Thrust onto the international scene after having won First Prize in the Chopin Competition in 2010, Yulianna Avdeeva makes her Montréal debut in Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra by Stravinsky, a neoclassical work dating from 1929. Presented as part of the Montreal Bach Festival under the direction of Kent Nagano, the concert presents a new reading of Mahler from the pages of Bach and Symphony no. 10 by Shostakovich, one of his best known works.

J. S. Bach, Suite from orchestral works (arr. G. Mahler) (approx. 21 min.)
“Overture in B minor” (from BWV 1067)
“Rondeau in B minor” (from BWV 1067)
“Badinerie in B minor” (from BWV 1067)
“Air in D major” (from BWV 1068)
“Gavotte in D major” (from BWV 1068)
“Gavotte II in D major” (from BWV 1068)
Stravinsky, Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (approx. 18 min.)

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Shostakovich, Symphony no. 10 in E minor, op. 93 (approx. 57 min.)