Festival Stradivaria: programming emotions

Giorgia Fumanti. ©Courtoisie & John Roney. ©Amélie Philibert, Université de Montréal
Alexandre Da Costa. ©Courtoisie

This unique, nomadic, music festival – the Festival Stradivaria – provides a rich, highly diversified program running from Beethoven to Boulay. For its 24th such annual event, the festival moves around the magnificent Laurentians and travels across Quebec.

While maintaining his classical DNA, internationally renowned director and violinist Alexandre Da Costa is offering a diversified program that fuses several musical styles – from opera to popular music, from baroque to world music, and from jazz and chamber music to symphonic music – while keeping the repertoire accessible to everyone.

In July, follow Festival Stradivaria in the Laurentians and the Lanaudière for wonderful outdoor concerts in delightful surroundings and in the most beautiful churches and concert halls north of Montreal.

Most of the concerts are free of charge; VIP tickets giving priority access to the concerts are available in limited quantities.

 

Alexandre Da Costa,
Claude Gauthier &
Daniel Lemire. ©Courtoisie

CONCERTS CLOSE TO AND IN MONT-TREMBLANT

Alexandre Da Costa, Claude Gauthier, Daniel Lemire and the musicians of the OSDL

Théâtre Le Patriote, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts – July 5 at 8 p.m. Alexandre Da Costa and the musicians of the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil invite you to discover pieces, reworked in classical style, and “symphonized”, featuring the great songs of the singer-songwriters of Quebec and of other Frenchspeaking locales.

Alexandre Da Costa, the musicians of the OSDL and Jean-Philippe Sylvestre

Saint-Jovite Church, downtown Mont-Tremblant – July 21 at 7:30 p.m. (free) All the magic of the era of the great Viennese balls, bringing together tradition and elegance. The entrancing program includes the immortal works of Johann Strauss, such as the Blue Danube, the Emperor Waltz and the Tritsch-Tratsch Polka. Also on the program: Mozart’s Rondo, Kreisler’s Viennese March and the majestic Straussiana waltz by Korngold.

Alexandre Da Costa and John Roney

Chapelle du centre communautaire in Labelle – July 22 at 7:30 p. m. (free) Delivering works from Bach to Leonard Cohen, Alexandre’s magnificent Stradivarius 1701 will resonate to the music that has marked our lives. Alexandre will be accompanied by virtuoso jazz pianist John Roney as they fuse classic, rock, blues, jazz and pop music.

Isabelle Boulay. ©Courtoisie

Alexandre Da Costa, Giorgia Fumanti and the musicians of the OSDL

Domaine Saint-Bernard, Mont-Tremblant – July 24 at 4:30 p.m. (free) An “evening at the movies” where you’ll enjoy the film soundtrack music taht made Hollywood and European composers famous. Soloist and orchestra director Alexandre Da Costa will be accompanied by the musicians of the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil (OSDL) and Italian singer Giorgia Fumanti, who will bring back memories as you hear works composed by the mystic, eclectic Ennio Morricone. Alexandre and his musicians will also interpret monumental works by multiple-Oscar-winner John Williams, such as Star Wars and Schindler’s List. In the event of rain, the concert will take place at the Saint-Jovite Church, downtown Mont-Tremblant.

Isabelle Boulay

Saint-Jovite Church, downtown Mont-Tremblant – July 27 at 7:30 p.m. After more than 30 years of career, Isabelle Boulay offers her loyal audience some quality time enveloped in the silky, delicate envelope of a pianovoice presentation.

To reserve your tickets and see the full program: festivalstradivaria.ca

 

 

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