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Thanks to all who attended!
Beethoven Plus!
March 21, 2008 8 pm
Tabaret
Hall, 550 Cumberland Ave., Ottawa
David Thies-Thompson, conductor
Jean Desmarais, piano soloist
Programme:
Beethoven
Egmont Overture
Schumann
Piano Concerto Opus 54
Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"
Tickets:
$15 regular, $10
students/seniors, $25 families.
Advance tickets at the Leading
Note (370 Elgin St., tel. 613-569-8555) or from your local
orchestra member
Tickets available at the door
Inquiries:
ocoinfo@ottawachamberorchestra.ca
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"I wish you music to help with the burdens of
life ,and to help you
release your happiness to others."
~Ludwig Van Beethoven
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Bio - Jean Desmarais, piano
 In constant demand as a soloist,
chamber musician and pianist, Jean Desmarais earned his Masters degree
and Premier Prix in Piano and Chamber Music at the Conservatoire in
Montreal and continued his studies in Paris , Berlin and in the USA
. He studied with Monique Collet-Samyn, Anisia Campos, Monique
Deschaussées, Johanna Stieler and Dalton Baldwin. He has been a member
of the new Canadian music Pierrot Ensemble and premiered over 50 works
written by Canadian composers.
Mr Desmarais has been guest soloist of many orchestras including:
National Arts Centre Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra of Brasov (
Romania ), Philharmonic Orchestra of Stettin ( Poland ), Philharmonic
Orchestra of Chihuahua ( Mexico ), I Musici of Montreal, Les violons du
Roy and many others.
He has collaborated with artists such as Kiri Te Kanawa, Ben Heppner,
Amanda Forsyth, Pinchas Zukerman, Donna Brown, Tracy Dahl, Kevin
McMillan, Robert Cram, Ian Clarke, James Thompson, Timothy Hutchins,
Ted Baskin, Bob Becker, Alain Trudel, Denis Lawlor, Joel Quarrington,
Charles Hamman, Joanna G'Froerer, Jessica Linnebach, Kimball Sykes,
the Quatuor Arthur-Leblanc and many more.
Recently he was hired as a coach for the Canadian Opera Company for its
production of Verdi Don Carlos (Original 1867 French version). This
april he is returning to coach the production of Pelléas et Mélisande
by Claude Debussy. In November, he was the only Canadian pianist
performing in the 50th Anniversary Concert Celebration of the famous
recital given by Glenn Gould in 1957. This concert took place at the
Tchaikowski Conservatory in Moscow . This fall he played Ravel
Piano Trio and Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du Temps for a Radio-Canada
production with Jessica Linnebach, Amanda Forsyth and Kimball Sykes.
This present season, he will be performing in recital with
flutist Susan Hoepner, violist Steve Dann, cellist Tao Ni and
many others.
As an international performer, he has embarked on a collaboration with
Barytone Denis Lawlor that enables him perform art songs and chamber
music on restored historical instruments in Berlin . He has performed
in Canada , France , Germany , Italy , Mexico , Romania , Poland ,
Switzerland and the USA .
Mr Desmarais is the music director and resident pianist for the popular
Lectures-Midi series organized by the NAC French Theatre; he will be
performing some 30 Scarlatti Sonatas this season. He has performed for
many concerts broadcast on SRC/CBC, at the Ottawa International Chamber
Music Festival and for the chamber music series Music for a Sunday
Afternoon (NAC).
Mr Desmarais has been on the faculty at the National Arts Centre Young
Artists Program and Young Conductors Program, the University of Ottawa
(Guest professor), Carleton University , the International Music
Academy of Nice and the International Neil Semer Vocal Academy in
Germany . Many of Mr. Desmarais' former students have gone on to
study at La Sorbonne in Paris , the Cleveland Music Institute, and the
University of Montreal .
Mr. Desmarais in duet with violinist David Lefevre won the second prize
at Concours International de Musique Chambre Française du vingtieme
siècle. Prix Henri Sauguet France , 1991. They also
won the Grand laureate Prize of the Yehudi Menuhin Internation
Foundation.
Mr Desmarais has received the Commemorative Medal for the 125th
Anniversary of Canada for his remarkable contribution to the arts.
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