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The Ladies Morning Musical Club (LMMC) has announced their programming for the 2024-25 season, which includes a range of chamber music offerings. While McGill University’s Pollack Hall, the traditional home of the LMMC, is undergoing renovations, the organization will move to Concordia University’s Oscar Peterson Hall, located at the school’s Loyola Campus in Montreal’s West End.
This season will shine the spotlight on string, vocal and piano repertoire, with performances by established soloists and chamber groups. The year will kick off with a performance by the American Calidore String Quartet (Jeffrey Myers and Ryan Meeham, violins; Jeremy Berry, viola; and Estelle Choi, cello) on September 8. This will mark their fourth appearance with the LMMC.
String lovers will also have the opportunity to hear violinist Blake Pouiot (October 20), cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière (December 10), the Goldmund Quartet (February 23), and the Leonkoro Quartet (April 6).
Blake Pouliot, Photo by Jeff Fasano
Montreal’s own soprano Karina Gauvin will present a vocal recital with longtime collaborator, pianist Michael McMahon. Although she is especially known for 18th century repertoire, Gauvin is adept in a wide range of musical styles, and has made operatic and concert appearances around the world, including with ensembles such as Berlin’s Akademie für alte Musik, Canada’s Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Les Violons du Roy, and with the american New York Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony. On February 2, she will take to the LMMC stage for the fifth time.
Karina Gauvin, Photo by Michael Slobodian
British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor will make his debut with the LMMC on November 10, following previous appearances with orchestras in London, Cleveland, Leipzig, Zurich, Paris, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. He is a regular performer at the BBC Proms, and currently holds a recording contract with Decca. Also performing a piano recital next year is George Li (September 29). The Fauré Quartett (Erika Geldsetzer, violin; Sascha Frömbling, viola; Konstantin Heidrich, cello; Dirk Mommertz, piano) will perform on March 19, and piano Trio Wanderer (Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, violin; Raphaël Pidoux, cello; Vincent Coq, piano) will bring the LMMC’s season to a close on April 27.
Benjamin Grosvenor, Photo by Marco Borggreve
Subscriptions for the 10 concert series remain $350, $100 for students aged 26 and younger.
Sept. 8: CALIDORE STRING QUARTET, strings
Sept. 29: GEORGE LI, piano
Oct. 20: BLAKE POULIOT, violin
Nov. 10: BENJAMIN GROSVENOR, piano
Dec. 1st: VICTOR JULIEN-LAFERRIÈRE, cello
Feb. 2: KARINA GAUVIN, soprano
Feb. 23: GOLDMUND QUARTETT, strings
Mar. 16: FAURÉ QUARTETT, piano quartet
Apr. 6: LEONKORO QUARTET, strings
Apr. 27: TRIO WANDERER, piano trio
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