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Louise Bessette in concert: December 2002
On December 2nd, 2002, 8:15 pm, at the Conservatoire de Lausanne, Louise Bessette will be the guest of the Société de musique contemporaine de Lausanne (Switzerland). She will perform two major works of the 20th century: La fauvette des jardins by Olivier Messiaen and the Second Piano Sonata, “Concord, Mass., 1840-1860” by the American composer Charles Ives.
Info: Société de musique contemporaine de Lausanne: (41) (21) 329-0282
She will be giving in concert this program also in March 2003 at the Chapelle Historique du Bon-Pasteur, Montreal (March 27th, 2003, 8 pm) and in April at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, Toronto (April 1st, 2003, 8 pm).
With the Molinari Quartet
On Friday December 13th, 2002 at 8 pm at Redpath Hall (McGill University, Montreal), the pianist Louise Bessette will be joining the Molinari Quartet to interpret SHOSTAKOVICH’s Quintet for piano and strings in G minor, opus 57 (1940). In the first part of the concert, the Molinari will perform LUTOSLAWSKI’s Quartet (1964) as well as the Quartet no 6 (1993) by R. Murray SCHAFER.
Redpath Hall, McGill University: 3461, McTavish, Montreal (metro Peel).
Info : Quatuor Molinari : (514) 527-5515
December 14th, 2002 Bandeen Hall (Lennoxville), 8 pm
For those who will not have the chance to hear them in Montreal, the Molinari and Louise Bessette will be in Lennoxville, Quebec, at the beautiful Bandeen Hall of the Bishop’s University on December 14th, with the same program.
Bandeen Hall, Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Qc. Phone: 819-822-9692.
Info : Quatuor Molinari : (514) 527-5515
Broadcasts on the Chaîne culturelle de Radio-Canada
December 1st, 8 pm: Visions de l’Amen by Olivier Messiaen with pianists Håkon Austbø and Louise Bessette.
December 2nd, 8 pm: Excerpts from the Catalogue d’oiseaux (VI - L'Alouette Lulu, VII - L'Alouette Calandrelle et XIII - Le Courlis cendré) and the Prélude (1964) by Olivier Messiaen with pianist Louise Bessette.
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Other releases:
- Un jardin musical
- Fête de la musique à Tremblant
- Pianist Louise Bessette: a French movie and a new recording
- Louise Bessette and l'Automne Messiaen at the gala for the Opus Awards
- Louise Bessette in Montreal, Toronto and Edmonton
- Louise Bessette's concerts in October 2009
- Louise Bessette's concerts in September and October 2008
- Welcome to Automne Messiaen!
- Wavre, Ottawa and Saint-Irénée
- Summer Concerts With Signs Of The Fall To Come
- Olivier Messiaen and a world premiere by Nicolas Gilbert
- Louise Bessette celebrates the centennial of Olivier Messiaen
- Louise Bessette and Les Oiseaux Exotiques
- Louise Bessette's fall activities
- Louise Bessette is going to China
- Music lovers are invited to renew the pleasure of hearing the formidable pianist Louise Bessette in two very different settings during the month of September 2007.
- Louise Bessette at the Maison Trestler and at Sainte-Pétronille
- New Recording Release – Gilles Tremblay - Louise Bessette - Ensemble Aventa
- Pianist Louise Bessette at the Salon Musicora in Paris, presented by the Conseil québécois de la Musique
- Louise Bessette and Esprit Orchestra
- Pianist Louise Bessette on CBC Radio Two and Espace Musique
- World Premiere by Serge Arcuri - Louise Bessette and I Musici de Montréal
- 49th Annual Piano Technician's Guild Convention and Technical Institute
- Louise Bessette and Aventa Ensemble
- Louise Bessette's Upcoming Activities
- Master class with pianist Louise Bessette / Concours International de piano XXe siècle d'Orléans
- Homage to Giacinto Scelsi (1905-1988)
- Louise Bessette Appointed Officier of the Ordre National du Québec
- Louise Bessette at the CCA
- Les oiseaux exotiques. In Montreal and Toronto
- Radio-concert for Easter. Carillons éternels with Louise Bessette
- Duo Bessette-Daoust
- Summer in Concert! Louise Bessette, piano
- Tango Diablo!, a solo recital by the pianist Louise Bessette
- CBC Young Composers National Competition
- Louise Bessette and the Hartford Symphony Orchestra
- Louise Bessette plays Messiaen with the NACO
- Louise Bessette in concert: December 2002
- Louise Bessette in concert: October 2002
- Oliver Messiaen: Louise Bessette and Håkon Austbø, pianists
- Louise Bessette, member of the Order of Canada
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