November 26, 2025
1 performance
7:30 p.m.Embark on an emotional journey through two profoundly moving masterpieces.
First, soloist Nicolas Altstaedt will bring Elgar’s Cello Concerto to life with powerful intensity, followed by a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, a piece brimming with nostalgia and inner drama. From Tchaikovsky’s turbulent passion to Elgar’s poignant melancholy, every note unveils the complexities of human anguish and fear.
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Ballade, Op. 33 (concert on November 26 only)
Edward Elgar, Concerto for Cello, Op. 85
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 6, Op. 74 (“Pathétique”)
Conductor
Anja Bihlmaier
Cello
Nicolas Altstaedt
Production / Presentation
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM)
Presentation
Fondation J.A Desève (November 26)
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