J U N E 9 , 2 0 2 3 - 7 : 3 0 P M
Robertson Theatre, FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
250 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, ON
Transfiguration, starring harpist Valérie Milot and cellist Stéphane Tétreault, is a total concert experience in which its artists are immersed in an all-encompassing digital and cinematographic environment. A captivating audiovisual concert-going experience, this production promises to dazzle the audience by means of projected imagery, constantly evolving from the very first notes played till the artists’ final transfiguration. The album Transfiguration was recently awarded the 2023 Prix Opus for Album of the Year - Modern and Contemporary Music.
*Ontario debut
Tickets: $25
Student Tickets: FREE (Registration required)
Transfiguration, avec la harpiste Valérie Milot et le violoncelliste Stéphane Tétreault, est un concert total où les artistes sont immergés dans un environnement numérique et cinématographique. Ce concert audiovisuel captivant promet d'éblouir le public au moyen d'images projetées, qui évoluent constamment depuis les premières notes jouées jusqu'à la transfiguration finale des artistes. Transfiguration a récemment été mis en nomination pour l'album de l'année et le concert de l'année (musique moderne et contemporaine) au gala des Prix Opus 2023.
Présenté dans le cadre de la série Maestro de Bravo Niagara !
TOUS LES BILLETS :
Tarif normal 25 $
Étudiants de niveau universitaire ou collégial (maximum de 20) 0 $
Jeunes de moins de 18 ans (maximum de 20) 0 $
Plus les frais de manutention et la TVH
*Début en Ontario
Stéphane Tétreault
In addition to innumerous awards and honours, Stéphane Tétreault is the recipient of the prestigious 2019 Virginia Parker Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts in recognition of his outstanding talent, musicianship, artistic excellence, and his valuable contribution to artistic life in Canada and abroad. He is also the laureate of the Prix Opus for “Performer of the Year” for the 2020-21 season, awarded by the Conseil québécois de la musique and accompanied by a Canada Council grant.
Chosen as the first ever Soloist-in-Residence of the Orchestre Métropolitain, he performed alongside Yannick Nézet-Séguin during the 2014-2015 season. In 2016, Stéphane made his solo debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Nézet-Séguin and performed at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival in Switzerland. In 2017, he took part in the Orchestre Métropolitain’s first European tour with Maestro Nézet-Séguin performing Elgar's Cello Concerto at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Kölner Philharmonie in Cologne and the Philharmonie de Paris. In 2018, he made his debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra with conductor John Storgårds.
Stéphane has performed with violinist and conductor Maxim Vengerov and has worked with pianists Alexandre Tharaud, Jan Lisiecki, Marc-André Hamelin, Roger Vignoles, John Lenehan, and Louis Lortie. He has participated in several masterclasses, notably with cellists Gautier Capuçon and Frans Helmerson.
His debut CD, recorded with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and conductor Fabien Gabel, was chosen as "Editor's Choice" in the March 2013 issue of Gramophone Magazine. His second album with pianist Marie-Ève Scarfone featuring works from Haydn, Schubert and Brahms was chosen as Gramophone Magazine's "Critic's Choice 2016" and recognised as one of the best albums of the year.
Stéphane was a student of the late cellist and conductor Yuli Turovsky for more than 10 years. He holds a master’s degree in Music Performance from the University of Montreal.
Stéphane plays the 1707 "Countess of Stainlein, Ex-Paganini" Stradivarius cello, generously loaned to him by Mrs. Sophie Desmarais.
Valérie Milot
“I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.” John Cage
Valérie Milot is a musician and entrepreneur who walks an unconventional career path. Championing her instrument into the spotlight, she reinvents the harp and its clichés, putting forth its powerful sound and astonishing colours.
A sought-after soloist, Valérie regularly performs a rich solo repertoire with prestigious orchestras (Les Violons du Roy, Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal) and with reputed conductors (Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bernard Labadie, Nicolas Ellis, Mathieu Lussier, Jean-François Rivest, amongst others). An active musician online, her YouTube channel boasts over three million views.
2022 marks the addition of two albums to an already vast catalogue: Canzone di Notte, featuring a duo with the coloratura soprano Marianne Lambert (Fidelio) and Transfiguration, a collaboration with the cellist Stéphane Tétreault (ATMA Classique), as well as participating in many recordings and chamber music concerts.
On the production front, Valérie manages two companies that oversee projects encompassing original production, touring, music publication, and CD production.
An eager pedagogue, Valérie is a professor of harp at the Montreal Conservatory of Music. There, she heads numerous projects in line with her mission of increasing the harp’s discoverability.
After obtaining her Prix avec Grande Distinction upon completion of her studies at the Conservatory with Caroline Lizotte in 2008, she is awarded the Prix d’Europe. The first harpist to win the prize in almost a century, this esteemed award allows her to further her studies with Rita Costanzi in New York. Her accomplishments continue thereafter, where she is named Révélation Radio-Canada and receives multiple prizes.
Valérie plays on an “Apollonia” harp by Salvi, graciously loaned to her by the Canimex company of Drummondville and belonging to the patron of the arts Roger Dubois.