Season Opener

Songs Without Words

Stephan Sylvestre, piano

One of Canada's finest musicians, Stéphan Sylvestre's elegant playing is often compared to the greatest pianists of earlier times. He returns to The Music Room to open our series with a beautifully curated look at miniature forms in the hands of the greatest composers.

Date
Wednesday, April 14, 2027
Time
7:30pm, doors at 7:00
Venue
The Music Room

$35 regular · $20 for 35 and under · livestream access included

Songs Without Words
On the programme

The programme

01
L. Van Beethoven
Six Bagatelles, Op. 126
02
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 39
03
Claude Debussy
Preludes, Book 1
La cathedrale engloutie
04
Johannes Brahms
Fantasien, Op. 116

Programme and order subject to change. Printed programmes are available at the door, and the full programme notes go online the week of the concert.

Who you'll hear
Andrew Armstrong
piano
Amelia Eckloff
viola

Full biographies stay on the Guest Artists page.

Tickets for this concert

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Every in-person ticket includes livestream access to the same concert. Buy online, by phone at (902) 429-9467, or at the door if we haven't sold out — the room seats 105.

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