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Bringing together musicians from institutions across four continents, theÌý2022 Musical Chairs Chamber Music FestivalÌýpresents workshops, concerts, and masterclasses featuring top-level students and distinguished professionals.

May 20-28, 2022

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Joining the Festival are featured guests:

James Campbell, clarinet (Catherine Thornhill Steele Visiting Artist)

Neal Gripp, viola, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Catherine Thornhill Steele Visiting Artist)

All concerts and masterclasses areÌýfree, withÌýadvanced registration availableÌýfor select events!

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Event

Musical Chairs Chamber Music Festival | May 20-28, 2022

Friday, May 20, 2022toSaturday, May 28, 2022
Montreal, QC, CA
Price: 
Free Admission | Advance Reservation Available

Schedule of events:

Concerts

May 21, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. | Opening Concert / Concert d’ouverture
Pollack Hall | Free Admission |

May 24, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. |ÌýBrahms & TchaikovskyÌý
Pollack Hall | Free Admission |

May 24, 2022 11 p.m.Ìý| Verklärte NachtÌý
Elizabeth Wirth Lobby | Free AdmissionÌý

May 25, 2022 | 12:00 p.m. | Intermezzo
Tanna Schulich Hall | Free Admission |

May 26, 2022 | 7:30 p.m. | Ravel, Poulenc & Fauré
Pollack Hall | Free Admission |

May 27, 2022 | 5:00 pm | Chamber Music Marathon! A Musical 5 à 7 (... à until we're done!)
Elizabeth Wirth Lobby | Free Admission

May 28, 2022 | 10:00 am | Chamber Music Marathon! A Musical Mimosa!
Elizabeth Wirth Lobby | Free Admission

May 28, 2022 | 7:30 p.m | Closing Concert
Pollack Hall | Free Admission |

Masterclasses

May 22, 2022 | 3:30 pm | Masterclass: Noémie Bialobroda
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

May 22, 2022 | 7:00 pm | Masterclass: Matthew Jones
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

May 23, 2022 | 3:30 pm | Masterclass: Michele Walsh
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

May 23, 2022 | 7:00 pm | Masterclass: James Campbell
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

May 24, 2022 | 3:30 pm | Masterclass: Yan Lim
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

May 25, 2022 |3:30 p.m. | Masterclass: Leonhard Roczek
Wirth Opera Studio | Free Admission

May 25, 2022 | 7:00 pm | Masterclass: Björn Nyman
Wirth Opera Studio | Free Admission

May 26, 2022 | 11:00 am | Masterclass: Kirill Kozlovski
Clara Lichtenstein Hall | Free Admission

Cancelled | May 26, 2022 | 3:30 pm | Masterclass: Yura Lee
Wirth Opera Studio | Free Admission

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Participating institutions

Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
(Australia)

Professor Michele Walsh, violin
Tarilindy Quartet

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Mozarteum University SalzburgÌý
(Austria)

Professor Leonhard Roczek, cello
Cuarteto Iberia

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Schulich School of MusicÌý
(Canada)
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ProfessorsÌýJinjooÌýCho, ViolaineÌýMelançon, Axel Strauss, Andrew Wan, violin
Professors Elizabeth Dolin, Brian Manker, cello
Professors Kyoko Hashimoto, Stéphane Lemelin, IlyaÌýPoletaev, pianoÌýÌý
8 PM Trio & many other Schulich students

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Sibelius AcademyÌý
(Finland)

Professor Kirill Kozlovski, piano
Sibelius Academy Piano Trio

Norwegian Academy of Music (Norway)

Professor Björn Christian Nyman, clarinet
NMH Piano Trio

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Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (Singapore)

Professor Yan Lim, piano
Professor Zhang Jin Min, bassoon
YST Wind Sextet
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Geneva Haute école de musique (Switzerland)

Professor Noémie Bialobroda, viola
Geneva HEM String Quartet

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Guildhall School of Music and Drama (United Kingdom)

Professor Matthew Jones, viola
Zephyr Quartet

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USC Thornton School of Music
(United States)

Professor Yura Lee, viola
Flora Quartet

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Help keep our community safe

Procedural masks must be worn at all times in Schulich buildings and concert halls, including during the performance. Masks will be available upon entrance to the Elizabeth Wirth and Strathcona Music Buildings.

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