Jacques Hétu, Edmonton Symphony Orchestra
Winspear Centre 4 Sir Winston Churchill Square NW, Edmonton, AB, CanadaBRUCKNER - Symphony No. 4 “Romantic” | WAGNER - Tannhäuser: Arrival of the Guests | JACQUES HÉTU - Organ Concerto
BRUCKNER - Symphony No. 4 “Romantic” | WAGNER - Tannhäuser: Arrival of the Guests | JACQUES HÉTU - Organ Concerto
BRUCKNER - Symphony No. 4 “Romantic” | WAGNER - Tannhäuser: Arrival of the Guests | JACQUES HÉTU - Organ Concerto
DVOŘÁK - Violin Concerto | PROKOFIEV - Symphony No. 5 | JOHN ESTACIO - Avé
DVOŘÁK - Violin Concerto | PROKOFIEV - Symphony No. 5 | JOHN ESTACIO - Avé
About The Concert Beethoven’s groundbreaking Third Symphony, nicknamed “Eroica” for its heroic qualities, was originally dedicated to Napoleon, but his name was later removed in a fury of rage. In his ESO debut, Canadian pianist Sheng Cai will perform Khachaturian’s mesmerizing Piano Concerto. A beloved Chorale by Bach and a Passacaglia based on its theme by Canadian composer Oskar Morawetz round [...]
About The Concert Beethoven’s groundbreaking Third Symphony, nicknamed “Eroica” for its heroic qualities, was originally dedicated to Napoleon, but his name was later removed in a fury of rage. In his ESO debut, Canadian pianist Sheng Cai will perform Khachaturian’s mesmerizing Piano Concerto. A beloved Chorale by Bach and a Passacaglia based on its theme by Canadian composer Oskar Morawetz round [...]
About The Concert Described by Mendelssohn as “the jolliest piece I have ever done,” his Symphony No. 4 “Italian” is one of his treasured works and was inspired by his travels to Italy. Joseph Jongen’s magnificent Symphonie concertante for Organ is a mighty force for the instrument and captures a wide range of moods. Plus, Allan Gilliland’s 2000 commission [...]
About The Concert Described by Mendelssohn as “the jolliest piece I have ever done,” his Symphony No. 4 “Italian” is one of his treasured works and was inspired by his travels to Italy. Joseph Jongen’s magnificent Symphonie concertante for Organ is a mighty force for the instrument and captures a wide range of moods. Plus, Allan Gilliland’s 2000 commission [...]
About The Concert We celebrate our first Composer in Residence John Estacio, whose colourful and cinematic sonorities have electrified Edmonton Symphony audiences for over 30 years. The concert will include a movement from John’s Trumpet Concerto (co-commissioned by a consortium of 19 Canadian orchestras), a dazzling string quartet written for the Banff International String Quartet Competition, a [...]
About The Concert Superstar violinist Timothy Chooi performs Bruch’s vibrant Scottish Fantasy for Violin, a work bursting with energy that was based on four folk tunes the composer found in a collection of Scottish music. Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4 is bursting with rich, emotional moments, and features a charming pizzicato movement. Canadian composer Linda Catlin Smith describes her [...]