Conductor Alain Trudel swung by our studios Monday morning.
Alain is in town to conduct the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra for their concert Tuesday night (Jan 12), but he dropped by our studios first for a chat with host Michael Wolch.
Tuesday night's program will include one of Bach's most well-known works--- his double violin concerto performed by MCO Concertmaster Karl Stobbe and violinist Kerry DuWors. Patricia Evans and Ken MacDonald will play a double horn concerto by Leopold Mozart, father and teacher of the more famous M., plus new music!
The concert begins with percussionist Victoria Sparks and the premiere of a new concerto by composer Sid Robinovitch. Also interesting will be the Lyric Suite, written by Alban Berg around 1925 using methods derived from Schoenberg’s twelve-tone system.
Praised by La Presse for his “immense talent as conductor, musician and performer”, Canadian conductor Alain Trudel is Music Director of l’orchestre symphonique de Laval and principal youth and family Conductor of the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He is also Principal Guest conductor of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, was Principal Guest Conductor of the Victoria Symphony Orchestra and guest musical advisor for the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Trudel was also the CBC Radio Orchestra conductor, taking the orchestra to new heights of artistic quality, as well as public and critical acclaim.
A frequent guest of the major orchestras in Canada, Trudel also appeared at the helm of orchestras in the UK, the USA, Sweden, Italy, Russia, Japan, Hong-Kong, Kuala Lumpur and in Latin America. Highly appreciated for his collaborative spirit, he has worked with many world-famous artists including Ben Heppner, Anton Kuerti, Measha Brueggergosman, Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, Alain Lefèvre and Pinchas Zukerman.
First known to the public as a trombone soloist “The Jascha Heifetz of the trombone. Le Monde de la musique”, Alain Trudel made his solo debut at the age of 18, with Charles Dutoit with l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal.
Tuesday night's MCO concert begins at 7:30 pm in Westminster United Church, 745 Westminster at Maryland.
Tickets are $32 for adults, $30 for seniors and $10 for students, including GST, at McNally Robinson, the West End Cultural Centre (586 Ellice at Sherbrook), Organic Planet (877 Westminster Ave) or MCO’s Ticketline (204.783.7377).