581

Meagan Milatz, piano
Garneau String Quartet

Canadian piano superstar, Meagan Milatz joins the GSQ with Robert Schumann’s incredible piano quintet. This perennial favourite is virtuosic, joyful and thrilling for performer and audience alike. The first half of this concert includes Clara Schumann’s Soirées Musicales and the riveting sixth string quartet of Béla Bartok.

This concert will include an intermission.

- PROGRAM -

CLARA SCHUMANN
Soirées Musicales, Op. 6 (Toccata, Mazurka, Mazurka, Polonaise)

BARTÓK
String Quartet No. 6 in D minor Sz. 114, BB119

ROBERT SCHUMANN
Piano Quintet Op. 44