Season opener · Chamber Players Series

Tableaux and Miniatures

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, September 23, 2026
Venue
The Music Room

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

Tableaux and Miniatures
Stéphan Sylvestre
On the programme

The programme

01
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Études-Tableaux, Op. 39
02
L. van Beethoven
Six Bagatelles, Op. 126
03
Claude Debussy
Préludes, Book 1
La cathédrale engloutie
04
Johannes Brahms
Fantasien, Op. 116
The performer
Stéphan Sylvestre
piano

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Full biography

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
Stéphan Sylvestre
piano

Full biographies stay on the Guest Artists page.

Tickets for this concert

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