Name: Bach’s Mass in B Minor
Start: 2022-12-18T15:30:00
Location: Place des Arts

Erika Baikoff

Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Nathan Berg

Karen Cargill

Werner Güra

Orchestre Métropolitain

In the opening chords of his Piano Concerto, Grieg informs the audience that something extraordinary is about to unfold. With the iconic descending chordal motif, the formidable pianist Michelle Cann seizes attention in an instant. But first, conductor Lina González-Granados sets the stage with Grieg’s famous Peer Gynt Suite and the stirring Overture in D Minor by Croatian composer Dora Pejačević.

Grieg, Nordic Sun

Centre Leonardo Da Vinci

Église catholique Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs

Place des Arts

Hope for a better, more united, more empathetic world inspired the programming of this concert, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin. “I dare look up,” says Florence Price, the first African American composer, in her Song of Hope. Following in her footsteps, Margaret Bonds drew inspiration from the civil rights movement for her Montgomery Variations, dedicated to Martin Luther King.

Songs of Hope

All the splendour of Bach in one piece. Finely crafted for over 30 years, Mass in B Minor encapsulates the renowned composer’s style. Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the work features symmetrical movements, complex architecture, fascinating counterpoint passages and powerful voices that showcase Bach’s genius—a simple mortal at the service of humanity.