Saint-Saëns, Two String Quartets
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Saint-Saëns, two string quartets Best known for his much-loved Carnival of the Animals Elvira Misbakhova, viola among other works for orchestra, Saint-Saëns also Elvira Misbakhova received her Ph.D. in Music composed several chamber pieces. His String Quartet. Performance from the Université de Montréal in 2005. Op. 112 was quickly acknowledged as a classic of the She was the recipient of a FRQSC award, as well as French repertoire. The second quartet in the program the faculty’s prestigious FESP bursary of excellence. demonstrates his mastery of string textures and his Ms. Misbakhova began her violin training in her native immense creativity. With Elvira Misbakhova, Chloé Tatarstan, Russia at the age of seven. She then attended Dominguez, Marc Djokic and Yukari Cousineau. the Kazan State Conservatory, where she switched to viola and started working as assistant principal violist Artistes for the La Primavera Chamber Orchestra. In 1999, she arrived in Canada to study with Eleonora Turovsky, be- Marc Djokic Violin coming principle violist for the Orchestre Symphonique de l’Université de Montréal. After winning the orches- Yukari Cousineau tra’s prestigious concerto competition, she was invited Violin to perform as a soloist. She continued to acquire or- Elvira Misbakhova chestral experience, performing as principal violist for Viola ensembles such as the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra Chloé Dominguez in Japan, the Bachakademie Symphony Orchestra Cello in Germany and the Orchestre de la Francophonie in Quebec. She has performed as a soloist with the Program Orchestre Metropolitain, Orchestre symphonique de Drummondville, I Musici de Montréal Chamber String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, Op. 112 I. Allegro più allegro Orchestra and Orchestre Interculturel de Montreal, with II. Scherzo: Molto allegro quasi presto whom she premiered Boris Pigovat’s Holocaust Requiem. III. Molto adagio She has returned to Russia numerous times, per- IV. Finale: Allegro non troppo forming with La Primavera Orchestra and the Tatarstan National Symphony Orchestra, and continues to travel String Quartet No. 2 in G major, Op. 153 to give masterclasses and workshops. In 2019, Elvira I. Allegro animato Misbakhova recorded an album under the renowned II. Adagio - Andantino Chandos Records label, which garnered high critical III. Interlude et Final : Andantino – Allegretto con moto acclaim from such magazines as The Strad, Gramophon, The MusicWeb and others. PRESENTED BY Elvira Misbakhova is currently principal violist of the Orchestre Metropolitain and the assistant principal violist in both the Orchestre Symphonique de Trois- Rivieres and the Orchestre Symphonique de Longueuil. She is also principal violist of the “Nouvelle Generation” chamber orchestra. Under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Orchestre Métropolitain records on the Deutsche Grammophon and Atma classical labels. In 2000 Misbakhova discovered her talent for impro- visation, as well as a great passion for klezmer music. As a result of her experiences in this musical genre, she joined the renowned Canadian group Kleztory, with whom she has performed, among others, for the Orchestre Metropolitain, the Montreal, Laval, Longueuil and Quebec symphony orchestras, Brussels Chamber Music Orchestra, Orchestre classique de Montréal and Les Violons du Roy. She is currently working on new Yukari Cousineau, violin chamber music projects. Yukari Cousineau is the concertmaster of the Orchestre Elvira Misbakhova plays on an 1840-50 Jean-Baptiste Métropolitain, under the direction of Yannick Vuillaume viola with a Louis Bazin bow, generously Nézet-Séguin. loaned by the Canimex Foundation. A member of this orchestra since 1998, she began as Chloé Dominguez, cello assistant concertmaster and then served as associate principal viola. She is also currently a member of the An exceptionally versatile cellist and passionate cham- Magellan Ensemble (with Olivier Thouin, Yegor Dyachkov ber musician, Chloé Dominguez is a regular participant and Jean Saulnier) and the Ensemble Jean Cousineau, at numerous international festivals. She has recorded which was founded by her father, Jean Cousineau, who on the Atma, Oxingale Records and Espace 21 labels. also established the École Les Petits Violons. Solo cellist with the Orchestre Classique de Montréal Yukari has been a guest soloist with several Montreal and the Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM+), ensembles, including the Orchestre de chambre she is also an ardent performer of contemporary music Appassionata, with whom she performed Locatelli’s and, as soloist, has premiered a number of new works. 12th concerto, which was broadcast on Radio-Canada. Chloé Dominguez’s musical qualities have been re- She is often invited to appear with the Orchestre warded with numerous awards and distinctions. In Métropolitain, where she has performed Berg’s Violin 2009, she was the winner of the Canada Council for the Concerto “To the Memory of an Angel.” Arts’ Musical Instrument Bank Competition and the She has been invited to play at a number of festivals, Schulich School of Music’s Golden Violin award. including Un Été à Bourges, where she gave solo violin Chloé Dominguez holds a doctorate from McGill recitals. Yukari Cousineau has played in recital with University, where she currently teaches chamber Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Alvaro Pierri, Jean Saulnier and music. She also teaches at the Université du Québec Julien LeBlanc. She has performed as part of a duo with à Montréal and at the Académie internationale du pianist Mateo Creux for several years. Domaine Forget. Yukari is an invited professor at the Université de Chloé Dominguez plays a 1745 Lorenzo Carcassi cello. Montréal. Marc Djokic, violin Canadian violinist Marc Djokic serves as concertmaster of the Orchestre classique de Montreal. Among other accolades, he has garnered the 2020 East Coast Music Awards Recording of the Year award, the 2017-2018 Mécénat Musica Prix Goyer, an Opus Award and also won the Canada Council for the Arts Musical Instrument Bank Competition. His debut album, Solo Seven, earned him rave reviews upon its release in 2018. Djokic recent- ly completed tours of Switzerland, Italy and France. A Halifax native, Marc first studied violin with his father, violinist Philippe Djokic, one of Canada’s great soloists and a pupil of the master Ivan Galamian. Marc continued his studies under David Russell, Donald Weilerstein and Jaime Laredo. From BC Contact to Jeunesses Musicales and Debut Atlantic, Marc has toured throughout Canada several times as an accomplished chamber musician. As a solo- ist, Marc Djokic has performed with many prestigious orchestras including the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Orchestre symphonique de Québec..