Scotia Festival of Music 2026 | Larger than Life
Schedule
Wed, 27 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm
UTC-03:00Location
1385 Seymour St, Halifax, NS B3H, Canada | Halifax, NS
Advertisement
A delightful duo for violin and viola by Czech composer Martinů opens tonight's concert. We then go to the opera with Giovanni Bottesini, the virtuosic "Paganini of the double bass", and also a great operatic conductor, who directed the premiere of Verdi's Aida in Cairo in 1871. Lastly, a sweeping chamber showpiece by the prodigious E.W. Korngold, written (like Ravel's famous concerto) for the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein.ON THE PROGRAM:
Bohuslav Martinů - Three Madrigals (15’)
Airi Yoshioka, violin
Marina Thibeault, viola
Giovanni Bottesini - Duetto (10’)
Dominic Desautels, clarinet
Joe Phillips, bass
Philip Chiu, piano
Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Suite, Op. 23 (35’)
Gwen Hoebig, violin
Airi Yoshioka, violin
Blair Lofgren, cello
Peter Allen, piano left hand
--------------
Concert sponsors: Sally and JP Camus; Tom Chamagne
Prime sponsors: Fred and Elizabeth Fountain
--------------
Advertisement
Where is it happening?
1385 Seymour St, Halifax, NS B3H, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.
